Practice Areas - Professional Liability Defense
- Legal Malpractice
- Accounting Malpractice
- Complex Insurance Coverage Matters
| - Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Directors and Officers Litigation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 305-670-3700
Fax: 305-670-8592
http://www.kgplp.com
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| University | Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., 1971 |
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| Law School | Ohio Northern University, J.D., 1976 |
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| Admitted | 1976, Florida; 1977, Florida Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1993, Massachusetts |
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| Memberships | Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. |
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| Born | New Haven, Connecticut, October 16, 1949 |
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| Biography | Born New Haven, Connecticut, 1949.
Admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1993, Massachusetts. Also: 1977, Florida Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1978, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; 1981, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida.
Preparatory education: Franklin Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. (B.A. 1971)
Legal education: Ohio Northern University (J.D. 1976), Manuscript Editor, Ohio Northern University Law Review. Clerk, Third District Court of Appeal (1976-77).
Member Dade County Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; American Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Association; and American Board of Trial Advocates.
Rob Klein has tried in excess of 150 jury trials and handled over 200 appeals before the District Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court of Florida, the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Principally involved in the defense of complex professional liability cases, surety, fidelity and dishonesty bond cases, complex insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and corporate and commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Considerable experience in multi-district coverage litigation, and coordination of multi-district defense teams for environmental and coverage litigation and federally-based causes of action involving RICO and 1983 actions. Extensive experience in class action litigation involving insurance coverage, underwriting, rate and premium matters. Has written numerous briefs as amicus curiae before the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of insurance carriers, the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Hospital Association, the American Medical Association and the Florida Defense Bar Association. Has lectured extensively for the Florida Bar on matters involving legal malpractice and trial practice, including presentation of several one week seminars on trial techniques. Principal Speaker at the ABA's National Conference on Legal Malpractice in 2009, on the Trial of a Legal Malpractice Action. Author of several chapters on the trial of a legal malpractice action for the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education textbook on the Professional Liability of Lawyers.
Miami Office
Datran Two - Suite 1225
9130 South Dadeland Boulevard
Miami FL 33156
Telephone: 305.670.3700
Fax: 305.670.8592
Toll Free: 800.329.2911
Email: kleinr@kgplp.com. |
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| ISLN | 905835127 |
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