Steve A. Rissman Admitted to Bar 1972, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A. 1969); Florida State University (J.D. 1972). Selected for Best Lawyers in America 1994-present and Law and Leading Attorneys, Florida 1997. Recipient, W.L. "Bud" Award for Excellence in the Workers´ Compensation Field. Selected by his peers as "One of the Best Lawyers in Orlando"; Adjunct Professor Workers´ Compensation, Florida State University, College of Law. Member: Board of Directors, Workers´ Compensation Institute. Governor’s Workers´ Compensation Oversight Board, 1989. Former Member, Judicial Nominating Commission for Workers´ Compensation Judges. Program Chairman, Workers´ Compensation Educational Conference. Member, Orange County Bar Association, The Florida Bar; Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense. Send an Email

Robert C. Barrett Admitted to Bar 1978, Florida.  Education: University of Illinois (B.S. with honors 1974); University of Florida (J.D. with honors 1978).  Phi Kappi Phi.  Author: Recent Developments in Subrogation Rights and Equitable Distribution, Workers´ Compensation Newsletter.  Member: Orange County (Past Chairman, Workers´ Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Grievance Committee; Executive Council, Workers´ Compensation Section); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.  Practice Areas: Workers´ Compensation Defense. Send an Email

Jennings L. Hurt, III Admitted to Bar 1977, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Seminole Junior College (A.A. 1972); University of Florida (B.S. 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D. cum laude 1977). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review 1975-1977. Author: Constitutional Law - California Statute Prohibiting the Advertisement of Prescription Drugs Held Violative of First Amendment, Cumberland Law Review, Vol. 6:3, Page 711, 1976; Legislative and Judicial Attention to Stream Modification: Channelization, its Effects and Alternatives, Cumberland Law Review, Vol. 8:1, Page 21, 1977. Member Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council (Treasurer 1992-1995). Board Certified Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Best Lawyers in America – 2005 - 2006 Edition; Florida’s Super Lawyers – 2006 Edition; “Orlando’s Top Attorneys” – Orlando Magazine, April 2005 & February 2006; “Top Lawyers” – Florida Monthly Magazine July 2005. Practice Area: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Robert A. Donahue Admitted to Bar 1982, Florida. Education: Auburn University; Florida Atlantic University (B.A. cum laude, 1977); Golden Gate University (J.D., with honors 1982). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers´ Compensation Defense. Send an Email

John E. McLain, III Admitted to Bar 1983, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A. with distinction 1980); Nova Southeastern University (J.D. 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Orange County (Member, Workers´ Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Area: Workers´ Compensation. Send an Email

Richard S. Womble Admitted to Bar 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S. 1978); Nova University (J.D. 1981). Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Section on Trial Practice, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death); Defense Research Institute; Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Area: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

John P. Daly Admitted to Bar 1987, Florida.  Education: Stetson University (B.A. 1984); University of Florida (J.D. with honors 1987).  Trial Team Scholarship Recipient.  Member: The Orange County Bar; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers´ Compensation Section).  Practice Area: Workers´ Compensation Defense and Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Stacie B. Greene  Admitted to Bar in 1989, Florida. Education: Ohio State University (B.S. 1985); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D. 1988). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Area: Workers´ Compensation Defense. Send an Email

Theodore N. Goldstein Admitted to Bar 1989, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.  Education: University of Florida (B.A. with honors 1983); University of Miami (J.D. 1989).  Member: The Florida Bar.  Practice Area: Workers´ Compensation Defense. Send an Email

Raymond A Lopez  Admitted to Bar 1990, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S. 1985); Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University (J.D. 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Staff Member for Managing Editor, Mercer University Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: Boyle vs. United Technologies Corp.: The Vitality of Government Contractor Defense Continues, Mercer Law Review, 1st Edition, 1989. Member: The Florida Bar, American Bar Association. Practice Area: Workers´ Compensation Defense. Send an Email

Vance R. Dawson Admitted to Bar 1988, Florida.  Education: Miami Dade Community College (A.A. magna cum laude, 1983); Florida International University (B.A. cum laude, 1984); University of Miami School of Law (J.D. 1987).  Phi Theta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Phi Alpha Delta.  Recipient, Faculty Senate Scholarship.  Student Bar Senator.  Moot Court Competitor, Trial Advocacy Program.  Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.  Practice Area: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Richard B. Mangan,Jr. Born Savannah, Georgia, March 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1989); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. AV Peer Review Rated Send an Email

