MEMBERS OF FIRM
Edward D. Carlson (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey, October 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Florida; 1968, U.S,. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1999, Colorado. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1963); University of Florida (J.D., 1966). Delta Theta Phi. Municipal Judge, Belleair and Safety Harbor, Florida, 1974-1975. Circuit and Civil Court Mediator. Member: Clearwater (Director, 1976-1977; 1993-1995) Mesa County and Colorado Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Workers Compensation.
Paul A. Meissner, Jr. (Member) born Huntington, New York, June 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, Colorado. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1963); Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans (LL.B., 1966). Author, "Florida Law Enforcement Manual'. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University, College of Law, 1973. Adjunct Professor, Southeastern Public Safety Institute, St. Petersburg College. Assistant State Attorney, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida, 1969-1983. Former Special Agent, FBI. Member: Clearwater and American Bar Associations ; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Workers Compensation Law.
Richard T. Gurley (Member) born Aurora, Illinois, June 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; 1993, Illinois and Colorado; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Creighton University; Indiana University (B.S., 1983); Drake University (J.D., 1986). Assistant State Attorney, 1986-1991, Division Director, 1989-1991, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Member: Mesa County and Colorado Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Colorado Workers Compensation Education Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The American Inns of Court Foundation; Barrister. (Also practicing individually in Grand Junction, Colorado). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability; Criminal Defense; Trial Practice; Litigation.
Casey K. Carlson (Member) born Germany, July 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1997, Colorado. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 1986); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1989). Tampa Bay Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund; Workers Compensation Industry Committee (Fundraising Chair, 1996-1997; Chairperson Board of Directors, 1998-1999). Member: Clearwater (Member, Young Lawyers Division)and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.
J. Kevin Hayslett (Member) born Pontiac, Michigan, August 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1998, Colorado. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1984); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1987). American Inns of Court. Southeastern American Trial Lawyers Association and National Mock Trial Champion, 1987. Board of Directors, Mote Scientific Marine Laboratories. Former Lead Trial Attorney, Office of the State Attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit. Adjunct Professor, St. Petersburg College. Chairperson, Family Service Center's Festival of Trees. Member: Clearwater (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1998) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National College of DUI Defense Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Driving While Intoxicated Defense.
Robert L. Vessel (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1964); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1973); University of Miami (LL.M., Tax, 1980). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; National Institute for Trial Advocacy; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
ASSOCIATES
Debora S. Moss (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1983); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi. Public Defender, 6th Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, 1987-2000. Member: Clearwater Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Pinellas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense.
Jason Lawrence Fox (Associate) born Edison, New Jersey, March 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998; New York; 2000, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.S., 1994); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Clearwater, New Jersey and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.