|   | | Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| (Formerly Heinrich Gordon Hargrove Weihe & James, P.A.) |
| | Address | 2400 East Commercial Boulevard
Suite 1100 | | Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308 | | (Broward Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 954-958-2500 | | Facsimile: 954-958-2513 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.ghj.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Gordon Hargrove & James, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts including Bankruptcy, Commercial, Construction, Contracts, Creditors Rights, Eminent Domain, Employment Law, Health Care, Insurance, Labor Law, Mechanic's Lien, Media Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Probate and Trust Litigation, Products Liability, Telecommunications Law and Workers Compensation. | | Firm Size: 30 | Representative Clients:
American Medical Systems, Inc.; Amerisure Companies; Amoco Oil Company; Baxter International, Inc.; BellSouth Companies; Carrier Corporation; Caterpillar, Inc.; Cingular Wireless; Clear Channel Communications, Inc.; Colt's Manufacturing Co.; Comerica Bank & Trust, FSB; CSX Transportation, Inc.; First Union Corporation and its subsidiaries; Florida Central Railroad; Florida East Coast Railway; Florida Midland Railroad; The HUM Group; J.C. Penney Life Insurance Company; Makita USA, a New York Corp.; Media Professional Insurance; Miami Elevator Company; National Railroad Passenger Corp.; Otis Elevator Company; Pfizer, Inc.; Republic Insurance Company; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Schindler Elevator Corporation; Sunbeam Television Corp.; Telemundo Network Group, LLC; Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.; Tribune Company/Sun Sentinel; W.R. Grace & Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover | | William Kent Brown (Shareholder) born Fort Lauderdale, April 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1985); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1990). Law Clerk, Hon. Martha Warner, 4th. District Court of Appeals. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Media Law; Telecommunications Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: William Kent Brown | | Carol A. Gart (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1979, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1974); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Carol A. Gart | | Sherylle Gordon (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; 2004, Florida. Education: Wayne State University (B.A.; J.D., 1996). Recipient, Wade H. McCree, Jr. Scholarship for Academic Achievement. Senior Articles Editor, Wayne Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "Michigan Housing Laws Should Apply to Migrant Farm Workers," Wayne Law Review. Member: Dade County Bar Association (Vice President); Caribbean Bar Association (Vice President). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. | | John R. Hargrove (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana; 1974, Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1969); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972). Law Clerk to Hon. Roy L. Stephenson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1972-1974. Practice Areas: Media Law; Telecommunications Law; Fiduciary Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: John R. Hargrove | | Richard P. Hermann II (Shareholder) born Teaneck, New Jersey, August 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A., 1989); St. Thomas University (M.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Richard P. Hermann II | | Gordon James III (Shareholder) born Montclair, New Jersey, February 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1973, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Virginia Military Institute; University of Tennessee (B.S., 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1972). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Railroad Law; Casualty Insurance. Email: Gordon James III | | Tanya M. Lawson (Shareholder) born Kingston, Jamaica, November 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, Georgia; 2002, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., Economics, with honors, 1988); Cornell University (J.D., 1991). Board Member, Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council. Member, Bleckley Inn of Court, 1993-1994. Author, 1992 Georgia Bar Journal, VIII, The Journal of Southern Legal History, 181 (Res. 1-2, 2000). Member: Atlanta, Gate City and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Reported Cases: Bank South, N.A. v. Howard, 264 Ga. 339, 444 S.E. 2d 799 (1994); Norfolk Southern Railway v. Perkins, 224 Ga. App. 552, 481 S.E. 2nd 545 (1997); Norfolk S. Ry. v. Jones, 219 Ga. App. 602 (1995), cert. denied (1996); Virginia Properties v. Rose, 210 Ga. App. 878, 437 S.E. 2d 835 (1993); Anderberg v. Masonite, 176 F.R.D. 682 (N.D. Ga. 1997); McBride v. Galaxy Carpet Mills, 920 F. Supp. 1278 (1995); Loy v. Armstrong World Indus., 838 F. Supp. 991 (1993); Howell v. Shaw Industries, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13784 (E. Dist. Pa. 1993). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Tanya M. Lawson | | Eric L. Lundt (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., July 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1990). Law Clerk, Honorable Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., Third District Court of Appeal of Florida. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Eric L. Lundt | | Dana J. McElroy (Shareholder) born Winter Park, Florida, April 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Media Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dana J. McElroy | | Moises Melendez (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., June 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1985); Florida Atlantic University (M.S., 1986); Harvard University (J.D., 1991). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Moises Melendez | | Cristina M. Pierson (Shareholder) born Gainesville, Florida, March 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1987); Nova University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Media Law; Telecommunications Law. Email: Cristina M. Pierson | | Valerie Shea (Shareholder) born Merion, Pennsylvania, September 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Eighth Circuits; 1997, California. Education: Wheeling College; Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1977); Nova University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Member: Florida Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Valerie Shea | | Kenneth W. Waterway (Shareholder) born Holland, Michigan, July 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Rutgers University (B.S., with highest honors, 1990); University of Michigan (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Trial Practice; Railroad Law. Email: Kenneth W. Waterway | | Stuart A. Weinstein (Associate) born Miami, Florida, December 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 1997); University of Miami (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Stuart A. Weinstein | | —————————— | | Jeannine Cline Jacobson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1992); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Staff Member, 1993-1994 and Articles Editor, 1994-1995, Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. Member: Broward County and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Litigation; Appellate Practice. | | Veresa L. Jones Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Mercer University (B.A.); Florida State University (B.A.); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Commercial Law; Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Veresa L. Jones Adams | | Robert E. Sacks (Associate) born Miami, Florida, January 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Managed Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Employment Practices Liability. Email: Robert E. Sacks | | Vanessa D. Sloat-Rogers (Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1989); University of Miami (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Vanessa D. Sloat-Rogers | | Wilton H. Strickland (Associate) born Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1996); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, International Law Section). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Wilton H. Strickland | | Catherine Whitfield (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1948; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Barry University (B.L.S., magna cum laude, 1985); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Catherine Whitfield | | OF COUNSEL | | Hugh L. Carey (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, 1919; admitted to bar, 1951, New York. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1949; J.D., 1951). Member of Congress, 1960-1976. Governor of New York, 1975-1982. (Also Of Counsel to Winston & Strawn, Chicago, Illinois). | | Eugene L. Heinrich (Of Counsel) born Kewanee, Illinois, 1927; admitted to bar, 1955, Georgia; 1956, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1951); Mercer University (L.L.B., J.D., cum laude, 1956). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Medical Malpractice; Construction Contracts; Eminent Domain; Workers Compensation. Email: Eugene L. Heinrich |
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