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Are You Willing to Bet Your Law License on That Client?

A summary of ABA Formal Opinion 491       The American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 491...

Richard A. Greenberg
Professional Liability

Ethics Quick Tip: Threatening a Tactic Can Lead to Suspension

Orignally published in the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association e-newsletter, Briefcase on March 27, 2019.  Ethics...

Craig A. Alexander
Professional Liability

Ethics Quick Tip: Think Twice Before Disparaging the Judge in Your Notice of Appeal

Published in the March 13, 2019 Alabama Defense Lawyers Association e-newsletter, Craig Alexander notes, "Gender...

Craig A. Alexander
Professional Liability

Ethics Quick Tip: Think Twice Before Sending a Threatening Tweet to a Witness

Craig Alexander’s “Ethics Quick Tip” was included in the March 6, 2019 issue of Alabama...

Craig A. Alexander
Professional Liability

Ethics Quick Tip: Think Twice Before Creating a Fake Facebook Account to Gather Evidence

Craig Alexander’s "Ethics Quick Tip" was included in the February 27, 2019 issue of Alabama...

Craig A. Alexander
Professional Liability

Morris v. Muniz: A Sword Against Whom?

Until recently, there had been confusion regarding the application of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act[1] (the...

Francis H. Sheppard
Robert P. Barton
Professional Liability

What to Do When Faced With a Complaint Against Your Professional License

This article appeared in the "Consult the Counsel" special advertising section in the Orlando Business...

Francis H. Sheppard
Professional Liability

Failure to Warn: Fourth DCA Invalidates Entire Arbitration Provision for Failure to Satisfy Fee Dispute Rule

In Owens v. Corrigan,[1] the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an arbitration provision...

Professional Liability

Florida Supreme Court Says Right to Privacy Survives Death and Prohibits Ex Parte Interviews in Medmal Actions

In the case of Weaver v. Myers, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court recently struck...

Professional Liability

Ethical Considerations in Engaging and Working with Expert Witnesses

Originally published in the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, Fall 2017, Vol. 33, No. 2...

Craig A. Alexander