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$1.25 Million Malpractice Award Against Immigration Attorney Upheld

New York immigration attorney Alfred Placeres committed legal malpractice, the New York Court of Appeals, First Department, said in a December 23, 2014 decision, for failure to meet a filing deadline, causing his client Jose Borges to spend additional time in immigration detention. Borges testified that he remained in detention ...

 

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