{"id":377,"date":"2022-11-28T19:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rm73v2idht.onrocket.site\/?p=377"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:50:43","slug":"legal-malpractice-avoidance-tips-use-countersigned-engagement-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Legal Malpractice Avoidance Tips &#8211; Use Countersigned Engagement Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Legal Malpractice Avoidance Tips - Use Countersigned Engagement Letters\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMMA9emP134?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/burnswhite.com\/attorneys\/scott-r-eberle\/\">Scott Eberle<\/a> is on several insurance carriers defense panels. He&#8217;s been doing this type of work for many years. In my opinion, he&#8217;s one of the best presenters of legal malpractice and how to prevent it. So I think you&#8217;re in for a treat in terms of taking back some good information that you can implement in your firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Scott Eberle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Eberle-S-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Eberle-S-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blog.integrityfirstins.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Eberle-S-1.jpeg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My name is Scott Eberle, I am an attorney at Burns White in Pittsburgh where my practice focuses on representation of professionals, lawsuits and ethics matters. I&#8217;m focused on representation of lawyers in legal malpractice lawsuits, as well as ethics issues either in front of the office of disciplinary Council, or just general ethics consultation. I help attorneys navigate the issues that come up in their practice and I&#8217;m able to provide guidance on what you need to do to follow the rules of professional conduct to not get yourself in potential trouble with the disciplinary council.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technique of adding a signature to a previously signed document is known as countersigning. The agreement between two or more parties is approved by the countersignature. By having a client countersign documents, you have proof that the client received it and they read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just remember, you must look at the engagement letter as a contract between you and the client. It&#8217;s a contract that basically says what you&#8217;re going to do, and how you&#8217;re going to do it. If you must approach that every time, there are some good samples out there that you can get on the internet. Those are great, I think, but I do caution you, I think the best way to effectively utilize an engagement letter is to customize it every time. Because if you&#8217;re not customizing the letter, you&#8217;re missing out on an opportunity to really limit your potential liability down the road if anything should ever come up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Eberle is on several insurance carriers defense panels. He&#8217;s been doing this type of work for many years. In my opinion, he&#8217;s one of the best presenters of legal malpractice and how to prevent it. 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