Accountants and Attorneys
Clausen Miller’s attorneys are often called upon to counsel and defend accountants and other attorneys when these professionals face litigation arising out of their work. Our attorneys recognize that the nature of accounting and legal work requires that representation of these professionals be rooted in an understanding of the broad range of services accountants and attorneys often provide their clients.
In recent decades, accountants and accounting firms have begun to provide their clients with a broad range of financial and accounting services, rather than offering mere tax advice. Not only do our attorneys defend accountants, but we often work directly with accountants who are retained by our own clients in various kinds of litigation. Accountants and accounting firms now face litigation arising out of the compilations they prepare, the audits of businesses and governmental entities that they conduct, as well as the tax forms that they file. This industry is also subject to increased scrutiny by state and federal government, as well as ever-changing statutory regulation. Clausen Miller even has an attorney that was previously a certified accountant. Our attorneys are inherently familiar with the attention to detail that is required of accountants, and is committed to providing the same attention to detail when defending these professionals.
Clausen Miller also represents other attorneys when they are sued for malpractice by former clients in a range of matters: real estate transactions, personal injury, medical malpractice, estate planning, etc. As a firm with both litigation attorneys and corporate counselors, Clausen Miller has extensive experience in the various types of work a lawyer can do for his or her clients, and understands the standard of care to which lawyers must always adhere.
