My brother in law Mike is a personal injury attorney in a large city. I assumed he was always on the same side of the courtroom case after case but he really opened my eyes when he explained to me that he had to carry legal malpractice insurance. I was surprised to learn that even if he does a great job if his client doesn’t like the outcome of a lawsuit he can find himself getting sued. He told me that  lawyers in his field as well as other areas such as domestic relations, real estate and corporate lawyers are frequently sued as well. Carrying insurance helps protect him from those kinds of situations.