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Comment by CTDOCodebases

11 hours ago

Human professionals put their reputation and finances at risk when performing their work. This risk functions as a guarantee.

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ElProlactin  10 hours ago

> Human professionals put their reputation and finances at risk when performing their work. This risk functions as a guarantee.

Do you know how difficult and costly it is to sue an attorney for malpractice?

moralestapia  11 hours ago

Do they?

Not being snarky here but I've encountered some really crappy lawyers and they seem to be doing great ($$$).

It really sucks one cannot publish something like "this guy charged me $5k, wrote my name wrong and forgot important paperwork the day we showed up to court" as that could make you liable for damages. There should be a safe harbor for that.

  • YawningAngel  10 hours ago

    Assuming you are in the US, there is a safe harbour called "opinion based on disclosed facts" for that. You could also fairly argue that the conduct of a lawyer is a matter of public concern

  • TZubiri  10 hours ago

    > It really sucks one cannot publish something like "this guy charged me $5k, wrote my name wrong and forgot important paperwork the day we showed up to court" as that could make you liable for damages.

    That's pretty much what bar associations are for, filing a complaint against an attorney at the bar seems like a pretty standard procedure.

    >There should be a safe harbor for that.

    A safe harbor would be the opposite, it would be immunity for the lawyer.