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Morgan & Morgan’s Business Trial Group represents individuals and corporations facing business disputes in Palm Beach County and all throughout South Florida.
Unlike other corporate law firms, our business attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis, so we only receive a fee if we successfully obtain a recovery in your case. If you have suffered financial losses due to a business or investment dispute, our experienced attorneys can help.
The Business Trial Group’s lawyers lawyers have accrued a number of prestigious awards and honors, including Best Lawyers in America, Florida’s Legal Elite, Florida Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent, and National Law Journal’s America’s Elite Trial Lawyers. Our proudest accomplishments, however, have been the tens of millions of dollars of verdicts and settlements that we have achieved for our business litigation clients.
To speak with our West Palm Beach commercial litigation attorneys and for a free, no-obligation review of your case, contact us at (561) 227-5858 or fill out our Case Review Form.
Depending on the facts of your case and the terms of your contract, our business lawyers can pursue claims for monetary damages and equitable relief, including compensatory damages, liquidated damages, specific performance, rescission, and attorneys’ fees and costs.
Many contract lawsuits also involve claims for breach of fiduciary duty. A fiduciary relationship can exist whenever a person acts for the benefit of, or gives advice to, another person, within the scope of their relationship. In Florida, a fiduciary duty can arise by statute, expressly by contract, or it can be implied in law.
The Business Trial Group’s construction litigation team is led by a Florida Bar Board Certified specialist in construction law. Our West Palm Beach construction attorneys represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in disputes arising out of public and private projects throughout Florida. We have successfully represented clients in both state and federal court, as well as in arbitration, winning construction cases where millions of dollars were at stake.
Our construction lawyers also represent clients with claims for architect and engineer malpractice. These professionals are required to use the due care that is usually exercised by a reasonable member of their profession or trade. If you suffered damages because of a design professional’s failure to follow the applicable standard of care, our accomplished construction litigation team can evaluate your claim and execute a strategy to maximize your recovery.
Our West Palm Beach employment attorneys represent employees who have been wrongfully denied compensation, as well as businesses with claims regarding contractual disputes or unfair competition. If you are having a contract dispute regarding your business, our employment lawyers can review the terms of your contract and determine if your rights have been violated. We also can help evaluate the legal options that are available to you and determine what compensation you are owed.
The Business Trial Group’s employment attorneys represent clients on a contingency-fee basis and do not charge upfront attorneys’ fees, which turns the tables on larger companies and ensures that our clients are not denied justice by wealthier opponents.
If you or your business has been the victim of intellectual property theft, we may be able to help you recover damages, such as your lost profits, a reasonable royalty payment for the use of your intellectual property and – in cases of willful infringement – treble (triple) damages. Our West Palm Beach business lawyers may also be able to negotiate a licensing agreement with the infringing company as a practical alternative to litigation.
The perpetrators of intellectual property theft tend to be larger corporations or businesses that are profiting from misconduct. When individuals or small businesses are forced to pay hourly attorneys’ fees, the parties’ financial disparity allows the wrongdoers to use the prospect of a drawn-out, expensive lawsuit to extract an unfair settlement. Because our contingency-fee intellectual property clients only pay attorneys’ fees out of the recovery in the case, their opponents cannot use their financial strength as leverage.
Our securities attorneys represent individuals, corporations, and investment funds that have suffered losses in stock, bonds, options, mutual funds, and other types of investments. We also represent clients in cases involving the churning of brokerage accounts, breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized trading, and margin claims. If you believe you have suffered investment losses, contact our West Palm Beach securities attorneys for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your case and learn about your legal rights.
Allegations of stockbroker and financial advisor misconduct are generally resolved through arbitrations held before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The rules and procedures of FINRA are different than traditional lawsuits, so it is important to hire attorneys well-versed in securities arbitration to handle your case. Our West Palm Beach investment attorneys have handled FINRA arbitrations throughout the country and have helped many investors recover compensation for losses incurred as a result of securities fraud and mismanagement.
Lawyer malpractice occurs when an attorney fails to exercise due care in handling a legal matter, causing harm to the client. Attorney negligence and legal malpractice can occur in either a litigation or transactional context, and in all areas of the law, including personal injury, commercial litigation, land use, real estate, corporate, tax, probate and estate, and contract drafting.
Attorneys in Florida must comply with the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, which are established by the state’s Supreme Court. If an attorney fails to adhere to the Rules of Professional Conduct, legal malpractice may have occurred. Our West Palm Beach legal malpractice attorneys represent individuals and businesses that have been harmed by the negligence or intentional acts of all types of attorneys, as well as cases involving fee disputes with attorneys.
