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| | Address | | 631 West Morse Boulevard, Suite 200 | | Winter Park, Florida 32789 | | (Orange Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 407-839-0866 | | Fax: 407-425-7958 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.maherlawfirm.com | | |
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| The Maher Law Firm, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Medical Negligence, Nursing Home Negligence. Trials in all Courts. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
The Maher Law Firm, P.A., was founded in 1973 by Michael Maher. The firm is devoted exclusively to representing the plaintiff in cases of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. | | Firm Size: 12 | 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 Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Other Office Locations of The Maher Law Firm, P.A.
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
| | Michael Maher (Member) born Van Wert, Ohio, July 28, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Florida; 1991, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, New York. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1963); Stetson University (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Distinguished Alumnus Award, Stetson University, 1995; Alumni Achievement Award, Rollins College, 1990; Outstanding Trial Advocate Award, Society of Trial Advocacy, 1980; Florida Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1999; Trial Lawyer of the Year, Melvin Beli Society, 2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University, 1980—. Member, Board of Overseers, Stetson University, 1989—. Member, Board of Trustees, Rollins College, 2006—. Member: Orange County (Chairman: Medical-Legal Committee, 1969-1970; No-Fault Committee, 1971-1972 and Special Appointee, Grievance Committee, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1975—; Steering Committee, No Fault, 1978-1979; Automobile Insurance Committee, 1978-1979); Florida Justice Association (Diplomate and Sustaining Member; Director, 1971—; Convention Chairman, 1973-1974, 1975-1976; Membership Chairman, 1974-1975; Member, Publications Committee, 1975-1976; Treasurer, 1976-1977; Secretary, 1977-1978; President Elect, 1978-1979; President, 1979-1980; Member: Budget Committee, 1977-1979; Long Range Planning Committee, 1977-1978; Co-Chairman, 1976-1977, 1977-1978 and Chairman, 1975-1976, Seminar Committee; Perry Nichols Award Committee, 1978 and 1989; Medical Malpractice Committee, 1982—; Florida Lawyers Action Group Trustee, 1982—; Office Reorganization Committee, 1982; Presidential Award, 1982; Eagle Founder, 1985; American Eagle Award, 1989; EAGLE Hall of Fame, 1990); American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member, 1978—; Life Member, 1989; State Committeeman, 1976-1980; Member, Board of Governors, 1980—; Treasurer, 1988-1989; President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991; Member: M Club, 1981—; Task Force for Membership Drive, 1980; Task Force for Attorneys Congressional Campaign Trust Drive, 1981; Executive Committee, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1990; Member of Amicus Curiae Committee, 1983-1984; Member of Convention, 1985-1986; Membership Chairman, 1985-1986, 1986-1987; Member: State Development Fund Board Committee, 1985-1986; Key Person Committee-Steering Committee, 1986—; Regional Chair, 1987-1988; Co-Chair: Ambassadors Committee, 1989-1990; ATLA/NATLE Relations Committee, 1989-1990. (ATLA) Stalwarts Committee, 1995-1996. Member, Public Citizen Coalition for Consumer Justice; Member, Civil Justice Foundation; ATLA PAC Trustee, 1985—; Chairman, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1992-1994; Trustee, Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Endowed Chair Trust, 1986—' ATLA Endowment Treasurer, 1999-2002); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Arizona Trial Lawyers; California Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Roscoe Pound Foundation (Treasurer, 1992-1995; Vice President, 1995-1997); Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Woodland Hills, California Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Negligence; Nursing Home Negligence. Email: Michael Maher | | Steven R. Maher (Member) born St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1991, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2001, Texas; 2003, Arizona; 2006, District of Columbia; 2005, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.B.A., 1984); University of Southern California (J.D., 1987). Member: Orange County Bar Association; American Association for Justice (President's Club, 2002—; NLD Publications Chair, 1993-1994; PAC Task Force Committee, 1993-2000; Law School Services Committee, 1994—; Elections Committee, 2002—; Vice Chair, National Student Trial Advocacy Competition Committee, 1996-1999); Florida Justice Association (Board Director, 1993-1998; Chair, Sovereign Immunity Task Force, 1997-1998; Eagle Sponsor); Florida Lawyers Action Group (Trustee, 1994-1996); Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles; Consumer Attorneys of California. (Also at Woodland Hills, California Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico Office and Scottsdale, Arizona Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Negligence; Products