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Carol Avard
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Carol Avard is a member of the Medical Malpractice, Social Security, Federal Torts, and Motor Vehicle Collision sections of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). She is also a member of the Bad Faith, Disability Law, Employment Law, ERISA Litigation, Insurance Law, Medical Negligence, Nursing Home, PI/Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Professional Negligence, and Social Security Disability Law sections of The Florida Association for Justice. Additionally, she is an Accredited Veterans Disability Attorney. Carol is a member of the NOSSCR Board of Directors – a professional association of Social Security Disability practitioners.
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Alyson Battaglia
Venice, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
From a young age, I was captivated by the law and envisioned becoming a lawyer. During law school, I explored various legal fields through clerkships in Wills & Trusts, Probate, Family Law, Criminal Law, Construction Law, Health Law, and general litigation. Despite these experiences, it was my work representing injured individuals that truly resonated with me.
Since passing the bar in 2008 and joining the firm of Legler, Murphy & Battaglia, LLP, I have dedicated my career to personal injury law. This area presents unique challenges and deep satisfaction, particularly when advocating for clients against well-funded insurance industry lawyers.
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Hillary Ellis
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Faulkner University
Attorney Hillary Johnson is a former prosecutor who brings experience and exceptional legal knowledge to each case she tries. She holds a degree in communication from Florida State University and Juris Doctor from the Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. While she was in law school, Ms. Johnson completed an internship with the State Attorney’s Office in Panama City. After graduation, she worked as an attorney with Florida’s Department of Children and Families before accepting a position at the State Attorney’s Office in Manatee County and Sarasota. It was while she was at the...
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Maria Gerber
Venice, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 30 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
Maria Gerber is an attorney devoted to the practice of personal injury law in Sarasota, Florida. As a Florida native with two decades of legal experience, Attorney Gerber knows exactly what it takes to help a client get the amount of compensation they deserve. In addition, Ms. Gerber’s firm operates on a contingency fee basis, which means that her clients do not owe anything unless she is able to help them win. To find out more about working with Attorney Gerber, be sure to contact her firm, The Gerber Law, PA, today.
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Gregg W. Abel
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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Patrick Stephen McArdle
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
While I have experience handling catastrophic injury cases of all types, I focus my practice on medical malpractice cases. I became the youngest partner at Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A., before starting McArdle Law, P.A.
Over my career, I have gone to trial in malpractice cases in Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte Counties. I have fought in deposition, mediation, and trial for clients robbed of their health by negligent healthcare providers, helping clients obtain million-dollar results multiple times through settlement and trial. I have dealt with cases involving amputations, blindness, brain damage, serious burns, misdiagnosed cancer, spinal-cord injury, and wrongful death.
In these...
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Ronald Chapman
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 39 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights, Health Care and Insurance Defense
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Wayne State University Law School
Ronald W. Chapman is the owner of Chapman Law Group and has been practicing law for over 25 years in Michigan and Florida. He is AV® Rated.
Ron is a recognized leader in the legal community and a frequent speaker in the area of medical malpractice and risk management. In 1997 Ron was ranked as one of the top ten speakers for Skillpath, Inc. Ron graduated from California State University, Sacramento (BA, Cum Laude 1979), University of Southern California School of Administration (MPA 1980) and Wayne State Law School (JD 1984). After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the United States Air...
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Damian Mallard
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 34 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
With over 20 years of experience, Sarasota injury lawyer Damian Mallard has won several million dollar and multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts for his clients and is Board Certified in civil trial law, an accomplishment achieved by less than 2% of attorneys in Florida. Along with his wife, Sara Mallard, and Michael Murphy, the team of personal injury attorneys at the Mallard Law Firm serves as advocates for injury victims throughout Florida and offers free case evaluations.
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James M Horne Jr
Lakewood Ranch, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Florida International University College of Law
James "Jay" Horne, Jr., is an AV Preeminent Rated trial attorney. He focuses his practice on medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death matters. He has successfully represented clients from intake through trial in state and federal court.
Jay and his team of medical professionals can handle any complex medical malpractice case. He has handled cases involving Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (SUPC), misdiagnosis and misreading of MRIs and other diagnostic methods, which resulted in catastrophic injuries to the patient. A new study published by John Hopkins Professor of Surgery, Martin Makary, indicated that Medical errors,...
