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Address
203 Northeast First Street, P.O. Box 850
Gainesville, Florida 32601 (Alachua Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) For more than one hundred years, the Gainesville, Florida law firm of Dell Graham, P.A. and its predecessors, have provided a broad array of legal services to individuals, businesses and the insurance industry in north central Florida. We are dedicated to maintaining and continuing the firm's reputation for effective advocacy, as we meet our clients' changing needs. The firm provides representation in both general practice and civil litigation. Partners John D. Jopling and Carl B. Schwait are board certified civil trial lawyers and have extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts throughout north central Florida. In the general practice section of the firm, Ellen R. Gershow practices in the areas of business, corporate, estate planning, tax and probate. She is a board certified wills, trust and estates attorney. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Medical and Other Professional Liability, Transportation, Governmental Liability, Insurance Coverage, Products Liability, Business, Corporation, Estate Planning, Probate and Taxation. Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:City of Gainesville
Cotton States
Division of Risk Management-State of Florida
GRE Insurance
Great West Casualty
Harleysville Mutual Insurance Cos.
Hertz Claim Management
K&K Insurance
Meadwobrook
Megalife Insurance
Metropolitan Life
Old Republic Insurance Company
Pennsylvania Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co.
Providence Washington
Ranger Insurance Company
Safeco Life Insurance Company
Carl Warren & Company
Victoria Insurance Company
Zurich Insurance Company.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Alachua County School Board
American Modern Insurance
Florida Community College
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Florida Police Chiefs' Self -Insurance Fund
Florida Select
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
GEICO
Health Care Indemnity, Inc.
National Car Rental
National Casualty Company
Nationwide Insurance Company
Risk Enterprise Management
Scottsdale Insurance
Southern Guaranty
State Auto Insurance
State Farm Insurance Company
The St. Paul
TIG Insurance Company
University of Florida
Westfield Insurance.
Address203 Northeast First Street P.O. Box 850
Gainesville, FL 32601, (Alachua Co.)
PhonePhone: 352-372-4381
Fax: 352-376-7415
Website
http://www.dellgraham.com
J. Lance. Lazonby (1909-1969).
Sam T. Dell (1912-1992).
L. William Graham (Member) (Retired).
Joe C. Willcox (Member) (Retired).
W. Henry Barber, Jr. (Retired Partner) (Retired).
John D. Jopling (Member) born Lake City, Florida, March 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; James C. Adkins American Inns of Court. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Negligence; Governmental Liability.Email: John D. Jopling
Carl B. Schwait (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of Miami (J.D., 1976). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Adjunct Lecturer and Instructor, University of Florida College of Law, 1991-1998. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, 1998. Lecturer in Law, National Business Institute, 1991-1993. Vice Mayor, Commissioner of City of South Miami, Florida, 1984-1990. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (President 2003-2004); The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section; Vice Chairperson, Member Benefits Committee); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; James C. Adkins American Inn of Court; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; American Board of Trial Advocates . (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified in Trial Advocacy by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Governmental Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Carl B. Schwait
Ellen R. Gershow (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1977, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Florida (LL.M., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Society of Wig and Robe. Law College Advisory Board of Trustees, Levin College of Law, University of Florida. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Estate Planning Council of Gainesville, Florida. (Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Probate.Email: Ellen R. Gershow
Dale Joseph Paleschic (Member) born Salem, New Jersey, February 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.B.A., with honors, 1988); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Recipient, Ralph R. Bailey Legal Scholarship. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense.Email: Dale Joseph Paleschic
Jennifer C. Lester (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, March 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989; J.D., with honors, 1992). Co-Author, "The City of Tallahassee Builds Following Legal Victory," Quality Cities, September, 1994. Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law, Mediation Course, 2002. Teaching Fellowship, Legal Research and Writing. Book Award in Civil Procedure and Property. Formerly with: McEwan, Martinez & Dukes, P.A.; Monaco, Monaco, Birder & Lester. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1996-1997; President, 2001-2002; Member, Bench/Bar Committee); The Florida Bar (Member, Health Care and Trial Lawyers Sections); Florida Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: McCuiston v. AMJ of Gainesville, Inc., 978 So.2nd 162 (Fla.1st DCA 2005); Rippy v. Shepard, 15 So.3d 921 (Fla.1st DCA 2009); Farrello v. Garin, 873 So.2nd 1243 (Fla.5th DCA 2004); Robert v. Paschall, 767 So.2nd 1227 (Fla.5th DCA 2000); Massey v. Bragle, 754 So.2nd 146 (Fla.1st DCA 2000); K-Mart v. Sellers, 693 So.2nd 124 (Fla.1st DCA 1997); Branson v. MGA Insurance Co. Inc., (Fla.5th DCA 1996); MeKamy Oaks, Inc. v. Synder, 659 So.2nd 1290 (Fla.1st DCA 1995); Taylor v. Taylor, 653 So.2nd 1126 (Fla.1st DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Jennifer C. Lester
David M. Delaney (Member) born North Augusta, South Carolina, December 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member, North Florida Regional Medical Center Ethics Committee, 1999. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit (Member, Board of Directors, 2000 and 2001) and Federal Bar Associations; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Negligence; Governmental Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: David M. Delaney
Susan M. Seigle (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of South Florida (M.Ed., with high honors, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. President, John Marshall Bar Association, 1985. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Automobile Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense; Property Insurance Defense.
SENIOR ATTORNEYMark Stephen Thomas (Senior Attorney) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., Psychology, 1979); Florida State University (M.B.A., Healthcare Finance, 1981; J.D., 1993); University of Miami (M.B.A., Hospital Administration, 1989). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Mark Stephen Thomas
——————————Elizabeth M. Collins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1995; J.D., with honors, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. National Merit Scholar. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers, Appellate Practice, Advocacy); The Florida Bar (Member, Eighth Judicial Circuit Young Lawyers Division, Secretary, 2000-2002); Eighth Judicial Circuit Young Lawyers Division (President, 2004); James C. Adkins, Jr., American Inns of Court (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense.Email: Elizabeth M. Collins
Kevin A. McNeill (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2001). Moot Court Honor Society. Goodwin Fellow Scholar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Kevin A. McNeill
Elizabeth S. McKillop (Associate) born Flushing, New York, November 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude 2001); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and Federal Bar Associations; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Governmental Liability.Email: Elizabeth S. McKillop
Andrew A. Morey (Associate) born Linton, Indiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 2003); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2006).Email: Andrew A. Morey
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