Professional Responsibility Expert Witnesses

Chicago, Illinois

Legal - Legal Malpractice, Expert Witness, Legal Ethics, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Reasonable Fees, Attorney Misconduct, ARDC, Lawyer Liability, Ethics Rules

Allison L. Wood has 20+ years of experience interpreting and working with the Professional Rules of Conduct that govern attorneys. Her qualifications include: · Representing attorneys accused of professional misconduct before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission since 2011 · Former Litigation Counsel, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Former Hearing Board Chair, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Investigated over 200 ethics complaints against attorneys · Prosecuted nearly 50 cases against attorneys accused of professional misconduct · Frequent presenter on legal ethics and professional responsibility for MCLE programs · Former ABA Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee Member · Former Illinois Supreme Court Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Member and former Chair · Former Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Board member · Taught professional responsib...

Brookline, Massachusetts

Legal, Dispute Resolution - Legal Malpractice, Legal Ethiccs, Attorney Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Legal Standard of Care, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Fee Disputes, Expert, Litigation, Lawsuits, Legal Strategy, Litigation consultant, Arbitration, Mediation, Due Diligence

Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Attorney Stolzberg concentrated in representing clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, mostly in major, sophisticated and complex cases. These cases involved negotiation, mediation, arbitration, regulatory and administrative matters (including attorney disciplinary matters), as well as trials and appeals in state and federal courts, and administrative agencies, throughout the country. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of substantive matters, including contract disputes, construction and real estate disputes, medical and legal malpractice, intellectual property disputes, domestic relations, banking, and white-collar criminal matters. He served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases involving alleged attorney negligence or other deviations from the appropriate standard of care, such as unresolved conflicts of interest, improper or incomplete advice to clients, lack of diligence, failure to comply wit...