Professional Liability

Professional Liability

Litigation involving Professional Liability is a staple of the Firm’s practice.  We are regularly involved in various matters in courts throughout Florida involving errors and omissions claims, claims against directors and officers, and defamation claims.  We routinely represent attorneys, law firms, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents, title and closing agents, escrow agents, appraisers, investment firms, as well as various medical doctors, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and other counselors.  As part of its professional liability practice, the Firm regularly represents professionals before professional boards and bars in administrative proceedings, including formal complaints, inquiries, and investigations.

We protect traditional professionals in Professional Liability, Accounting Malpractice, Attorney Malpractice, Class Action Litigation, Cyber Liability / Internet Law, Directors And Officers, Errors And Omissions, Financial Litigation, Health Care, Insurance Insolvency ⁄ Regulation, Securities Litigation.
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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Prior to joining Lydecker Diaz, Brett spent two years at a large insurer in Jersey City, New Jersey handling employment practices liability claims, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters.

Brett Goldman

Associate

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mark A. Emanuele is a native of Hartford, Connecticut and has resided in Florida since 1973. He earned his Juris Doctor at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 1985 and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Thomas University in 1980.

Mark A. Emanuele

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Conto is a Partner at the firm’s Boca Raton Office.

Nicholas Conto

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Joan Carlos Wizel chairs the Appellate Practice Group. He is also a member of the Government Liability Division and General Litigation Practice Group in the Miami office of Lydecker | Diaz.

Joan Carlos Wizel

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
Mr. Llopiz has considerable experience defending government liability claims, and chairs the firm’s Government Liability Division.

Onier Llopiz

Partner

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Phone: (305) 416-3180
A force in local, state and national politics for nearly three decades, Manny Diaz was first elected City of Miami Mayor in 2001, having never before held elective office.

Manny Diaz

Senior Partner

Phone: (305) 416-3180
The firm’s founding partner, Richard J. Lydecker, has a diverse and extensive background in the general practice of civil litigation, mainly concentrating in the areas of complex commercial litigation, professional liability, Bad Faith litigation, and insurance coverage.

Richard Lydecker

Senior Partner

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