CALIFORNIA – FLORIDA
LITIGATION
R. BRIAN TIMMONS
QUINN EMANUEL
URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
865 South Figueroa Street
10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-443-3000
Fax: 213-443-3100
briantimmons@quinnemanuel.com
www.quinnemanuel.com
R. Brian Timmons is a partner with Quinn Emanuel. He is
an experienced trial lawyer with special expertise in areas
of complex finance, accounting, and securities and
commodities trading. Mr. Timmons has a national practice,
having represented investment funds, fund advisers, financial
institutions, corporations, creditors, and a host of other clients
in a broad spectrum of litigation matters for over 20 years. He
also serves as the Co-Chair of Structured Finance Litigation for
Quinn Emanuel. Born and raised in rural Idaho, Mr. Timmons
went on to graduate from Duke University summa cum laude,
where he also received a full scholarship to play varsity football;
attended the London School of Economics; and graduated from
Harvard Law School with honors.
SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
DAVID J. DRISCOLL
GARLIN DRISCOLL, LLC
245 Century Circle
Suite 101
Louisville, CO 80027
Tel: 303-926-4222
Fax: 303-926-4224
ddriscoll@garlindriscoll.com
www.garlindriscoll.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
David J. Driscoll has practiced as a trial attorney for 29 years. He
primarily handles complex business litigation and arbitration
and insurance-related claims, including insurance bad faith. He
is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a past President
of the Boulder County Bar Association, a past member of the
Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and a member
of the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Neutrals.
David has been named in Colorado Super Lawyers in 2006,
2009, 2010, and 2011.
R. HUGH LUMPKIN
VER PLOEG & LUMPKIN, P.A.
100 Southeast Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-577-3996
Fax: 305-577-3558
hlumpkin@vpl-law.com
www.vpl-law.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
MARK W. YOCCA
THE YOCCA LAW FIRM LLP
19900 MacArthur Boulevard
Suite 650
Irvine, CA 92612
Tel: 949-253-0800
Fax: 949-253-0870
myocca@yocca.com
www.yocca.com
Mark W. Yocca is a founding partner of The Yocca Law Firm
LLP and leads the firm’s Business and Employment Litigation
Department. He has extensive trial and appellate experience,
and his published decisions include precedents from the
California Supreme Court, governing official proceedings
immunity, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,
governing resale of product under trademark law. He has
successfully represented clients from the electronics, financial
services, service provider, and leisure products industries.
Mr. Yocca earned his J.D. and Law Review membership from
Loyola Law School and achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest
rating in both professional competence and ethics.
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y LITIGATION
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CHARLES P. REED
LOUGHLIN FITZGERALD, P.C.
150 South Main Street
Wallingford, C T 06492
Tel: 203-265-2035
Fax: 203-269-3487
creed@lflaw.com
www.lflaw.com
Charlie is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on personal and
catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice
matters, including general civil litigation. A recognized leader
in his profession, Charlie was elected President of the New
Haven County Bar Association for 2010-2011 and served as
past Chairman of the NHCBA’s Court Relations Committee. In
addition, he is managing principal at Loughlin FitzGerald, P.C.,
a boutique firm with a reputation for unparalleled personal
service and preeminent legal representation of individual and
corporate clients in all Connecticut state and federal courts.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
STEPHEN A. MARINO,
JR.
VER PLOEG & LUMPKIN, P. A.
100 Southeast Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-577-3996
Fax: 305-577-3558
smarino@vpl-law.com
www.vpl-law.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
H. ALAN DILL
DILL DILL CARR
STONBRAKER & HUTCHINGS,
PC
455 Sherman Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-282-4110
Fax: 303-777-3823
alandill@dillanddill.com
www.dillanddill.com
Alan Dill has a civil practice and a white collar criminal practice.
During more than 40 years of practice, he has represented both
private and public companies and individuals in connection
with complex civil litigation and white collar criminal litigation.
A significant portion of Mr. Dill’s practice is also devoted
to the representation of restaurants, bars, sports venues,
entertainment facilities, gaming facilities, and liquor stores. He
has maintained an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell legal
directory for 35 years.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
JENNIFER S. CARROLL
LAW OFFICES OF
JENNIFER S. CARROLL, PA
700 Village Square Crossing
Suite 101
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Tel: 561-478-2102
Fax: 561-478-2143
jscappeal@aol.com
www.jscappeal.com
APPELLATE
Jennifer S. Carroll concentrates on state and federal civil
appeals including complex civil litigation and post-judgment
proceedings. Ms. Carroll is a Board Certified Appellate Lawyer,
AV-rated, and listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
She is admitted to practice before all state courts, the U.S.
Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,
and the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts
of Florida. Ms. Carroll has argued cases involving significant
issues on professional liability, health care, medical malpractice,
antitrust, class action litigation, tort claims, libel law, commercial
disputes, construction engineering and management, contract
interpretation, insurance coverage, probate and estate law, and
other areas of complex civil litigation.
HARRY A. PAYTON
PAY TON & ASSOCIATES LLC
One Biscayne Tower
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 1600
Miami, FL 33131
Tel: 305-372-3500
Fax: 305-577-4895
payton@payton-law.com
www.payton-law.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
R. Hugh Lumpkin, born in San Tome, Venezuela, received
his B.A. from Duke University in 1977 and his J.D. from the
University of Miami in 1980. He is admitted to The Florida Bar;
U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida;
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; and U.S. Supreme
Court. Mr. Lumpkin has written and lectured extensively on a
variety of insurance coverage and insurance bad faith issues.
His practice consists of representing policyholders in evaluating
and litigating insurance claims filed in state and federal courts,
including appellate courts, and evaluating, litigating, and trying
insurance claims.
Stephen A. Marino, Jr. is a shareholder in the law firm of Ver
Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A., with offices in Miami and Orlando,
Florida. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage and bad
faith litigation, taking cases through litigation into trial and
appeal in both state and federal courts. Mr. Marino received
his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D., cum laude, from
the University of Miami School of Law. He is President of the
Miami-Dade Justice Association, an executive member of the
Florida Justice Association and a governor and fellow of the
American Association for Justice. He is a frequent speaker on
bad faith litigation and insurance coverage issues.
Harry Payton has over 40 years of courtroom experience as
a commercial litigation attorney. He is Board Certified by
The Florida Bar in Business Litigation and Civil Trial and
consistently receives Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review
rating, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5. Harry represents clients in
complex business litigation matters including commercial real
estate, lender liability, business torts, contracts, commercial
foreclosures, shareholder and partnership disputes, and
professional liability. He currently serves on The Florida Bar’s
Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, and in 2012 he
was appointed to serve on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Professionalism Committee sanctioned by the Supreme Court
of Florida.
LITIGATION
SUPER LAW YERS / BUSINESS EDITION 2012
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