Henry (Skip) W. Jewett Professional Associations and bar admissions: Florida Bar Member of Trial Lawyers Section U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado Orange County Bar Association Florida Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute. Education: Graduated with Honors from University of Florida College of Law. Graduated with High Honors Phi Beta Kappa from University of Florida. J.D. awarded May 1983, B.A. in Political Science awarded June 1980. Send an Email

Daniel M. Pollack Admitted to Florida Bar 1991: Education: Univeristy of Florida, BS Advertising 1985, member Phi Alpha Delta National Advertising Honor Society: University of Illinois College of Law, JD 1991; awarded Best Oralist/Speaker Moot Court 1988-1989; member of Civil Rights Moot Court team 1991: Work Exp: Extern for Federal Judge Harold Baker, Danville, Illinois, Summer 1989; Assistant State Attorney 6th Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco: Counties) 1991-1992 Member: Florida Bar Practice area: Workers' Compensation Defense Send an Email

Art C. Young Admitted to Bar 1988, Tennessee and U.S. Army Court of Military Review; Trial counsel, Capt., U.S. Army JAGC, 1988-1992; 1992 Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1984) Distinguished Military Graduate; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D. 1987). Member: Orange County Bar Association, The Florida Bar Association, The Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Area: Insurance defense. Send an Email

Nicole D. Ruocco born Tampa, Florida, April 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1994); Stetson University (J.D., 1997). Listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students. Frequent Lecturer at Seminars including the Association of Independent Firms Seminar. Member: Orange County (Chairperson, Worker's Compensation Section, 2001-2003) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Downtown Orlando Partnership. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Daniel T. Jaffe born Hollywood, Florida, October 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Nova University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Society. Member, Journal of International and Comparative Law. Author: "The Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste," Nova Journal of International Competitive Law, 1997. Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Beatriz E. Justin born Atlanta, Georgia, March 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1993); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense. Send an Email

J. Gregory Giannuzzi born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, Florida. Education: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1982); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1985). Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights Litigation. Send an Email

David K. Beach born Monroe, Michigan, May 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2005, United States Supreme Court. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court Board. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice. Send an Email

Karen M. Walker  born Cocoa Beach, Florida, May 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1990); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1993).  Send an Email

Alfred L. Frith born Selma, Alabama, May 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, 1978); George Washington University (M.P.A., 1980); Florida State University (J.D., 1983). Head, Commercial Department. Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. National Moot Court Competition. National Champion and Southern Regional Winner, Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition. Member: Orange County and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Send an Email

F. Dean Hewitt born Ithaca, New York, January 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (M.B.A., J.D., 1986). Member: Highlands County Bar Association (President, 1997-1999). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation. Send an Email

Ted M. Copeland IV Born 1965 Admitted 1993, Florida Education University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991) (Resident, Tampa Office) Practice Areas Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Send an Email

David R. Kuhn born Erie, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1983); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Defense; Premises Liability. Send an Email

R. Clifton Acord, II born Jacksonville, Florida, March 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Barry College (B.S., 1992); Golden Gate University (J.D., with distinction, 1999). Merit Scholar. Recipient, Business Law Certificate with distinction. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association. (Resident, Tampa Office). Reported Cases: Carvallo v. Stuller, 2nd DCA FL 2001. Practice Areas: Liability Defense.  Send an Email

Robert D. Bartels born Tampa, Florida, January 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1997); Stetson University (J.D., 2000). Octofinalist, National Labor and Employment Moot Court Competition, 1999; Finalist, National Health Care Law Moot Court Competition, 1999; National Labor and Employment Moot Court Competition, 2000. Recipient, Victor O'Whele Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy.  Send an Email

Bradley S Bell born 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999); The Florida Bar; U.S. District Court, the Middle District of Florida. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law, Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. Send an Email

Douglas J. Collins Born: December 18, 1980, Pennsylvania; Admitted to Bar: 2006, Florida; Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 2003); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2006); Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Law; Insurance Defense. (Resident, Tampa Office).  Send an Email

