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| | Location: 901 N. Lake Destiny Road, Suite 450, Maitland, Florida 32751, (Orange Co.), Mailing Address: P.O. Box 538065, Orlando, FL, 32853-8065 | | |
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| Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide & Telan, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Medical Malpractice Defense, Nursing Home Defense, Health and Administrative Law, Professional Liability, Employment Discrimination, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law, Workers' Compensation, Municipal and Governmental Claims, Civil Litigation, Dental Malpractice, Accountant Malpractice, Automotive and General Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation, Marine Law, Product Liability Defense, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Defense, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation. | | Year Established: 1984 | Firm Profile:
The firm of Grower, Ketcham, Rutherford, Bronson, Eide & Telan had its beginning in 1984 and since that time the firm has seen continued growth. The partners enjoy long-standing ties to the Central Florida legal and business community. What began as a small litigation oriented firm now employs attorneys in nine litigation and transactional practice sections. Clients of the firm benefit from our wide-ranging litigation practice, business and corporate representation and personal service. We understand that our success is a product of our clients' continued trust and confidence in us and the quality, cost, and delivery of our legal services. Our growth and diversification as a firm parallels that of the City of Orlando, which has seen continued prosperity as the result of its location, educational and technological base, and favorable business climate. The City of Orlando's emergence as a major center of commerce and technology allows this Firm ever-expanding opportunities for providing legal services within an increasingly diverse cultural and business environment.The Grower Ketcham office is located in Maitland. Our day-to-day litigation efforts include representation in state and federal courts throughout Florida from Miami to Tallahassee and into the Panhandle. Because all major air carriers serve Orlando International Airport, our attorneys and out-of-state clients or insurers are insured readily available air travel to or from anywhere in the state or country. As a firm, we endeavor to create long-standing client relationships based upon cost-effective legal services, litigation success and client responsiveness. Because we well appreciate the time and expense associated with litigation, we frequently suggest alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including mediation and arbitration. We look for new and different ways of improving our cost-effectiveness. For example, our attorneys conduct a weekly round-table scheduling conference to coordinate travel times for out-of-town activities so that costs are shared between clients with needs in the same locale. We maintain an Emerging Technologies Committee to explore new computer program systems for improving work efficiency and we have installed special computer terminals and equipment for direct e-mail between our firm and insurance carriers seeking state-of-the-art communication with us. We provide updates on changes in the law, and risk management and claims seminars for specialized industries ranging from healthcare professionals to insurance agents. | | Firm Size: 16 | Languages:
English and Spanish. | Representative Clients:
Adventist Health Systems; Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt, Inc.; Adventist Health Systems/Compnet; AIG; AIGCS; Alamo Rent-A-Car; Allstate Insurance Company, American Safety Insurance Service; Amoco Corporation; Belz Enterprises; Carolina Casualty Insurance Company; Charter Springs Hospital; Cincinnati Insurance Companies; City of Kissimmee; City of Orlando; Clarendon National Insurance Company; CNA Insurance Companies; Colony Group; Constitution State Services; Crawford & Company; Dependable Protective Mutual; EMC Insurance Companies; Emergency Physicians of Central FL; Farmers' Insurance Group; Florida Emergency Physicians; Florida Farm Bureau Federation; Florida Hospital, Orlando; Florida Hospital, Altamonte; Florida Hospital, Deland; Florida Hospital, East Orlando; Florida Hospital, East Pasco Medical Center; Florida Hospital, Kissimmee; Florida Hospital, Waterman; Florida Hospital, Fish Memorial; Florida Hospital, Heartland Division; Florida Physicians Medical Group; Florida Professional Insurance Company; Florida Select Insurance Company; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Horace Mann Companies; Infinity Insurance Company; Johns Eastern Company, Inc.; Lexington Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Group; Lloyd's of London; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; McLarens Young International; Navigators Insurance Company; North American Risk Management; Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance Company; Orange County Sheriff's Office; Orange County; Orlando Regional Healthcare Foundation; Philadelphia Insurance Companies; ProAssurance Corporation; ProClaim America; Inc.; Professional Risk Management; Progressive Insurance Company; Sedgwick Claims Management Services; Seminole County Public School Board; Service Insurance Company; Shelby Insurance Company; Specialty Risk Services, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Company; State of Florida; Sysco Corporation; T.H.E. Insurance Company; Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Company; Topa Insurance Company; Transportation Claims, Inc.; Travelers; Western Indemnity Insurance Companies; Western Litigation Specialist, Inc.; Westfield Group, Willis Corroon. | | Mason H. Grower, III (Member) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Member: American Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; Florida Hospital Association; Defense Research Institute; Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council; International Association of Insurance Counsel. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, 1976-1980]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Healthcare Law; General Liability Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Mason H. Grower, III | | Walter A. Ketcham, Jr. (Member) born Miami, Florida, October 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Walter Mann Award. Member, Stetson Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed, Super Lawyers, Top Attorney in Florida, 2007 and 2008. Certified in Civil Circuit and County Mediation. Member, Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs Committee. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (President and Charter Member, 1993-1994); American Academy of Trial Lawyers; Transportation Lawyers Association. [Capt., USA AG, 1973]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Property Damage Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Governmental Defense; Municipal Law; Dental Malpractice Defense; Amusement Park Liability; Subrogation; Legal Malpractice. Email: Walter A. Ketcham, Jr. | | Launa K. Rutherford (Member) born Marion, North Carolina, May 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Seminole Community College (A.A., 1977); University of Central Florida (B.A., with honors, 1979); Florida State University (J.D., 1981). Assistant Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orange County, Florida, 1981-1987. Certified Civil Circuit and County Mediation. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Defense Research Institute; Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators; Florida Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Law; Administrative Law; Nursing Home Defense; General Liability Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Correctional Facility Claims; Hospital Law; Hospital Peer Review; Medical Staff Credentialing; Hospital Risk Management; Antitrust Litigation; State Medical Licensure. Email: Launa K. Rutherford | | Jeanelle G. Bronson (Member) born Winter Park, Florida, October 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1973); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1977-1978. Former Member, Board of Trustees, Valencia Community College. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law. Former Member, Orange County Charter Revision Commission. Member: National Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association; Florida Association of Police Attorneys; Leadership Florida. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Litigation; Government Law; Employment Law; General Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Jeanelle G. Bronson | | Eric R. Eide (Member) born Orlando, Florida, July 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Valencia Community College (A.A., with high honors, 1983); University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Theta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Workers' Compensation Section); Transportation Lawyers Association; American Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Ogden Allied Services v. Bryant, 647 So.2d 195 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Rosado v. J .C. Penney, 647 So.2d 987 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Merritt Manor Nursing Home v. Caldwell, 667 So.2d 265 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995); Vista Manor v. Estepp, 740 So.2d 41 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999); Chase v. Walgreen Company, 750 So.2d 172 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000); Carver v. Walgreens, 770 So.2d 172 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Gallagher v. Walgreen's Distribution Center, 808 So.2d 287 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002); Siemens Information v. Collins, 854 So.2d 271 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; General Liability Defense; Appellate Practice. Email: Eric R. Eide | | Patrick H. Telan (Member) born Washington, D.C., April 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1995, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989); Stetson University (J.D., 1992). Member: National Moot Court Team. Outstanding Advocate, 1992. Member: American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Society of Pharmacy Law; Florida Hospital Association; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Health Care Law; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; State Medical Licensure. Email: Patrick H. Telan | | Jack E. Holt, III (Member) born Ormond Beach, Florida, November 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1999, U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1986); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Trial Court Law Clerk, 1992-1996. Florida Hospital Foundation-Altamonte, Director, 1998-2001. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys; Florida Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Contracts; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment Law; Administrative Professional Discipline Licensure; Medical Staff Proceedings; Mental Health Professionals Malpractice; ADA. Email: Jack E. Holt, III | | John M. Crotty (Member) born Camillus, New York, May 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1990, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1993, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1984); University of Florida (J.D., 1988). Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Subrogation Claims. Email: John M. Crotty | | Charles J. Meltz (Member) born New York, N.Y., August 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Moot Court; Williams Inns of Court. Assistant State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit, 1993-1996. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Accountants Malpractice Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Financial Advisor/Investment Advisor Defense. Email: Charles J. Meltz | | Philip J. Wallace (Member) born Limestone, Maine, April 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1992); Tulane Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; Florida Hospital Association. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Health Law; Civil Rights Violations; Correctional Facility Claims; Hospital Law; Hospital Peer Review; Hospital Privilege; Hospital Risk Management; Medical Staff Credentialing; Antitrust Litigation; State Medical Licensure. Email: Philip J. Wallace | | Ramon Vazquez (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico; 1998, U. S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2000, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Puerto Rico Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association. [LT., Air Force and Air National Guard, 1983-1991]. Reported Cases: Vaughn v. city of Orlando, 2008 WL 151885 (M.D. Fla. 2008); Goitia v. State of Florida, Dept. Children of Children and Families, 2007 WL 1526997 (M.D. Fla. 2007); Woods v. Valentino, 511 F.Supp. 2d 1263 (M.D. Fla. 2007); Termaforoosh v. Wash, 952 So. 2d 1247 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007); Bailey v. Orange County School Board, 222 Fed. Appx. 932 (11th Cir. 2007); Webster v. Beary, 228 Fed. Appx. 844 (11th Cir. 2007); Marino v. New Hampshire Indemnity Co., 14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 523a (Fla. 9th Cir. Ct. March 6, 2007); Illinois National Ins. Co. v. Elliott, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1056a (Fla. 9th Cir. Ct. July 12, 2006); Bailey v. Orange County School Board, 2006 WL 2092267 (M.D. Fla.); Maiorano ex rel. v. Santiago, 2006 WL 2024951 (M.D. Fla.); Willingham v. City of Orlando, 929 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006); Morgan v. Warner Ins. Co., 13 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 533b (Fla. 9th Cir. Ct. September 21, 2005); Small v. New Hampshire Indemnity Co., 915 So. 2d 714 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005); Cardona v. Beary, 915 So. 2d 230 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005); Blom v. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, 911 So. 2d 211 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005); Davis v. Lowers, 132 Fed. Appx. 302 (11th Cir. 2005) (Unpublished); T.H.E. Ins. Co. v. Dollar Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., 900 So. 2d 694 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005); Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Hayward, 858 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law; Governmental Liability; Civil Rights Defense; Commercial Litigation Defense; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Torts. Email: Ramon Vazquez | | John Joseph Tress, III (Member) born Rochester, Pennsylvania, June 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1999). Assistant State Attorney: Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1999-2003; American Bar Association Trial Team (The Ohio State Law School). Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care; General Liability Defense; Environmental Law. Email: John Joseph Tress, III | | —————————— | | Jennifer L. Phillips (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, February 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1999). Executive Editor: Florida State University Law Review, 1998-1999. Notes and Comments Editor: Florida State University Law Review, 1997-1998. Author: "Information Liability: The Possible Chilling Effect of Tort Claims Against Producers of Geographic Information Systems Data", Vol. 26, No. 3 FSU Law Review (1999). Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care; Hospital Law; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Jennifer L. Phillips | | Blaine A. Bizik (Associate) born Crown Point, Indiana, September 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Virginia Wesleyan College (B.A., 1997); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice. | | T'anjuiming A. Marx (Associate) born Mexico City, Mexico, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 2001); Levin College of Law, University of Florida (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi; Dean's List Recipient, Trial Practice Book Award Member, Association for Law and Business, 2004-2005. Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Accountants Malpractice Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Health Care. Email: T'anjuiming A. Marx | | Travis Kemp (Associate) born Saskatoon, Canada; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Minot State University (B.S., 1998); The University of North Dakota (J.D., 2004). Member, Vassar B. Carlton Inns of Court. Listed, Outstanding Misdemeanor Attorney Award, 2006, 2007, 2008. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Nursing Home Defense. Email: Travis Kemp | | Emily R. Katz (Associate) born West Bloomfield, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2008). Dean's List; Phi Eta Sigma National Honor's Fraternity; Golden Key Honor Society. National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Recipient: Appellate Advocacy, Award of Distinction; Legal Research and Writing, Award of Distinction. Certificate in Family Law, University of Florida, 2008. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Health Care; Family Law. | | Jonathan E. Wright (Associate) born Asheville, North Carolina, 1984; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 2005); University of Florida (J.D., 2008). Dean's List. President's List. National Dean's List. Graduate, Florida State University Honors Program, 2005. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice. |
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