Accountant negligence and accounting malpractice lawsuits can be extremely complicated and often hinge on legal interpretations of technical rules or accounting standards. Our accountant malpractice attorneys have a deep knowledge of accounting and finance principles, which will help you to determine the value of your claims and evaluate your legal options.
When insurance agents or brokers fail to competently perform their duties, it can leave their insured with significant financial damages, but little or no insurance coverage. Our West Palm Beach insurance malpractice attorneys can help you file a lawsuit when agents of brokers fail to properly protect you. Our insurance agent negligence attorneys will work with you to recover the damages that have been caused by your agent’s or broker’s failure to procure the appropriate policy or coverage.
Our lawyers are experienced at litigating a diverse array of agent and broker malpractice cases involving homeowners insurance, general liability insurance, life insurance, car insurance, and many other types of policies. The Business Trial Group can assist you in bringing claims for negligent failure to procure insurance, insurance agents or brokers breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract to procure insurance, and agents’ or broker’s misrepresentations.
In Florida, the statute of limitations for filing a professional malpractice case (other than medical malpractice) is two years from the time that the malpractice was discovered or should have reasonably been discovered. Because of the two-year statute of limitations, it is important that you contact a professional malpractice attorney as soon as possible to discuss your legal rights.
The Business Trial Group’s real estate attorneys represent purchasers, sellers, brokers, developers, appraisers, landowners, and tenants throughout South Florida. Our lawyers handle all types of real estate disputes, including claims for design and planning negligence, easements and title disputes, breaches of commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements, landlord-tenant disputes, inverse condemnation, and real estate commission disputes.
Our real estate attorneys also represent clients who have been damaged by the wrongful conduct of a real estate broker or agent. We handle claims involving real estate brokers’ and agents’ failure to disclose, breaches of fiduciary duties, misrepresentations, and conflicts of interest. Because our West Palm Beach real estate attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis, our clients pay no upfront legal fees and we only receive only a fee if we are successful in obtaining a recovery.
Our West Palm Beach business attorneys are experienced at navigating the complex issues involved in disputes between small business owners, partners, and shareholders. We frequently represent clients in shareholder derivative litigation when majority partners, officers, directors, or board members commit misconduct that causes harm to the corporation. Our Palm Beach shareholder oppression attorneys also represent minority owners that have been denied their right to participate in, or enjoy financial returns from, a company.
The Business Trial Group also frequently handles disputes and litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions, buying or selling a business, and other complex business transactions.
Duty of loyalty: Fiduciaries must act solely in the interests of the beneficiaries.
Duty of impartiality: If there are two or more beneficiaries, a fiduciary must act impartially in administering property.
Duty of prudent administration: A fiduciary must consider the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the estate or trust. In satisfying the standard, the fiduciary must exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.
Duty to account: A fiduciary must keep beneficiaries informed of the administration and formally account for the assets.
If you need a probate litigation attorney or a trustee has violated the duties owed to you as a beneficiary of a will or trust, contact the Business Trial Group today for a no cost and no-obligation case review.
Our West Palm Beach business attorneys handle disputes on a contingency-fee basis, so you will not pay attorneys’ fees unless we prevail, and any fees will be paid solely from the recovery in your case. This contingency-fee structure stands in stark contrast to traditional hourly billing, which can be extremely expensive for small businesses and individuals, often preventing them from seeking legal recourse through litigation. We believe that employees have the right to file lawsuits and gain justice, and shouldn’t be hindered by the hundreds of thousands of dollars they may have to pay in up-front legal fees.
Find out more about contingency-fee business litigation.
Morgan & Morgan has grown to be the largest contingency law firm in the United States, with over 200,000 clients and 350 attorneys throughout the country. Because of our law firm’s size and financial strength, we can turn the tables on corporate defendants that try to overpower smaller businesses or individuals. Our West Palm Beach business lawyers have the resources and technology to take on the most complex commercial litigation cases and go head-to-head with the largest corporate firms in the country.
From four South Florida offices, the Business Trial Group handles commercial litigation cases throughout Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties. We represent clients in West Palm, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Stuart, Hobe Sound, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, and Fort Pierce. Because of our numerous offices, strategically located throughout the state, we can aggressively pursue our clients’ causes, regardless of the venue.
To find out more about the West Palm Beach commercial litigation attorneys of the Business Trial Group and for a free, no-obligation confidential case review, call us today at (561) 227-5858 or complete the case evaluation form.
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