Legal Malpractice
Reid Collins is a national leader in high-stakes litigation against major law firms. When Big Law fails its clients—through negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, or complicity in misconduct—we hold them accountable. Having prosecuted claims against more than one-third of the Am Law 100, we know how these firms operate, how their insurers respond, and how to dismantle their defenses.
Many of our attorneys began their careers in Big Law. We understand the economics, the culture, and the pressure points. And we use that knowledge to pursue claims that other firms won’t touch—against some of the most powerful and well-defended institutions in the legal industry.
Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, bankruptcy trustees, federal receivers, offshore liquidators, and high-net-worth individuals. The claims we bring range from blown statutes of limitations to overbilling schemes to active participation in client fraud. When law firms fail, we make them answer for it.
We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in claims against major law firms. Because of the reputational stakes involved, these matters almost always resolve on confidential terms—often before a complaint is ever filed. The dollar amounts below reflect the scale of claims we pursue and the caliber of adversaries we confront.
- $500 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly failing to file claims within the statute of limitations.
- $300 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly failing to produce critical evidence during arbitration, resulting in an adverse nine-digit award against the client.
- $200 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly overbilling a client in connection with an internal investigation.
- $150 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly aiding and abetting management’s breach of fiduciary duties in a fraudulent pharmaceutical scheme.
- $100 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly advising a client operating a Ponzi scheme to maintain the status quo.
- $100 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for alleged discovery errors that led to case-ending sanctions.
- $95 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly failing to review the terms of a loan agreement that contained an unwanted termination provision that ultimately harmed the firm’s client, the lender.
- $60 million claim against a regional firm for allegedly failing to detect management’s securities fraud and related looting.
- $60 million claim against an Am Law 100 firm for submitting allegedly inaccurate filings to a European regulatory agency.
- Multimillion-dollar claim against an Am Law 100 firm for alleged violations of the Alien Tort Statute.
- Multimillion-dollar claim against an Am Law 100 firm for allegedly failing to disclose conflicts of interest and failing to protect a client from criminal investigation.
Our approach is strategic, disciplined, and tailored to each client’s specific needs. We often resolve these matters pre-suit, applying pressure that forces resolution before the reputational exposure of a filed complaint. And when litigation is necessary, we are prepared to take these cases to trial. The fact that the defendant has a law license does not change our approach. It sharpens it.