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| | Address | | 1709 Hermitage Boulevard, Suite 200 | | Tallahassee, Florida 32308 | | (Leon Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 229, Tallahassee, FL, 32302 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trial and Appellate Practice. Labor and Employment Law. Probate, Insurance and Workers Compensation Law. Elder Law. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A. is headquartered in Tallahassee, with offices in 9 locations throughout the state of Florida. We are a leader in providing litigation services to insurers and employers - including large corporations, mid-sized companies and small businesses. Our practice encompasses Civil Litigation, Elder and Disability Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Guardianships, Litigation Management, Medicare Set Aside Approval, Products Liability and Workers' Compensation. | | Firm Size: 70 | Representative Clients:
AIG Claims Service, Inc.; Auto Owners Insurance Co.; Business Insurance Company; CIGNA; CNA Insurance Co.; Commercial Risk Mgt. Inc. Crawford & Co.; FCCI Mutual Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; Florida Insurance Guarantee Association; Florida Workers' Compensation Fund; GAB Robins; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; ITT/Hartford Ins. Co.; Kemper Insurance Co.; Liberty Mutual; Professional Business Owner's Association; Risk Enterprise Management, LTD; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; Sedgwick James of Florida, Inc.; State Farm Fire & Casualty; State of Florida, Division of Risk Management; Travelers Insurance Co.; Unisource Administrators, Inc.; USF&G; UTICA Mutual Insurance Company; Wausau Insurance Co. |
Other Office Locations of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Ocala, Florida, U.S.A.
Panama City, Florida, U.S.A.
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A.
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.
| | —————————— | | R. Stephen Coonrod (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Economics, 1985; J.D., 1988). Chair, Workers' Compensation Certification Committee. Executive Council, Workers' Compensation Section, The Florida Bar. Section Liaison, Division of Administrative Hearings. Member, Defense Research Institute. Faculty Member of The Florida Bar's Workers' Compensation Trial Advocacy Program. (Board Certified Workers Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Litigation Management. Email: R. Stephen Coonrod | | Jeff F. Dodson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi; 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1982). Member: Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | Brian S. Duffy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Engineering Science, 1971; J.D., with honors, 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Lecturer on Evidence, The Florida Bar's Civil Trial Certification Seminar, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Co-Author: "Evidence in Florida," The Florida Bar, 1997, 1999. Founder and Master of the Bench, The Tallahassee American Inn of Court. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Chair, Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 1995-1996); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Litigation. Email: Brian S. Duffy | | James N. McConnaughhay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Defending Workers' Compensation Cases," Continuing Legal Education Handbook for Florida Bar, 1986; Annual Florida Workers Compensation Desk Manual. Adjunct Professor, Workers' Compensation Law, Florida State University College of Law, 1987—. Chairman, Grievance Committee, Second Judicial Circuit. Chairman, Florida Annual Educational Conference in Workers' Compensation, 1987—. Chairman, Governor's Task Force on Workers' Compensation, 1989. Member, Workers' Compensation Oversight Board. Chairman, Florida Safety and Health Institute. Chairman, Florida Annual Educational Conference on Safety and Health in the Workplace. Chairman, Florida Institute of Healthcare Industries. Recipient, "Bud Adams" award for excellence in the field of Workers' Compensation, 1988. Member, Special Disability Trust Fund Advisory Committee, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Workers' Compensation; Trial Lawyers; Member, Legislative and Certification Committees; Chairman, Workers Compensation Executive Council of the Florida Bar, 1986-1992); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Florida Workers Compensation Institute, Inc. (Chairman, 1986—). [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1970-1974]. (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Administrative Law. Email: James N. McConnaughhay | | Christopher G. McCue (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1995); Stetson University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Christopher G. McCue | | M. Kemmerly Thomas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Louisiana State University; Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1988); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta (Former President). Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); American Inns of Court; Second Judicial Circuit (Court Appointed Member, Professionalism and Ethics Committee). (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Subrogation/Lien Litigation; Employment Litigation; American with Disabilities Act; Wrongful Termination; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Email: M. Kemmerly Thomas | | Mary Lalley Wakeman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1997, Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1984); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Pi Sigma Alpha. Dana Scholar. Best Oralist, Moot Court Competition, 1985. Notes Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1985-1986. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Florida, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Honorable Justice Stephen H. Grimes, Florida Supreme Court, 1987-1989. The Florida Board of Legal Specialization (Certified Appellate Specialist; Certified Circuit Court Mediator). Past President and Board Member, Florida Lawyer's Assistance Inc. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Big Bend Society for Human Resource Management; Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2007; President, 1999-2000); Tallahassee Women Lawyers; Society for Human Resource Management; Big Bend Cares (Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2008; Secretary, 2006; Vice-President, 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Elder Law; General Civil Appellate Practice; Workers Appellate Practice. Email: Mary Lalley Wakeman | | —————————— | | Lori L. Bethea (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation. Email: Lori L. Bethea | | Elizabeth B. Burgess (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.S. in Accountancy, 2002); Florida State University (J.D., 2005). Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Tallahassee Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Elizabeth B. Burgess | | Matthew G. Hawk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Matthew G. Hawk | | Victoria E. Heuler (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 2000, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.A., with honors, 1986; J.D., 1993). Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys (President 2008; Member, Board of Directors; Co-Chair, Joint Public Policy Task Force; Policy Liaison, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Former Chair, Advocacy/Litigation Special Interest Group; Public Policy Liaison; Chair, Amicus Committee; Public Relations Committee); President, Florida State Guardianship Association, Big Bend Chapter; Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Elder Law Section); Alzheimer's Project of Tallahassee (Board of Directors); Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Clinical Ethics Committee. (Board Certified Elder Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Guardianship(80%); Elder Law(20%). Email: Victoria E. Heuler | | Mary Ellen Ingley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high distinction, 1976); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1983). Member: Tallahassee Claims Association; Special Advisory Committee, Special Disability Trust Fund. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Special Disability Trust Fund. Email: Mary Ellen Ingley | | Michael J. McKeon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 2002); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: The Florida Bar (Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael J. McKeon | | Ashley N. Richardson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A, 2004; J.D., 2007). Editor in Chief, Journal of Technology Law and Policy, 2006. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Appellate Practice Section; Labor and Employment Law Section; Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Liability. Email: Ashley N. Richardson | | —————————— | | Charles J. F. Schreiber, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1999, Texas (inactive); U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1981; M.A., 1983; J.D., 1988). Member, Stafford American Inns of Court, Tallahassee Chapter, 2002-2008. Board of Directors, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 1992-1993. Member: Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; America's Second Harvest Food Bank of the Big Bend, Inc. (Board of Directors; President-Elect, 1999; President, 2000-2001); Leadership Tallahassee XVII, 2000-2008; Tallahassee 25, 1998-2004; Community Human Services Program Volunteer (Annually); United Way of the Big Bend (Community Investment Agency Relations Committee, 2008; B.E.S.T. Project Steering Committee, 2008; CHSP Appeals Committee, 2008; New Agency Selection Committee, 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Insolvency; Administration and Premium Fraud. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Pensacola, Florida Office: 316 South Baylen Street, Suite 500. Telephone: 850-434-7122. Fax: 850-435-0924.
Panama City, Florida Office: 306 E. 19th Street. Telephone: 850-784-2599. Fax: 850-769-5461.
Jacksonville, Florida Office: 6816 Southpoint Parkway, Suite 500. Telephone: 904-363-1950. Fax: 904-363-1510.
Sarasota, Florida Office: 6010 Catteridge Drive, Suite 102. Telephone: 941-342-7603. Fax: 941-342-9143.
Ocala, Florida Office: 1805 SE 16th Avenue, Suite 203. Telephone: 352-840-0330. Fax: 352-401-9518.
Gainesville, Florida Office: 7515 West University Avenue, Suite 201. Telephone: 352-378-4422. Fax: 352-378-7826.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office: 500 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 460. Telephone: 954-332-0050. Fax: 954-332-0052.
Miami, Florida Office: 12000 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 707. Telephone: 305-455-2744. Fax: 305-455-2749.
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