|   | | Law Firm in St. Petersburg, Florida | A Limited Liability Partnership |
| | Address | 360 Central Avenue
Eleventh Floor | | St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 | | (Pinellas Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Abbey, Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller, Marone & Samis, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, ADA, Appellate, Complex Litigation, General Defense, Employment, Insurance (Bad Faith, Coverage, Defense of Insureds, Fraud, UM), Professional Malpractice, Mediation Services, Motor Vehicle Liability, Negligence, Nursing Home, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Sovereign Immunity and Governmental Defense, Subrogation, Toxic Torts and Workers' Compensation. | | Year Established: 1982 | Firm Profile:
In 1982, Fox and Grove, Chartered and David J. Abbey established the Firm in St. Petersburg. Our lawyers and staff are dedicated to providing prompt, reliable advice and professional services tailored to the specific needs of each client. | | Firm Size: 21 | Representative Clients:
Abbott Laboratories; ACE, USA; Agway; Alfa Mutual Insurance Company; Allied Automotive Group; Allied Mutual Insurance Company; Allstate Insurance Company; American Equity Insurance Company; American Insurance Companies; AmerUs Life Insurance Company; American Premier Insurance Company; American United Life Insurance Company; AmStar Insurance Company; Argonaut Insurance Company; Atlanta Casualty Insurance Company; Atlantic Mutual; Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company; Bankers Insurance Company; Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company; Burger King; Cambridge Integrated Services; Cannon Cochran Management Services; Chevron, USA; Cincinnati Insurance; City of Dunedin; City of Sarasota; CJW/Delta Casualty; Claims Capabilities Inc.; Claims Control, Inc.; CNA Insurance Companies; Colorado Western Insurance Company; Cox Target Media; Crawford & Company; Credit General; Cunningham Lindsey; Delta Airlines; Delta Casualty Company; Diocese of St. Petersburg; EMC Insurance Companies; Employers Reinsurance Corporation; EOS Comp, L.L.C. Erie Insurance Company; ESIS, Inc.; Federal Express; Film Technologies International; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; First Insurance Network, Inc.; Florida Family Insurance Company; Florida Farm Bureau; Florida Insurance Guaranty Association; Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; Florida Power Corporation; Florida Progress; Florida Restaurant Insurance Service Co.; Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association; Florist's Insurance Co.; Frank Gates USA; GAB Business Services; Gallagher Bassett; GatesMcDonald; Genesis Indemnity Insurance Company; Gerling American Insurance Company; GMAC; Gulf Insurance Company; The Hartford; Holyoke Mutual; Home Shopping Network; J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; Interstate Insurance Co.; John Deere Insurance Co.; Johns Eastern Company; Johnson Brothers Corporation; Kentucky Farm Bureau; Liberty Mutual Group;Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company; Manatee County School Board; Maryland Automobile Insurance; McDonald's; Meadowbrook Insurance Group; Metropolitan Insurance Company; MMG Insurance Company; Motorists Mutual; Mutual Insurance Company; National Linen; National Service Industries; Nationwide Insurance Company; Nestle; New England Life; Northbrook; Old Dominion Insurance; Pekin Insurance; PHICO; Pinnacle Benefits, Inc.; Pinellas County Schools; Professional Business Owners Association; Progress Entergy; Progressive Insurance Co.; Protegrity Services, Inc.; Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company; Reliance National Insurance Company; Risk Management Services; Rockford Insurance; Royal & SunAlliance; RSK, Co.; SAFECO Insurance Company; Safety National Casualty Corporation; School District of Hillsborough County; Scott Wetzel Services, Inc.; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Sentry Claims Service; Southern Fire Adjusters; State Auto Insurance; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; State Farm Fire and Casualty; State Farm Florida Insurance Company; Statewide Adjusters, Inc.; State of Florida, Division of Risk Management; State of Florida, Division of State Fire Marshall; Stonewall Insurance Company; Tampa Bay Devil Rays; Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Companies; Transguard Insurance Co.; Transportation Casualty Insurance Company; Unisource Administrators, Inc.; Unisun Insurance Company; United Airlines; United Automobile Insurance Company; United Insurance Company of America; United Self Insured Services; United Services Automobile Association (USAA); USA Benefits Group; United States Liability Insurance Group; Val Pak; VGM; WCASC; Western National Insurance Group; Western- Southern Life Assurance; West Bend; Willis Administrative Services; Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative, Inc. Zenith Insurance Company and Zurich-American Insurance Company. | Reference:
First Union Bank. |
Other Office Locations of Abbey, Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller, Marone & Samis, L.L.P.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | David J. Abbey (Member) born Fairbury, Illinois, September 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Illinois Central College (A.A., 1972); Illinois State University (B.S., 1973); Stetson College of Law (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. President, Stetson Student Bar Association, 1976. President, Florida Federation of Student Bar Associations, 1976. Listed in Guide to Leading Florida Attorneys and Outstanding Lawyers of America. Adjunct Professor, Stetson College of Law, Insurance Law, 1987-1991 and Damages, 1992. Member: St. Petersburg (President, 2003-2004; Secretary, 1987-1988; Executive Committee, 1994-1996, 2000-2002), Clearwater, Hillsborough County, Illinois State (Member, Sections on: Tort Law; Insurance Law) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Section on Trial Lawyers; Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1994-2000, 2002-2003); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Master Barney Masterson Inns of Court; Attorney Advisory Council, Illinois State University. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Automobile Insurance Defense; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Appellate Practice; Industrial Accidents; Wrongful Death; Gas Explosions; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: David J. Abbey | | Jeffrey M. Adams (Member) born Joliet, Illinois, October 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oral Roberts University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Stetson University (J.D., 1984). Listed in The Guide To Leading Florida Attorneys. Listed as Florida Super Lawyer. Chairman: Tampa Bay Sports Commission; Florida Sports Foundation, Inc. Director, St. Petersburg College Foundation. Member, Leadership St. Petersburg Alumni. Member: St. Petersburg, Illinois State (Member, Sections on Tort Law and Insurance Law) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sport Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section; Past Member, Evidence Code and Rules Committee); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Sports Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention; International Association of Arson Investigators; St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage; Arson and Insurance Fraud Defense Law; Professional Liability; Fraud Litigation; Arson Litigation; Premises Liability. Email: Jeffrey M. Adams | | Robert P. Byelick (Member) born Tarrytown, New York, August 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1972); Stetson University (J.D., 1976). Member, and President, 1988-1989, Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg. Member: St. Petersburg (Treasurer, 1981-1982, Executive Committee, 2000, Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Section on Workers' Compensation, Rules Committee); St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1993; Chairman, Sports Commission, 1990-1992; Chamber Member of the Year, 1990); Suncoasters (Vice-President, 1993, Treasurer, 1998-2000); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: Robert P. Byelick | | Michael K. Kiernan (Member) born St. Petersburg, Florida, February 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Leo College (B.A., 1980); Drake University (J.D., 1983). Author: "Liability Coverage in Lease/Rental Car Situations: Who Provides Coverage?" Vol. 5, No. 3, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, July 1986. Co-Author: "Current Trends in Bar-Lounge Liability," Vol. 7, No. 1, Trial Advocate Quarterly, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, January, 1988. Member: St. Petersburg, Iowa State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section; appointed to the Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 2003); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Iowa Association of Trial Lawyers; Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention; International Association of Arson Investigators; National Fire Prevention Association; Medical Defense Claims Network; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Fraud Litigation; Arson Litigation; Professional Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Construction Litigation; Condominium Litigation; Industrial Accidents; LP Gas Explosions; Motor Vehicle Liability Defense; Products Liability; Machine and Equipment Failure; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Michael K. Kiernan | | V. Joseph Mueller (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1985); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1988). Member: St. Petersburg and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on Workers' Compensation; Labor and Employment Law; Trial Lawyers); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1996); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense; Labor and Employment Law; Sexual Harassment; Employment Discrimination; Litigation. Email: V. Joseph Mueller | | John D. Kiernan (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, January 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1973, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1968); Florida State University (J.D., 1971). Moot Court Award Winner. Certified Federal Court Arbitrator. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: St. Petersburg and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Trial Lawyers Section; Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "A", term expires 2005); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Negligence Litigation; Declaratory Actions; Government Liability. Email: John D. Kiernan | | Christopher D. Marone (Member) born Batavia, New York, May 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1986); Stetson University (J.D., 1991). Member: St. Petersburg and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Pinellas County Trial Lawyers; Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Medical Claims Defense Network; Barney Masterson Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Fraud Litigation; Arson Litigation; Declaratory Actions; Motor Vehicle Liability Defense; PIP Claim Defense; Uninsured Motorist Defense Litigation; Homeowner's Liability Defense; Construction Litigation; Condominium Litigation; Criminal Law; Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Christopher D. Marone | | Scot E. Samis (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, April 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Oxford University, Oxford, England; Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Adjunct Professor, Stetson College of Law, 1994-2002. Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Entertainment Arts and Sports Law Section, Guardian Ad Litem Pro Bono Section); Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Scot E. Samis | | ASSOCIATES | | Frank E. Dylong, Jr (Associate) | | Nancy S. Meyer (Associate) | | Jennifer J. Card (Associate) | | Burks A. Smith, III (Associate) | | Veronica D. Vellines (Associate) | | Kenneth R. Swearingen, Jr. (Associate) | | Rebecca Woltjer (Associate) | | Maria S. Chapman (Associate) | | Ryan S. Burke (Associate) | | Melissa Dale Lum (Associate) | | Wilbur F. Barry III (Associate) | | Satyen D. Gandhi (Attorney) | | Thomas W. Cope (Attorney) | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Tampa, Florida Office: 5001 West Cypress Street, 33607. Telephone: 727-223-7800. Fax: 727-822-3970.
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