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Sara A. Bazzigaluppi
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Health Care
University of Florida
Sara is a health care attorney for Chapman Law Group’s Sarasota Of?ce. She is dedicated to the defense of individual health care practitioners as well as health care entities.
Prior to joining the Firm, Sara worked for the Board of Governors of the State of Florida University System under the University of Florida J. Hillis Miller Health Center Self-Insurance Program defending participating health care providers. She worked on an array of topics related to trial preparation and alternative dispute resolution for malpractice defense cases.
Her passion for health care law brought her to work for the University of Florida Health System and...
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G. Robert McLain Jr.
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
I practice civil litigation and criminal defense. I began my legal career in the Washington, D.C. office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, a New York-based international law firm, where I was a member of the business fraud litigation group. In 2010, I returned to Sarasota, where I was born a raised, to practice law with my father, a board certified civil trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience, and his law partner, Elliott Metcalfe, an AV rated former public defender with over 30 years and thousands of trials worth of experience. I have experience representing commercial...
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Christopher C Lancaster
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Chris Lancaster graduated the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, concentrating in Litigation. At the end of his educational career he completed a 14-week externship at the Clearwater Public Defender's office. He then began his legal career in Clearwater, Florida at Public Defender's Office for the 6th Judicial Circuit as an Assistant Public Defender, and in 2010 had the most first-chair jury trials in his office. Since then he has had experience as a defense attorney specializing in litigation of nursing home actions, professional liability and general liability cases.
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Debi Fay Chalik
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
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Frank F. Fernandez III
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 33 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Frank F. Fernandez, III, was born in Tampa, Florida. After obtaining his degree in Finance from the University of Florida in 1989, Mr. Fernandez attended Stetson University, College of Law, in St. Petersburg, Florida, receiving his Juris Doctorate law degree in 1992. Following an internship with the U.S. District Court, for the Middle District of Florida, Mr. Fernandez began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting criminal cases in Tampa, Florida.
In 1994, Mr. Fernandez joined the Orlando-based law firm of Meyers, Mooney and Meyers specializing in plaintiffs’ personal injury law and worker’s compensation disputes. In 1996,...
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Patricia Davison Crauwels
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Marjorie Chalfant
Bradenton, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Charles W. Telfair
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney
Medical Malpractice, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
DONNA TISCH
SARASOTA, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 32 years of experience
James Robert Dirmann
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 54 years of experience
1851 Cottonwood Trail
Sarasota, FL 34232
Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights, Criminal and Personal Injury
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Riccardo D. Arcaro
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Douglas Boozer Lumpkin
SARASOTA, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(941) 366-4200
1819 MAIN ST
SARASOTA CITY CENTER,STE 910
SARASOTA, FL 34236
Medical Malpractice, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
University of Alabama School of Law
Ralph L Marchbank
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Burwell John Jones
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 41 years of experience
4929 Hidden Oaks Trail
Sarasota, FL 34232
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Charles W Denny
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 23 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Jerry Scott Armbruster
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 27 years of experience
101 Paramount Dr
220
Sarasota, FL 34232
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Akron School of Law
David R. Quigley
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 21 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Mississippi School of Law and University of Mississippi School of Law
Robert G. Lyons
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Kevin Michael Murphy
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 26 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Criminal and Personal Injury
Henry Roger Lutz
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 49 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Ken Poole
Sarasota, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Medical Malpractice, DUI, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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Jason M. Melton
10.0
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSt Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The Catholic University of America
Attorney Jason M. Melton, is a founding partner of Whittel & Melton. As a former state prosecutor, he continues fighting for victims bringing in some of the largest single event results in Central Florida.
Jason is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and continues to be listed among SuperLawyers in Florida by Thomson Reuters. He is a Founding Member of the National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, and in 2023 was named President.
Attorney Melton is dedicated to providing clients with personalized, high-quality representation. We handle Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall, Injury, Nursing...
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Frank Anthony Santini
10.0
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfRiverview, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Asbestos, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Stetson University College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
The Founding Partner of The Frank Santini Law Firm graduated summa cum laude from Stetson University Law School. Prior to founding The Frank Santini Law Firm, he worked with a large Florida law firm representing corporations, banks, and insurance companies. Now, Frank Santini represents individuals who have suffered an injustice. More specifically, Frank Santini is a personal injury lawyer who handles personal injury matters from serious car accidents to mesothelioma and cancer-causing products and drugs.
