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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

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<ul><li>Warren R. Trazenfeld</li></ul>Warren R. Trazenfeld is the president of Warren R. Trazenfeld, P.A., a Miami, Florida law firm that focuses on suing negligent accountants and attorneys. Certified in legal professional liability by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, he has been recognized by such publications as The Best Lawyers in America and South Florida Legal Guide. A certified civil mediator, member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and rated AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (the highest possible rating), he authors the web site www.floridalegalmalpractice.com. He holds a B.S. from Babson College and a J.D. from the University of Florida. <ul><li>Timothy P. Chinaris</li></ul>Timothy P. Chinaris is the associate dean for academic affairs and a professor of law at the Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. A past chair of the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar, he is the author of the legal ethics web site www.sunEthics.com. Prior to entering academia, he was the Ethics Director of The Florida Bar (1989-97), where his responsibilities included overseeing the ethics hotline, which annually answers 20,000 phone calls. He holds a B.S. and an M.L.I.S. from Florida State University and a J.D.from the University of Texas. <ul><li>Robert M. Jarvis</li></ul>Robert M. Jarvis is a professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In addition to teaching Professional Responsibility and Legal Malpractice, he has written extensively on these subjects for such publications as the Florida Bar Journal, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, and Journal of the Legal Profession. He also has delivered presentations on these subjects to such organizations as the American Bar Association, Association of American Law Schools, and National Conference of Law Reviews. He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University, a J.D.from the University of Pennsylvania, and an LL.M. from New York University.

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