Professional Liability Litigation and Discipline

Professional Liability Experience

Our professional liability team represents clients in all aspects of professional liability and licensure issues, including at the administrative level in disciplinary proceedings, and in malpractice litigation. We represent professionals, such as:

• Accountants
• Actuaries
• Attorneys
• Dentists
• Insurance agents and brokers
• Nursing home and assisted/senior living practitioners
• Pharmacists
• Physicians
• Property managers
• Title agents and abstractors

Why Choose LCBF

Choosing the right attorneys for a professional liability claim is crucial, as the outcome can directly impact your career and reputation. Our professional liability practice stands apart with a team of seasoned trial attorneys who have extensive experience in representing a multitude of professionals and disciplines. Our practice has included the defense of class action, derivative and large individual claims, as well as defending professionals in administrative and state-initiated disciplinary proceedings, including before the NYS Office of Professional Discipline, the AICPA, and State Insurance Authorities. We have also represented professionals in governmental investigations in the following venues: state and federal grand juries, SEC, and IRS.

Our team is prepared to aggressively defend your interests in court, employing a strategic approach that not only aims to defeat the claims against you, but also works to preserve your professional license and good standing. Our skills as trial lawyers allow us to successfully defend our clients before juries and increase the likelihood of reaching early favorable resolutions that best serve our clients’ interests.

By representing a wide range of professionals, our attorneys have acquired a thorough understanding of the nature of the services provided, as well as the regulatory frameworks and business environments within which they work. This has allowed us to counsel our professional clients on risk management and malpractice prevention. For example, for some clients, we generate a quarterly Risk Management Alert.