Professional liability insurance for general litigation and trial attorneys — where deadlines, statutes of limitation, and case strategy create the highest-frequency malpractice exposure in the profession. Backed by an A+ rated carrier, limits to $5M.
Every practice has its own claim patterns. Coverage is only useful when it's matched to the way your work actually generates risk.
The single most common legal malpractice claim: a missed filing deadline or lapsed statute of limitations. It needs no bad lawyering — just one calendar slip.
Clients who lose often question the strategy. Even a well-tried case can draw a claim alleging a better approach existed.
Representing adverse interests, or mishandling a withdrawal mid-matter, generates claims independent of the underlying result.
Hypothetical, generic illustrations — not actual claims, and not a statement of coverage.
A client's claim is dismissed as time-barred after a filing deadline is calendared incorrectly, and the client alleges the lost claim had substantial value.
A missed discovery deadline results in exclusion of key evidence, and the client alleges the adverse ruling changed the outcome of the case.
A client alleges the firm represented adverse interests without adequate disclosure, seeking disgorgement and damages.
Scenarios on this page are generic, hypothetical illustrations of the kinds of allegations that can arise in this practice. They are provided for educational purposes only. They are not descriptions of actual claims and are not a representation that any particular claim is, or would be, covered. Whether any claim is covered depends entirely on the facts and the terms, conditions, and exclusions of the issued policy.
Coverage for litigation attorneys is underwritten by a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best, with limits up to $5 million and deductibles as low as $2,500. Defense-cost options can sit outside your limit — so defending a claim doesn't erode the protection you bought.
Coverage placed with a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best.
Meaningful limits for firms of one to twenty attorneys.
Additional defense-cost options that can sit outside your limit.
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General litigation is a core target practice area for this program. Coverage is designed around the deadline-driven, high-frequency nature of contested matters across civil practice.
Lawyers professional liability insurance — also called legal malpractice or errors & omissions insurance — protects attorneys against claims that an error, omission, or act of negligence in their professional work caused a client financial harm. For litigation attorneys, the specific exposures above drive the frequency and severity of claims, and the policy responds to both the cost of defense and any damages owed.
Nearly all legal malpractice coverage is written on a claims-made basis, meaning the policy responds to claims first made during the policy period for work done after your retroactive date. Continuity matters: predecessor firm coverage and prior-acts protection preserve coverage for work your firm has already performed. For a practice with a long claims tail, that continuity is especially important.
The financial strength of the carrier behind a professional liability program matters. This program is backed by a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best, the second-highest of AM Best's financial strength ratings. Coverage terms are governed solely by the issued policy.
A+ rated professional liability for firms up to 20 attorneys, nationwide. Start your quote in minutes.
