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| | Address | | 700 Central Avenue, Suite 500, P.O. Box 90 | | St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 | | (Pinellas Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Thompson Goodis Thompson Groseclose Richardson Miller,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Professional Malpractice, Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, Construction Law, Complex Litigation, Products Liability, Appellate Practice, Education Law, Civil Rights, Handicapped Rights Law, Admiralty Law, AIDS Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Business Torts, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Nursing Home Law; Sovereign Immunity. | | Firm Size: 14 | Representative Clients:
Able Body Temporary Services; Ace USA Professional Risk Claims; AllTel Communications, Inc.; American Bankers Life Assurance Company; American Commerce Insurance Company; American Home Assurance Company; American Reliable Insurance Company; American Security Insurance Company; Andover Companies; Assurant Group; Automobile Club Insurance Company; Bankers Insurance Company; Bovie Medical Corporation; Budget Rent a Car; CIGNA Insurance Company; Cincinnati Insurance Company; City of Clearwater, Florida; Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.; Department of Transportation, State of Florida; Division of Risk Management, State of Florida; Dollar Rent a Car, Inc.; Empire Fire and Marine; Evanston Insurance; Esurance Insurance Company; First Professionals Insurance Company; Florida Doctors Insurance; GE Financial Assurance; GEICO Unsurance Company; General Agents Insurance Co. of America (GAINSCO); Great American Insurance Company; Hamlin & Burton Liability Management; Hartford Insurance Company; Hudson Insurance Group; Infinity Insurance Company; Iler, Wall & Shonter Insurance, Inc.; Insurance Company of British Columbia; Kemper Insurance Company; Lancer Insurance Company; Legion Insurance Company; Lexington Insurance Company; Northbrook Property & Casualty Company; Old Dominion Insurance Company; Physicians Preferred Insurance Reciprocal; ProAssurance Corporation; Progressive Insurance Companies; School Board of Pinellas County, Florida; Seminole Casualty Insurance Company; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance; Thrifty Rent a Car Systems, Inc.; Waste Management, Inc.; Westfield Insurance Company. | | —————————— | | James B. Thompson (Shareholder) born St. Petersburg, Florida, November 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1966); Stetson University (J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi; Member, Advisory Board, Gulfcoast Oncology Foundation. Member: St. Petersburg Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1974); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocacy. (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: Dental Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Sovereign Immunity Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: James B. Thompson | | Jeffrey M. Goodis (Shareholder) born Orlando, Florida, September 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1987); Stetson University (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers. Recipient: Law Scholarship; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Scroll; American Jurisprudence Book Awards: Federal Criminal Procedure; Real Property II; Pre-Trial Prac.; State Constitutional Law; Advanced Trial Evidence. Listed: Florida Legal Elite, 2006; Best Lawyers in America, 2007. Past President, Board of Trustees, Great Explorations Children's Museum. Member: St. Petersburg (Chair, Trial Practice Section, 2000) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Champion Trial Advocate); Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Chair, Technology Committee, 2001); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Sovereign Immunity Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Jeffrey M. Goodis | | James B. Thompson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, Georgia (inactive); U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1990); Emory University (LL.M, 1991). Listed, Super Lawyers, 2006. Member: Barney Masterson Inn of Court, 1997-2002; Medical Claims Defense Network, 1997-2001. St. Petersburg Free Clinic (Chair, Board of Directors, 1999—). Member: St Petersburg Bar Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Sovereign Immunity Defense; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Employment Litigation; Medical Negligence. Email: James B. Thompson, Jr. | | Lynn H. Groseclose (Shareholder) born Marion, Virginia, April 22, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1972, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, Colorado; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory and Henry College (B.A., 1964); Emory University (Masters Program, Political Science, 1964-1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1970). Member, Board of Directors and President, 1986, Bar Association Legal Aid Society. Member, 1986-1993, Vice President, 1990 and President, 1991-1993, Board of Directors, Gulf Coast Legal Service, Inc. Member, Legal Assistance to the Poor Committee, Florida Bar Foundation, 1997-2003. Member: Manatee County, Sarasota County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. (Resident, Bradenton Office). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Insurance. Email: Lynn H. Groseclose | | John R. Richardson (Shareholder) born Indianola, Mississippi, November 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Alcorn State University (B.A., Economics, 1988); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1991). Moot Court Board. Assistant State Attorney, 1992-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Pinellas Cares, 2000-2001. Member: Florida Bar Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee; St. Petersburg Arts Advisory Council. Member: The Florida Bar; Fred G. Minnis Bar Association (President, 2002); St. Petersburg Bar Association; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice. Email: John R. Richardson | | Chandra L. Miller (Shareholder) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1995); Stetson University (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Victor O. Wehle Trial Advocacy Award. Member, Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, 2006. Chairman, Balls and Galas, 2005. Barney Masterson Inn of Court (Member, 1999-2002; Executive Director 2001-2002). Member: St. Petersburg (Member, Trial Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Medical Claims Defense Network; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: First Party Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice; Personal Injury; Subrogation; Insurance Defense; Collections; Premises Liability. Email: Chandra L. Miller | | —————————— | | Troy W. Holland (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Florida, March 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1983); University of Florida (J.D., 1986). Member: St. Petersburg and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Barrister, Pinellas Inn, American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Negligence; Eminent Domain. Email: Troy W. Holland | | Fotini Z. Manolakos (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, June 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1998); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: St. Petersburg and American Bar Associations. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Fotini Z. Manolakos | | Andrea N. Zdaniewski (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Allegheny College (B.A., 2000); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association; Barney Masterson Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Andrea N. Zdaniewski | | Todd B. Miller (Associate) born Miami, Florida, October 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Communications/Criminology, 1994); Stetson University (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant State Attorney, Pinellas County, 1998-2001. Leadership St. Petersburg, 2003-2004. Chairman, American Cancer Society, 2006. Member: St. Petersburg and Manatee County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Government Liability; Medical Liability; Dental Liability; Automobile Negligence; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Criminal Law. Email: Todd B. Miller | | Jason Michael Stedman (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: The American University (B.A., 1996); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: St. Petersburg and American Bar Associations. | | —————————— | | Heather C. Goodis (Of Counsel) born St. Petersburg, Florida, January 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1989); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance; Civil Practice; Trial Practice. Email: Heather C. Goodis | Other Office Addresses:
Bradenton, Florida Office: 1201 Sixth Avenue West, Suite 326, 34205. Telephone: 941-741-8300. Fax: 941-741-8355.
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