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Brian Robert Denney
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
BRIAN R. DENNEY is a native of West Palm Beach who received his undergraduate degree from Stetson University, where he was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award for Academic Excellence in Sociology. While at Stetson, Mr. Denney was actively involved in student affairs, serving on the Stetson Judicial Council and as Vice President of his social fraternity. A “double hatter,” he went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Stetson University College of Law where he was the recipient of the Victor O. Wehle Trial Advocacy Award.
Upon graduation, Mr. Denney joined the general trial division of a well-known...
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Christian Dietrich Searcy
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer with 51 years of experience
IP, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
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...
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John Augustus Shipley
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
JOHN A. SHIPLEY III is a vice president of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA, and serves as a member of the firms board of directors. He is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death.
Mr. Shipley's primary practice focuses on personal injury cases, with an emphasis on complex medical malpractice and trucking cases. Drawing upon 30 years of litigation experience in West Palm Beach, both prosecuting and defending civil cases, he has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of injured plaintiffs. He has tried cases...
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Earl Denney Jr
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
EARL L. DENNEY, JR. is vice president of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA and is recognized as one of Florida's leading medical malpractice experts. He has been a guest lecturer in medical legal jurisprudence at Stetson University School of Law.
A Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Mr. Denney was chosen to be included in the first edition of Who's Who in American Law. He practiced law in Jacksonville and Daytona before moving to South Florida, and has been practicing law in West Palm Beach for 36 years. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Palm...
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Jack Patrick Hill
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida Levin College of Law
As a Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA Shareholder, Mr. Hill’s practice focuses on automobile and trucking negligence, product liability and medical malpractice. Since joining the firm, he has secured many million- and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. His highest jury verdict to date was in excess of $30 million in a medical malpractice case. Mr. Hill has been named in the Best Lawyers in America and the Florida Super Lawyers publications since 2013. He has been recognized by both South Florida Legal Guide and Super Lawyers as a rising star in the...
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Mara R.P. Hatfield
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
(561) 686-6300
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Vermont Law School
MARA RITCHIE PONCY HATFIELD, who holds dual degrees in environmental law, began consulting with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley on issues related to environmental and entertainment law in 2006 before becoming an associate with the firm in 2012.
Since then, she has assisted the firm’s clients in obtaining recoveries for injuries arising out of environmental contamination, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, catastrophic automobile crashes, defective products and premises liability (including but not limited to slip and falls). She continues to work on intellectual property and consumer-based class action lawsuits as well.
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Laurie J. Briggs
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 30 years of experience
(561) 686-6300
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Nova Southeastern University
egan working for Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA in 1994, and works primarily with James W. Gustafson and T. Hardee Bass on tobacco litigation, overseeing and litigating the firm’s more than 500 cases. Previously, she has worked on products liability, catastrophic automobile accident, personal injury and commercial litigation cases.
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Karen Elizabeth Terry
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice
University of Florida
KAREN E. TERRY is a shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley in West Palm Beach, and has been with the firm for 14 years. She recently received the highest honor of being chosen by the Daily Business Review as the "Most Effective Lawyer" in the State of Florida for products liability, along with Chris Searcy. She also was selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America. Ms. Terry has tried many big cases, but in August of 2007, Ms. Terry received a jury verdict of over 25 million dollars in Polk County, Florida against Walgreens for misfilling...
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Christopher Speed
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice
George Washington University - Mount Vernon campus
Florida personal injury lawyer Christopher Speed joined Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA as a Shareholder in 1994 after representing plaintiffs in Virginia for 20 years. He has spent his entire career pursuing justice for victims of personal injury, medical and legal negligence, aviation accidents and defective products.
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Theron Hardee Bass
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 19 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Stetson University College of Law
T. HARDEE BASS III earned his law degree from Stetson University College of Law and his undergraduate degree from The Florida State University.
