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Address
2707 East Jefferson Street
Orlando, Florida 32803 (Orange Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.2
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Statement of PracticeLitigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation and Products Liability, Public Entity Law, Construction Litigation, Workers Compensation, Commercial Collections, Immigration. Year Established: 1996
Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:American Southern Insurance Co.
AMEX Assurance Co.
Ameriprise
BF Goodrich
Bliss-McKnight
Brevard County School Board
Cardinal Realty Services, Inc.
Central Florida Police Benevolent Association
CIGNA
Coregis Insurance Co.
Crawford & Co.
Economical Mutual Insurance Co.
Esurance
Freeman Decorating Co.
Florida Association of Counties Trust
Florida League of Cities, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Hartford Co.
Hernando County School Board
Hobart Corp.
Liquid Cellar
Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
Mystrik
Nationwide Recovery Service
North American Van Lines, Inc.
Northland Insurance Co.
Planet Insurance Co.
Preferred Collection Management
Protective Life Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Company
Sentinel Insurance Co.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Sunbeam Corp.
The St. Paul Companies
Trustmark Insurance Co.
Utica Insurance Co.
Wuesthoff Health Systems.
Rate InformationFree Initial Consultation
Address2707 East Jefferson Street
Orlando, FL 32803, (Orange Co.)
PhonePhone: 407-897-5150
Fax: 407-897-3332
Websitehttp://www.bellroperlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Michael M. Bell (Partner) born Miami, Florida, November 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Delaware; 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1980); Delaware Law School (J.D., 1983); Villanova University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1981-1982). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: Orange County, Delaware State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education); (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense.Email: Michael M. Bell
Michael J. Roper (Partner) born St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, June 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Florida (J.D., 1984). Editor in Chief, University of Florida International Law Journal. Lecturer: Employment Practices Liability; Police Liability; Civil Rights Matters. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Liability; Employment Law; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage.Email: Michael J. Roper
Ernest H. (Skip) Kohlmyer, III (Partner) born Tiffin, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1995, Georgia Court of Appeals; 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., International Business, 1988); University of Dayton (J.D., 1991). Recipient: Beacon Award, ACA International, 1996 and 1997. Member: State Bar of Georgia; ACA International (Member, Attorney's Program; Florida Unit Representative, 2000-2002; MAP Committee); The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, 2005-2006). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Public Entity Law; Corporate; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights.Email: Ernest H. (Skip) Kohlmyer, III
Michael Harrison Bowling (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, November 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Worcester State College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981); University of Central Florida (M.B.A., 1990). Member, New England Journal of Civil and Criminal Confinement. Law Clerk to Honorable Donald P. Deitrich, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1987-1996. Member: Orange County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Public Entity Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Employment Law.Email: Michael Harrison Bowling
Joseph D. Tessitore (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, October 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1983); University of Miami (J.D., 1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award, Constitutional Criminal Procedure. Member: The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Tort Litigation.Email: Joseph D. Tessitore
——————————Mary Grace Dyleski (Associate) born 1966; admitted to bar, South Carolina (1995); Florida (1998); U.S. Court of Appeals (1999). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense.Email: Mary Grace Dyleski
Christopher R. Fay (Associate) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: Saint Leo College (B.A., 1987); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1991).Email: Christopher R. Fay
Kara Decker Rogers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Eckerd College (B.S., Biology, with honors); Florida State University College of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Public Entity Law.Email: Kara Decker Rogers
Dale A. Scott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Business Administration - Economics, 1999); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Law; Employment Law; Public Entity Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Dale A. Scott
Anna E. Engelman (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., International Business, magna cum laude, 2001); Florida State University, College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Public Entity Law.Email: Anna E. Engelman
Molly E. Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1998); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Rights; Land Use; Public Entity Law; Corporate Law; FDCPA, FCCPA and FCRA Defense.Email: Molly E. Young
Hae J. Kim (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; General Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Hae J. Kim
Esteban F. Scornik (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: General Liability; Insurance Defense; First Party Insurance; Immigration Law.Email: Esteban F. Scornik
Cindy A. Townsend (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Municipal Liability; Employment Law.Email: Cindy A. Townsend
Mary J. Walter (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 2004; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law.Email: Mary J. Walter
Melissa Arony (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Florida State University (J.D. with honors). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Melissa Arony
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