Liberty, KY asked in Legal Malpractice for Kentucky

Q: lawyer wrote will for grandparent and made major mistakes which cost me my whole inheritence can they be sued

My grandfather passed away and had a last will and testament made. I was in this will and was to get land and money to build a home. but because of the major mess ups that the attorney made on the will that had many errors even the probate attorney themselves could see I was not able to get what was to be left to me and I didnt get at all what my grandfather had intended for me to get! In fact i basically got cut out of the will during probate and was left with nothing because of the attorneys wrong doings on the will which caused me to not get anything that was intended for me to get bc of him not doing his job correctly. I wish to know if I have a case to be able to sue this attorney who wrote it and how likely am i to win this case?

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Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
Answered
  • Legal Malpractice Lawyer
  • Las Vegas, NV

A: More facts are needed to determine if the attorney breached the standard of care and if the causation requirement is met. The initial question is what are “major mess ups that the attorney made on the will that had many errors.”

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