Representative Matters:
- AMLAW 50 Firm – Malpractice claim by a federally-appointed receiver seeking more than $100,000,000 – U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- AMLAW 50 Firm - Negligence claim by receiver – U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- AMLAW 100 Firm – RICO claim brought by former client – U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- AMLAW 100 Firm – Pre-suit investigation
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Malpractice claim by former client – Florida state court
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Malpractice claim by former client – California state court
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Expert witness negligence claim – Florida state court
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty – United States District Court of Maryland
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Bankruptcy
- AMLAW 200 Firm – Declaratory relief action and replevin action brought by client – Florida State Court
- Local Florida Firm – Consulting on professional liability insurance coverage issues
- National Accounting Firm – Audit negligence claim – Florida state court
- National Accounting Firm – Professional negligence claims – Florida state court
- National Accounting Firm – RICO case – Federal court
- IP Boutique – Claims by former client alleging conflicts – U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- National IP Firm – Departing lawyer shareholder dispute – Florida state court
- Plaintiff’s Securities Boutique – Departing lawyer, ethics and client confidence dispute – Florida state court
- Local Florida Firm – Consulting on legal ethics issues
- National Accounting Firm – Claims by Trustee – U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- National Accounting Firm – Malpractice claim against lawyers and accounts – Florida state court
- National Accounting Firm – Malpractice claim relating to consulting services – Florida state court
Liability Defense Testimonials:
Gunster “enjoys a very strong reputation for professional malpractice defense work.”
∼Chambers USA, 2016
“With our firm facing a complex, multimillion dollar suit in a ‘rocket docket’ court, we needed an experienced trial team that could efficiently assess the issues and then develop and implement a defense strategy. The Gunster Professional Liability Defense group was our ‘go to’ choice of counsel in the high-stakes litigation.”
∼risk management partner, AmLaw 200 firm
“When claims have threatened the reputation of our lawyers and, ultimately, our firm, we have entrusted Gunster’s Professional Liability Defense group to represent us. They have skillfully analyzed complex situations and vigorously defended our lawyers and our firm.”
∼general counsel, mid-Atlantic law firm
“For many years I have been privileged to work closely with the Gunster Liability Defense group, consult with them, and mediate cases in which they represented a party. They are talented, prepared, hardworking and always responsive. No lawyer or law firm could hope for better representation. Mr. Atkinson, who leads this group, is remarkably insightful.”
∼South Florida trial lawyer who represented law firms for 35+ years
“The professional Liability Defense group did such a great job setting up the substantive defenses to the claim that we insisted that Gunster remain involved as counsel when venue was transferred to another state where Gunster does not regularly practice. Few attorneys truly own the client’s problem the way David Atkinson and the assembled Gunster team do. David’s strategic thinking and initiative go well beyond the immediate issues so that we are always positioned well ahead of our opposition.”
∼trial lawyer with 25+ years of experience sued for malpractice
“I have had the opportunity, and good fortune, to work as co-counsel with David Atkinson and his team at Gunster on a significant and complex matter, comprised of a number of different lawsuits, brought by a multiple of parties in several different jurisdictions, and based upon complicated sets of facts and large volumes of documents and ESI. Much of the initial work was very time sensitive. Gunster provided the resources, at all levels, to capably staff, analyze and defend the claims and pending lawsuits in the necessary, yet much compressed, time. The strategies employed were well and thoughtfully conceived; the organization of the case was extraordinary and the written work product was outstanding. All of this has to date brought about very favorable results for our mutual client. And most important, it has been a pleasure to work with every one of them.”
∼co-counsel from the Northeast who has represented lawyers for 20 years
“I am a lawyer who specializes in the law of lawyering. Over the past several years I have had occasion to serve as a testifying or consulting expert for and against lawyers and law firms represented by the Gunster law firm’s Professional Liability Defense group. In each case I have found the lawyers of that group highly knowledgeable, insightful, thorough, and results-oriented, never losing sight of big-picture implications for their clients. They quickly identify and accurately evaluate the real issues in a case and develop effective and practical strategies for achieving a favorable outcome. They are at all times professional and are uniformly respected by the jurists before whom they appear.”
∼Florida attorney and legal ethics expert
“Mr. Atkinson represented me in a professional negligence action brought against me and multiple other defendants. Because of Mr. Atkinson’s reputation, knowledge and expertise in this field, he was able to convince plaintiff’s attorney to dismiss me from the action, as plaintiff’s attorney realized that he had a better chance of litigating the case against the other defendants if Mr. Atkinson were not involved. Mr. Atkinson’s professionalism and abilities are unmatched in this area of the law.”
∼Florida attorney sued for malpractice
