Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal enforced an arbitration clause in a law firm’s engagement letter even though the clause also included a shifting of fees for discovery. See Annie-Sophie Gonthiez Mavroleon v. Fernando Orrego and OC Estate and Elder Law, P.A. Here is the arbitration clause which the Court …

Most clients include arbitration clauses in their contracts with the intent that any and all disputes between the parties should be resolved by arbitration. Lawyers, however, don’t always write the contract that way… even though the rules have been crystalized for about a decade. Here’s the first test whether your …

In a divorce case, the wife’s lawyer negotiated a marital settlement agreement requiring the former husband to make lump payments that were sent to the law firm. Someone hacked into either the wife’s or the lawyer’s email account, resulting in the lawyer receiving fraudulent wiring instructions. Money was lost and …