Claims Administration
Harrington, Ocko & Monk represents professionals and professional service firms, including accountants, lawyers and engineers in defending professional liability claims brought by clients, former clients and third parties. The firm is regularly called upon by such clients to advise on all aspects of claim avoidance and claim resolution, including handling professional fee disputes which, if unresolved, frequently lead to professional liability claims.
The firm's professional liability clients include small and mid size professional firms and their principals as well as insurance companies who insure professional firms.
The firm also regularly represents officers and directors who have been sued in their personal capacity for various breaches of fiduciary duty and losses to corporations resulting in errors and omissions claims.
The firm also represents professionals in all manner of practice related disputes, from partnership disputes among principals, to breach of fiduciary duty claims against departing employees.
Successfully obtained dismissal of malpractice claims in Federal Court against mid sized accounting firm for preparation of tax returns using tax shelters later rejected by IRS
Obtained dismissal of legal malpractice claims alleging failure to adequately defend commercial eviction proceeding
Obtained dismissal at trial of claims against engineering firm, when plaintiffs failed to adequately support claim with expert testimony