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Address
Two Alhambra Plaza, Suite 800
Miami, Florida 33134-5214 (Miami-Dade Co.)
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(Main Office) 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. Statement of PracticeCivil Trials in all State and Federal Courts, specializing in Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Admiralty and Maritime Law. Year Established: 1995
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.
AddressTwo Alhambra Plaza, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33134-5214, (Miami-Dade Co.)
PhonePhone: 305-995-5600
Fax: 305-995-6100
Website
http://www.seippflick.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Firm/Affiliate OfficesJacksonville 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.
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 (Managing Partner, Orlando Office) born Melbourne, Florida, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, 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: 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, Miami Office) 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
William R. Wicks, III (Partner, Miami Office) 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
Douglas H. Stein (Partner, Miami Office) born New York, N.Y., December 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); University of Miami (J.D., 1982). Editor-in-Chief, Lawyer of the Americas, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter R. Palermo, Chief U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1983-1985. Author: "The Two Issue Rule," 14 The Advocate 7, 1988. Professor, Legal Writing, University of Miami, School of Continuing Studies, 1987-1989. Practice Areas: Appeals; Insurance Litigation.Email: Douglas H. Stein
ASSOCIATESJames J. Becker (Associate, Miami Office) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., 2003); St. Thomas University (J.D., 2006). Active Member of "Put Something Back," Official Pro Bono Project of the Miami-Dade County Bar. Member: The Florida Bar, Miami-Dade County, Coral Gables and American Bar Associations; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Warranty Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate.Email: James J. Becker
Todd A. Croftchik (Associate, Orlando Office) born Mount Pleasant, Michigan, July 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2005, Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., Biomechanics and Motor Neurology, 1998); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002).Email: Todd A. Croftchik
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. Chairperson and Board Member, New World Symphony. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: Bonnie S. Crouch
Edelberto Farres (Associate, Miami Office) born Havana, Cuba, November 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1990); Florida International University (Master of Science, Taxation, 1993); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Certified Public Accountant, Florida. Member: Cuban American Bar Association; Cuban American CPA 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, Orlando Office) born Orlando, Florida, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (English Literature, 1998); Florida A. & M. University (J.D., 2007). Law Review Editorial Staff, 2006 American Bar Association Regional Appellate Advocacy Competition. Member: American Bar Association, Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Warranty Law; Products Liability Defense; Tort Defense; Warranty Law; Motorcycle Products Liability.Email: Elizabeth Gomez-Mayo
Jon J. Hernan (Associate, Orlando Office) 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
Kimberly Hosley (Associate, Orlando Office) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Fellow, Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law.Email: Kimberly Hosley
Dustin A. Lane (Miami Office) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Xavier University (B.A., 2003); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Dustin A. Lane
Shawn Y. Libman (Associate, Miami Office) 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
Stephanie Martinez (Associate, Miami Office) born Miami, Florida, April 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association; Cuban-American Bar Association; Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation.Email: Stephanie Martinez
Richard Spence (Associate, Orlando Office) 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, Orlando Office) 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
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