Avoiding malpractice traps for employment lawyers
Subtitle: managing professional risk while providing quality representation to your clients
By: Jean A. Musiker, chair, Jody L. Newman, Harvey Weiner.
Contributors: Musiker, Jean A.; Newman, Jody L.; Weiner, Harvey.; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (1982- )
Publisher: MCLE
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Boston, Mass.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Labor lawyers -- Malpractice -- Massachusetts.; Legal ethics -- Massachusetts.; Labor laws and litigation -- Massachusetts.; Labor_Law
Notes: "2060042PMA"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Ten tips for management lawyers on evaluating employment case[s] / Jay Shepherd; title: Section 2: Summary of employment claims under Massachusetts and federal law / Ellen J. Messing, James S. Weliky; title: Section 3: Settling employment cases: a management lawyers' perspective / Jay Shepherd; title: Section 4: The ten most important things a plaintiff's lawyer should know before accepting an employment case / Jody L. Newman; title: Taxation of non-business contingent-fee arrangements / Morris N. Robinson; title: Section 5: Thirty tips for preventing legal malpractice / Harvey Weiner; title: Section 6: Sample joint representation letter / Jean A. Musiker; title: Section 7: Intake checklists; title: Section 8: Prelitigation agreements; title: Section 9: Fee or representation letters or agreements; title: Section 10: Mitigation forms for clients; title: Section 11: Sample demand letters for defendants; title: Section 12: Refusal or declination letters; title: Section 13: Claims, defenses and counterclaims.