Gonzalez, Ervin A.
Ervin A. Gonzalez - Partner, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables , FL
Mr. Gonzalez is board certified as a specialist in civil trial law (personal injury and wrongful death cases) and business litigation law by The Florida Bar and The National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has 20 verdicts in excess of one million dollars and has settled numerous multi-million dollar cases throughout his career. He is rated ¿AV¿ by Martindale-Hubbell, as well as named in the ¿Best Lawyers in America ¿, a who¿s who of the legal profession¿s top practitioners as evaluated and selected by their professional peers. He was also selected as one of the Best Lawyers in Florida by Florida Trend Magazine and in the nation by Leading American Attorneys. Further, he has been rated as one of the Leading Hispanic Lawyers In America.
Mr. Gonzalez graduated from of the University of Miami School of Law ¿ Juris Doctorate, 1985, cum laude, and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law for the trial skills litigation program.
The Late Henry Latimer
The late Henry Latimer - Shareholder, Greenburg & Traurig, Miami, FL
Mr. Latimer was a former Circuit Court Judge for the 17 th Judicial Circuit in Broward County , Florida . He concentrated his practice in labor and employment law and commercial litigation. During his last year on the bench, Mr. Latimer was rated ¿most qualified¿ judge in the Circuit.
After returning to private practice from the bench, in addition to trying complex cases, Mr. Latimer was often called on by lawyers and judges to serve as special master in complex litigation matters. He served on the commission that wrote and implemented arbitration and mediation rules and procedures for the State of Florida . His services were in demand by litigants seeking to resolve their differences through arbitration or mediation.
Before attending law school, Mr. Latimer worked for the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division as a Compliance Officer. In addition to having a very active practice in trying complex commercial cases, he served as special counsel to individuals, municipalities, and corporations litigating civil rights, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, age discrimination and legal malpractice actions. An accomplished trial attorney, he was frequently called to testify as an expert witness in commercial, civil, and labor-related litigation matters.
Barry R. Davidson
Barry R. Davidson - Partner, Hunton & Williams, Miami, FL
Barry Davison focuses in the area of civil litigation throughout the State of Florida , with an emphasis on complex and class action business litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and products litigation. Mr. Davidson also represents airlines and hotel companies and does eminent domain work. He has tried cases in 28 Florida counties and represented every major U.S. air carrier either separately or in industry litigation. Further, he represents International Air Transport Association and several foreign carriers.
Among his professional accomplishments, Mr. Davidson brought and successfully settled a federal court action challenging a one billion plus Miami International expansion on behalf of American Airlines with other carriers sharing the cost. He conceived and led legislative efforts to amend penalty portions of industry specific law to eliminate potential multimillion dollar class action liability. In addition, he successfully enjoined misappropriation of Picasso¿s name on several occasions on behalf of the Estate of Pablo Picasso, and successfully challenged Florida law on constitutional grounds in areas of alcoholic beverage law, electric utilities law and aviation fuel tax.
Luke S. Brown
Luke S. Brown - member, Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, FL
Mr. Brown is a member of his firm¿s insurance practice group, concentrating on state insurance regulatory issues. He has extensive experience dealing with unauthorized insurance activity and has served as an expert witness in the areas of insurance coverage, contribution, subrogation and indemnity, and as to entitlement and amount of attorney¿s fee awards in insurance litigation.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Brown served as senior executive attorney for the Florida Department of Insurance, where he designed, developed, and implemented a program to combat unauthorized insurance activity, including that of unlicensed multiple employer welfare arrangements. As part of this program, Mr. Brown assembled, trained and energized a team of investigators and Florida insurance regulators, and coordinated efforts with other state and federal authorities, including the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Stephen H. Grimes
Stephen H. Grimes - Partner, Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, FL
Mr. Grimes practices in the area of appellate litigation. He retired as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida in November of 1997, having served as chief justice from 1994-1996.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1987. During his tenure on the court, he chaired the Judicial Council of Florida and the Article V Task Force. He also acted as a faculty member of the Florida Judicial College and as an adjunct professor at the Florida State College of Law. He chaired the Legislative Supreme Court Workload Study Commission in 2000-2001.
From 1973 to 1987, Mr. Grimes served as a judge of the 2 nd District Court of Appeals in Florida with headquarters in Lakeland, Florida. He was chief judge of that court from 1978-1980. While on the court, he was vice-chairman of the Appellate Rules Committee of The Florida.
Bar, chairman of the Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions Committee in Criminal Cases, and a member of the Judicial Qualifications Commission for six years. In 1980, he served as chairman of the Conference of District Court of Appeals Judges.
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