Professional Liability

Today's litigious society has resulted in a ground swell of lawsuits against professionals. Further complicating the picture is the recent volatile business climate and the desire of those who have sustained losses to place the blame on their professional advisors. Consequently, professionals now quite reasonably have a heightened concern about claims and lawsuits.

Professionals have become more vulnerable to adverse proceedings brought by state licensing boards, often prompted by reports of wrongdoing asserted by former clients.

Woods Rogers' attorneys have defended and advised a variety of professionals for over a century in these contexts, including accountants, architects, attorneys, corporate directors and officers, engineers, financial planners, information technology consultants, insurance agents, and security brokers. Our experience makes us well qualified to understand and handle the impact of a lawsuit or licensure threat on the professional's ongoing practice. We work closely with the professional in managing the case and the public relations problems it may create.

We represent professionals both directly and where applicable under their insurers' errors and omissions policies. We appreciate that such suits or regulatory proceedings can have drastic ramifications for professionals and their practices. We recognize that effective legal representation is critical in such unfortunate circumstances. We are committed to cost-effective, PR sensitive, and results-oriented representation.