Is a lawyer disciplined for representing a client in a field in which the attorney has no experience?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Center Foundation v. Chicago Ins. Co., 227 Cal.App.3d 547, 278 Cal.Rptr. 13 (Cal. App. 1991):

7 Indeed, a lawyer may be disciplined for representing a client in a field in which the attorney has no experience and without associating or consulting a sufficiently experienced attorney (Lewis v. State Bar (1981) 28 Cal.3d 683, 688-689, 170 Cal.Rptr. 634, 621 P.2d 258) and may be sued for malpractice for venturing into an unfamiliar area without the assistance of a specialist (Horne v. Peckham (1979) 97 Cal.App.3d 404, 414-415, 158 Cal.Rptr. 714).

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