ustice, the cornerstone of American democracy, is the mission of the Florida Justice
Our organization is made stronger by our members’ partnership as we protect and promote a fair and effective civil justice system in our state.
program encourages and recognizes members who lean in, exert the extra effort, and go the extra mile. Our distinguished EAGLE® leaders are respected throughout the state for their dedication to their craft and their work for the betterment of our profession and future. As a member of this elite group, we thank our EAGLEs for their contributions and support that allow our organization to amplify the Florida Justice
Since its founding in 1961, the Florida Justice Association has been a reckoning force in the political debates and public policy that have shaped Florida. As our organization grows, so does our reach. Each year the Florida Justice Association’s team has grown more successful in defending the civil justice system’s integrity.
Thank you EAGLEs, for your unwavering commitment to supporting our mission and your perseverance in protecting justice for all Floridians.
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
DEAR FJA® EAGLE® MEMBERS,
As FJA President-Elect throughout the past year, it has been an honor to work alongside our EAGLE members, new and old, as we fought together to defend Florida’s civil justice system against those actively seeking to destroy it. It is because of your continued support that we have the tools and resources necessary to fight back against those who threaten our civil justice system.
While last year legislative leaders focused on an omnibus tort measure limiting the rights of individuals and their ability to hold responsible parties accountable, this year we saw legislation attacking the rights, and safety, of Floridians in every aspect of their lives.
Our small but mighty army of justice warriors took on the task of defending against these bills, and their army of proponents lined up to block access to justice for every Floridian. We were strengthened by the ranks of FJA EAGLE members and clients who made the trip to Tallahassee and took to the halls of the Capitol to advocate for justice. Thank you for stepping up to help our efforts in Tallahassee this year.
I have learned over the years that the DNA of this organization is such that it thrives in the face of adversity. I am happy to report that thanks to YOU, the ranks of our EAGLE program are the strongest we’ve seen in decades. While our enemies fight for money, we are fighting for what is right and just: the Constitution, justice, accountability, victims, and safety. Plain and simple, our cause is righteous, theirs is an industry. The other side -- the chamber, big insurance -- are truly special interest.
This year, as your President, I am committed to strengthening our EAGLE program and continuing to fight for you, your practices, your clients, and Florida’s civil justice system. The attacks will not stop, and our enemies will only seek to further limit access to the courts. It is going to take all of us working together to preserve justice for all. As EAGLE members, you understand the importance of our work and I am grateful for your steadfast commitment to the cause.
This Tribute Book is dedicated to you, fellow EAGLEs.
In this book, you will find:
• 2024 EAGLE Legacy Award recipients
• 2024 Legend, Gold, Silver and Bronze EAGLE Award recipients
• 2024 Recruiting Champion
• Lifetime Recruiting Champions
• EAGLE Hall of Fame Members and 2024 Inductees
• Previous Legend EAGLE Award recipients
• Business Friends of EAGLE
I know that as a fellow EAGLE member, I can count on you to stand with us and help carry on the fight. If we stand together, committed unwaveringly to the work required to preserve justice, we will not be defeated.
Thank you for your continued dedication to the FJA.
Sincerely,
Todd J. Michaels President, Florida Justice Association
TOP RECRUITING CHAMPION AWARD
EAGLE® hosts an annual competition to recognize our members who tirelessly recruit new contributors to the Florida Justice Association®. The efforts of these individuals enable EAGLE® to grow at an impressive rate and help encourage new leadership in our organization. Each year, we recognize the member who raises the most for our EAGLE® Program.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
This award recognizes the efforts of one individual who enables the growth of the FJA EAGLE program through tireless recruitment of new contributors to the FJA, and encourages new leadership in our organization. Each year, Trevor Goring of the Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery provides a limited edition print on canvas to the top recruiter. This year’s print is of President Theodore Roosevelt.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.”
Theodore Roosevelt
From the speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on April 23, 1910
2024 TOP RECRUITING CHAMPION:
Our top recruiting champion for this year is Stephen F. Cain, who will be honored with our #1 Recruiting Champion Award at the 2024 Annual Convention.
The FJA shows its appreciation for Cain’s efforts by presenting him with a gift graciously donated by Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery, a current EAGLE Business Friend.
LAWYER TO LEGACY
In 2024, these exemplary individuals are steadfast in their commitment to justice and hold the distinction of recruiting and retaining preeminent trial lawyers in the state.
