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Address
832 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33801 (Polk Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Work can be your passion, trade and livelihood. To lose your work or have it adversely affected by an accident on the job can be devastating. Few people understand the physical, emotional and financial hardships that this devastation can bring to a person's life better than H. Guy Smith of Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles. In fact, his life's work has been shaped by this understanding. The story of Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles actually began in 1942 with Gordon Elmo Rodgers, uncle to H. Guy Smith, who fell while working in a saw mill in the rural town of Cross City, Florida. He was paralyzed from the waist down and spent the remainder of his life as a paraplegic as a result of the fall. Due largely in part to a lack of knowledge of the Florida Workers' Compensation Law and inadequate medical treatment, he died at the age of thirty, only fourteen months after the accident, leaving behind his wife and small children. Years later his son, Jimmy, fell five stories while working as a carpenter and sustained massive injuries and multiple spinal fractures. Fortunately, he sought legal representation from his cousin, H. Guy Smith. Previous to this event, Mr. Smith had been primarily involved in the representation of insurance companies. However, sharing in the experience and perspective of an injured family member and personally observing the devastation brought on by an accident on the job, his career focus changed drastically. H. Guy Smith left the representation of insurance companies and there after pledged his practice to the representation of injured individuals to ensure that they and their families are treated fairly and receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled by law. In Summary: Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles, P.A. represents only injured individuals, not insurance companies. Our firm represents injured individuals to ensure that they and their families receive all of the benefits which they are entitled to by law. We have a unique history and understanding of the physical, emotional and financial hardships due to an accident or serious injury. At Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles, people come first. Statement of PracticeWorkers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Social Security Disability. Year Established: 1978
Firm Size: 65
Languages: English and Spanish.
Rate InformationFree Initial Consultation
Address832 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801, (Polk Co.)
PhonePhone: 863-688-7766
Fax: 863-687-7258
Website
http://www.wherepeoplecomefirst.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Firm/Affiliate OfficesTampa, Florida Office: 3111 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., 33607. Telephone: 813-223-4822. St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida Office: 113575 58th St. North, 33760. Telephone: 727-451-6700. Brandon, Florida Office: 150 E. Bloomingdale Avenue, 33511. Telephone: 813-223-4822. Orlando, Florida Office: 4700 Millenia Blvd., 32839. Telephone: 407-846-1122. Kissimmee, Florida Office: 830 N. John Young Parkway, 34741. Telephone: 407-846-1122.
SENIOR PARTNERH. Guy Smith, Jr. (P.A.) (President) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1962); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1966). H. Guy Smith has practiced as an attorney for approximately forty-one years and through this practice has handled thousands of workers' compensation claims at both the trial and appellate level. Attorney Smith has been licensed to practice law in the State of Florida since November 1966 and was Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the field of workers' compensation in 1989. For the first 18 months of his practice, attorney Smith represented Employers/Carriers, but since that time he has represented only injured persons in workers' compensation cases. Since June 1968, he has devoted approximately eighty-five percent of his practice to representing injured workers. Attorney Smith has received an AV rating in the well known and respected Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. Attorney Smith has served for many years on the Florida Worker's Advocates Board of Directors. He served as President of the Florida Workers' Advocates in 2003-2004. Member: The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.
MANAGING PARTNERLaurie Thrower Miles (Managing Partner) born Macon, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1990); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lakeland Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section). (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.
PARTNERS OF FIRMCarl A. Feddeler, III (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.A., 1987); Thomas Cooley Law School (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Real Estate License, 1988. Mortgage Broker License, 1988-1992. Member: Lakeland and Polk County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.
Bradley Guy Smith (Partner) born Tampa, Florida, March 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1992); Regent University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Lakeland and Polk County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Florida Workers' Advocates. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Labor Law.
Mark G. Capron (Partner) born Lakeland, Florida; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1996, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1994). Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Workers Compensation.Email: Mark G. Capron
Edward T. Mason (Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, November 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Social Security Disability.
ASSOCIATESScott Franklin Eldridge (Associate) born Melbourne, Florida, November 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, 1991); Stetson College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.
Christopher R. Mank (Associate) born Coral Gables, Florida, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Mercer University (B.B.A., 1991); University of Miami (J.D., 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.
Joshua C. Nelson (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, February 13, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida and Colorado. Education: Brown University (B.A./B.S., 1996); University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law (J.D., 2004). Former Deputy District Attorney, Colorado. Member: The Florida Bar; Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Criminal Law.
Todd Parrish (Associate) born Orange Park, Florida, July 14, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 2004); Stetson University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation(50%); Personal Injury(50%).
All Partners and Associates are members of the Florida State Bar Association. The only law firm in Florida with 5 Florida Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation attorneys exclusively dedicated to representing injured workers.
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