Prior to joining Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA, Mr. Bass served as a felony prosecutor in the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office. During his tenure, he handled nearly 50 jury trials to verdict, prosecuting crimes ranging from Driving Under the Influence to first degree felonies punishable by life in prison.
Currently, Mr. Bass works with C. Calvin Warriner and David J. Sales. He is a member of The Florida Bar and the Palm...
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Adam Hecht
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Florida Levin College of Law
ADAM HECHT, a veteran of more than 75 felony and misdemeanor jury trials as an Assistant State Attorney, now works with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. handling medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and products liability cases.
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Mrs. Lise L Hudson
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Lise Hudson is a native of Palm Beach county, Florida. After graduating law school, she returned to South Florida to begin practicing law in 1988 with one of the State’s most iconic firms: Montgomery, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley. Having successfully litigated a number of complex commercial and personal injury cases, Ms. Hudson decided to launch her own firm in 1994, The Law Firm of Lise Hudson, PLLC, and incorporate marital and family law into her existing civil litigation practice. Today, Ms. Hudson assists clients with cases of all degrees of complexity including cases focused on children, forensic valuation...
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David Keith Kelley
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
DAVID K. KELLEY, JR., brings to the firm substantial unique experience.
He served as a criminal prosecutor for the United States serving as Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, concentrating on white collar fraud and tax evasion cases. He also served as a member of the Federal Court as a criminal defense attorney in the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Southern District of Florida. He became a member of the Federal Court Trial Bar in its first year 1976.
Mr. Kelley's trial practice with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA focuses on personal injury, product liability...
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Elise Sherr Allison
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
ELISE SHERR ALLISON joined Searcy Denney in 2019 after clerking for The Honorable Jose E. Martinez, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and then working with a complex commercial litigation and personal injury firm in Miami.
At Searcy Denney, she represents clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases resulting from medical malpractice, defective products, motor vehicle accidents and unsafe premises.
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Andrea Lewis
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney
(561) 686-6300
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Florida State University College of Law
ANDREA A. ROBINSON has dedicated her career to seeking justice on behalf of those who have been wronged. As an attorney at Searcy Denney, Ms. Robinson represents clients who have been harmed by careless drivers, defective products, harmful prescription drugs and negligent health care providers.
Ms. Robinson is very active within the legal community and was recently named the 2014 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Palm Beach County Bar Association. She is a member of the Florida Justice Association, Florida Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Justice Association, and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. In April 2014, Ms....
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Lindsay Reinhart
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law
LINDSAY M. REINHART has concentrated her practice on tobacco litigation, first as a law clerk in Searcy Denney’s tobacco litigation department and then as an Associate attorney with the firm since 2018. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida in all jurisdictions and is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the American Association for Justice.
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Cameron Michael Kennedy
Tallahassee, FL Attorney with 18 years of experience
Insurance Claims, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Florida State University College of Law
Cameron M. Kennedy is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney, dedicated to representing clients across South Florida and the Southeastern United States. Cameron has recovered over $100 million for his clients in a variety of different cases.
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David P. Vitale Jr.
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Boston College Law School
DAVID P. VITALE, JR. is an experienced trial attorney who has litigated cases throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Vitale was recently recognized for his achievements by The National Trial Lawyers, as a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff attorney in Florida.
In addition to pursing personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice claims on behalf of injured victims, Mr. Vitale also handles complex commercial and business litigation matters. As a result of his prior career as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, Mr. Vitale has a unique business perspective in developing strategies that are efficient, effective,...
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Brenda S. Fulmer
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
(561) 686-6300
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Stetson University College of Law
I focus my practice on the representation of plaintiffs in pharmaceutical and medical device product liability claims and other complex personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice claims.
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Carter Scott
Tallahassee, FL Attorney with 10 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Florida State University College of Law
Carter W. Scott is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney. He focuses his practice on wrongful death, catastrophic injury, automobile and truck accidents, medical negligence, products liability and premesis liability.