Maryann M. Furman
Adriana Gonzalez
Jonathan E. Freidin
Francoise M. Haasch
Peter Hunt
Todd Jordan Michaels
Jason R. Fraxedas
John (Jack) H. Hickey
Christopher Ligori
Matthew N. Posgay
Curry G. Pajcic
Brent G. Steinberg
John F. Romano
Eric Michael Tinstman
Waylon Thompson
Stephen Watrel
LIFETIME RECRUITING CHAMPIONS
FJA attorney membership and Florida Justice PAC dues are included as part of your EAGLE membership. A portion of your EAGLE membership is tax deductible.
The FJA extends invitations to members on a regular basis to author highlighted articles in the FJA Journal, a voice of authority on legal trends and case law updates for plaintiff lawyers.
Receive exclusive invitations to FJA’s regional legislative receptions and Leadership Retreat.
These exclusive events will empower you to take the next step of growing within the FJA!
The FJA CLE department regularly extends invitations to EAGLE members to chair and speak at highly-coveted education programs taking place year round.
Connect with us so we can help you unlock your full membership suite.
Our Member Services team is here to help! Call at (850) 521-1096, or send an email to eagle@myfja.org
The EAGLE Excalibur, established in 2013, recognizes an exceptionally generous lifetime commitment of $500,000 or more to the FJA® EAGLE® Program.
PAST INDUCTEES
F. GREGORY BARNHART
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
CHRISTIAN
FLORIDA JUSTICE
PAC AT WORK
Dealing with pro-tort reform lobbyists and legislators is an ongoing battle. When you support The Florida Justice PAC, you help our efforts to elect more pro-justice candidates to the Florida Legislature.
PROTECTING FLORIDA’S CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS IMPERATIVE.
Florida Justice PAC works to ensure that pro-justice candidates have the resources and tools they need to get elected and serve their constituents to the best of their ability.
OUR STRENGTH IS IN OUR NUMBERS.
We ensure that your individual contribution has the maximum effect by bringing together hundreds of firms and individuals from across Florida and identifying the most effective ways to allocate their contributions.
FL JUSTICE PAC PROVIDES MORE THAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
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KEY CONTACT PROGRAM
Is Sen. W. your next door neighbor? Does Rep. X attend your church? Is your brother best friends with Sen. Y? Didn’t you attend law school with Rep. Z? If so, you too can become a FJA Key Contact.
Contact Ami Wheeler awheeler@myfja.org or Lydia Claire Brooks lcbrooks@myfja.org or call (850) 521-1039 for more information on how to be a part of this important cause.
EAGLE CENTURION
$250,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
THE EAGLE® CENTURION, INTRODUCED IN 2014, RECOGNIZES AN EXCEPTIONALLY GENEROUS LIFETIME INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENT OF $250,000 OR MORE TO THE FJA® EAGLE PROGRAM.
CELENE HUMPHRIES
CELENE HUMPHRIES,
PLLC
USA’s Band 1 ranking. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for fourteen consecutive years.
CELENE
HUMPHRIES is an appellate specialist who focuses her practice on representing individual plaintiffs and their families in personal injury and product liability appeals around the country, including the United States Supreme Court. She has successfully handled dozens of appeals from multi-million-dollar verdicts and has won reversals in multiple jurisdictions. Celene also has extensive courtroom experience, having supported almost one hundred trials.
Celene has been an appellate specialist for over 30 years, has been board certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in appellate practice for almost 20 years, and has been lead or sole counsel in more than 300 appeals.
Celene has been recognized on various top lawyer lists, including as one of the top 10 lawyers in four of Super Lawyers’ annual Florida rankings, one of few lawyers inducted into Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame, and one of the few appellate lawyers included in Chamber
Celene is dedicated to organizations that protect the rights of injured victims and their families. Celene has served as Chair of the FJA’s appellate section multiple times, and she is an involved and committed member of the FJA’s amicus committee. She has also dedicated countless hours publishing articles for the FJA Journal, writing comprehensive seminar materials for FJA members, and presenting seminars at FJA events. Celene was awarded the FJA’s S. Victor Tipton Award for her commitment and for her superior achievement in legal writing and advocacy.
Celene is also active in organizations dedicated to Florida’s appellate courts, frequently holding leadership positions. For the last 17 years, she has been the Chair of and a speaker for The Florida Bar’s Appellate Board Certification Review Course. Celene has also chaired and served on the faculty of The William Van Nortwick Appellate Workshop four times. Celene is a founding officer and the current President of the Second District Court of Appeal Historical Society. And she is a former Chair of the Judicial Nominating Committee for the Second District Court of Appeal. Celene has also held various leadership positions in the Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee and the Executive Committee of the Florida Bar’s Appellate Practice Section. Both groups singled her out for recognition of her contributions.
