Recoverable Damages in Texas Legal Malpractice Cases: What Clients Can (and Can’t) Expect
Damages in Texas legal malpractice usually track the lost value of the underlying lawsuit or transaction. That means the central issue is usually not whether the attorney erred, but how that error changed the financial outcome. Clients are often surprised to learn that some categories […]
Proving Causation in a Texas Legal Malpractice Case: Why It’s Often the Hardest Element to Win
The element that quietly kills more cases than any other is not breach, ethics, or damages—it is causation. Clients arrive convinced their former lawyer “ruined everything.” Defense counsel often concede, at least for argument’s sake, that the work fell below professional standards. Yet when the […]
How to Prove Legal Malpractice in Texas: Key Evidence and Expert Testimony Requirements
Winning a Texas legal malpractice lawsuit is all about admissible proof. Texas courts insist on (1) authentic documents that reveal duty, breach, causation, and monetary loss and (2) persuasive qualified-opinion testimony under Rule 702. Fail either test and the claim dies on summary judgment. Get […]