Florida Legal Malpractice and Attorney Ethics 2016

Download or read book Florida Legal Malpractice and Attorney Ethics 2016 written by Warren R. Trazenfeld and published by Daily Business Review. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida Legal Malpractice and Attorney Ethics is the go-to authority on professional responsibility. The authors trial attorney Warren R. Trazenfeld and law professors Timothy P. Chinaris and Robert M. Jarvis provide a highly useful overview of the field and a ready starting point for whenever questions arise. Chapters 1-13 focus on legal malpractice actions, including prerequisites for suit, defenses, damages, and the use of expert witnesses. Also included is a primer on malpractice insurance policies and a best practices guide for avoiding legal malpractice claims. Chapters 14-26 discuss a lawyer s ethical obligations. In addition to parsing the history, text, and application of the Florida Supreme Court s rules (including its new advertising rules), the authors provide a detailed look at the Bar s disciplinary system. Written in clear, concise prose and exhaustively footnoted, this new work includes a comprehensive index, table of cases, table of rules and statutes, and a variety of forms"