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December 06, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 16, Including Veteran Staff

Troubled Fort Lauderdale-based law firm Ruden McClosky laid off 16 staff members Thursday, including the longtime library director and secretaries with more than 20 years at the firm. "I'm really in shock," said Sheryll Rappaport, the firm's director of libraries and research for 17 years.
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January 28, 2011 |

Firm Cuts Payouts to Ex-Partners as Headcount Drop Puts Credit Line in Doubt

Financial troubles at Ruden McClosky are deepening, with the Fort Lauderdale-based firm suspending all capital payouts to former equity shareholders.
4 minute read
March 26, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky faces Miami exodus, lays off 20 employees

More than half of Ruden McClosky's Miami attorneys are gone or on their way out, leaving just six lawyers including one of counsel and a part-timer.
3 minute read
April 27, 2010 |

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Two Orlando partners leaving Ruden McClosky Veteran firm administrator hired at Rumberger
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September 17, 2009 |

Tangled discrimination case ends in $4.5 million malpractice award

Waiting more than a year to inform a client about the outcome of her case was a costly mistake for a Florida law firm. A jury awarded a woman $4.5 million because her attorney at Becker & Poliakoff waited 13 months to tell her that her employment discrimination case had been dismissed.
3 minute read
July 12, 2010 |

Latest Defections Put Troubled Firm in Breach of Credit Deal With Bank

Ruden McClosky has lost two equity partners, leaving the firm below the 40 equity partners required by its bank line of credit, according to several sources.
3 minute read
October 11, 2012 |

Fort Lauderdale attorneys persuade jury that Ruden McClosky failed client

Samantha Haimo and Jan D. Atlas won $3.7 million for their client, who they say was improperly represented when he was steered into high-risk, speculative investments.
4 minute read
December 06, 2010 |

Firm Axes 16, Some With More Than 20 Years of Service

Troubled Fort Lauderdale-based law firm Ruden McClosky laid off 16 staff members Thursday, including the longtime library director and secretaries with more than 20 years at the firm.
3 minute read
December 04, 2009 |

Ruden McClosky Loses 2 Gulf Coast Offices to New Orleans Firm

New Orleans-based Adams and Reese is moving into Florida with the defections of the Sarasota and St. Petersburg offices of beleaguered Ruden McClosky. About 23 lawyers and 27 staff are expected to join the now 280-lawyer Adams and Reese effective Jan. 1, both firms announced Wednesday. Hit hard by Florida's real estate market woes, Ruden's gross revenue dropped by 9 percent in fiscal year 2008. In June, the firm laid off eight associates and imposed an 18 percent pay cut, causing many attorneys to look for new homes.
4 minute read
March 29, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky Faces Miami Exodus as Four Partners Decamp

In another blow to struggling Ruden McClosky, four partners in the Miami office are leaving at the end of the month, including prominent attorney Larry Gordich, chair of the firm's lucrative bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice. The departures leave the Miami office with just six attorneys, including one of counsel and one who spends much of his time in Tampa, Fla. At its height, the office had up to 30 lawyers. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based firm also laid off 20 secretaries and support staff within the last month.
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