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It refers to the unethical practice of law outisde the accepted canons of legal ethics. There is no difference between the two when referring to malpractice

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Malpractice refers to the negligent practice of law where ther is an attorney-client relationship that creates a duty of care on the part of the attorney to the client; a breach of that duty, which breach is the proximate cause of damages suffered by the client. The standard of care a lawyer must provide is generally stated as a being that degree of reasonable knowledge and skill that lawyers of ordinary ability and skill possess and exercise.

Legal malpractice is not the same as unethical conduct although unethical conduct which causes damages to a client could be the basis of a lawsuit by the client against the lawyer to recover those damages.

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