Proceed With Caution: Effective Risk Management Strategies to Avoid a Claim
September 23th, 2026 12:00 PM CST
In this informative webinar, speakers, Carrie E. Davis, Esq., and Elizabeth Land Esq., Associates of Goldberg Segalla LLP, examine the latest statistics and trends in legal malpractice defense. Through examining the nuances of recent professional malpractice claims they have defended, they will offer guidance concerning how you can guard against such claims in your practice. Our speakers will provide practical tips to effectively limit your malpractice exposure. Learn how to avoid ethical pitfalls through real-world examples and acquire the tools you need to effectively advocate for your clients and avoid potentially costly malpractice claims.
Meet the Speakers
Carrie E. Davis, Esq.
Carrie E. Davis dedicates her practice to professional liability matters, representing corporate officers as well as health carepractitioners, attorneys, accountants, and other licensed professionals in disputes over alleged errors, negligence, undelivered services, and malpractice claims. Carrie developsmatters from inception through trial verdict or settlement, and has experience managing the complex fact patterns, catastrophic injuries, and high financial exposure so often involved in these cases.
As a law student at Boston University School of Law, Carrie held internships with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, and the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. Before entering private practice, Carrie served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon.Allison E. Accurso of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Elizabeth Land, Esq.
Elizabeth K.S. Land counsels and represents licensed professionals in a variety of professional liability matters alleging errors and omissions, negligence, undelivered services
and missed deadlines. She draws on her experience litigating complex environmental actions involving contaminants such as PCBs, perchlorate, and PFAS.
While pursuing her Juris Doctorate at the Villanova University School of Law, Elizabeth enhanced her legal skills through various roles in the criminal, immigration, and
commercial litigation sectors. As a legal extern to the Defender Association of Philadelphia,
Elizabeth examined witnesses and argued motions at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, successfully defending her clients against felony and misdemeanor charges. As a student attorney with Villanova’s Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), she drafted motions and advocated for her clients’ immigration rights.
Elizabeth also gained experience interning with the Hon. Linda Carpenter at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Her background further includes other intern and
summer associate roles involving habeas corpus, merger and acquisition (M&A), securities,
and consumer protection litigation.
CLE Approvals
AL –
AR – 1 ethics credit
CA – 1 ethics credit
CO – 1 ethics credit
CT –
FL – 1 ethics credit
GA – 1 ethics credit
HI – 1 ethics credit
IA- 1 ethics credit
IL – 1 general credit
ID – 1 ethics credit
IN – 1 ethics credit
KS – 1 ethics credit
KY – 1 ethics credit
LA – 1 ethics credit
ME – 1 ethics credit
MN – 1 ethics credit
MO – 1 ethics credit
MS – 1 ethics credit
MT – 1 ethics credit
NC – 1 ethics credit
ND – 1 ethics credit
NE – 1 ethics credit
NJ – 1 ethics credit
NM – 1 ethics credit
NV – 1 ethics credit
OH – 1 attorney professional conduct credit
OK – 1 ethics credit
PA – 1 ethics credit
RI –
SC – 1 ethics credit
TN –
TX – 1 ethics credit
UT –
VA – 1 ethics credit
VT –
WA – 1 ethics credit
WI – 1 law practice management credit
WY – 1 ethics credit