Super Lawyers - Florida 2011

ROBERT W. BIVINS

BIVINS & HEMENWAY, P. A.

1060 Bloomingdale Avenue Valrico, FL 33596

Fax: 813-643-4904 bbivins@bhpalaw.com www.bhpalaw.comSTEPHEN R. MOORHEAD MCDONALD FLEMING MOORHEAD 25 West Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Tel: 850-477-0660 Fax: 850-477-1730 srmoorhead@pensacolalaw.com www.pensacolalaw.com

Mr. Moorhead has practiced law in Pensacola, Florida since 1986. He has been with the McDonald Fleming Moorhead firm since 1988. He is Board Certified in Real Estate Law and practices in all areas of real estate law, including real estate litigation, closing and contract negotiation, sales, leasing, financing, title insurance and development. Since 1999, Mr. Moorhead has acted as general counsel to the Home Builders Association of West Florida, Inc.

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RICHARD BURTON
BUSH

BUSH & AUGSPURGER, PA

3375-C Capital Cir Northeast Suite 200

Fax: 850-386-1376 rbb@bushlawgroup.com

Richard Bush is nationally recognized as an expert in legal malpractice and co-author of the Professional Liability of Lawyers in Florida (The Florida Bar). His practice covers all of Florida. He and his partner Lisa Augspurger (Orlando office) are frequent speakers on professional liability matters and are called to handle complex claims and litigation. Lisa Augspurger has received numerous awards for her advocacy of rights for foster children. She was the first recipient of the Lawton Chiles Superhero in the Life of a Child Award. Mr. Bush works with young men and women in scouting and hunting and as a church leader. He and his son are two of eight Scouting Leave No Trace Trainers in Florida.

MITCHELL S. FUERST

FUERST ITTLEMAN, PL

1001 Brickell Bay Drive Suite 2002

Miami, FL 33131

Tel: 305-350-5690

Fax: 305-371-8989 mfuerst@fuerstlaw.com www.fuerstlaw.com

Mitchell S. Fuerst is the managing partner and founder of Fuerst Ittleman and concentrates his practice on the areas of tax law and tax litigation, corporate governance and compliance, international business transactions, complex commercial litigation, international trade law, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and banking regulation. Mr. Fuerst’s practice is devoted to the comprehensive representation of businesses. His ability to thoroughly assess and analyze the strategies and goals of corporations, coupled with nearly 30 years of legal experience, makes him a valuable asset to effectively guide businesses through the complexities of governmental regulations and corporate compliance requirements.

BUSINESS/CORPORATE GENERAL LITIGATION

TAX

PAT T. DICESARE, II

DICESARE, DAVIDSON & BARKER, PA

5640 South Florida Avenue PO Box 7160

Lakeland, FL 33807

Tel: 863-226-0084

Fax: 863-648-4755 pdicesare@ddblaw.com www.ddbdisabilitylaw.com

Pat T. Dicesare, II, born Lakeland, Florida, September 22, 1960. Married with three children. Admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida. Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation (2000-present). Education: Hillsborough Community College (A.A., with honors, 1980); Florida Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 1982); University of Arkansas College of Law; Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Theta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Dana Scholar, Stetson University. Member, Winter Haven Bar Association, 1990-1991. Assistant Public Defender, 1986-1990. Member: Lakeland Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections: Workers’ Compensation Law and Trial Lawyers); and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
CHARLES “CHICK” LEO LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES H. LEO, P. A. 1114 East Ridgewood Street Orlando, FL 32803 Tel: 407-839-1160 Fax: 407-839-1838 chickleo@bellsouth.net www.leotrialgroup.com

A Cocoa Beach, Florida native, Charles Leo is the main shareholder in his Central Florida-based law firm. The firm focuses on representing accident victims in their claims against insurance companies for workplace injuries and auto accidents. His extensive trial experience has led to trials in most statewide workers’ compensation courts. Mr. Leo has also handled complex appeals before the First District Court of Appeals. Mr. Leo has been Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation since 1998. Mr. Leo’s free time is spent coaching or watching his children’s sports activities, which include baseball, surfing, and fishing. An avid fisherman and surfer himself, most weekends will find Mr. Leo with his family at a ball field or a beach when he is not preparing for a trial.

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

A native of Clearwater, Florida, Bob graduated with a B.A. in finance from the University of South Florida in 1982 and with a J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida in 1985, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Florida Law Review. After joining The Florida Bar in 1985, Bob served as law clerk to Chief Justice McDonald of the Florida Supreme Court until entering private practice in the Tampa Bay area in 1987. He has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate, business and corporate law, lending transactions, title insurance, and estate planning. Bob is a frequent seminar speaker and is active in numerous professional, civic, and charitable organizations throughout his community.

BUSINESS/CORPORATE ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

REAL ESTATE
ROGER J. DODD

SPOHRER & DODD, PL

701 West Adams Street Suite 2

Jacksonville, FL 32204

Tel: 904-309-6500

Fax: 904-309-6501 rdodd@sdlitigation.com www.sdlitigation.com

Roger J. Dodd is an internationally known plaintiffs’ trial attorney, author, lecturer, consultant, and expert on cross-examination techniques. As a partner in Spohrer & Dodd, a ten-lawyer firm, he and his partners are available to co-counsel cases throughout the United States in aviation accidents, trucking cases, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death cases. He is a frequent guest and commentator on Court TV and other legally oriented programs such as Good Morning America and Geraldo at Large. Mr. Dodd is co-author of the best selling legal title ever published by LexisNexis, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques.

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL AVIATION

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME

CHARLES R. LIPCON

LIPCON MARGULIES, ALSINA & WINKLEMAN, P.A.

One Biscayne Tower, Suite 1776

Two South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131

Tel: 305-373-3016

Fax: 305-373-6204 sealaw@aol.com www.lipcon.com

Charles R. Lipcon has been handling personal injury, cruise line sexual assault, and wrongful death claims since 1971. His firm focuses on maritime and admiralty personal injury claims against cruise lines and other boat owners. Representation may be available for passengers and crew injured in accidents, in assaults, or by reason of illness on cruise ships, tankers, motorboats, personal water craft, or other types of vessels worldwide. The firm also advises seafarers’ unions, cruise line employees, and seafarers in general regarding their rights for wages, medical treatment, and other compensation available under U.S. Maritime Law. We also represent individuals sexually harassed or assaulted on cruise ships. Named as one of America’s Best Lawyers. AV-rated.

PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME

BARRY A. STEIN

DE CARDENAS, FREIXAS, S TEIN & ZACHARY, P. A.

25 Southeast 2nd Avenue Suite 425

Miami, FL 33131

Tel: 305-377-1505

Fax: 305-358-4296 bstein@dcfsz.com www.dcfsz.com

Washington University in St. Louis in 1977, A.B., cum laude. University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1980. Admissions: The Florida Bar – September, 1980. Board Certification, Workers’ Compensation – August, 1997. Former Chairperson: Consumer Protection Law Committee; Lawyer Referral Service Committee; Worker’s Compensation Certification Committee and Grievance Committee 11F, The Florida Bar. Member: Put Something Back Project, DCBA. Legal Work: Representation of employees and employers in workers’ compensation matters; representation of individuals injured in accidents or harmed as a result of a professional’s negligence; commercial and contract litigation; collections; general civil litigation. AV-rated, preeminent, by Martindale-Hubbell.