What term describes the broad area of attorney liability for negligent acts?

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The concept here is professional liability for lawyers when their mistakes in providing legal services cause harm to a client. In the legal field this is called legal malpractice. It covers the negligent or substandard performance of an attorney, and a client typically must show duty, breach of the standard of care, and that the breach caused damages. While negligence is a general idea of carelessness, the specialized term for attorney liability is legal malpractice. Disbarment is about disciplinary action to remove an attorney from practice, not civil liability for negligence. A contingency fee is simply a fee arrangement and does not relate to liability.