Austin Claiborne

Lake City attorney Austin Robert Claiborne is Chief Litigation Counsel for The Law Offices of Duane E. Thomas.

Mr. Claiborne's areas of practice include Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Slip N Falls, General Negligence, and Wrongful Death.

Mr. Claiborne graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law with his J.D. in 2020, and received his B.A. from the University of Florida in 2017 with a major in Criminology.

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Florida

The Florida Bar

Since 2021

Chief Litigation Counsel

The Law Offices of Duane E. Thomas

2021 - Current

Lake City attorney Austin Robert Claiborne is Chief Litigation Counsel for The Law Offices of Duane E. Thomas. Mr. Claiborne's areas of practice include Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Slip N Falls, General Negligence, and Wrongful Death.

Associate Attorney

Farah and Farah

2021 - 2021

Represents clients in matters related to Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Slip N Falls, and Wrongful Death.

Associate Attorney

Bogin, Munns & Munns

2020 - 2021

Represented clients in matters related to Family Law, Probate Litigation, Criminal Defense, Landlord/Tenant, and Lemon Law.

Certified Legal Intern

Office of the Public Defender

2020 - 2020

Represented criminal defendants through the life of their case, including, a unanimous Not Guilty verdict in a trial where I selected the jury, cross-examined the alleged victim, and presented closing argument.

Law Clerk

Carli Law, PLLC

2019 - 2019

Completed research, motion practice, and memorandums of law in family and property law.

University of Florida Levin College of Law

J.D. (2020) | Law

2020

Honors: First Generation Graduate Student Dean's List - 4 Times International Honors Society of Phi Delta Phi

Activities: University of Florida Trial Team Advanced Trial Practice - Teacher's Assistant

University of Florida

B.A. (2017) | Criminology

2017

Federal White Collar Crime Invitational at Georgetown - National Champion

Georgetown University

2019

Mr. Claiborne competed as an advocate for the University of Florida Trial Team. In 2019, the UF Trial Team swept every ballot, in every round, on the way to defeating trial teams from Harvard, NYU, Pennsylvania, UT at Austin, George Washington, and other select schools.

Excellence for the Future Award

CALI

2018

Mr. Claiborne earned CALI Excellence for the Future Awards 5 times for earning the highest grade in five respective law school courses: Torts, Property, Trial Team, Poverty Law, and Accounting for Lawyers.

The Florida Bar

Member

Current

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division

Communications Director

2021 - Current

Q. If you are being sued over an auto accident and you live with a relative can they be at risk of sued also ?

June 10, 2022

A: If your relative owned the vehicle you were driving, or if they were otherwise negligently involved in the facts of the case, then they can be included as a defendant in the personal injury/car accident law suit. Each situation is different, but if your relative carries adequate insurance, then their insurance carrier would generally cover the damages in order to prevent your relative's personal assets from being exposed. This is one reason it is important to carry adequate car insurance in Florida.