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James William Gustafson
Tallahassee, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
Florida State University College of Law
James Gustafson, Jr. is a Tallahassee injury attorney at Searcy Denney and managing partner of the firm's Tallahassee office. He focuses on cases involving product liability, tobacco litigation, trucking negligence, and catastrophic injury and death.
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Mariano Garcia
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury
St. Thomas University School of Law
Florida personal injury and commercial litigation attorney Mariano Garcia has been practicing in West Palm Beach since 1994. AV-rated from Martindale-Hubbell and a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Mr. Garcia has been with Searcy Denney since 2011 as a bilingual lawyer with long-standing commitment to representing the Latino community.
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Boris L. Zhadanovskiy
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
(561) 686-6300
Ext. 150
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Wake Forest University School of Law
BORIS ZHADANOVSKIY brings to the Searcy Denney team not only a law degree, but an undergraduate degree in business administration and fluency in both English and Russian. He draws upon his experience in complex insurance litigation to make sure that insurance companies keep their promises to policyholders who have been harmed.
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Jordan Dulcie
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Nova Southeastern University
JORDAN A. DULCIE began his legal career in medical malpractice defense at a boutique firm in Palm Beach Gardens, followed by broader civil litigation practice at a larger civil defense firm in Florida. His practice areas include not only medical malpractice, but automotive accidents and nursing home and assisted living cases. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 he was selected by Palm Beach Illustrated magazine as a top lawyer in the area of medical malpractice, and Florida Super Lawyers Magazine lists him as a 2021 “Rising Star.”
As an attorney with Searcy Denney, Mr. Dulcie shares the firm’s...
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Matthew Kerry Schwencke
West Palm Beach, FL Attorney
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Stetson University College of Law
MATTHEW K. SCHWENCKE began his legal practice as a defense attorney, where he gained experience in all facets of civil litigation. Defending hospitals and healthcare providers against multi-million dollar claims has given him insight into defense strategies and tactics, especially in medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Schwencke earned his law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of Stetsons award-winning Moot Court Board. While in law school, he served as intern to a federal magistrate judge, and prosecuted misdemeanor criminal offenses as a Certified Legal Intern for the Pinellas County State Attorney’s office. As an undergraduate,...
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Katherine Kiziah
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer
Medical Malpractice
University of Alabama School of Law and Nova Southeastern University
KATHERINE A. KIZIAH is an attorney with Searcy Denney’s pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts litigation unit.
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Robert Shipley
Chicago, IL Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Construction, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Northern Illinois University
Robert A. Shipley is the founding partner of Shipley Law Group, Ltd. For decades he has maintained long-standing client relationships while engaged in an active litigation and trial practice, along with general business counseling.
Mr. Shipley focuses his practice in civil litigation involving complex commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, professional liability and tort litigation and general business counseling, as well as Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. An experienced trial attorney, he has in excess of 100 cases to verdict and has successfully argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court.
Mr. Shipley has been awarded the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating™...
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Christopher John Shipley
Mount Dora, FL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(352) 383-3397
20110 U.S. Highway 441
Suite A
Mount Dora, FL 32757-6901
Bankruptcy, Family, Foreclosure Defense and Probate
Florida State University College of Law, Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University College of Business
Professional: Admitted to The Florida Bar on September 17, 2002 (Bar Number 0568831); licensed as a Florida Certified Public Accountant (License Number AC34985) on June 11, 2002; admitted to the Federal Bar, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, on November 13, 2002; United States Tax Court. on July 29, 2008. Personal: Born Lakeland, Florida, on February 8, 1967. Married to Melody A. Shipley nee Cottingham of New Port Richey, Florida on January 29, 1994. Three sons and two daughters. Education: B.S. in Management, The Florida State University, 1994 B.S. in Accounting, The...
