legal malpractice happens when an attorney fails to render competent professional service to a client, and such misconduct results in damages to the client. Negligence,

breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract are all theories of liability that may be asserted in an action for legal malpractice.

Persons suspicious of the quality of their legal representation often need an experienced and aggressive lawyer like Phillips P. O’Shaughnessy to help determine whether

there has been substandard performance that constitutes legal malpractice.

Mr. O’Shaughnessy is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Practice limited to litigation and litigation related matters: hearings, trials and appeals, civil and criminal, in federal and state courts and agencies.

Representation may include commencing or defending actions, including all motion practice, hearings, trials and appeals, in areas including, but not limited to:

Criminal Law; Criminal Defense; Litigation; Federal Litigation; White Collar Crime; Tax; Public Corruption; Drug Cases; Fraud; Trial Practice; Money Laundering; RICO; White Collar Criminal Defense; Forfeiture Defense; Sentencing including U.S. Sentencing Guidelines; Appeals.

Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Medical Malpractice; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Accidents; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Civil RICO; Torts; Federal Tort Claims Act; Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Constitutional Law; Business Litigation; Discrimination; Negligence; Premises Liability; Forfeiture actions.