Heller Asks Ex-Clients Considering Malpractice Claims to Sue Now

The dissolved law firm Heller Ehrman is inviting former clients considering malpractice claims to file suit, and to do so quickly.

Heller is spending about $20,000 to print notices in major publications inviting former clients who want to sue to do so before malpractice insurance coverage expires, Legal Pad reports.

Heller’s malpractice coverage ends June 15, and a federal bankruptcy judge has refused to allow the law firm to buy tail coverage covering claims filed over the next three years. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali of San Francisco sided with creditors who contended the risks didn’t outweigh the estimated $10.2 million cost, according to Legal Pad.