Legal Malpractice – McCabe Ali LLP Law

Mike Speaking at Licensing Executive Society – Ethics Issues for IP and Other Attorneys: Best Practices for Avoiding Common Mistakes

Michael McCabe — Sat, 03 May 2025 21:44:21 +0000

Mike spoke at a webinar-hosted CLE for the Licensing Executive Society USA & Canada on ethics issues facing attorneys in intellectual property and other fields of law. Attorneys are facing scrutiny by government regulators over whether their law practices comply with the USPTO rules of professional conduct. Lawyer and their employers who run afoul of their jurisdiction’s ethics rules may find themselves facing daunting collateral consequents, including responding to ethics grievances, malpractice complaints, and disqualification orders. This one-hour session will address common ethical issues faced by attorneys and best practices for creating a practice environment that promotes compliance with ethical obligations, including conflicts of interest, ineffective communications, and complying with the duty of candor before a tribunal. Sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter.

Mike’s Insights on Verein Conflicts in Legal Malpractice Published in Law.Com

Michael McCabe — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 01:22:14 +0000

Mike was quoted on February 26, 2024, in Law.com’s article, “One Firm or Separate Entities? Vereins’ Growth Bumps into Conflicts, Liability Concerns.” Mike discussed the legal malpractice and conflicts of interest risks for attorneys operating in megafirms, such as Baker McKenzie, which structure themselves as Swiss Vereins.

Dabbling in Trademark Law: A Primer on Ethics and Malpractice Risks for the Occasional IP Practitioner

Michael McCabe — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:16:12 +0000

Michael McCabe spoke on the ethical risks of “dabbling” in trademark law during a 1-hour ethics CLE on July 18, 2022 to a large virtual audience hosted by the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility (ABA-CPR). Michael was joined by co-presenter and moderator Tracy L. Kepler, Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Lawyer’s Professional Liability Insurance Program. The presentation–Trademarkable Risks–A Primer on Ethics for the Occasional IP Practitioner–addressed ethics and risk management issues for non-IP lawyers who step out of their comfort zone and practice in trademark matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This well-received program is also available for On-Demand CLE credit by clicking on the ABA website here.

International Trademark Association INTA 2020 Annual Meeting Singapore Ethics and Malpractice in Trademark Law

Emil Ali — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

International Trademark Association (INTA) 2020 Annual Meeting – INTA’s 142nd Annual Meeting

New Ethical Issues in U.S. Trademark Law, a panel discussion featuring Michael E. McCabe, Jr. (McCabe Law LLC) and David Kramer (Gemini Risk). The panel will address recent changes in U.S. trademark practices and procedures and the hottest topics in legal ethics facing trademark practitioners and their clients worldwide who wish to secure registered trademark rights in the United States

New Date: November 16, 2020

New Venue: Webinar

Patent Prosecution Malpractice: Minimizing the Risk of Claims

Emil Ali — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Patent Prosecution Malpractice: Minimizing the Risk of Claims by Michael E. McCabe, Jr. (McCabe Law LLC) and Amy E. Richardson (Harris Wiltshire)

The panel will guide patent counsel on minimizing the risk of malpractice claims in patent prosecution. The panel will examine common pitfalls and problematic behavior as well as how the courts have dealt with recent malpractice claims in the patent context.

We will review these and other important issues:

What behavior could be problematic and put patent counsel at risk of malpractice claims?
How does patent law representation differ from most other matters in terms of malpractice claims?
What steps can patent counsel take to minimize the risk of malpractice claims?

Strafford CLE Webinar

July 14, 2020

1:00 – 2:30 PM ET