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| | Address | | 1200 Capital Plaza, 201 East Pine Street, P.O. Box 2928 | | Orlando, Florida 32802 | | (Orange Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Dean, Ringers, Morgan and Lawton, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts including Appeals, Civil Rights, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, ERISA, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Municipal Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Probate Law, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Property Law, Self Insured, Trial Practice and Workers' Compensation (including Appeals & Second Injury Fund). | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1976, the firm Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P.A. is committed to providing quality legal service to individual and national corporate clients in central Florida and throughout the state. The members of the firm strive to understand the needs of their clients and to offer skilled and knowledgeable representation. The firm is dedicated to serving each client, whether large or small, with the highest degree of integrity and professionalism. | | Firm Size: 22 | Representative Clients:
Abbott Laboratories; AGC; Alexsis, Inc.; Amateur Athletic Union of the United States; Wyeth Johnson & Johnson; American Specialty Insurance Service, Inc.; American States Insurance Co.; Amoco Corp.; Anheuser Busch; Budget Rent a Car System, Inc.; Busch Entertainment Corp.; Celtic Insurance Co.; Celtic Life Insurance Co.; Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC; Central Mutual Insurance Co.; CNA Claim Plus; Coca-Cola Enterprise Inc.; Compensation Benefits, Inc.; Cotton States; Crawford & Co.; Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.; ESIS; FCCI Mutual Ins. Co.; Florida Brewery, Inc.; Florida League of Cities; Florida Select Insurance Group; Florida Workers' Compensation Fund; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett; Gerber Life Insurance; Golfpac, Inc.; Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; Hewitt Coleman & Assoc.; Hyatt Corporation; Integon Insurance; Jefferson Pilot Insurance Co.; Lloyds of London; Lockheed Martin Corp.; Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.; Ohio Casualty Co.; Prison Health Services; Regis Corporation; Richard O. Baldwin, Jr. Company; Royal Specialty Underwriting, Inc.; Scripps Florida Funding Corporation; Sedgwick, James & Co.; Steak n'Shake; Target; Tennessee Farmers Insurance; TIG Ins. Co.; Titan Indemnity; United Self Insured Services; Universal Studios; Wells Fargo; Wyeth Laboratories; Wyndham International; Zurich Insurance Group. | References:
Century Bank; Colonial Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Goble D. Dean (1913-2000). | | Dale O. Morgan (Member) born St. Petersburg, Florida, May 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1968); Stetson University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta; South Florida Gold Key Honors (President, 1967-1968). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, 1969; 1970 International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Distinguished Achievement in Art and Science of Advocacy; Clint Green Award in Trial Practice, 1970. Teaching Assistant, Stetson College of Law, 1970. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society; International Association of Insurance Counsel; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Arson Investigators. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Municipal and Governmental Liability. Email: Dale O. Morgan | | William E. Lawton (Member) born Orlando, Florida, April 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida and U.S District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Orange County Bar; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; International Association of Insurance Counsel. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; ERISA; Legal Malpractice; Drug & Medical Device Litigation. Email: William E. Lawton | | Lamar D. Oxford (Member) born Bethesda, Maryland, March 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1971); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Wood v. Eli Lilly Co., No. 89-6106 Non-Argument Calender, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 933 F.2d 1020; Stupak v. Winter Park Leasing, No. 76, 495, Supreme Court of Florida, 585 So.2d 283; Conley v. Boyle Drug Co.; No. 67,626, Supreme Court of Fla., 570 So.2d 275; Cogdell v. Wyeth, 366 F.3d 1245; Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Perdue, 869 So.2d 767; General Star Indem. Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 741 So.2d 1259. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Appeals; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Lamar D. Oxford | | F. Scott Pendley (Member) born Daytona Beach, Florida, January 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; 1982, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1978); Mercer University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member: The Order of Barristers; Moot Court Board. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury & Wrongful Death; Insurance Defense; Trucking Law; Civil Rights; Municipal and Governmental Liability. Email: F. Scott Pendley | | John D. Robinson (Member) born Tampa, Florida, May 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Mercer University (J.D., 1982). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Administrative Law, 1982. Member: Orange County and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; ERISA; Probate; Guardianship; Corporate. Email: John D. Robinson | | Frank C. Wesighan (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, April 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); University of Florida (J.D., 1982). Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Second Injury Fund. Email: Frank C. Wesighan | | Jeffry J. Branham (Member) born Miami, Florida, February 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami Dade Community College (A.A., 1976); Florida State University (B.S., 1978; J.D., with honors, 1982); University of Miami. Former Orange County Assistant State Attorney. Appointed Judge of Compensation Claims pro hac vice by Governor Chiles in 1992. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Second Injury Fund. Email: Jeffry J. Branham | | Joseph R. Flood, Jr. (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S Claims Court, Washington, D.C.. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude honors, 1979; J.D., 1982). Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1980-1982. Member: Seminole County, Orange County, Brevard County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Defense; Municipal and Governmental Liability; Civil Rights; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Joseph R. Flood, Jr. | | Alan D. Kalinoski (Member) born Waukegan, Illinois, June 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., 1982): John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1992). Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: Health v. Jewell Companies, 628 N.E.2d 335; Hospital v. Industrial Commission, 609 N.E.2d 775 (Ill. 1st Dist. 1993); Chicago Housing Authority v. McCann, 608 N.E.2d 385 (Ill 1st Dist. 1994); Bailey v. Industrial Commission, 617 N.E.2d 305 (Ill. 1st Dist. 1993); Denny's Restaurant v. Bell, 659 So.2d 1374 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; General Practice. Email: Alan D. Kalinoski | | Ronald P. Greninger (Member) born January 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., in Economics, with honors, 1991; J.D., 1994); Rollins College (M.B.A., 2000). Exec. Resch. Editor, Fla. J. of Intl. Law, 1994. Member, Bd. of Dir., American Cancer Society. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment. Email: Ronald P. Greninger | | Douglas T. Noah (Member) born Clearwater, Florida, May 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 1984); Stetson University (J.D., 1990). Member, Order of the Barristers. Editorial Board Member, Stetson University Law Review, 1989-1990. First Place: American Bar Association National Trial Competition; National Invitational Trial Competition; American Bar Association Southeastern Trial Competition; Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition. Author: "Florida's New Poison Pill Statute - Analysis of Directors' Refusal to Redeem," 20-1 Stetson Law Review, 1990. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Public Entity Defense; Employment Defense. Email: Douglas T. Noah | | G. Clay Morris (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1982); Memphis State University (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Orange County and Seminole County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Civil Practice. Email: G. Clay Morris | | James A. Wilkinson (Member) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, November 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 1985); Hamline University (J.D., 1989). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; IAAPA; ASTM. Reported Cases: Universial City Property Management v. Sevdinoglou, 650 So.2d 1062 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Amusement Park Liability; Recreational Law; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Real Estate Litigation. Email: James A. Wilkinson | | S. Renee Stephens Lundy (Partner) born Winter Garden, Florida, July 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Lake Sumter Community College (A.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Florida (B.A., in Political Science, 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, Trial Competition Team and Law Association for Women, 1984-1985. Judicial Aide for the Honorable Monterey Campbell, Second District Court of Appeals, Lakeland, Florida, 1985-1986. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Council 101). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Defense. Email: S. Renee Stephens Lundy | | —————————— | | John M. Joyce (Associate) born Orlando, Florida, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1982); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Recipient, Book Awards: Juvenile Law; Law of War; Mediation. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation. Email: John M. Joyce | | Annette Lynne Ringers (Associate) born Winter Park, Florida, December 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia and Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1990, 1992); Mercer University (J.D., 1995). Previous Employment: King & Spalding. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Annette Lynne Ringers | | Michael A. Lowe (Associate) born Provo, Utah, July 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1996); Mercer University (J.D., 1999). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael A. Lowe | | John T. Conner (Associate) born Winter Park, Florida, May 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 2003). Senior Editor, Florida Law Review. Practice Areas: Municipal Defense; General Liability Defense. Email: John T. Conner | | Donna N. Maloney Hansen (Associate) born Coral Springs, Florida, December 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2000); University of Florida (J.D., 2004). "Best Advocate," National Civil Rights Trial Competition, 2004. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense. Email: Donna N. Maloney Hansen | | OF COUNSEL | | Andrew L. Ringers (Of Counsel) born Passaic, New Jersey, July 8, 1937; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1959); Stetson University (J.D., 1969). Charles A. Dana Scholar. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers; Workmen's Compensation); American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; International Association of Insurance Counsel; Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators; Florida Association of Self Insurance. [LTJG, U.S. Navy, 1959-1963]. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Second Injury Fund. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | NURSE CONSULTANT | | Beverly Kardamilas born Burlington, Wisconsin, October 21, 1964; Education: Emory University (A.A., 1984); University of Central Florida (B.S.N., 1987). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants; Florida Association of PACU Nurses. Registered Nurse, Florida, 1987. Certified in: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1987; Trauma Nursing Care, 1990. Practice Areas: Prepare Medical Record Reviews and Summaries. Email: Beverly Kardamilas |
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