Stephen G. Charpentier
Attorney
Email: steve@brevardlawyer.com
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Insurance; Maritime Law; Automobile Accidents.
Admitted: 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
Law School: Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1981
College: University of Central Florida, B.A., 1978
Member: Brevard County (Director, 1999-2006; President, 2005-2006), Team Leader, Justice Teaching Teams under the program initiated by Justice Lewis, 2006-2007 and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Practice Section; Grievance Committee Chair, 1998-1999, 1996-1999); 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; Nursing Home Task Force, (Chair, 2000-2002 and 2007-2008). Brevard Foundation (President, 2006-2007) (Charitable Arm of the Brevard County Bar Association); Florida Justice Association, PAC Trustee 2007-2008.
Biography: 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, University of Central Florida. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Seminar Lecturer, 1991-; Co-Sponsor and Lecturer of the "Peoples Law School". AFTL Legislative Key Contact Chairperson, Brevard and Volusia Counties, 2006-2007. Former/Chairman, 18th Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee "C", 1996-1999. Florida Bar Qualified Arbitrator. Florida Approved Court Appointed Arbitrator. Governor Crist appointee to the 18th Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee, 2008-2010. (Also, Of Counsel, Maher, Guiley and Maher, P.A.)
Reported Cases: Beebe v. American Ambassador Casualty Company, 659 So.2d 701 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).
Born: Syracuse, New York, November 22, 1955
ISLN: 908432149