Susan K Curtis admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Florida, B.A. 1994, M.A, 1994, J.D. 1998. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice. Born 1972 Send an Email

Christopher E. Dennis Born: 1983. Admitted: Florida, 2007. Education: The University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Send an Email

Guy S. DiMartino born 1963; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: National College of Chiropractics (B.S., with honors, 1984; D.C., with honors, 1986); Valparaiso University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. Send an Email

David A. Fifner Born: 1959; Admitted: 1985, Ohio; 1987, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.A., 1982); Cleveland State University, John Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Laura B. Floyd Associate, Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice, Admitted: 2005, Florida Law School: University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 2005 College: Florida State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2002 Born: 1980 Send an Email

Paul B Fulmer admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: Univeristy of Central Florida, B.S., Stetson University College of Law, J.D. 1997. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Insurance Fraud. Born 1972 Send an Email

Jannine C. Galvez born Brooklyn, New York, August 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.H.S.E., with honors, 1996); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.  Send an Email

Elise J Geibel Born: 1980 Admitted: Florida, 2005 Education: University of Miami (B.S., 2002; J.D., 2005) Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense Send an Email

Shea Gentry Born: 1978. Admitted: 2005, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., Political Science, 2001); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud.  Send an Email

Dara L. Haggerty Born: 1981. Admitted: 2008, Florida. Education: Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Stetson University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.  Send an Email

Christopher A Hanson Born: 1981. Admitted: Florida, 2007. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., cum laude, 2005); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Send an Email

Robert J. Jack born Miami, Florida, January 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1974); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Civil Circuit Court Mediator. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Mediation; Arbitration.  Send an Email

Jeffrey J. Kerley born June 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.S., 1992); University of South Florida (M.H.A., 1999); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.  Send an Email

G. William Lazenby IV born Clearwater, Florida, May 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1995); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Stanley Milledge Award. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Trial Practice; Wrongful Death; Legal Malpractice; Commercial Litigation. Send an Email

Victoria S. Luna Born: 1981. Admitted: Florida, 2007. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.  Send an Email

Jedediah A. Main Born: 1980. Admitted: Florida, 2005. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Finance; B.S., Insurance/Risk Management, cum laude, 2002); Florida State College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Send an Email

Michael E McCabe Born: 1970; Admitted: 2004, Florida; Education: Florida Gulf Coast University (B.A., summa cum laud, 2000), University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004); Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Send an Email

Darien M McMillan Born: 1977. Admitted: 2007, Florida. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 2000); Florida State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.  Send an Email

Eric F Ochotorena Born: 1981. Admitted: 2008, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2003); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.  Send an Email

Karissa L Owens born in Miami, Florida on August 8, 1977. Admitted: 2002, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court for the Middle Dist. of Florida. Education: Coker College (B.A. cum laude, 1999); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2002). ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, Articles Editor, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice and General Insurance Defense Litigation. Send an Email

Jeremy T. Palma Born: 1981. Admitted: Florida, 2007; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 2003); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Send an Email

Wendy L. Pepper born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1996); Stetson University (J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident, Tampa Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.  Send an Email

Amanda H. Reher born Sarasota, Florida, July 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1996); Stetson University, St. Petersburg, (J.D., 1999). Member, Golden Key. Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Special Investigative Unit Claims.  Send an Email

Kelley A Richards Admitted to Bar 2005, Florida; Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Law School: University of Florida, Levin College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2004; College: University of Florida, B.S., with honors, 2001; Born: 1980  Send an Email

Juan A Ruiz born Sanford, Florida, December 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1995); Loyola University (J.D., 1998). Member, Federalist Society, 1996-1998. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice.  Send an Email

Aaron J. Silberman Born: 1980. Admitted: Florida, 2005. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2002); University of Miami (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.  Send an Email

Jill M. Spears (Biggs) born Phoenix, Arizona, November 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Send an Email

F. Paul Tipton born Detroit, Michigan, December 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Michigan; 1994, Florida and California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1985); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member, DCL Law Review. Recipient: Abram Thomas Award. Member: State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.  Send an Email

Nicolette E Tsambis . Send an Email

Jason R. Urbanowicz born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1996); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud.  Send an Email