Los Angeles Partner and National Co-Chair of the firm's Legal Malpractice Defense Department Kenneth C. Feldman has been recognized by the Daily Journal as a Top Professional Responsibility Lawyer of 2022 in its inaugural special report focusing on California attorneys who represent legal professionals facing allegations of malpractice, ethics violations, and other professional misconduct.
As part of the Daily Journal's special report, Mr. Feldman was interviewed by the publication about his career as an attorney defending other attorneys. He told the Daily Journal he estimates about 98% of his practice involves defending lawyers in malpractice litigation, noting "It's been that way for probably 10 years. I don't know of anyone else in town who has that percentage."
The article goes on to describe how 20 years ago, in the matter of White v. Lieberman, Mr. Feldman demonstrated that an anti-SLAPP motion to strike can knock out a malicious prosecution lawsuit against an attorney. He explained that the Courts of Appeal are "generally are more receptive to anti-SLAPP motions than trial courts."
Mr. Feldman also shared a recent summary judgment win he and his team secured in an arbitration on behalf of a prominent law firm being sued by a minor celebrity, saying "I'm quite proud of that one. It's a little more challenging to win [a summary judgment motion] in the arbitration arena." Additionally, the article mentions the range of firms with which Mr. Feldman and his team work, as well as the variety of underlying legal issues. "We represent the gamut from sole practitioner to thousand-plus [attorney] law firms," Mr. Feldman told the Daily Journal.
The article concludes by noting Mr. Feldman's work outside of his legal practice as a co-chair of the lawyer defense committee of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, which advocates for the publication of unpublished appellate reports that advance its clients' interests.
Please join us in congratulating Mr. Feldman on this recognition! Read the Daily Journal's profile of Mr. Feldman here and see their full list of Top Professional Responsibility Attorneys here (subscription may be required).