Primary Practice Areas:

Education:

Admissions:

Florida State Courts

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

United States Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in 1976

Marion County Bar Association
President, 1988-1989

Fellow, The America Bar Foundation

Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers

American Board of Trial Advocates

Certification and Training:

Board Certified Civil Trial Practice
The Florida Bar, 1983

Certified County and Circuit Civil Mediator
Courts of the State of Florida, 1989

Certified Mediator
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1996

Arbitrator
Florida Supreme Court approved training, 2000
ABA Commercial Arbitration t raining, 2007

Board Certified Civil Trial Law Emeritus
The Florida Bar, 2005

Recognitions:

Listed in Leading Florida Attorneys in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Martindale-Hubbell rated "AV"

Recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics in 2006 as one of
the leading attorneys in Florida in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Primary Practice Areas:

Asbestos Litigation Defense
Product Liability Litigation Defense
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice Defense
Toxic Tort Defense
Mass Tort Litigation

Education:

University of Miami
J.D., cum laude, 1978
M.S., Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry, 1974
B.S., Chemistry, 1971

Admissions:

Florida State Courts

United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in 1979

Dade County Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

American Bar Association

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Florida Association of Insurance Defense Counsel

Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida -- Admitted in 1981

Certification and Training:

Board Certified Civil Trial Practice
The Florida Bar, 2002

Publications and Professional Talks:

Eleven Commandments of Jury Selection
International Journal of Commercial Litigation, March 1996

Hot Tips from the Experts: Jury Selection
American Bar Association Section of Litigation, January 1996

Medical Latency -- Its Use at Trial in Asbestos Litigation
Andrews Publications, March 1994

Defenses Available to a Manufacturer of Anorectic Medication
Mealey Publications, December 1997

Cross Examination of the Medical Expert Witness
Andrews Publications, April 2001

Excluding Junk Science from the Courtroom: Daubert and its Progeny
Defense Research Institute, November 1998

Liability Issues: Failure to Warn and the Daubert Witness
Mealey Publications, February 1999

How Do I Handle That?: Managing the Unexpected in a Product Liability Trial
Defense Research Institute, November 2000

A Survey of the Law on Apportionment of Tort Liability
Presented to Maryland State Judicial Conference, April 2004

Pretrial Procedures in the Product Liability Case
Mealey's Publications, February 2004

As the Daubert Tide Turns: A Survey of the State Courts’ Adoption and Interpretation of the Law on Admissibility of Expert Testimony
Mealey’s Publications, August 2003

Admissibility of Scientific Evidence: Collision between Science and Law
Mealey’s Publications, September 2003

The Ethics of Presenting and Defending Against Misleading Evidence at Trial
Defense Research Institute, November 2002

Recognitions:

Martindale-Hubbell rated "AV"

Who's Who in American Law

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Recognized by the publishers of Law & Politics in 2006 as one of
the leading attorneys in Florida in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Products

Nominated for Volunteer of the Year in Miami-Dade County.

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Education:

Admissions:

United States District Court, Northern District of Florida

Professional Affiliations:

Alachua County Bar Association

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

American Board of Trial Advocates

Associate Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Chair, Paso Fino Foundation, Inc.

President, International Paso Horse Foundation

Certification and Training:

Certified County and Circuit Civil Mediator
Courts of the State of Florida, 1997

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
The Florida Bar, 2006

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University of Florida, College of Law
J.D. with honors, 1983
Florida Law Review

Florida Southern College
B.S., magna cum laude, Business Management, 1980

Admissions:

Florida State Courts

United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in 1983

Marion County Bar Association

Marion County Law Library (Trustee)

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Products Liability Defense
Toxic Tort Defense
Insurance Defense
Civil Litigation

Education:

University of Miami, School of Law
J.D., 2001
The University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review
Research and Writing Editor

University of London, United Kingdom
Law Student Summer Abroad Program, 1999

University of Missouri
B.A., Political Science, 1998

Admissions:

United States District Court for the Southern, Middle & Northern Districts of Florida

Florida State Courts

Missouri State Courts

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in 2001

The Missouri Bar -- Admitted in 2003

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Dade County Bar Association

Coral Gables Bar Association

Publications and Professional Talks:

The Ethics of Presenting and Countering "Misleading" Evidence at Trial
Defense Research Institute, September 2002

Trial Tactics
Mealey's Publication, February 2005

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Education:

University of Florida, College of Law
J.D., 1990

Florida Atlantic University, Oxford University
Graduate Studies, Literature, 1985-1987

Florida Atlantic University
B.A., English, 1985

Broward Community College
A.S.N., Registered Nurse, 1982

Admissions:

Florida State Courts

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in 1991

Marion County Bar Association

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Primary Practice Areas:

Education:

Admissions:

United States District Courts, Northern and Middle District of Florida

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association

Marion County Bar Association

Member, D.R. Smith American Inn of Court, 2001-2004

Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Term 2002-2006

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Education:

University of Florida
B.A., Political Science, 1990
(Minor in Spanish/Certificate in Latin American Studies)

All Lines Adjuster License, 1990 - 2000

United States District Courts, Middle District of Florida

Professional Affiliations:

The Florida Bar -- Admitted in April 2003

American Bar Association

Dade County Bar Association

Coral Gables Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Publications and Professional Talks:

Claim Employee Presentation: How to Prepare for a Deposition

Additional Languages:

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Primary Practice Areas:

Civil Litigation

Insurance Defense
Personal Injury Defense
Premises Liability Defense

Governmental Liability

Wrongful Death

Product Liability Litigation Defense
Asbestos Litigation Defense

University of Florida
B.S.B.A., 1995, with honors

Admissions:

Florida State Courts

United States District Court, Northern District of Florida

United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

The Florida Bar, admitted in 1998

Florida Defense Lawyer's Association

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

James C. Adkins Inn of Court, Treasurer since 2003

Certification and Training:

Publications and Professional Talks:

Trial Tactics
Mealey's Publication, February 2005

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