Legal Malpractice

Legal Malpractice Award: The Final Nail ?

By (Andrew Lavoott Bluestone)

We read this story about the largest firm in Florida going through some changes.  As bad as having the First Named Partner being suspended from the practice of law, and the name of the firm changing to reflect that reality, this story from Law.Com is even worse:

"MIAMI - Adorno & Yoss, one of Florida's largest law firms, became Yoss LLP on Monday as firm co-founder and chairman Henry 'Hank' Adorno stepped down following the suspension of his law license.George Yoss remains managing partner of the Coral Gables-based firm, but Adorno's position has not been filled and may be abolished, Yoss said. Adorno's ownership stake was also redistributed.

Adorno was suspended indefinitely Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court for his role in a misleading $7 million class action settlement that benefited only seven people and got the firm a $2 million payday.As the firm was in the midst of restructuring, it absorbed an unexpected shock. Its primary bank account at Wells Fargo was frozen Friday on a $500,000 writ of garnishment in a malpractice case, and paychecks couldn't be cashed.

Full post as published by New York Attorney Malpractice Blog on November 03, 2010 (boomark / email).