Bozeman, Jenkins & Matthews, P.A.

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Law Firm in Panama City, Florida
 
Address
475 Harrison Avenue, Suite 203A, P.O. Box 2529
Panama City, Florida 32401
(Bay Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 850-872-0110  
Fax: 850-434-5242
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http://www.bjm-law.com
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Bozeman, Jenkins & Matthews, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Admiralty Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arson and Insurance Fraud, Civil Practice, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Condominium Development, Construction Litigation, Defense Litigation, Disabilities, Employment Discrimination, Environmental Litigation, ERISA, Federal Tort Claims, Governmental Liability, Guardianship Administration, Health Care Litigation, Health Law, Insurance Defense, Mass Torts, Medical Malpractice Defense, Military Law, Negligence Defense, Personal Injury Defense, Premises Liability Defense, Products Liability Defense, Professional Malpractice Defense, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Exchanges, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Title, Residential Real Estate, Sexual Harassment, Toxic Tort Defense, Workers Compensation Defense and Wrongful Death Law.
Year Established: 1992
Firm Profile:
Founded in 1992, Bozeman, Jenkins & Matthews, P.A. is a Civil Trial and Commercial Litigation firm with offices in Pensacola, Panama City and Fort Walton Beach. The firm is listed in Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters and the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the areas of Civil Trial Practice, Insurance Defense, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Product Liability Law, and Commercial Litigation.
Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:
Alamo-Rent-A-Car, Inc.; American Ambassador Casualty, Co.; American Continental Insurance Company; American Eagle Insurance Company; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Bruno's, Inc.; Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.; Chubb Insurance Group; CIGNA Insurance Companies; Clarendon National Insurance Company; CNA Insurance Company; Connecticut Speciality Insurance Company; Copic Insurance Company; Cunningham Lindsey Claims Management; Dillard Department Stores, Inc.; Escambia County Medical Society; ESIS, Inc.; Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland; Florida Association of Counties Trusts; Florida Self-Insurers Fund Guarantee Association; First Professionals Insurance Company; Fort Walton Beach Medical Center; Gallager Bassett Services; Guarantee Mutual Life Ins. Co.; HCA-The Healthcare Company; HealthSouth Corporation; Hertz Corporation; Humana Health Plan of Florida, Inc.; Humana, Inc.; Infinity Insurance Company; Interstate Insurance Group; Johns Eastern Company; Kemper Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; Markel American Insurance Company; Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.; Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Company; National Union Fire Insurance Company; Northland Insurance; Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company; Okaloosa County (Florida); Old Republic Insurance Co.; Omaha Property and Casualty Insurance Co.; PAFCO General Insurance Company; Penn-America Insurance Company; Pinnacle Benefits, Inc.; Preferred Physicians Medical; Promus Companies, Inc. (Embassy Suites, Hampton Inns, Homewood Inns and Harrah's); Republic Claims Service (U-Haul); Sacred Heart Hospital; Santa Rosa County (Florida); St. Paul Insurance Companies; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Sentry Insurance Company; Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc.; Southern Guaranty Insurance Company; State of Florida / Division of Risk Management; Symons International Group; TIG Insurance Company; Time Insurance Company; Toys "R" Us, Inc.; Union American Insurance Co.; United America Insurance Group; Walton County (Florida); Wausau Insurance Companies; West Florida Regional Medical Center.
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
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Other Office Locations of Bozeman, Jenkins & Matthews, P.A.
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Thomas R. Jenkins (Member) born San Francisco, California, July 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1994, Alabama. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.S., with honors, 1975; M.B.A., 1979); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Wrongful Death; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Sexual Harassment. Email: Thomas R. Jenkins
Larry A. Matthews (Member) born Mentor, Ohio, October 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1994, Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Accounting, with honors, 1976); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1981). Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Florida, 1982. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Federal Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Inns of Court. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Civil Rights Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Wrongful Death; Toxic Torts; Sexual Harassment. Email: Larry A. Matthews
Frank C. Bozeman, III (Member) born Pensacola, Florida, June 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1986); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa County, Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance. Email: Frank C. Bozeman, III
J. Andrew Talbert (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1997, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2000 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., Spanish, 1986); University of Richmond (J.D., 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law, 1986. Member: Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar; Federal Bar Association. [CDR, JAG Corps, U.S. Navy, 1989-1997; Active Reserves, 1997—]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Warranty Law; Admiralty Law; Military Law; Wrongful Death. Email: J. Andrew Talbert
Shane M. Dean (Member) born Alton, Illinois, September 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., 1998); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2001). Member, Moot Court. Harold R. Woodard Scholar. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Shane M. Dean
Frank C. Bozeman, Jr. (Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, October 16, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Virginia, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of the South (B.A., optime merens, 1955); University of Virginia (M.A., 1956); Washington & Lee University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1960). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1960. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Member, Board of Trustees, University of the South, 1990-1996. Member: Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Pensacola Chapter, 1989-1990); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability Defense; Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Frank C. Bozeman, Jr.
Tricia H. Stafford (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, June 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., with honors, 1992); Florida State University (J.D., 1995). Alpha Epsilon Upsilon. Pi Sigma Alpha. Co-Author: "The Disciplinary System," Florida Legal Ethics, The Florida Bar, 1997. Certified County Court Mediator. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Civil Litigation. Email: Tricia H. Stafford
Raymond F. Higgins, III (Member) born Dorchester, Massachusetts, October 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Virginia Military Institute (B.S., with distinction, 1979); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Member, Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law and Policy. Member: The Florida Bar. [U.S. Navy, 1979-1994, LCDR]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: Raymond F. Higgins, III
Colleen E. Cleary Ortiz (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2000, Florida. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1983); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Colleen E. Cleary Ortiz
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Jason B. Onacki (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, March 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; Appeals of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia; 2004, Florida; District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to: Hon. Clarence D. Blount, Waycross Judicial Circuit, 2001-2002; Hon. Richard L. Hodge, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2002-2003; Hon. Elizabeth M. Timothy, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: Jason B. Onacki
Michael E. Fenimore (Associate) born Anderson, Indiana, November 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2006, Missouri; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 2001); St. Louis University (J.D., Dean's Scholar, 2005). Member: The Florida Bar; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability. Email: Michael E. Fenimore
Damian Zimmerman (Associate) born Nairobi, Kenya, April 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Eckerd College (B.A., 1996); American University (M.A., 1998); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2007).
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Fort Walton Beach Office: 8 Racetrack Road, NW. Telephone: 850-651-2151. Fax: 850-434-5242.

Pensacola Office: 114 East Gregory Street. Telephone: 850-434-6223. Fax: 850-434-5242.

Maintains an office in more than one location.


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