Boston Injury Lawyer Blog

The Massachusetts Clients' Security Board (CSB) is a panel of attorneys, appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court. They are entrusted with a never ending source of money - a portion of all registered Massachusetts attorneys' annual fees! Unfortunately, the CSB's job is never ending as well - to "manage and distribute the monies in the Fund to members of the public who have sustained a financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a member of the bar acting as an attorney or a fiduciary."

In the CSB annual report, filed on August 31, 2009, the total amount awarded was $1,328,039, a decrease of 50% from their 2008 fiscal year. On the other hand, the total number of claims decided, 116, was up 30% from last year. The largest single award was $243,498.00; the smallest, $365.00.

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Our office undertakes litigation with a personal injury and legal malpractice focus. While not many lawyers in Massachusetts will represent the victims of legal malpractice, our firm's mission is to uphold the trustworthiness of the profession. When the facts are clear, the Courts of Massachusetts will uphold the law and find legal malpractice, treble damages and award attorney fees.

We received a unique result in the below described case we tried before Judge Johnson, Chief Judge of the Boston Municipal Court, sitting as a Superior Court Justice.

Continue reading "Treble Damages in Massachusetts Legal Malpractice 93A Case, plus Attorney Fees" »