Rob Klein and Andrew Feldman successfully defended the appeal of a partial summary judgment to Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal. The underlying judgment had been secured in a claim brought by an insurance carrier by way of assignment, claiming a nationally recognized defense firm failed to adequately represent the carrier’s insured. The law firm...Read More

Rob Klein and Alex Diaz were successful in a two week jury trial, based upon claims of legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and conversion. The claim was based in part upon the Plaintiffs’ contention that the Defendant attorneys had recovered an excessive fee while serving as counsel for several objectors in class action litigation...Read More

Rob Klein and Mark Sullivan obtained a final judgment striking a Plaintiffs’ legal malpractice claim as a sham, on behalf of their attorney clients, who had been sued for alleged negligence while representing a Miami Beach hotel in a fire safety dispute with the City of Miami Beach. The malpractice suit was predicated on the...Read More

Rob Klein and Mark Sullivan were successful in striking a legal malpractice/breach of fiduciary duty claim as a sham in an action against an attorney in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The plaintiff claimed his attorney had deliberately misinterpreted a fee agreement, and that the attorney had retained a litigation retainer which the plaintiff claimed he had...Read More

Rob Klein and Lisa Harris were successful in a multi-week trial of a legal malpractice claim against a large national defense firm, which had purportedly failed to advise an insurance carrier client that it was being “set up” for bad faith in a claim against an insured, who was represented by the Firm. The insurance...Read More

Rob Klein and Richard Jones were successful in affirming a summary judgment secured on behalf of an attorney who served as an escrow agent to a transaction between a home buyer and a home builder. The attorney was sued by a private lender who loaned money to the buyer to be used in the purchase...Read More

Rob Klein and Mark Sullivan were successful in the trial of a bar grievance matter against an attorney who had been accused of making false statements to a state circuit court judge, who ultimately found the attorney guilty of contempt in a civil proceeding. The client admitted a lack of candor, but refused to accept...Read More

Richard Jones was successful in obtaining dismissal with prejudice against a bankruptcy attorney. The plaintiff alleged that the attorney was negligent in rendering pre-and-post petition advice regarding the decision to file a Chapter 11 petition and in preventing the subsequent conversion of the case to a Chapter 7. After removing the case to bankruptcy court,...Read More

Alex Diaz was successfully in affirming the dismissal of a legal malpractice complaint against a criminal defense attorney that he had previously secured. The plaintiff alleged that the attorney had provided negligent legal services. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim on the basis that the plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a cause of action. The Third...Read More

Partners Robert Klein, Sherryll Dunaj and Mark Sullivan successfully affirmed the second motion for summary judgment in a case against an attorney alleging violations of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) , 15 USC Sec. 1692(e) (5). The Federal District Court in that matter had granted summary judgment on a prior occasion in...Read More