Professional Liability Lawyers
11,352 verified professional liability attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Professional Liability counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Randal D Shimon is a lawyer practicing construction law, construction contracts, construction liens and 24 other areas of law. Randal received a B.A. ...
Peter Michael Spingola is a lawyer practicing litigation, civil litigation, trial practice and 42 other areas of law. Peter received a B.A. degree fro...
Mr. Niels Murphy is a lawyer practicing civil trial, business litigation, complex commercial litigation and 32 other areas of law.
Rachel Studley is a lawyer practicing automotive, civil litigation, premises liability and 3 other areas of law. Rachel received a B.A. degree from Fl...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Mr. Charles Keith Hamilton is a lawyer practicing appellate law, commercial litigation, construction law and 7 other areas of law.
Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Carolina Legal Scholar.
Mr. Geoffrey Alan Gannaway is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, appellate: civil, arbitration and 9 other areas of law.
Mr. Richard Lee Smith, Jr. is a lawyer practicing insurance, professional liability, business litigation and 11 other areas of law.
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Mary Ellen Depaolo Haddad is a lawyer practicing construction law, professional liability, employment law and 2 other areas of law. Mary received a B....
My name is Jeremy T. Cranford.
Andrew’s practice focuses on construction defect, transportation, real estate professional liability and general liability matters. For over a decade ...
Jason Marc Myers is a lawyer practicing professional liability, construction & real estate owners, cybersecurity - insurance coverage, response and de...
Mr Grant Daniel Waterkotte is a lawyer practicing civil and trial litigation, employment and labor, personal injury and 9 other areas of law. Grant re...
Michael Patrick Downey is a lawyer practicing young lawyers (admitted in past 10 years), litigation, professional liability. Michael received a B.A. d...
Jordan Blair Isrow is a lawyer practicing administrative, appellate practice, business and 27 other areas of law. Jordan has been licensed for 15 year...
Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters. In his business litigation practice, Jason has expe...
I am a California lawyer and law professor helping technology and digital-age service employees, executives, franchise owners, creatives, licensed pro...
Big firm experience with a personal touch. Represents the seriously injured or wronged.
Emmanuel Aristides Sevastianos is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents and injuries, brain injury, head injury and 12 other areas of law. Emmanuel...
Mr. James Gabriel Vickaryous is a lawyer practicing advocacy, civil litigation, civil trial and 17 other areas of law.
Mr. Christopher B Wigand is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, civil trial, legal malpractice and 7 other areas of law.
Jill Ann Herman is a lawyer practicing appellate, commercial and business litigation, construction and 15 other areas of law. Jill received a B.S. deg...
Resolving Business and Real Estate Disputes since 1986
'After 30 years of litigating, first as a prosecutor and then as defense counsel to the great medical professions, I still truly enjoy distilling a co...
Ms. JoAnn Marie Guerrero is a lawyer practicing health care, business law, professional licensing and 15 other areas of law.
Catherine Merino Reisman is a lawyer practicing complex and multi-district litigation, appellate practice, professional liability and 3 other areas of...
William John Scott is a lawyer practicing debtor and creditor, personal injury, professional liability and 4 other areas of law. William received a M....
Mr. Joseph John Bottiglieri is a lawyer practicing franchising, consumer protection, ethics & professional responsibility and 7 other areas of law.
Mark Schaeffer is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, professional liability, business litigation. Mark received a B.B.A. degree from University o...
'I have always believed that healthcare workers are absolutely essential. They are the army in charge of our health and well-being.
Background: Ellen Geske joined the Davis Kelin Law Firm in January 2023. She works primarily in the areas of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, c...
Brent Steinberg is a Florida Bar board-certified appellate specialist – a distinction achieved by only 216 of the more than 100,000 members of the Flo...
Keith Michael Ameele is a lawyer practicing products liability, professional liability, mold, toxic tort & environment and 5 other areas of law. Keith...
Atty. Thomas Robert Nolasco is a lawyer practicing business law, cannabis law, commercial litigation and 8 other areas of law.
Daniel Greene became an attorney at Swope, Rodante P. A. soon after graduating law school in 2017.
Lori Heim practices in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate, creditor's rights and professional liability defense with particular emphasis ...
Christen Elizabeth Luikart is a lawyer practicing business litigation, securities & banking, finra/sec/state regulatory and 28 other areas of law. Chr...
Harry D Mc Enroe is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, products liability, premises liability and 3 other areas of law. Harry received a B.A. degre...
Ms. Laura Wilson Speed is a lawyer practicing nursing home abuse and neglect, personal injury, wrongful death and 2 other areas of law.
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Stephen William Morse II is a lawyer practicing automotive, civil litigation, medical malpractice and 8 other areas of law. Stephen received a B.S. de...
Gregory Alan Neibarger is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, business litigation, professional liability and 4 other areas of law. Gr...
Mike Grimley has more than 30 years of experience in representing insurance companies, corporations, business entities, and individuals in a wide vari...
Phil Tiberi is a partner who represents clients throughout California and Nevada. Since 1996, he has built an extensive trial record across a broad sp...
William P. Rose is a lawyer practicing appellate litigation, insurance coverage, professional liability and 5 other areas of law.
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, University of Richmond Chapter). Note Author: "Taking Superfund Presumptive Remedies to the Brownfields Ar...
Joe was born in Jericho, NY, but has lived in the Delaware Valley for most of his life. He is Managing Partner at Post & Post, LLC.
Anne Marie Oldenburg is a lawyer practicing medical & dental malpractice, nursing home, professional liability and 1 other area of law. Anne received ...
Ms. Kathryn Anne Deiter-Maradei is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, professional liability, real estate litigation and 1 other area of law.
Daniel Mahony Taylor, Jr. is a lawyer practicing class actions, commercial law, construction law and 7 other areas of law. Daniel received a B.A. degr...
Donald J. McCormick is a lawyer practicing commercial, appeals, personal injury and 4 other areas of law.
Susan Valentine is a lawyer practicing complex commercial litigation, insurance insolvency, professional liability and 2 other areas of law. Susan rec...
Atty. Kirstin Beth Ives is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, class actions, arbitration and 4 other areas of law.
Dianne S. Wainwright is a lawyer practicing commercial law, construction law, general liability and 5 other areas of law.
Nancy Ellen May-Skinner is a lawyer practicing ethics & professional responsibility, appellate practice, professional liability and 1 other area of la...
Joseph Anthony Farchione is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, personal injury defense, professional liability and 5 other areas of law. Josep...
Steven Dale Pearson is a lawyer practicing insurance coverage, professional liability, commercial litigation and 1 other area of law. Steven received ...
John Martin George, Jr. is a lawyer practicing securities & investment fraud, ethics & professional responsibility, director and officer liability and...
What is Professional Liability?
Professional Liability is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, professional liability sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way professional liability works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Professional Liability attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Professional Liability lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 11,352 verified professional liability attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Professional Liability attorney?
Most people contact a professional liability lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for professional liability representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a professional liability lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 11,352 professional liability attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Professional Liability attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a professional liability lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of professional liability experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Professional Liability lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a professional liability lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for professional liability attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side professional liability work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing professional liability needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about professional liability
How quickly can a professional liability lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a professional liability lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many professional liability attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical professional liability matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are professional liability lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between professional liability and the related practice areas?
Professional Liability overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find professional liability attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the professional liability roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Professional Liability Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Professional Liability by State
All states →Find professional liability attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.