It's a fact of life: mistakes happen. When they happen to accountants, attorneys and other professionals, lawsuits loom. Only the best legal advice will do in dealing with allegations of errors or negligence. Wilson Elser's world-class team of professional liability attorneys stands ready to tackle the job.
For an auditor, we might handle a charge of failing to detect fraud; for an attorney, an ethical lapse; for a real estate agent, an omission in a sales contract. Whatever the allegation, Wilson Elser can handle the fallout. Each of our 20 offices has attorneys experienced with these kinds of issues. We represent individuals and institutions, as well as the insurance companies that provide their liability coverage.
Working closely with clients, our attorneys formulate a defense strategy and a plan that will resolve the problem with the least expense. We encourage mediation and arbitration of disputes when appropriate. When necessary, we represent professionals before administrative agencies and licensing boards, as well as in court.
The firm's size enables us to call on hundreds of expert consultants for assistance in defending professionals against accusations. Our attorneys, themselves, have diverse professional backgrounds that they draw on to defend clients. Some of our attorneys are certified public accountants, architects and engineers, and are thus uniquely equipped to represent individuals in these fields.
Our clients include many of the largest accounting and law firms; hosts of smaller accounting and law firms; corporate directors and officers; and insurance agents and brokers. We also represent professionals grouped together by insurer. For example, in the real estate industry, we represent a diverse group including sales agents and brokers, property managers, title insurance agents, mortgage brokers, appraisers, home inspectors and land surveyors.
Always on the cutting edge, our attorneys have taken on novel cases in the technology industry. We have represented computer consultants and technicians in lawsuits for negligence and breach of contract arising out of hardware upgrades, software design and installation, data entry and web-site construction. Due to the technical nature of the work, we assign these cases to attorneys in our firm who have strong backgrounds in computer systems and applications.
Our attorneys frequently give risk management and continuing education seminars to professional groups throughout the country. We sit on panels and boards of professional organizations and publish articles about how to prevent lawsuits.
In today's society, negligence lawsuits are increasing in frequency and complexity. Even the best professionals sometimes need help themselves. Wilson Elser is the answer.