You may want to sue your attorney for malpractice if the attorney made significant errors while representing you, sent you a bad check, failed to contact you, or settled your case without your permission. Lawyers are bound by the standards of the bar association in the state where they are licensed. If your attorney did not adhere to these standards, you may have a malpractice case. Just keep in mind that your attorney is allowed to defend him or herself against your allegations, so by filing a malpractice claim, you waive attorney-client privilege. You should also be aware that these cases are incredibly difficult to win because you have to prove not only that you had a contract with your attorney and that the attorney breached their duty; you must also prove that you would have been entitled to quantifiable monetary damages in your original legal case where you were represented by this attorney.[1]