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title: Williams Parker Harrison Firm Cleared of Malpractice Claims
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# [Williams Parker Harrison Firm Cleared of Malpractice Claims](https://blog.cvn.com/2011/12/20/williams-parker-harrison-firm-cleared-of-malpractice-claims)

 Written by [msch](https://blog.cvn.com/author/msch) | Dec 20, 2011 5:26:00 PM

Sarasota, Florida - A six-member jury found in favor of Sarasota's oldest law firm last week in a legal malpractice lawsuit with potentially millions of dollar stake. 

The 86-year old law firm of Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen faced legal malpractice charges brought by Marc and Teresa Basnight, who claimed negligent legal advice led to the purchase of a commercial property that was later foreclosed on, and ultimately caused them roughly $3 million in damages. 

The jury rejected the arguments of the Basnight's attorney, Andrew Seiden of Seiden, Alder & Matthewman P.A., after only 45-minutes of deliberations, according to the [Sarasota Herald Tribune](http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111217/article/111219643). 

Wiliams Parker attorneys John Moore and Terri Costa were represented by Phelps Dunbar partners Jessica Alley and Larry Ingram. 

[Courtroom View Network](http://www.courtroomview.com) recorded the full two-week trial, gavel-to-gavel, which is available [here.](http://lawschool.courtroomview.com/proceedings/tibar-v-williams-parker-harrison-trial-2011-12-05)

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