Professional liability insurance for family law and divorce attorneys — an emotionally charged practice where dissatisfied clients and complex asset division create frequent claims. Backed by an A+ rated carrier, limits to $5M.
Every practice has its own claim patterns. Coverage is only useful when it's matched to the way your work actually generates risk.
A poorly drafted marital settlement, missed asset, or overlooked tax consequence surfaces long after the decree — and the client blames the attorney.
Missing hidden assets, mishandling retirement/QDRO division, or misvaluing a business is a common and costly source of claims.
Family matters are personal. Clients unhappy with an outcome are more likely than in most practices to translate that into a malpractice claim.
Hypothetical, generic illustrations — not actual claims, and not a statement of coverage.
A retirement asset is omitted from a marital settlement, and the client alleges the omission cost them a share they were entitled to.
A qualified domestic relations order is drafted incorrectly, and the client alleges the error caused loss of pension benefits.
A client alleges they were advised to accept a settlement below what a reasonable attorney would have recommended.
Scenarios on this page are generic, hypothetical illustrations of the kinds of allegations that can arise in this practice. They are provided for educational purposes only. They are not descriptions of actual claims and are not a representation that any particular claim is, or would be, covered. Whether any claim is covered depends entirely on the facts and the terms, conditions, and exclusions of the issued policy.
Coverage for family law attorneys is underwritten by a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best, with limits up to $5 million and deductibles as low as $2,500. Defense-cost options can sit outside your limit — so defending a claim doesn't erode the protection you bought.
Coverage placed with a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best.
Meaningful limits for firms of one to twenty attorneys.
Additional defense-cost options that can sit outside your limit.
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Family law is a strong fit for this program. Coverage is written for the settlement, custody, and asset-division work at the core of family practice.
Lawyers professional liability insurance — also called legal malpractice or errors & omissions insurance — protects attorneys against claims that an error, omission, or act of negligence in their professional work caused a client financial harm. For family law attorneys, the specific exposures above drive the frequency and severity of claims, and the policy responds to both the cost of defense and any damages owed.
Nearly all legal malpractice coverage is written on a claims-made basis, meaning the policy responds to claims first made during the policy period for work done after your retroactive date. Continuity matters: predecessor firm coverage and prior-acts protection preserve coverage for work your firm has already performed.
The financial strength of the carrier behind a professional liability program matters. This program is backed by a carrier rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best, the second-highest of AM Best's financial strength ratings. Coverage terms are governed solely by the issued policy.
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