Partners Robert Klein and Mark Sullivan were successful in striking a defamation and malicious prosecution claim, brought against attorney defendants who had secured a large judgment against the plaintiff’s law firm, for unjustly depriving those defendants of the benefit of their co-counsel agreement with the plaintiff’s firm and others. The stricken claim for malicious prosecution...Read More

Rob Klein and Andrew Feldman were successful in securing a dismissal of a class action lawsuit against the Third Party Administrator of a municipal worker’s compensation program. The Plaintiff had contended that the Third Party Administrator and its municipal client had failed to comply with the mandates of Florida’s “Heart Lung” bill, which provides for...Read More

Michael Shelley, Mark Sullivan, and Andrew Feldman, were successful in affirming a directed verdict entered in favor of a Miami Beach hotel following trial. On May 29, 2013, the Third District Court of Appeal entered a per curiam decision affirming the directed verdict entered in “Elegant” Elliot Offen v. Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, et al .Read More

Rob Klein and Andrew Feldman successfully defended an appeal from a summary judgment secured by Mark Sullivan in Soberon v. Shelborne. The Plaintiff claimed she suffered severe hand injuries which required surgery, when she gratuitously attempted to repair a common area toilet at a hotel, which she claimed was not properly functioning. The Firm successfully...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

Michael Shelley and Mark Sullivan obtained a directed verdict and final judgment in favor of a Miami Beach hotel following four days of jury trial on a malicious prosecution claim in “Elegant” Elliot Offen v. Intercontinental Hotels Corporation, et al. After previously dispensing with the plaintiff’s other four counts on dispositive motions, Mr. Shelley and...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