Professional Malpractice

When people find themselves suddenly needing legal representation, it's often because they are facing less than ideal or truly unfortunate circumstances. Indeed, they may have been placed under arrest, served with divorce papers, involved in an accident, learned they...

Legal malpractice can sometimes seem like a rather mysterious area of the law in that people may be uncertain as to the circumstances in which these types of lawsuits may be pursued and just how common they really are.The good news is that our blog has been structured...

In a series of ongoing posts, we've been examining how those clients who have been injured by the actions of their attorney may seek redress via a civil lawsuit and/or the filing of a complaint with the Florida Bar Association.Indeed, we've spent some time examining...

Recruiting and hiring new talent is a goal for many law firms in the Jacksonville area. Bringing in new people can lead to more productivity, more hours billed and new clients. However, this can also lead to serious and expensive problems if partners and hiring...

Last time, our blog began discussing how the unfortunate reality for many of the brave men and women who have made the selfless commitment to protect our nation is that their service can take a very real toll on their home life.Specifically, we discussed how married...

With the Fourth of July now less than a week away, people are undoubtedly busy solidifying their plans from attending parades to watching fireworks. No matter how people choose to celebrate our nation's adoption of the Declaration of Independence, chances are good...

Last week, we began discussing how aggrieved clients who have suffered some manner of harm owing to the conduct of their attorney have two options: pursuing a civil lawsuit and/or filing a complaint with the Florida Bar Association.We also discussed how many people...

When a person is fairly confident that their attorney has engaged in some manner of malfeasance, they have several options at their disposal. These include pursuing a civil lawsuit if they've suffered some type of financial harm, and/or filing a complaint against the...

While most people might not realize it, the U.S. Labor Department's new fiduciary rule covering financial advisors tasked with managing retirement accounts officially took effect last Friday.To recap, the controversial measure calls for advisors on retirement accounts...

Thanks to the proliferation of everything from smartphones and wireless internet to social media and 24-hour cable news networks, we now receive more in-depth coverage of certain events than we ever thought possible. While this phenomenon has served to keep us more...