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The Art of Fundraising – A Unique Approach Attorney Alan Kluger’s Open Invitation to Non-Profits

By March 15, 2016

By Onelia Collazo Mendive What do you do when you have reached the pinnacle of career success and represented some of the biggest names in the community? For famed attorney  Alan Kluger and wife, retired Judge Amy Dean, you come up with the brilliant idea to invite resource-challenged non-profits to hold …

Abbey L. Kaplan

The Florida Litigation Privilege and Pre-Suit Communications

By March 9, 2016

By Gina P. Villar and Josh M. Rubens  Florida has long recognized a “litigation privilege” affording absolute immunity for communications made during the course of judicial proceedings, including statements in written pleadings and motions and at hearings and depositions, unless the statements bear no relation to the proceeding or are …

Abbey L. Kaplan

The Wrongful Act Doctrine: Recovering Third-Party Litigation Expenses as Damages

By February 29, 2016

Authored by James Diamond and Richard I. Segal Florida follows the “American Rule” on the entitlement to attorney’s fees, in that attorney’s fees generally are not recoverable as an element of damages in the absence of statutory authority or a contractual agreement. However, civil litigators throughout Florida should be aware …