The Kassab Law Firm has represented numerous individuals and corporations in legal malpractice cases both in the state of Texas and nationwide. Many of these cases are against high-profile law firms and, as a result, end up receiving national media attention. The following are some of the most recent cases filed by The Kassab Law Firm which have received media publication:
$460,000 Legal Malpractice Arbitration Award Against Houston Law Firm, 2 Attorneys Upheld
Beaumont’s Ninth Court of Appeals has refused to void a $460,000 legal malpractice arbitration award against a Houston law firm and two attorneys after they alleged the arbitrator failed to follow Texas law. Read more here: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/11/05/460000-legal-malpractice-arbitration-award-against-houston-law-firm-2-attorneys-upheld/
Ex-Inmate Sues Texas Defense Attorneys After Pleading Guilty on Voided Criminal Statute
A former Texas prison inmate has filed a legal malpractice case against his former criminal defense attorneys, claiming he spent nearly two years in… Read more here: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/09/04/ex-inmate-sues-texas-defense-attorneys-after-pleading-guilty-on-voided-criminal-statute/
Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Houston Attorney Revives Legal Malpractice Case
Houston legal malpractice lawyer Lance Kassab says he’s a regular customer at Texas’ courts of appeal for one big reason: Trial court judges tend… Read more here: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/08/01/appellate-lawyer-of-the-week-houston-attorney-revives-legal-malpractice-case/
Ex-Client Sues Houston Firm, Alleges Partner Ignored ‘Inherent Conflict of Interest’
A Texas businessman filed a legal malpractice suit against Houston-based Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry and partner David Pierson. Read more here: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2018/05/03/ex-client-sues-houston-firm-alleges-partner-ignored-inherent-conflict-of-interest/
Truck driver hits attorneys, law firms with barratry suit
HOUSTON – A Harris County lawsuit accuses three attorneys and their respective firms of engaging in a barratry scheme. Truck driver Dezzie Brumfield, doing business as LAD Enterprises, filed the suit in the Harris County 189th District Court on June 8. Listed as defendants are […]
Kidney specialist, practice hit law firm with legal malpractice suit
HOUSTON – A kidney specialist and his practice have brought a legal malpractice lawsuit against a Richmond, Va.-based law firm, alleging the defendant forced them to accept lesser amounts in monetary benefits. Nephrology Leaders and Associates, PLLC and founder Dr. Mohammed Atiq Dada sued McGuireWoods, […]
Restaurant sues law firm over series of TABC raids
HOUSTON – A Houston restaurant that was the target of three Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission-led raids at the beginning of 2015 has pursued legal action against a law firm it hired to work with Austin, recent Harris County District Court records indicate. RBF3963 Kirby LP, […]
Woman claims Houston attorney withholding $580K settlement, files lawsuit
HOUSTON – A Houston attorney faces a lawsuit for allegedly withholding settlement proceeds from a former client. In court documents filed Oct. 13 in the Harris County 127th District Court, Andrina De Anda says that despite hiring Jason C. Webster and The Webster Law Firm […]
Weller Green Toups & Terrell sued for legal malpractice
A Beaumont law firm is being accused of legal malpractice, allegedly neglecting a product liability case while all the while leading their former client, who was purportedly offered $20,000 to settle before suing, to believe litigation was still ongoing when in fact it was not. […]
Family represented by Arnold & Itkin claims law firm obtained $240K in attorney’s fees through barratry
The family of a man who was killed in a collision with an Amtrak train is suing Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin, L.L.P., alleging the defendant secured $240,000 through “illegal and unethical” barratry. Plaintiffs Judy Gauthier, the widow of the late Larry Gauthier; Lucretta […]