There are various types of compensation that victims of legal malpractice are entitled to recover to essentially “make them whole.” This means the amount of compensation that covers their total losses and returns them to a position they should have been in had their lawyer not been negligent.
The total amount of damages awarded will depend on the nature of the claim. For example, if an attorney costs a person the opportunity to pursue a valuable case because they missed the statute of limitations for a personal injury claim, the victim may be able to recover the amount they would likely have received had they been successful in their personal injury claim. Another example could be a real estate attorney that botches a deal on a property the client was trying to buy. Their client may be entitled to the value of the property or any business interests that were lost as a result.
In some cases, victims of legal malpractice in Long Beach will also be able to recover attorney’s fees as part of the total compensation, though this type of compensation is less common for these claims.