PA Professional Malpractice Attorneys
Professional malpractice is a term describing negligence and misconduct by members of certain professions such as lawyers, doctors, surgeons, dentists, accountants, architects, engineers, and psychologists. Professionals have a moral and legal duty to act in the best interest of their clients. If a professional who undertakes to represent a client or patient breaches this duty and fails to meet generally accepted standards of the profession, and causes harm or injury to a client, the professional may be held liable for malpractice and resulting damages.
The duty professionals have toward their clients is called a fiduciary duty. A fiduciary duty arises when the relationship between the professional and client is based on trust and faith. Professionals under a fiduciary duty to their clients must act in the best interest of the client, and with a high level of competence by meeting a standard of care and conduct that is generally accepted among the profession.
Malpractice can arise due to negligence, carelessness, or when a professional does not act the way a reasonable person in the same profession would act. Medical malpractice may include failure to diagnose, wrong diagnosis, delayed treatment, surgical mistakes, and incorrectly administered medications. Specialists, like neurosurgeons, may be held to a higher standard of care than general practitioners. Legal malpractice can occur if an attorney fails to file paperwork, fails to meet deadlines and statutes of limitation, breaches the attorney-client privilege, or improperly prepares for your case. An accountant who fails to file your taxes by the deadline, commits fraud, or violates the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may be deemed accounting malpractice if it caused harm or damage.
People usually seek the services of a professional because they cannot perform the services a professional can, or do not have enough information about the service being provided. People may put their full faith and trust into a professional’s advice or actions, and rely exclusively on the professional for guidance. When a professional is negligent or fails to meet the standard of care, the consequences can have far-reaching and devastating effects.
Professional malpractice claims are highly complex and require years of experience and skill to be successful. The experienced Pennsylvania professional malpractice attorneys of Reiff & Bily have over three decades of experience investigating claims of negligence and litigating claims of professional malpractice. We know that malpractice can cause physical injury, emotional distress, and heavy financial burdens, so we will fight to get you the compensation you deserve. Our attorneys are greedy for justice and will work hard to make sure negligent professionals are held responsible for their mistakes and carelessness. With our proven track record of winning hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of catastrophically injured clients, you can be sure you are in good hands. Contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation.
