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| | Address | | Two Alhambra Plaza, Suite 800 | | Miami, Florida 33134-5214 | | (Miami-Dade Co.) | | | |
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| Seipp & Flick LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trials in all State and Federal Courts, specializing in Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Admiralty and Maritime Law. | | Year Established: 1995 | Firm Profile:
Seipp & Flick LLP was established in 1995 as a civil litigation firm emphasizing product liability defense, premises liability and personal injury defense, commercial litigation, maritime and admiralty litigation, motor vehicle warranty and lemon law litigation, as well as estate and probate litigation. Our offices are strategically located throughout the state of Florida, and provide our clients great versatility. The firm, and many of the attorneys within the firm, has achieved the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubble. We practice in the state and federal courts throughout the State of Florida, at both trial and appellate levels. In addition, our attorneys have been admitted pro hac vice to appear as trial counsel or have served as coordinating counsel for clients in matters pending throughout the United States and its territories. We believe in a proactive approach to litigation, and pride ourselves on the results of our execution. To achieve our goal of successful representation of our clients, we use a multifacted approach to litigation, including extensive background and factual investigation, comprehensive legal analysis, and a thorough evaluation of all technical aspects of the litigation. Because we employee highly-skilled individuals who are efficient in the use of their time, and because we carefully manage our overhead, we can offer competitive rates for the legal communities in which we practice. Partners of the firm are members of the Products Liability Advisory Council, International Association of Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute. | | Firm Size: 18 | Languages:
English, Spanish, German, Italian and Korean. | Representative Clients:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; American International Group; B.F. Goodrich Company; W.M. Barr & Company; Case Corporation; Chick-fil-A; Continental General Tire; Continental Tire N.A.; Crawford & Company; Crowley American Transport; Crowley Liner Services, Inc.; Deere & Co.; Ford Motor Co.; Frontier Insurance Co.; Dunlop Tire Corporation; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; The Gillette Company; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Hitachi Koki, Ltd.; Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Inc.; Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.; Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Honda R&D Co.; Honda of America Mfg., Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Honda North America, Inc.; Huffy Bicycle Corp.; Huffy Service First Corp.; Illinois Tool Works, Inc.; International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.; Isuzu Motors Limited; Isuzu Motors of America; John Deere Insurance Company; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A.; KIA Motors America, Inc.; KIA Motors Corporation; Lancer Claims Services; Maersk, Inc.; Marconi Medical Systems, Inc.; Material Handling Associates, Inc.; Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, Inc.; Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.; Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.; Mitsubishi Motors R&D America, Inc.; Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.; Mitsui Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.; Nintendo of America Inc.; Nissan Fire and Marine Insurance Company; PACCAR, Inc.; P & O Ports North America, Inc.; Polaris Industries, Inc.; Porsche A.G.; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Prime Equipment Corp.; The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company; Reliance National Insurance; Scripto-Tokai Ltd.; Sentry Insurance; Signal Mutual Indemnity Assoc., Ltd.; SourceOne Healthcare Technologies, Inc.; Sumitomo Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Takata Corporation; Target Corporation; Thomas Miller & Associates; Thunderbird Machinery, Inc.; Tokio Marine Claims Service; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.; Toyota Material Handling, Inc.; Universal Maritime Service Corp.; Wilmington Trust, F.S.B.; Wilsonart International; Whirlpool Corporation; Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd.; Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; Zenith Insurance Co.; Zurich Insurance Group. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
| | John C. Seipp, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Euclid, Ohio, February 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of St. Andrews, Scotland and Brown University (A.B., 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Member, Product Liability Advisory Council, 1989—. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Products Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Admiralty Law; Trust Litigation; Contested Trusts and Estates. Email: John C. Seipp, Jr. | | Charles P. Flick (Senior Partner) born Miami, Florida, August 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi; 1978, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A.); University of Mississippi (J.D.). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Premises Liability. Email: Charles P. Flick | | James W. McCready, III (Senior Partner) born New York, New York, December 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1984); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1986-1987). Member, Bar and Gavel. Member, University of Miami Moot Court Board. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Product Liability Committee); Dade County Defense Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1993); Defense Research Institute; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Port Director, 2000, 2002). Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Maritime Law; Personal Injury Defense; Workers Compensation; Civil Rights; Products Liability Defense. Email: James W. McCready, III | | Sergio V. Medina (Senior Partner) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, October 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1989, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1985); Nova University (J.D., 1988). Alpha Kappa Psi. American Bar Association Mock Trial Regional Competition Competitor, 1988. President, Spanish American Law Student Association, 1987-1988. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Airbag Injury; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Tire Defect Litigation; Seat Belt Injury. Email: Sergio V. Medina | | Frank David Hosley (Senior Partner) born Melbourne, Florida, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Florida (J.D., high honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Recipient, George Milam Award for Most Outstanding Case Comment. Member, University of Florida Law Review. Author: "An End to Privacy in the Curtilage," Florida Law Review, Vol. 46 No. 1 Journal, 1994. Teaching Assistant, Appellate Advocacy, 1994-1995. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute. (Also Managing Partner, Orlando Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Warranty Law; Lemon Law; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability. Email: Frank David Hosley | | Donald A. Blackwell (Partner) born Miami, Florida, July 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1989, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Spring Hill College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1983). Author: "Out Like a Lamb"-The Silent Demise of the 'Mutuality Requirement' in the Defensive Use of Collateral Estoppel in Florida, The Florida Bar Journal, March 1992; "The Big Lie," The Florida Bar Journal, July 1999. Co-Author: "The Use of Daubert in Aviation Cases," Second Edition, 1998. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Southern Methodist University, 1989-1990 and St. Thomas University, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Aviation Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Wrongful Death Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Donald A. Blackwell | | Armando P. Rubio (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., History, 1995); University of Miami (J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar. (Also at Orlando Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense Litigation; Personal Injury Defense Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Insurance Litigation. Email: Armando P. Rubio | | William R. Wicks, III (Partner) born Alton, Illinois, November 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Miami (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1976). Psi Chi; Phi Kappa Phi. Certified: County and Circuit Court Mediator by the U.S. Supreme Court, July 11, 1997; Certified Family Law Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Dade County Defense Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Admiralty Law; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. Email: William R. Wicks, III | | Martin J. Jaffe (Partner) born Bayonne, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1987); University of Akron (J.D., 1998). Best Trial Advocate, NITA National Tournament of Champions, 1996. Finalist, ATLA National Trial Tournament, 1996 and 1997. Case and Comment Editor, Akron Law Review, 1997-1998. Author: "Internet Users Beware: The Long Arm of Personal Jurisdiction," West Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, June 1998. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Member Product Liability, Commercial Litigation Sections). (Also at Orlando). Practice Areas: Automotive Warranty Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability. | | ASSOCIATES | | Bonnie S. Crouch (Administrative Attorney) born Easton, Maryland, August 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Roanoke College (B.B.A., with honors, 1979); University of Miami (J.D., 1989). Delta Mu Delta; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Cardinal Key. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1988-1989. Advisory Board Chairperson, The Salvation Army. Member, Miami ARC. FOTO Chairperson and Board Member, New World Symphony. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Bonnie S. Crouch | | Edelberto Farres (Associate) born Havana, Cuba, November 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1990); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: The Florida Bar; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Airbag Injury; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Products Liability Defense; Seat Belt Injury; Tire Defect Litigation; Vehicle Rollovers. Email: Edelberto Farres | | Elizabeth Gomez-Mayo (Associate) born Orlando, Florida, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Florida State University (English Literature, 1998); Florida A. & M. University (J.D., 2007). Member: Orange County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law. Email: Elizabeth Gomez-Mayo | | Jon J. Hernan (Associate) born Youngstown, Ohio, June 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of Phoenix (B.S., 1999); Florida State University (J.D., 2003). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. (Also at Orlando). Practice Areas: Lemon Law; Products Liability Defense; Warranty Law; Premises Liability. Email: Jon J. Hernan | | Shawn Y. Libman (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, August 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 2002); University of Miami (J.D., 2004). Member, Jr. League of Miami. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association; Broward County Bar Association; Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Shawn Y. Libman | | Kathleen S. Phang (Associate) born New York, New York, August 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1997); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Epsilon Lambda. Recipient, Top Government Attorney, South Florida Legal Guide, 2005. Adjunct Professor, Florida International University; Yale University Alumni Schools Committee. Member: Miami-Dade County Asian-American Advisory Board; Miami-Dade County Teen Court Program. Legal Analyst, CBS-4/UPN-33. Member: Coral Gables and Dade County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cuban American Bar Association; Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida. Languages: Spanish, Italian and Korean. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Products Liability; Criminal Law; Civil Practice. Email: Kathleen S. Phang | | Richard Spence (Associate) born Alexandria, Virginia, January 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1995); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1999). Member, 1997-1999 and Research Editor, 1998-1999, University of Florida Law Review. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations. (Also at Orlando). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Lemon Law; Products Liability Defense; Warranty Law. Email: Richard Spence | | Edward H. Thompson (Associate) born Sweetwater, Texas, July 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of the Armed Forces; U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1987); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Military Affairs Committee). [Major, U.S. Air Force, 1990-2003]. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law. Email: Edward H. Thompson | Other Office Addresses:
Jacksonville Office: 3030 Hartley Road, Concorde 1 - Suite 150, 32257-8210. Telephone: 904-421-8390. Fax: 904-421-8399.
Orlando Office: Four Northpoint Center, 1064 Greenwood Boulevard, Suite 212, 32746-5408. Telephone: 407-585-7600. Fax: 407-585-7610.
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