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CHRISTIAN D. SEARCY is President and CEO of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA. For over 30 years, he has litigated cases primarily involving catastrophic injury and death in venues throughout Florida, as well as other states. At age 30, he had the distinction of being the youngest lawyer in the United States to achieve a verdict of $1 million for a single personal injury lawsuit. In 2006, Mr. Searcy was one of only two lawyers in the country to receive the “War Horse Award” from the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, honoring his outstanding skill as a trial advocate...

Jeremy Bailie is an Associate with the firm, practicing appellate and commercial litigation. Jeremy attended Northland International University where he received his bachelor’s degree in History. After completing his undergraduate degree, Jeremy earned his Juris Doctor, with a concentration in advocacy, from Stetson University College of Law, where he served as the Chief Justice of Stetson’s #1 nationally-ranked Moot Court program. During law school, through the Moot Court program, Jeremy argued in front of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims, the Florida Supreme Court, and judges from all five Florida district courts of appeal. After law school,...

Caitlin Szematowicz is a Partner with the firm, practicing in the areas of Civil & Commercial Litigation, Appeals, and Employment Law. Caitlin joined the firm in August 2012.

Caitlin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in May 2012. She graduated cum laude from the University of Tampa, Honors Program, in December 2008, where she majored in Writing and received the “Outstanding Graduate in Writing” Award upon graduation.

While in law school, Caitlin worked as an appellate law clerk for a Washington D.C. law firm, extern at the United States Attorney’s Office, and a Certified Legal...

Trial lawyer and counselor for publicly-traded companies, executives, public figures. American federal courts. Arbitrations abroad. White collar defense. Congressional legislative practice. AV-Preeminent Martindale Hubbell rating. Admitted Washington DC, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Key U.S. district courts and courts of appeal. U.S Supreme Court. Recent pro hac vice admissions in Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio Duke University. Associate Editor, Duke Chronicle. Student member, Duke Board of Trustees. Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Highland Park, IL & Indian Hill, OH schools. Senior Class President, Indian Hill High School. Eagle Scout. Legislative Assistant, U.S. Congress. Senate (Dem) and House (GOP), 93rd, 95th...

Eric T. Halsey is a native Floridian who joined Sheftall & Torres as an associate in April 2006, after serving as a law clerk in the firm's civil trial and appellate practice since January 2004. Mr. Halsey practices in the areas of commercial and tort litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, breach of contract, judgment collection, and defamation. First as a law clerk and now as an associate, Mr. Halsey has worked extensively with the firm's partners on some of Sheftall & Torres' most successful cases, including a $10 million wrongful death settlement in 2005 and a $6...