Shapiro v. Massengill

HOLLANDER, Judge.

“An eminent lawyer cannot be a dishonest man,” Daniel Webster once said.1 This thought underlies the employment dispute between two attorneys—one who fired an associate out of distrust for his integrity and his judgment, and the other who claims he was defamed and wrongly discharged. Appellant Steven A. Shapiro was terminated from employment by appellees Alan D. Massengill and Alan D. Massengill, P.A. because, during employment negotiations, Shapiro did not *750inform Massengill that his former employer was under federal investigation for fraud involving a contract with which…