March 20, 2024: KPL Partners, Robert Klein and Andrew Feldman, and associate, Charley Short, secured a written opinion from the Third District Court of Appeal affirming an order dismissing a complaint against a condominium association’s general counsel This lawsuit was filed by Fisher Island condominium-unit owners against their condo association’s general counsel and her law...Read More
February 22, 2024: KPL Partners Robert Klein and Alex Diaz secured a hard-fought defense victory on behalf of their art-dealer client after a two-week jury trial in Miami, Florida. This lawsuit had its genesis in a mediated-settlement agreement between the Plaintiff and his ex-wife during post-dissolution proceedings initiated by the wife to enforce her husband’s...Read More
January 26, 2023: KPL’s client—a personal injury law firm headquartered in New York—was retained by the Plaintiffs in 2018 to investigate the viability of a potential cause of action against the University of Utah and related entities, stemming from in vitro fertilization services provided to one of the plaintiffs in 1990. Those services resulted in...Read More
September 23, 2022: KPL attorneys Richard Jones and Chris Fraga secured dismissal of a third-party claim for contribution stemming from a soured business deal between a 90-year-old businessman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and his longtime lawyer, Howard Kleinhendler. Initially, Applestein sued Kleinhendler for professional malpractice, elder abuse, breach of fiduciary duty and other tort theories...Read More
July 19, 2019: KGPL attorneys Alex Diaz and Chris Fraga prevailed in demonstrating to the Court that a legal malpractice claim brought by numerous beneficiaries of a will was a sham pleading. The case stems from an underlying guardianship and the ultimate death of local Miami artist Purvis Young. During the guardianship, several attorneys rendered...Read More
May 15, 2019: After 40 years of practice, Joseph Lowe has retired from the regular practice of law. Whether or not his wife Beva will tolerate his newfound status for more than a month or two remains to be seen! Born in New York in 1945, Joe was admitted to the Bar in Florida in 1979. ...Read More
May 9, 2019: The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a verdict in favor of an attorney represented by the Firm who was accused of failing to honor a renegotiated fee agreement by his client. Partners Rob Klein, Mark Sullivan, and Andrew Feldman successfully defended the appeal. The attorney had originally taken on the underlying...Read More
April 30, 2019: On Wednesday May 15, 2019 KGPL partners Alex Diaz and Mark Sullivan will be speaking at the Coral Gables Bar Association CLE & Luncheon on best practices to mitigate the risk of professional liability, emerging areas of risk for legal malpractice claims, and modern legal ethics. The event will held at Morton’s The...Read More
On April 26, 2019 KGPL will be co-hosting the Spring Legal Malpractice & Professional Liability Roundtable with the University of Miami School of Law Center for Ethics and Public Service. KGPL will be speaking on the following topics: Whose Money is it: The panel, including KGPL Partner Mark Sullivan, will discuss common sources of civil and ethical...Read More
December 21, 2018: KGPL is excited to announce that Andrew Feldman has been promoted to partner. Mr. Feldman started with KGPL as a summer associate in 2010 and has distinguished himself as a skilled appellate attorney, racking up an impressive number of victories across multiple practice areas since that time. The Firm congratulates him on...Read More
