Professional Liability
Claims alleging errors or omissions in your professional advice can put your career in jeopardy. Phelps’ experienced counsel can help defend your reputation and livelihood.
Professional Liability Defense
When you give professional advice and that advice is challenged, the potential financial, professional and reputational impacts of such suits can be devastating. Phelps’ professional liability lawyers provide preventative counseling and advice to clients on professional ethics and best practices to avoid malpractice claims, and in the case of attorneys, strategies for avoiding bar complaints. Our defense team can tailor a strategy that protects our clients, through early resolution, alternative dispute resolution, litigation or appeal. Our attorneys regularly counsel and represent clients in the professional areas such as:
- Insurance agents and brokers
- Attorneys
- Real estate and title agents
- Accountants/CPAs
- Architects, engineers and design professionals
- Directors and officers
Services
Our practice involves the counsel, litigation and defense of the following claims and matters:
- Negligence
- Malpractice
- Errors and omissions (E&O)
- Directors and officers (D&O)
- Failure of rendering services
- Breach of conduct
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Breach of standard of care