| Professional Liability |
We consider ourselves a leading professional liability defense firm with over two decades of experience defending a wide array of professionals. Due to the complexities often involved in professional liability cases, we believe in early investigation and evaluation of claims, as well as the retention of the necessary experts to defend those claims.
- Accountants: We represent accounting firms and provide an aggressive liability defense.
- Agents & Insurance Brokers: We have a recognized expertise in this area and experienced attorneys with broad exposure to the potential areas of liability.
- Attorney Malpractice: We represent lawyers in claims covering a broad spectrum from underlying litigation matters of all types to complex securities transactions, trusts and estates, and real-estate and commercial transactions.
- Architects & Engineers: Claims brought against architects and engineers are considered among the most complex and time-consuming matters. We represent architects and engineers in all phases of litigation and arbitration matters.
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| Construction |
We represent construction professionals including owners, developers, contractors, and construction managers in all phases of litigation and arbitration matters.
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| Directors & Officers |
D&O liability represents a unique and complex practice area, which requires special consideration and handling. We are acutely aware that these claims involve legal attacks against the most senior executives of a corporation.
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| General & Products Liability/Catastrophic Claims |
We have an extensive practice and significant trial experience representing businesses, individuals and insureds in a wide array of personal injury actions. Our experience covers the spectrum from routine general liability claims to complex multi-party, multi-million dollar catastrophic injury claims. We defend claims involving all aspects of:
- Automobile/Trucking
- Premises Liability/Security-Related Claims
- Products Liability
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| Labor & Employment |
We offer representation for employers and insurers providing Employment Practices Liability coverage in all areas of employment law including federal EEOC and state FCHR administrative law forums, class action litigation, trials in federal and state courts, appeals in federal and state courts, labor union formation issues, labor contract negotiations, plant closures, FLSA compliance and defense, defense of Title VII and FCRA claims, ADA compliance defense, defense of public and private whistle blower claims, enforcement of non-compete and protection of trade secrets contracts, defense of breach of employment contract claims, and defense claims for deprivation of civil rights in employment in the public sector.
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| Insurance Coverage/Property & Casualty |
We offer complete insurance defense, including declaratory coverage suits and insurance coverage analysis of issues involving coverage, denial of coverage and "bad faith." We provide opinion letters setting forth in-depth analysis of coverage issues. We have extensive experience with first-party and third-party insurance coverage issues arising from a broad array of insurance policies.
Our experience in this area dates back over twenty-five years and includes the defense of the largest property insurance carriers writing coverage in Florida as well as smaller carriers that emerged from the downfall of the property insurance market following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Our attorneys have successfully advised and defended these carriers throughout all aspects of the claims process including trials.
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| Appellate |
We handle appeals in every appellate court in Florida, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. We have been involved in hundreds of published and unpublished opinions in the Florida Supreme Court, the five District Courts of Appeal throughout Florida, and Federal Appellate Courts.
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| Workers' Compensation |
We offer complete insurance defense, including declaratory coverage suits and insurance coverage analysis of issues involving coverage, denial of coverage and "bad faith." We provide opinion letters setting forth in-depth analysis of coverage issues. We have extensive experience with first-party and third-party insurance coverage issues arising from a broad array of insurance policies.
Our experience in this area dates back over twenty-five years and includes the defense of the largest property insurance carriers writing coverage in Florida as well as smaller carriers that emerged from the downfall of the property insurance market following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Our attorneys have successfully advised and defended these carriers throughout all aspects of the claims process including trials.
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| Assisted-Living Facilities & Nursing Home Defense |
We offer a wide variety of litigation defense services to healthcare facilities, medical professionals and their insurers, including the highly regulated and litigious area of ALF and nursing homes. This representation includes both litigation defense and proactive risk management with preventive liability counsel.
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