Liability; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition. Email: Steven R. Maher | | —————————— | | Melissa H. Powers (Associate) born Glen Cove, New York, March 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: Brevard County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association; American Association for Justice; Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Negligence. Email: Melissa H. Powers | | J. Brent Smith (Associate) born Winter Haven, Florida, October 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and District of New Jersey; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2000); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Business Law Society; National Dean's List. Article Researcher and Writer, National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law, Summer 2004. Member: The Florida Bar; American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition. Email: J. Brent Smith | | Senthia D. Towery (Associate) born Owensboro, Kentucky, May 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, Kentucky. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A., 1996); University of Kentucky (J.D, 2005). Member, Moot Court. Member: Orange County and Kentucky Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: Senthia D. Towery | | James M. Morgan (Associate) born San Pedro, California, January 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Nebraska; 2000, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, Arizona; 2005, Pennsylvania; 2006, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Jacksonville State University (B.A., 1987); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1997). Formerly with Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. Member: Los Angeles County, Long Beach and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of New Mexico; Nebraska State; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California. (Also at Scottsdale, Arizona Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico Office and Woodland Hills, California Office). Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Nursing Home Litigation. Email: James M. Morgan | | Churchill H. Huston (Associate) born Bryn, Mawa, February 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1994); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Moot Court Honor Society, Barristers Award. Formerly with Defender Association of Philadelphia; Wilkes & McHugh; Kanelsilverman. (Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith. | | Robyn G. Coyle (Associate) born Oxnard, California, July 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 2005, California. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: University of North Texas (B.A., Political Science, 2002); Whittier Law School (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Center for Children's Rights Certificate. Formerly with: Landau Law Group; Valdez & Associates. Member: Orange County Bar Association; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. (Also at Woodland Hills, California Office). Practice Areas: Elder Abuse; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect. Email: Robyn G. Coyle | | Donna K. Cloer (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, March 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 2001, California. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Oakland University (B.S., cum laude, 1997); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2000). National Honor Society. Recipient, Merit Scholarship. Formerly with Prindle, Necke & Amaro. (Also at Woodland Hills, California Office). Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; General Business Litigation; Elder Abuse. Email: Donna K. Cloer | | OF COUNSEL | | John Edward Jones (Of Counsel) born Bainbridge, Georgia, March 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University; Florida State University (B.A., 1965); Stetson University (J.D., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa; Gold Key; Phi Delta Phi (President, 1967-1968). President of Student Body, FSU 1964; FSU Hall of Fame 1965. Charles Dana Scholar. Recipient, Seminole County Bar Association 25 years of Service Award, 1994. President, Inns of Court Council, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Judge Ben Krentzman, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1968-1969. Author, Reconciliation, Bethany House of Publishers, 1984. Member, Board of Directors: Calvary Housing, Inc., 1980—; Calvary Assembly, 1988-2003; WACX-TV, 1989-1997. City of Casselberry, CRA, 1998-2001 and 2005—. Community Redevelopment Agency, 1998-2001. Member: Orange County, Seminole County (Director, 1975-1978; Chairman, Legal Referral Committee, 1975-1976), 18th Judicial Circuit and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Practice Section; Member, Grievance Committee, 1995-1997); Florida Justice Association (Diplomate and EAGLE); American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member); American Inns of Court (Member, Volie Williams Chapter, Seminole County). [Certified U.S. Military Judge, USNR, 1968-1972; Active Duty, USNR, JAGC., 1968-1972; Lt. Cmdr., JAGC, USNR., 1972-1991]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Negligence; Wrongful Death; Products Liability. Email: John Edward Jones | | Daniel W. Cotter (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., September 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia; 1987, District of Columbia; 1991, Maryland; 2000, Georgia; 2006, New York and Pennsylvania; 2007, Florida. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1981); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Mediator and Arbitrator. Volunteer, Neutral Case Evaluator, Fairfax County (Virginia) Circuit Court. Director, Georgia Arbitration and Mediation Associates, Inc. Regional Medical Claim Manager, St. Paul Companies, 1997-2000. Registered wit the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution to handle general mediation, arbitration and early neutral case evaluation. Member: Virginia State Bar; Fairfax County, DeKalb County, Gwinnett County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Association for Justice; Georgia Trial Lawyer's Association; Pennsylvania Trail Lawyers Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Association for Conflict Resolution. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Wills; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel W. Cotter | | Stephen G. Charpentier (Of Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, November 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, District of Columbia; 2004, New York. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1978); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1981). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contract Law; Eagle Talon Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1990, 1994, 1997; Silver Eagle Award, 2000; Bronze Eagle Award, 2001. Adjunct Professor, Civil Practice and Procedure, University of Central Florida, 1997. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Seminar Lecturer, 1991—; Co-Founder and Lecturer of the "Peoples Law School". Former/Chairman, 18th Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee "C", 1996-1999. Florida Bar Qualified Arbitrator. Brevard Circuit Court Qualified Arbitrator, 2006. Member: Brevard County (Director, 1999—; President, 2005-2006), New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Practice Section, 1996-2006; Qualified Arbitrator; 18th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "C", 1996-1999, Chairman, 1999); The District of Columbia Bar; American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1992; Membership Committee, 1991—; Brevard County Legislative Key Contact Committee, 1991—; Chairman, 2001—; Eagle Contributor; Chair, Nursing Home Task Force, 2000-2002); Brevard County Bar Foundation (President, 2006-2007); Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court (Member, 2004-2006; Vice-President, 2006). (Also, Member, Childress & Charpentier, P.A.). Reported Cases: Beebe v. American Ambassador Casualty Company, 659 So.2d 701 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Insurance; Maritime Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents. Email: Stephen G. Charpentier | | William E. Hahn (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., September 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Marietta College (B.A., Economics and Political Science, 1968); University of Florida (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, University of Florida Law Review, 1971-1972. Listed in: Florida's Leading Attorneys, Personal Injury Law and Hospital Law, 1998—; Who's Who Among American Lawyers, 1998—. Frequent Lecturer: HCBA; other local bar association; Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar; Masters in Trial programs sponsored by The American Board of Trial Advocates. Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, Florida Bar. Member, Florida Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1994-2000. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, 1999—; Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, 1994-2000); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Tampa Bay Chapter, 1999); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Florida Chapter, 2006; Treasurer, 2004); American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also Of Counsel, Maher, Builey and Maher, P.A.). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: William E. Hahn | | INSURANCE CLAIM COORDINATOR | | Charles R. Simpson born Rockledge, Florida, June 10, 1945; Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 1972). Vice President, Student Body, University of Central Florida, 1971-1972. President of Airman Council, 1968-1970, Brooks Aero Space Medical Research Center. [U.S. Air Force, 1966-1970 (E-4)]. Practice Areas: Determination of Coverage, Liability and Damages; State of Florida 05-20 License; Assist in Evaluating Claims prior to Litigation. Email: Charles R. Simpson | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Woodland Hills, California Office: 6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1600, 91367. Telephone: 818-592-2770. Fax: 818-592-2771.
Scottsdale, Arizona Office: 8655 E. Via DeVentura, Suite G-200, 85258. Telephone: 480-346-1190. Fax: 480-346-1010.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1515 Market Street, Suite 810, 19102-1908. Telephone: 215-2007-0267. Fax: 215-207-0271.
Albuquerque, New Mexico Office: 6565 Americas Parkway, NE, Suite 200, 87110. Telephone: 505-563-5548. Fax: 505-563-5549.
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