Stanley Lerner | Phoenix Legal Malpractice Lawyer

Stanley R. Lerner has practiced law in Arizona for 38 years and over 28 years of which has been devoted to suing lawyers in Arizona for legal malpractice when people and businesses suffer financial damage because of lawyer negligence or attorney breach of fiduciary duty. Mr. Lerner has experience on the issue of standard of care of lawyers because he has tried cases to juries on the issue of lawyer malpractice, served as an expert witness on lawyer negligence, and served as a Hearing Officer on lawyer ethics. Bad results in Arizona legal matters usually starts the client thinking about suing a lawyer for legal malpractice and hiring an Arizona legal malpractice attorney. Were you or someone you know financially damaged by Arizona attorney malpractice? Did your attorney fail to file papers on time, which is called missing the Statute of Limitations? Did your lawyer fail to give you proper advice? Arizona Legal malpractice reduces or eliminates personal injury recovery. Attorney negligence can cause unfair divorce results. Legal malpractice may cause losses to your business or cause financial damages in a real estate transaction. A lawsuit can be dismissed because a lawyer was negligent in failing to file the necessary documents on time or was negligent in serving the documents on the proper party. All of these occurrences are examples of legal malpractice in Arizona where you should consider suing your lawyer for legal malpractice. A lawyer may be disloyal or act with a conflict of interest. These acts of an attorney are known as breach of fiduciary duty. This type of Arizona legal malpractice can cause you financial harm or damages that may give rise to a lawsuit against your lawyer  for lawyer malpractice. If you are considering suing a lawyer in Arizona then your claim for legal malpractice in Arizona must be filed against the lawyer within 2 years of you learning that your financial damages were caused by attorney negligence or breach of fiduciary duty.     

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Stanley R. Lerner, P.C.		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Gonzaga University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1976

State / Court	Date
9th Circuit	1979
Arizona US District Court	1978
Arizona	1978

• Recipient of an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell:  After lawyers have been evaluated on their legal ability, they will receive one of three ratings: AV Preeminent® (4.5-5.0) - AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
  
  
  Upon appointment of the Arizona Supreme Court I currently serve as a volunteer lawyer panel member of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, Arizona Supreme Court.

• State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention | Avoiding Legal Malpractice | 2010

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1978) Licensed as Attorney in Arizona. Verified with State Bar of Arizona.	July 14, 2017

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