Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP is a general civil trial law firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Orlando, Florida. The firm is composed of attorneys who are experienced in a wide range of legal concerns for corporations, insurance companies, self-insured organizations, professional group corporations, employers and individuals. Our professionals are committed to providing quality legal advice and services in the most cost effective and timely manner. All of our attorneys have a strong commitment to aggressive advancement of cases toward completion through a variety of avenues including settlement, mediation, arbitration, summary judgment, dismissal or trial.

Our firm works closely with our clients to help them accomplish their goals and objectives through effective communication and joint decision making. Our attorneys are always responsive to the needs of the clients and we make a special effort to communicate the status of litigation so that the current objectives of the client can be met.

Services for our clients involve legal advice, consultation and representation before the courts and administrative boards. We engage in defense litigation in Georgia and Florida, including: bodily injury, workers' compensation, professional liability, occupational exposure and disease, insurance coverage, arson and questionable insurance claims, environmental issues, employment practices and employer liability, property and premises liability and construction. Our attorneys also have substantial experience in various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Statement of Practice

General Practice, State and Federal Courts and State and Federal Administrative Agencies. Corporation, Commercial, Construction, Insurance, Environmental, Professional Liability, Workers' Compensation, Employment and Personal Injury Litigation.

Representative Clients:

See Atlanta, Georgia for firm client listing.

Address

201 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1010
Orlando, FL 32801, (Orange Co.)

Phone

Phone: 407-478-1247
Fax: 407-478-1527

Website

http://www.gmlj.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Atlanta, Georgia)

PARTNERS

C. Wade McGuffey, Jr. (CEO) born Decatur, Georgia, June 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1977, Florida; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, Editorial Staff, Georgia Law Review, 1975-1976. Instructor, Certified Workers' Compensation Professional Course, 2000—. Listed in, Marquis Who's Who in America. Honorary Life Member, Young Agents Committee, Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section, 1999-2000); State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Atlanta Claims Association; Georgia Self-Insurers Association. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, 1976-1980]. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: C. Wade McGuffey, Jr.

Kraig N. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Eckerd College (B.A., with honors, 1981); American Graduate School of International Management (M.I.M., 1982); Baylor University (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Barristers; Rhodes Scholarship Nominee. Author: Florida Workers' Compensation Practice, The Fla. Bar, 4th ed., 1994, Editor, "Appellate Procedure and Workers' Compensation Rules;" "Are Perez and Adelman Steel Completely Overruled by the 1993 Chapter 440 Amendments?" 13:3 FDLA Trial Advocate Quarterly 24 (July 1994). Member: Bd. of Dir., Asian American Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1995; International Trade and Investment Advisory Committee, Economic Dev. Commission of Mid-Florida; U.S. Pan Asia Chamber of Commerce. Pres., St. Andrew's Society of Central Fla., 1998-1999. Member, Baylor Univ. Bd. of Regents, Task Force on Title IX. Fla. Supreme Ct. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Assn. (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation; International Law); American Immigration Lawyers Assn. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Workers' Compensation; Civil Litigation; Immigration Law; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Kraig N. Johnson

Teri Alpert Zarrillo (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, January 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia and Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Workers' Compensation Section); The Florida Bar; Lawyers Club. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Teri Alpert Zarrillo

Robert M. Darroch (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia and Florida. Education: Berry College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Emory University (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: "Jones v. State Farm: An Expensive Lesson," 18 Georgia State Bar Journal 180, May, 1982; "Georgia Automobile Insurance Law," Harrison Co., 1986; "Motor Vehicle Insurance Law and Claims in Georgia," 1989. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. (Also at Atlanta, Georgia Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Robert M. Darroch

Brian C. Dowling (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1997; J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Tau; Florida Blue Key. Member: The Florida Bar; Central Florida Bar Association. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Insurance Defense.Email: Brian C. Dowling

ASSOCIATES

David Matthew Havlicek (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (1993); Nova Southeastern University (2000). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota Bradenton Claims Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.

Brian D. Tadros (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina, (2000); Florida Coastal School of Law (2004). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense.

Matthew D. Valdes (Associate) born Midland, Texas, April 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1991); Stetson University (J.D., 1993). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Golden Key; Phi Theta Kappa; President, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, 1990. Recipient: Political Science, John M. Olin Foundation Scholarship; Law I, Academic Scholarship. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award, Torts I. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Social Security.