Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & Le Clainche, P.A., was the first law firm in Palm Beach County to win a million-dollar verdict - and ever since, we've been handling, and prevailing in, some of the most challenging and sophisticated legal matters in the state of Florida.
Helping our clients overcome the harm they have suffered isn't just our goal - it's our business. Since opening our doors four decades ago, we have recovered numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in catastrophic injury, product liability, SUV rollovers, and other mass tort and negligence matters. But just as importantly, our work in the courtroom and at the negotiation table has helped bring about changes - changes that ensure that the negligence and mistakes that happened once won't happen again. Because we know that this is part of recovery, too.
Our trial lawyers are among the most respected members of their profession, and their community. Three of our partners are board certified in civil trial law - a qualification given to only 2 percent of lawyers in Florida. We've been listed in The Best Lawyers in America - some of our partners for two decades - and are members of highly selective, invitation-only trial lawyers groups, such as the Inner Circle of Advocates, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and The American College of Trial Lawyers. In fact, one of our partners, Theodore Babbitt, is among the few trial attorneys in the country who is a member of all three esteemed organizations.
Over the years, the media has written about the cutting-edge cases we've taken on, and the significant wins we've achieved. Feel free to search our newsroom to learn more about our firm, and its long history of advocacy - and success.
RECENT NEWS ARTICLES
January 22, 2013 - The New York Times - Maker Aware of 40% Failure in Hip Implant
December 12, 2012 - WPTV.com - Judith Leekin lawsuit: Partial settlement reached in Port St. Lucie child abuse case
December 10, 2012 - WPBF.com - NYC to pay $10 million to Judith Leekin's victims
December 7, 2012 - ABC News - NYC Settles Suit by Abused Foster Kids for $9.7M
December 7, 2012 - Associated Press - NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 - New York Post - City agrees to pay out nearly $10M in Judith Leekin child abuse lawsuit settlement
December 6, 2012 - ABC 4NEWS Charleston - NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 - The New York Times - City Settles With Disabled People Fraudulently Adopted in '90s and Abused
December 6, 2012 - Myfoxchicago.com - NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 - San Francisco Chronicle - News of the Day From Across the Nation
December 6, 2012 - Standard Journal - NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 - Hawaii News Now - NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 - Huffington Post - Judith Leekin Lawsuit: NYC Agrees To Pay $9.7 Million To Abused Foster Kids
December 30, 2011 - Associated Press; Syracuse - $68 million settlement proposed for fraudulent adoptions in New York City
December 30, 2011 - Associated Press; Syracuse - $68 million settlement proposed for fraudulent adoptions in New York City
December 29, 2011 - New York Times "$68 Million Settlement Proposed for 10 Children Fraudulently Adopted and Abused
August 26, 2011 - New York Times - "New Look At City Lapses in Adoption Abuse Case"
August 10, 2011 - U.S. Politics Today - "Jupiter Resident, Stephan LeClainche Listed in Legal Elite"
July 31, 2011 - Orlando Sentinel - "Medical Error Causes Judge More Pain -- And More Surgery"
$68 million settlement proposed for fraudulent adoptions in New York City
