What Is Accounting Malpractice?
Have you been a victim of accounting malpractice? If an accountant has betrayed your trust or acted negligently, you may be eligible for damages. Accounting malpractice affects many businesses every year. A knowledgeable and experienced accounting malpractice lawyer can help you receive the damages you deserve. Defining Accounting Malpractice An accountant is a business professional […]
Open-and-Shut Case
Open-and-Shut Case As seen in Fortune & Forbes. King & Jones is featured in Chicago Leaders In Law To his adversaries in court, commercial litigator Peter M. King is known as “fearsome.” To judges and juries, he is a captivating, persuasive personality who wins cases by making the complex understandable. “The courtroom is the place where your business dilemmas come face to face with the people who […]
Legal Malpractice: What It Is and How It Occurs
Legal Malpractice: What It Is and How It Occurs If you believe you have been the victim of legal malpractice, it’s important to educate yourself. By learning about what legal malpractice is, how it differs from an attorney’s honest mistake, and by reviewing several examples of legal malpractice, you can arm yourself with knowledge. This […]
What Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty? Definition and Examples
What Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty? Definition and Examples A fiduciary relationship exists when one party is entrusted to act only for the interests of the other. We see fiduciary relationships every day: agent to principal representations, lawyer to client representations, and board of directors to the shareholders of a corporation. Generally, there are […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution: What is it and How Does it Work?
Alternative Dispute Resolution: What is it and How Does it Work? Oftentimes, those involved in a dispute agree to a proceeding where a neutral party can assist them in reaching an agreement. This proceeding, which helps avoid further litigation, is called an alternative dispute resolution, or ADR. Whether it takes the form of arbitration, mediation, […]
Five Reasons You Need a Partnership Dispute Lawyer
Five Reasons You Need a Partnership Dispute Lawyer No one enters into a business partnership planning on getting into a dispute with the other party, but like all relationships, business partnerships are subject to the usual pitfalls. Although I refer to partnership disputes in this article, all forms of closely held businesses, whether partnerships, LLCs, […]
How to Identify Corporate Malfeasance
How to Identify Corporate Malfeasance If you are new to the topic of white-collar crime, you may be left wondering what corporate malfeasance is. Corporate malfeasance can cover a variety of crimes committed by those within a company. From accounting shenanigans to shady stock exchanges and chronic mistakes, these can lead to criminal prosecution of […]
The Difference Between Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
The Difference Between Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty When someone with a legal obligation to act in your best interest fails to do so, they can be guilty of negligence or a breach of fiduciary duty. Although, in some ways, the two claims may be similar, understanding the distinctions between the two is important […]
How to Know When to Hire a Breach of Contract Lawyer
How to Know When to Hire a Breach of Contract Lawyer Is your client or business partner not holding up their end of an agreement? Is there a misunderstanding of what each person’s duties or responsibilities are? Do you need additional help in settling the problem or getting your part of the agreement? Do you […]
Can a Letter of Indemnity Protect You in a Breach of Contract Claim?
Can a Letter of Indemnity Protect You in a Breach of Contract Claim? Any person or entity entering any kind of business agreement is choosing to be interdependent. By getting work done together, work is expedited and optimized. Though agreements in theory are designed to make life easier, there are hiccups and speed bumps that […]
