CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Opinion & Scientific Evidence
......Forensic Issues
.........Standard of Care
............Attorneys
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Rules re qualification of experts in malpractice cases have been liberalized; same rules apply as for medical malpractice experts.

Standard of care of attorney must ordinarily be established by expert testimony.

Where breach of ethical or fiduciary duty alleged, Rules of Professional Conduct controls and expert testimony not needed.

Standard of care in investigation, pursuit of discovery and development of case requires expert testimony.