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| | Address | | 2707 East Jefferson Street | | Orlando, Florida 32803 | | (Orange Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Bell & Roper & Kohlmyer, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, 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. | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
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| | 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. 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. 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 District 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 Glen Cove, New York; admitted to bar, South Carolina (1995); U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1996); Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1998); U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1999). Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to Honorable Gary E. Clary, South Carolina Circuit Court, 1995-1996. Member: South Carolina Bar; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. 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 | | Kara Decker Rogers (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Florida; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Eckerd College (B.S., Biology, with honors); Florida State University College of Law (J.D.). Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. Jessup International Law Moot Court. Co-Author: "Avoiding the Legal Aftermath of Workplace Violence," Employee Relations Law Journal, Winter 2005. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Public Entity Law. Email: Kara Decker Rogers | | Dale A. Scott (Associate) born Portsmouth, Virginia, February 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Business Administration - Economics, 1999); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Publications: Co-Author, "Arrgh! Hollywood Targets Internet Piracy" published, 2004, University of Richmond School of Law's Journal of Law & Technology; Mock Trial Team, Summer Program in Law at Oxford University. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Commercial Law; Employment Law; Public Entity Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Dale A. Scott | | Anna E. Engelman (Associate) born Greenville, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., International Business, magna cum laude, 2001); Florida State University, College of Law (J.D., 2005). Co-Author of "Arrgh! Hollywood Targets Internet Piracy," University of Richmond School of Law's Journal of Law & Technology. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Public Entity Law. Email: Anna E. Engelman | | Molly E. Young (Associate) born Orlando, Florida, August 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1998); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. 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 Seoul, Korea, May 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Appellate Advocacy Teaching Fellowship, Fall 1995 to Spring 1996. Member: The Florida Bar; Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Co-Chair, Judicial Reception Committee, 1999-2000; Board Member, 2001-2002; 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; General Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Hae J. Kim | | Esteban F. Scornik (Associate) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Florida Journal of International Law, 1994-1996. Assistant Public Defender, Fifth Judicial Circuit. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: General Liability; Insurance Defense; First Party Insurance; Immigration Law. Email: Esteban F. Scornik | | Cindy A. Townsend (Associate) born San-Fernando, Trinidad, West Indies; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2004). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Trial Lawyers; Young Lawyers Division; Equal Opportunities Law). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Municipal Liability; Employment Law. Email: Cindy A. Townsend | | Mary J. Walter (Associate) born Miami Lakes, Florida; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law. Email: Mary J. Walter | | Lynn Alfano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2004, North Carolina; U.S District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A, Business Law, cum laude, 1997); University of Florida (J.D., 2002). Member: Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Investigations; Insurance Fraud. Email: Lynn Alfano |
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