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Constance R. Barnhart
Fort Lauderdale, FL Attorney with 47 years of experience
(954) 545-4994
401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1400
Bank of America Plaza
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Business, IP and International
University of Minnesota Law School
Constance R. (Connie) Barnhart, Attorney At Law and Managing Member, founded Barnhart Law PLC in March, 2009, after practicing law for more than 30 years at large law firms, including most recently 12 and one-half years as a Partner at the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP.
Barnhart Law PLC is a niche law firm that concentrates its practice in business law matters, with an industry focus that frequently involves technology and internet law matters and renewable energy transactions. The firm currently represents Scandinavian, European and U.S. corporate clients in industries including information & communications technology, renewable energy (wind and...
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Lauren Barnhart
Portland, OR Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Willamette University College of Law
Lauren Barnhart was always fascinated with “the rules.” She believes that rules create predictability and clarity, and apply to everyone equally. It was this fascination with rules that led Lauren to become an attorney. As an attorney, Lauren helps families navigate through what can be the most difficult time of their lives-divorce. She works to develop a relationship with her clients and demonstrate that their case genuinely matters. Lauren was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and was a member in the Tacoma Youth Symphony where she performed at Carnegie Hall. When Lauren is not assisting...
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Michelle L. Searcy
Greenwood Village, CO Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(303) 781-0322
6021 S. Syracuse Way
Suite 202
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Divorce and Family
University of Colorado Law School
Michelle Searcy has over a decade of significant family law practice in Colorado. While in law school, Michelle started honing her legal skills while working as student attorney, including representing clients in both civil and family law matters. Upon graduation, Michelle started her family law career in Denver. She provides her clients the knowledge and experience gathered during her ten plus years of domestic relations practice. She has handled a variety of family law cases from simple to complex, including dissolution of marriage, allocation of parental responsibilities, third-party parent cases, modifications, enforcement proceedings, child support and adoptions. Michelle also brings...
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Lori Searcy
Alexandria, VA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown University Law Center
Lori Searcy represents clients in complex commercial litigation, principally in the areas of business and employment law. She is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and has worked at premier law firms on major cases, many of national significance.
Jack C. Searcy III
The Woodlands, TX Attorney with 43 years of experience
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Energy
University of Houston Law Center
Jack Searcy practices in the oil and gas group. Jack has extensive experience in all legal aspects of the exploration and production side of the energy industry. He has been Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1987.
Jack earned his B.S., cum laude, from Louisiana Tech University in 1978. He earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1981.
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Forrest Gregory Barnhart
West Palm Beach, FL Lawyer with 48 years of experience
F. GREGORY BARNHART is an honors graduate of Vassar College and The Cornell Law School. He is a frequent lecturer and author in the jury trial field. He is the past president of the Federal Bar Association and was an elected member of the board of directors of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Mr. Barnhart has served as treasurer, secretary, and president of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, which is now the Florida Justice Association. In addition, he has been named in The Best Lawyers in America for the past 16 years. He...
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John Shipley
FORT WORTH, TX Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Criminal, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Mr. Shipley has devoted his life to the service of others. He has served his community as an emergency medical technician (EMT), a volunteer firefighter, a US Army soldier, a FBI agent and now as an attorney.
While serving as a FBI agent for 14 years, Mr. Shipley investigated violations of both state and federal crimes. Mr. Shipley has testified in both state and federal court and is intimately familiar with the judicial process. Mr. Shipley’s skills as an investigator and negotiator give him a strong advantage in resolving legal issues in and out of the courtroom. He has worked with...
Colleen Scarola
Castle Rock, CO Lawyer
115 Wilcox
Ste. 233
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Estate Planning
The John Marshall Law School
Paula Denney
Dallas, TX Attorney with 36 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Communications and Employment
Baylor Law School and Baylor Law School
David Shipley
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
Tax
Wake Forest University School of Law
Michael Shipley
Los Angeles, California Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(213) 680-8222
777 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA 90017
Business and Criminal
College of the Law
Emily Barnhart
Philadelphia, PA Lawyer
IP
Temple University Beasley School of Law and New York University School of Law
