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'You're Going to Need Something More': New Florida Ruling Spotlights Standard for Attorney-Fee Multiplier

"The fact that it's hard to find counsel and the fact that you are doing it by contingency is not going to be sufficient anymore to justify a multiplier," said Ed Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

$7.1 Million in Attorney Fees Gone: South Florida Court Nixes Award Over Expert Testimony

"You need to make sure you understand not only your expert opinion, but [that] how they got there is based on a methodology that can actually be articulated," said Meland Budwick partner Meaghan Murphy.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Following Private Wealth Spending, Boutique Harper Meyer Hires Two Art Lawyers

Laura Reich and Clarissa Rodriguez joined Harper Meyer as partners in mid-February, filling gaps in the 17-lawyer firm's commercial litigation and international arbitration capabilities.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Firm Managing Principal: 'Develop a Reputation and Build—and Continue to Build,' Says Diana Manning of Bressler, Amery & Ross

"Always act with integrity. Develop your listening skills. Be accessible to your colleagues."
6 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'I Had Confidence in My Potential to Generate Business,' Says Avni Patel, Walden Macht & Haran

"The process of building consensus when evaluating business decisions is a fundamental part of creating a culture."
6 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Show That You Possess the Necessary Qualities to Be the Primary Attorney on a Case,' Says Patrick Delaney of RumbergerKirk

"If you want to be a partner, you need to think and act like a partner from the work product and business development point of view."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Says Attorney Argued Wrong Type of Fraud

The Third District Court of Appeal ruled that the respondent "doesn't get a late do-over" because she incorrectly filed a new action alleging extrinsic fraud, rather than having pled intrinsic fraud in the underlying foreclosure action.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

One Year In, Boutiques Formed Mid-Pandemic See Bright Futures

Two groups of former Big Law attorneys started new firms in early 2021. And it worked.
6 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Be Your Best True Self and Keep the Client at the Center of Everything You Do,' Says John Quinn of Kaplan Hecker & Fink

When in doubt, take a chance, trust your gut, stay true to yourself. The occasional leap can change your life, as it did for me. A career path doesn't need to be linear—it isn't always just about climbing the ladder in front of you.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Judge Calls for Amendment That Could Affect Attorney Fees, Settlement Offers

A Fourth District Court of Appeal judge is calling for the Florida Supreme Court and the legislature to require an offeree to immediately address an ambiguity in a proposal for settlement, or waive the right to assert the ambiguity.
4 minute read

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