Attorneys who negligently perform legal services to their clients run the risk of legal malpractice claims. If you believe your attorney has committed legal malpractice, you should consult with a Massachusetts legal malpractice attorney immediately. But it must be remembered that in order to prevail at trial (if your case does not settle there will be a trial), you will need to have an expert testify in court that your attorney somehow mishandled your case, that you suffered damages as a result of that mishandling, and, that there exists a causal connection between the mishandling and the damages you suffered.