California Legal Malpractice Law Firm

California Attorneys are held to a high standard of professionalism within the field. They are required to work ethically and to conduct themselves professionally and with the client’s best interest in mind. When a lawyer fails to do so, and this results in financial loss to the client, the attorney may be guilty of legal malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help you receive compensation for losses suffered as a result of another attorney’s negligent or wrongful actions.

However, to win a case involving legal malpractice is extremely challenging. Clients must prove that the attorney mishandled their case and that the mishandling directly caused financial losses for the client. This means that the client and his or her legal malpractice attorneys must prove: (1) the attorney accused of legal malpractice had a duty to serve this particular client; (2) the attorney breached this duty by refusing services, acting negligently, or failing to perform duties essential to the success of the client’s case; (3) this negligence or wrongful act caused the client to lose his or her case or settle for an amount far below the case’s actual value; and (4) that the legal malpractice by the negligent lawyer, subsequent loss of the case, or subsequent receipt of smaller settlement resulted in significant financial losses for the client.

Because all of these elements must be proven, it is often difficult to win cases involving legal malpractice. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles encourage potential clients to seek legal representation immediately as these cases can be complex.

If you believe you have been a victim of legal malpractice in California, the Law Offices of Richard deSaulles may be able to help you receive compensation for your losses. Please feel free to either fill out an online case evaluation or call today to speak to an attorney.

What if I Cannot Afford To Hire An Attorney?

Most of our clients do not have the thousands of dollars needed to retain an attorney and litigate their case. The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles regularly takes cases on a contingency basis. For cases taken on a contingency basis, this means:

You do not have to pay anything to hire our firm to represent you;
Our contingency fee is based on a reasonable percentage of the amount we obtain for you;
We will never settle your case without your authorization; and
If there is no recovery in your case, you do not owe us a fee.

For those clients who prefer to pay an hourly rate, our firm is happy to discuss such an arrangement. Either way, we will make sure that the terms of the representation are agreed upon before initiating representation.

Representing Plaintiffs Throughout California

The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles serves the Counties of: Alameda, Alpine, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba.

The Law Offices of Richard deSaulles also serves the Cities of: Agoura Hills, Alameda, Albany, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Antioch, Arcadia, Arcata, Atascadero, Bakersfield, Barstow, Benicia, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Brea, Brentwood, Burbank, Burlingame, Calabasas, Campbell, Capitola, Carlsbad, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Chico, Chula Vista, Commerce, Compton, Concord, Coronado, Costa Mesa, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Davis, Del Mar, East Palo Alto, El Cajon, Emeryville, Encinitas, Escondido, Fremont, Fresno, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Gilroy, Glendale, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Hermosa Beach, Hollister, Huntington Beach, Imperial Beach, Inglewood, Irvine, King City, La Canada Flintridge, Laguna Beach, Lancaster, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina, Menlo Park, Merced, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Modesto, Monterey, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Napa, National City, Newark, Norwalk, Novato, Oakland, Oceanside, Pacific Grove, Pacifica, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Petaluma, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Pomona, Poway, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Redwood City, Richmond, Riverside, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan Bautista, San Leandro, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Sand City, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Simi Valley, Solana Beach, Soledad, Sonoma, South Lake Tahoe, South San Francisco, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Vacaville, Vallejo, Vista, Walnut Creek, Watsonville, West Hollywood, Whittier, and Woodland Hills.

Representing plaintiffs throughout California covering State Highways including: Pacific Coast Highway 101, Route 1 Big Sur Coast Highway, Highway 580/I-80, Interstate 880, California State Route 99, Highway 24, Interstate 5, State Route (SR)137, State Highway 4, Highway 280, State Highway 17, State Route (SR)157