February 13, 2018: Robert Klein and Helen Miranda have both been recognized by South Florida Legal Guide (SFLG) as among the top attorneys in their fields. Mr. Klein was named in the categories of Corporate and Business Litigation and Professional Liability Defense. Ms. Miranda was named as a top lawyer in the fields of Insurance...Read More
February 9, 2018: The Firm is pleased to announce that on April 26, 2018, Mark Sullivan will be speaking on the “Case Law Developments” panel at the ABA’s National Legal Malpractice Conference in Washington D.C. For more information, including how to register, click here. Read More
January 19, 2018: Partners Robert Klein, Richard Jones, and associate Andrew Feldman obtained final summary judgment on behalf of a law firm that was accused of engaging in a RICO conspiracy to funnel assets into a charitable organization through a scheme to forge estate planning documents. In ordering the claim dismissed, the Court concluded there...Read More
Partners Joseph Lowe and Richard Jones successfully affirmed summary judgment in a coverage case involving the interpretation of a specified medical professions professional liability policy. The case involved a plaintiff who claimed she suffered a stroke after being given a massage at a massage parlor by a therapist who was an independent contractor. The independent...Read More
The Firm was successful in affirming a summary judgment in favor of a law firm which had allegedly failed to appreciate a one-year statute of limitations which was applicable to a potential claim of quadriplegia arising out of an incident in Puerto Rico. Partners Rob Klein, Alex Diaz, and associate Andrew Feldman argued that Puerto...Read More
Partner Rob Klein was successful in securing a $1 million arbitration award arising out of a failed agreement to procure investment grade diamonds from Sierra Leone. The Firm’s client had invested significantly in a limited partnership which was designed to take advantage of ongoing relations with high ranking members of the diamond mining community in...Read More
At the 2017 Florida Defense Lawyers Association annual meeting in Orlando, partners Mark Sullivan and Alex Diaz received the CLE Award for their efforts lecturing at various FDLA events the past several years. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Diaz have lectured on multiple occasions to the FDLA and its members concerning legal malpractice, including strategies for...Read More
March, 2017: Firm partners Alex Diaz and Joseph Lowe prevailed in a one-week jury trial in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. The Firm represented a point-of-sale software company that was alleged to have breached its contract with a national retailer of women’s swimwear. Plaintiff sought in excess of $1 million in damages. The jury rendered a defense...Read More
Rob Klein, Andrew Feldman, and Mark Sullivan were successful before the Fourth District Court of Appeal in affirming the trial Court’s February 2014 order striking the plaintiff’s defamation and malicious prosecution claims against their lawyer clients as a sham. http://www.4dca.org/opinions/Nov.%202015/11-4-15/4D14-957.pdf http://www.law360.com/articles/723335/appeals-court-agrees-former-judge-s-slander-suit-was-shamRead More
Following the June 2014 striking of the same claims as a sham, Rob Klein and Mark Sullivan secured a $101,000 fee sanction judgment on behalf of their attorney clients, against a Miami Beach Hotel that had sued the firm for malpractice in the representation of the hotel in a fire safety dispute with the City...Read More
