By Abbey L. Kaplan Recently I found myself in multi-party mediations where parties on the other side were represented by one attorney.  Problems arose when my client and I believed we settled the case only to find that the interests of the parties represented by joint counsel diverged, derailing the …

By Todd A. Levine I handle many so-called “business divorces,” where partnerships or other business entities split up.  Because I am a trial lawyer, most of these cases are already heading towards litigation when the client first consults me.  However, I find it is generally in the client’s best interest …

This week Jason R. Marks comments on the Third District Court of Appeals Decision in Murphy v. Murphy, which was handed down last week. Last week, the appellate court ruled that Judge Dennis Murphy must continue to pay monthly alimony payments to his ex-wife, despite the fact that the former wife …

By Alan J. Kluger Last week, AmLaw Daily published the article “Why Clients Fire Firms,” and it got me thinking about Kluger Kaplan’s relationship with in-house counsel and how important it is to manage a client’s expectations from the outset. I believe that the single, most important metric for client …

By Michael T. Landen According to the CDC, over one-third of American adults are obese.  As a result, it is not surprising that employers nationwide are seeing a rise in lawsuits and claims by obese employees who invoke the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), claiming that their employers failed to provide reasonable accommodations for their …