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| | Address | | 1600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 200 | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 | | (Broward Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14546, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33302 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 954-568-6669; 1-800-745-3864 | | Telecopier: 954-568-0085 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.cmlbro.com | |
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(Main Office)
| Cooney, Mattson, Lance, Blackburn, Richards & O'Connor, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial, Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Class Action Pharmaceutical Litigation, Construction Litigation, Health Care, Toxic Torts, General Negligence, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Admiralty, Environmental Torts, Transportation, Commercial Litigation, Government Liability. | | Year Established: 1992 | Firm Profile:
The firm has a general civil trial and appellate practice in all Federal and State Courts, with attorneys concentrating in the practice areas of insurance defense, products liability, personal injury, wrongful death, class action pharmaceutical litigation, construction litigation, health care, toxic torts, general negligence, medical and legal malpractice, admiralty, environmental torts, transportation, commercial litigation, and government liability. The firm represents clients state-wide with a heavy concentration in the South Florida tri-county area as well as Central Florida. | | Firm Size: 26 | Representative Clients:
Ace USA; Acceptance Insurance Company; American Home Products, Inc.; AutoNation; Berkley Risk Administrators; Cleveland Clinic of Florida; Costco Wholesale Corporation; Eli Lilly; Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; ESIS; Federated National Insurance Company; First Professionals Insurance Co.; Florida Department of Financial Services; The Hertz Corporation; Kenan Transport Corporation; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Mercury Insurance Company; National Indemnity Company; Nationwide Insurance Co.; The Nemours Foundation; Old Dominion Insurance Co.; Orange County Government; Orlando Regional Health Systems; Petro Chemical Transport; Philadelphia Insurance Company; Progressive Insurance Companies; Republic Western Insurance Company; Rinker Materials of South Florida; RLI Insurance Company; Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Co.; St. Paul Insurance Companies; Travelers Insurance Companies; University of Florida; UFSIP; Wheeler Protective Apparel; Wyeth/Ayerst, Inc.; Zurich Insurance Company. |
Other Office Locations of Cooney, Mattson, Lance, Blackburn, Richards & O'Connor, P.A.
North Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
| | David F. Cooney (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Florida; University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1978). Phi Theta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1976-1977 and University of Notre Dame Law Review, 1977-1978. Representative to the Board, University of Florida, John Marshall Bar Association, 1977. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in the World. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat); Florida Defense Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability Law; Pharmaceutical and Medical Product Law; Health Care Law; Medical and Legal Malpractice Law; ERISA. Email: David F. Cooney | | Michael C. Mattson (Member) born State College, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., Economics, 1977); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: Broward County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Insurance Defense Law; Product Liability Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Environmental and Toxic Tort Defense Law. Email: Michael C. Mattson | | Victor Lance (1956-1995). | | Ace J. Blackburn, Jr. (Member) born Peoria, Illinois, July 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Brown University (B.A., Economics, 1977); University of Miami (M.B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). President, 1987-1988 and Director, 1985, Broward County Federal Bar Association. Member: Broward County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Attorneys (Associate); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Insurance Defense Law; Administrative Law; Product Liability Law; Commercial Law; Pharmaceutical and Medical Product Law; Property Law; Maritime Law; Medical and Legal Malpractice Law. Email: Ace J. Blackburn, Jr. | | John H. Richards (Member) born Spring Valley, New York, August 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1982); Stetson College of Law (J.D., 1985). Member, Stetson University Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Past-President, Board of Directors); Defense Research Institute; Medical Claims Defense Network; Federal Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Florida Supreme Court Jury Instruction Committee. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Insurance Defense Law; Product Liability Law; Labor and Employment Law; Malpractice Defense Litigation Law; Transportation Law; Automobile Negligence Law; Environmental and Toxic Tort Defense Law. Email: John H. Richards | | Bruce Michael Trybus (Member) born Mhangura, Zimbabwe, April 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, the Transvaal Provincial Division, South Africa; 1993, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (B.A., 1983; LL.B, 1985); Nova University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Transvaal Law Society (inactive); Florida Defense Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Afrikaans. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense Law; Medical Malpractice Law. Email: Bruce Michael Trybus | | Warren Kwavnick (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: McGill University (B. of Commerce, 1993); Nova University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Law; Civil Practice Law. Email: Warren Kwavnick | | Alphonso O. Peets (Junior Partner) born St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, October 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1992); Nova Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Mass Tort Litigation; Insurance Defense Law. Email: Alphonso O. Peets | | Michele McCaul Ricca (Junior Partner) born Syracuse, New York, November 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: St. Thomas University (B.B.A., 1992); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. University of Miami Business Law Journal, 1993-1995. Member: The Florida Bar; Broward County and American Bar Associations; Florida Defense Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute; Medical Claims Defense Network. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Premises Liability Law; First Party Insurance Coverage Law; Automobile Negligence Law. Email: Michele McCaul Ricca | | —————————— | | Sally H. Seltzer (Associate) born Miami, Florida, April 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member, Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Counsel. Member: Broward County Women Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation; General Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Kimberly E. Kaltz (Associate) born Chevy Chase, Maryland, September 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Public Relations, 1989); Nova University (Paralegal Certification, 1990); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Practice. | | Nathan Pate (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida, December 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 2001); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; Insurance Defense. | | Joshua Brankamp (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2006, Florida. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 2001); Regent University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: The Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. | | Joseph Mendelsohn (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 29, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 2003); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. | | J. Marcos Martinez (Associate) born Hollywood, Florida, September 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 2004); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Cuban-American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; University of Florida Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. | | Travis Harvey (Associate) born December 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, Florida. Education: High Point University (B.A., Political Science, 2001); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2004); John Marshall Law School (Masters in Intellectual Property, with honors, 2006). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Orange County Office: Regions Bank Center, 111 North Orange Avenue, Suite 850, Orlando, Florida, 32801. Telephone: 407-843-2100. Telecopier: 407-843-2061.
North Palm Beach Office: 824 U.S. Highway 1, Suite 100, 33408. Telephone: 561-624-8233. Fax: 561-624-8940.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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