Attorney Santini is a former professional wrestler and is recognized as the only known attorney in the history of the National Wrestling Alliance...
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Michael Perenich
St. Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Loyola University New Orleans and University of Florida
Michael Perenich is a third-generation personal injury lawyer.
Guy Perenich, his grandfather, founded a personal injury law firm in Clearwater, Florida, in 1955, and Michael's father Mark Perenich is a personal injury lawyer as well.
Born in Clearwater and raised in Tarpon Springs, Michael currently resides in Palm Harbor. He went on to complete his philosophy degree at the University of South Florida.
Following his graduation from USF, Michael, like his father, enrolled in Loyola University's New Orleans College of Law.
Michael interned as a law student for Honorable Judge Robert Morris of the Second District Court of Appeals.
In addition, he participated in...
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Steven Carroll Ruth
ST PETERSBURG, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Steven C. Ruth is the managing- trial attorney of The Ruth Law Team. For over 35 years he has exclusively represented thousands of families in successfully obtaining compensation for their injuries or wrongful death due to the negligent conduct of individuals, corporations, and insurance companies. He conducts jury trials involving auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents, as well as defective products, elderly abuse, and medical malpractice. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in Florida and Minnesota, the Federal Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States...
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Christian Matthew Denmon
St. Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Divorce, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Arkansas School of Law
I fight insurance companies, big companies, or a person who is trying to bully and railroad another person into an unfair result. I believe that the Courtroom and the American Jury is the great equalizer in civil justice. I spend my team handling auto wreck, truck accident, and premises liability cases.
At the office I am lucky that one of my law partners is my Wife Nicole, and extremely accomplished trial lawyer. My other law partner is a great friend and accomplished trial lawyer, Lee. Great people make up my team. I am excited to get to work in the morning....
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Mark Perenich
Saint Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Loyola University New Orleans
About Personal Injury Attorney Mark Perenich
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Bachelors in Public Administration: Loyola University New Orleans
Juris Doctorate: Loyola University New Orleans
Mark H. Perenich was born in Clearwater, Florida in 1956 and is the son of firm-founder, Guy N. Perenich, Esquire.
Mark Perenich graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1981 and a Juris Doctorate in 1984. Following graduation, he joined the firm where he is now a senior partner.
Mark received the James Masters Award in 1981 and the American Jurisprudence Award in Wills & Estates and Corporations in 1983.
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Bryan David Caulfield
St. Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
Attorney Bryan D. Caulfield is a partner with Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes Personal Injury Lawyers. Bryan has handled over 3000 cases in his exceptional 32-year career; he practices exclusively personal injury and wrongful death law. Bryan has experience working with car accidents, workplace accidents, motorcycle accident, and pedestrian accident cases, to name but a few.
Bryan has received numerous accolades and has many exceptional achievements as part of his legal career. Attorney Bryan Caulfield has achieved Board Certification as a Civil Trial Lawyer from the Florida Bar. Less than 2% of attorneys in the State of Florida have received this...
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Patrick W. Harland
St Petersburg, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMedical Malpractice, Insurance Claims, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
Patrick W. Harland, Jr. is a seasoned litigator and personal injury attorney having tried cases in both Florida State and Federal Court.
Upon graduating from Stetson University College of Law in 1999, Mr. Harland focused his law practice on defending insurance companies as well as some of the nation’s largest nursing home chains in liability suits relating to patient care. Mr. Harland also defended physicians in correctional healthcare cases brought by inmates alleging civil rights violations due to inadequate healthcare.
Today, Mr. Harland uses that defense background to the advantage of St. Petersburg clients who have been injured by the negligence of...
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Steven Heintz
Bradenton, FL Medical Malpractice Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
Personal injury attorney Steven E. Heintz is a founding partner at Heintz & Becker. He grew up in Bradenton and has degrees from Manatee Junior College and the University of South Florida. Before attending law school, he was a private investigator. He received his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University, College of Law, in 1980. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1980, Mr. Heintz worked in the Public Defender's office in Bradenton and the State Attorney's office in West Palm Beach. For the last 25 years, he's been exclusively representing catastrophic personal injury and accident victims.
Mr. Heintz is a board...