(Main Office)

Pyszka, Blackmon, Levy, Mowers & Kelley is a firm of civil trial lawyers providing full litigation and insurance related services for all of South Florida.

Firm members are experienced in all areas of civil litigation, representing corporations, insurance companies and individuals in tort, product liability, malpractice, workers' compensation and commercial litigation. In recent years the scope of the firm's litigation practice has been expanded from traditional insurance defense to include a broad range of other litigation matters.

Pyszka, Blackmon, Levy, Mowers & Kelley's tradition of excellence includes a commitment to serving the client's needs by obtaining optimum results as swiftly and economically as possible. The firm remains moderate in size to provide the personal service and economies of scale available only to a medium-size firm.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Litigation, Insurance, Law, and Appeals, Trials, Workers Compensation Law, Employment Law, Professional Liability, Products Liability Law, Sovereign Immunity, School Liability.

Representative Clients:

AAA Cooper Transportation
Ace Insurance
AIG Claim Service
AmComp, Inc.
Apex Insurance Managers, LLC
Arch Insurance
Archdiocese of Miami
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
Braman Enterprises, Inc.
Broward Community College
Broward County School Board
Carpenters Contractors of America
Century Surety Company
Chemed Corporation
City of Hialeah
City of Hollywood
City of North Miami Beach
City of Pompano Beach
Clarendon National
Cleveland Clinic
Community Savings Bank
CompManagement (CMI)
Continental Airlines
Coverall of Miami
Delta Airlines
First Commercial Insurance Company
First Commercial Claims Services
Gallagher Bassett Services Inc.
Hartford Insurance Group
Holy Cross Hospital, Inc.
Integrated Administrators, Inc.
ITT Speciality
Johns Eastern Company, Inc.
Lexington Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company
Lodal, Inc.
Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance
Manitowoc Company, Inc.
The Marmon Group
Miami-Dade County School Board
Miami Dade Community College
Miami Shores Village
Midwest Employers Reinsurance Corporation
Monroe County School Board
Mount Vernon Insurance Company
Multi-Lines Claims Service, Inc.
North American Specialty Insurance Company
Prioris, Inc.
Professional Administrators, Inc.
Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Ranger Construction
Rish Construction, Inc.
Roto-Rooter, Inc.
Safety National Corporation
Sedgewick Claims Management Services, Inc.
Sentry Insurance
Southern Group Indemnity, Inc.
Travelers Insurance
Summit Claims Management
The Home Depot
UniSource Administrators
United States Liability Insurance Group
United Self Insured Services
Valley Crest
Vanliner Insurance Company
W. Jackson & Sons, Inc.

Address

14750 Northwest 77th Court, Suite 300
Miami Lakes, FL 33016, (Miami-Dade Co.)

Phone

Phone: Dade: 305-512-3737; Broward: 954-489-1449; Miami Lakes: 305-512-1546
Fax: 305-512-1237
Fax: 305-512-1253

Website

http://www.pblmk.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Phillip D. Blackmon, Jr. (Partner) born Miami, Florida, April 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers; Workers Compensation Section); Dade County Defense Bar Association; Product Liability Advisory Council, Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Phillip D. Blackmon, Jr.

Benjamin D. Levy (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1974); University of Miami (J.D., 1979). Member: Dade County Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers; Workers Compensation Section); Dade County Defense Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Benjamin D. Levy

Jeffrey A. Mowers (Partner) born Rochester, New York, November 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Miami (J.D., 1985). Associate Member: South Florida Chapter of the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA); Dade County Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Association (RIMS). Member: Dade County (Member, Local Government Law Committee) and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Government and Liability Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section, Government Law Section); Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyer's Association; South Florida Claims Association. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Professional Liability.Email: Jeffrey A. Mowers

John M. Kelley (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, March 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., cum laude, 1971); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1977). (Resident, Fort Lauderdale Office).Email: John M. Kelley

Cindy J. Mishcon (Junior Partner) born Miami Beach, Florida, July 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., with distinction, 1986); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member, Inter-American Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Dade County Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Defense Research Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Civil Rights; Automobile Liability Defense; General Liability Defense.Email: Cindy J. Mishcon

ASSOCIATES

David Michael Goehl (Associate) born Mishawaka, Indiana, May 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Barry College (B.S., 1990); University of Miami (J.D., 1993). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section); American Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: David Michael Goehl

Z. Suzanne Arbide (Associate) born Lima, Peru, March 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.B.A., 1992); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Civil Rights.Email: Z. Suzanne Arbide

Marybell Rajo (Associate) born New York, N. Y. November 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1995); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1998). (Resident, Fort Lauderdale Office). Languages: Spanish.Email: Marybell Rajo

Adam S. Baron (Associate) born Miami Beach, Florida, November 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1996); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2000). (Resident, Fort Lauderdale Office).Email: Adam S. Baron

Mireya DeJesus (Associate) born Bronx, New York, November 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1994); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); American Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Mireya DeJesus

Alex Hernandez (Associate) born Miami, Florida, June 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida International University (BA, 1992; M.P.A., 1995); Indiana University (J.D., 1998). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Cuban Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Governmental Law; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense.Email: Alex Hernandez