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| | Address | | 203 Northeast First Street, P.O. Box 850 | | Gainesville, Florida 32601 | | (Alachua Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Dell Graham, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Medical and Other Professional Liability, Transportation, Governmental Liability, Insurance Coverage, Products Liability, Business, Corporation, Estate Planning, Probate and Taxation. | Firm Profile:
For more than one hundred years, the Gainesville, Florida law firm of Dell Graham, P.A. and its predecessors, have provided a broad array of legal services to individuals, businesses and the insurance industry in north central Florida. We are dedicated to maintaining and continuing the firm's reputation for effective advocacy, as we meet our clients' changing needs. The firm provides representation in both general practice and civil litigation. Partners John D. Jopling and Carl B. Schwait are board certified civil trial lawyers and have extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts throughout north central Florida. In the general practice section of the firm, Ellen R. Gershow practices in the areas of business, corporate, estate planning, tax and probate. She is a board certified wills, trust and estates attorney. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
City of Gainesville; Cotton States; Division of Risk Management-State of Florida; GRE Insurance; Great West Casualty; Harleysville Mutual Insurance Cos.; Hertz Claim Management; K&K Insurance; Meadwobrook; Megalife Insurance; Metropolitan Life; Old Republic Insurance Company; Pennsylvania Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co.; Providence Washington; Ranger Insuarnce Company; Safeco Life Insurance Company; Carl WArremn & Company; Victoria Insurance Company; Zurich Insurance Company. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Alachua County School Board; American Modern Insurance; Florida Community College; Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies; Florida Police Chiefs' Self -Insurance Fund; Florida Select; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; GEICO; Health Care Indemnity, Inc.; National Car Rental; National Casualty Comopany; Nationwide Insurance Company; Risk Enterprise Management; Scottsdale Insurance; Southern Guaranty; State Auto Insurance; State Farm Insurance Company; The St. Paul; TIG Insurance Company; University of Florida; Westfield Insurance. | | J. Lance. Lazonby (1909-1969). | | Sam T. Dell (1912-1992). | | L. William Graham (Member) (Retired). | | Joe C. Willcox (Member) (Retired). | | W. Henry Barber, Jr. (Member) (Retired). | | John D. Jopling (Member) born Lake City, Florida, March 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; James C. Adkins American Inns of Court. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Negligence; Governmental Liability. Email: John D. Jopling | | Carl B. Schwait (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of Miami (J.D., 1976). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Adjunct Lecturer and Instructor, University of Florida College of Law, 1991-1998. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, 1998—. Lecturer in Law, National Business Institute, 1991-1993. Vice Mayor, Commissioner of City of South Miami, Florida, 1984-1990. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (President 2003-2004); The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section; Vice Chairperson, Member Benefits Committee); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; James C. Adkins American Inn of Court; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; American Board of Trial Advocates . (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified in Trial Advocacy by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Governmental Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: Carl B. Schwait | | Ellen R. Gershow (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1977, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Florida (LL.M., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Society of Wig and Robe. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Estate Planning Council of Gainesville, Florida. (Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Business and Corporate Law. Email: Ellen R. Gershow | | Dale Joseph Paleschic (Member) born Salem, New Jersey, February 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.B.A., with honors, 1988); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Recipient, Ralph R. Bailey Legal Scholarship. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Dale Joseph Paleschic | | Jennifer C. Lester (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, March 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989; J.D., with honors, 1992). Co-Author, "The City of Tallahassee Builds Following Legal Victory," Quality Cities, September, 1994. Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida College of Law, Mediation Course, 2002. Teaching Fellowship, Legal Research and Writing. Book Award in Civil Procedure and Property. Formerly with: McEwan, Martinez & Dukes, P.A.; Monaco, Monaco, Birder & Lester. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1996-1997; President, 2001-2002; Member, Bench/Bar Committee); The Florida Bar (Member, Health Care and Trial Lawyers Sections); Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Litigation. Email: Jennifer C. Lester | | David M. Delaney (Member) born North Augusta, South Carolina, December 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member, North Florida Regional Medical Center Ethics Committee. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit (Member, Board of Directors, 2000 and 2001) and Federal Bar Associations; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Negligence; Governmental Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: David M. Delaney | | —————————— | | Elizabeth M. Collins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1995; J.D., with honors, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. National Merit Scholar. Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers, Appellate Practice, Advocacy); The Florida Bar (Member, Eighth Judicial Circuit Young Lawyers Division, Secretary, 2000-2002); Eighth Judicial Circuit Young Lawyers Division (President, 2004); James C. Adkins, Jr., American Inns of Court (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Elizabeth M. Collins | | Kevin A. McNeill (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Political Science, 1997); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2001). Moot Court Honor Society. Goodwin Fellow Scholar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability. Email: Kevin A. McNeill | | Susan M. Seigle (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of South Florida (M.Ed., with high honors, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. President, John Marshall Bar Association, 1985. Member: Palm Beach County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation. | | Andrei Boyarshinov (Associate) born Izhevsk, Russia, July 16,1981; admitted to bar, 2007, The Florida Bar. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., Legal Studies, 2004); University of Florida (J.D., 2007). Member: American and Eight Judicial Circuit Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Physicians Contracts; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Andrei Boyarshinov | | Elizabeth S. McKillop (Associate) born Flushing, New York, November 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2001); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2004). Email: Elizabeth S. McKillop | | Andrew A. Morey (Associate) born Linton, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 2003); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2006). Email: Andrew A. Morey |
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