EAGLE® CENTURION $250,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
The EAGLE® Centurion, introduced in 2014, recognizes an exceptionally generous lifetime individual commitment of $250,000 or more to the FJA® EAGLE Program.
PAST INDUCTEES
Christian D. Searcy
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
$985,000
C. Steve Yerrid
The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A.
$959,200
Wayne Hogan
Terrell Hogan Yegelwel, PA
$941,250
F. Gregory Barnhart
Searcy Denney Scarola
Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
$630,000
Fredric G. Levin
Levin Papantonio Rafferty
$625,750
Lewis S. (Mike) Eidson, Jr.
Colson Hicks Eidson
$575,000
Stuart Z. Grossman
Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.
$532,500
Neal A. Roth
Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, P.A.
$484,550
William F. Merlin, Jr.
Merlin Law Group, P.A.
$473,500
Dale M. Swope
Swope Rodante PA
$465,000
Michael Andrew Haggard
The Haggard Law Firm
$460,817
Michael C. Maher
The Maher Law Firm, P.A.
$452,417
Theodore J. Leopold
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
$389,166
NFP Structured Settlements
NFP Structured Settlements
$386,333
Alex Alvarez
The Alvarez Law Firm
$380,000
Troy A. Rafferty
Troy Rafferty Law
$380,000
Richard W. Slawson
Richard W. Slawson, P.A.
$374,000
LRG Settlement Advisors
LRG Settlement Advisors
$371,595
Larry S. Stewart
Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A.
$367,000
Lee Delton Gunn IV Gunn Law Group, P.A.
$365,000
USClaims USClaims
$343,750
Richard J. Roselli
Roselli & McNelis, P.A.
$339,000
S. Sammy Cacciatore Nance | Cacciatore
$329,999
Fred A. Cunningham Domnick Cunningham & Yaffa
$320,733
James W. Gustafson, Jr.
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
$317,500
Universal Court Reporting
Universal Court Reporting
$316,667
Mark W. Clark
Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky-Rubin & Whitman LLP
$314,400
Lance J. Block
Law Offices of Lance Block, P.A.
$314,000
IberiaBank IBERIABANK
$310,000
Howard C. Coker Coker Law
$304,425
Douglas K. Burnetti Burnetti, P.A.
$301,000
John F. Romano Romano Law Group
$300,742
Jay Scarola Settlements Settlement Consulting
$293,333
Lake H. Lytal III Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, LLP
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY
FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
DAVID M. CARTER has been a partner at Gould Cooksey Fennell since 1996. David founded the firm’s Personal Injury & Medical Negligence Group and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.
David graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Senior Symposium Editor for Law Review. Upon graduation, David accepted a position with the Tampa law firm of Trenam, Simmons, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O’Neill, gaining early experience in cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death.
Since joining Gould Cooksey Fennell, David has been recognized for his work in litigating cases involving catastrophic injuries and death. Recent jury verdicts and settlements in personal injury and medical malpractice cases rank among the highest awards in personal injury cases in the county’s history.
David is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Civil Trial Law. He maintains an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the largest and most comprehensive ratings document of lawyers in the world.
DAVID M. CARTER GOULD COOKSEY FENNELL, PLLC
Since 2012, David has been included in the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyer rankings. In 2015 and 2021, that publication named him Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year for the Orlando area which encompasses 46 cities and 9 counties including Indian River, Osceola, Orange, and Brevard. He is the only Treasure Coast attorney to achieve this distinction.
From 2006 through the present, David has been named a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine. In 2016 and 2020, he was named as one of the Legal Elite in Civil Trial by Florida Trend, a title only given to the top 1.4% of Florida lawyers. He was also invited as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
He maintains an Avvo rating of 10/10 and has been a member of the National Association of Trial Lawyers Top 100 since 2016. After appointment by Florida’s Governor, David has twice served on the 19th Judicial Circuit’s Judicial Nominating Commission.
David has been named a Distinguished Fellow of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and served on FJA’s Board of Directors for nearly a decade. He continues to speak at FJA’s continuing legal education seminars on justice topics.
As a fourth generation Floridian, David is a member of one of Vero’s pioneer families. His great-grandfather, a land surveyor who moved to the area in the early 1900’s, is credited with staking out the original town of Vero Beach.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
CLIFTON C. CURRY,
CLIFTON C. CURRY, JR. CURRY LAW GROUP, P.A.
JR. is a civil trial lawyer with a distinguished career leading his firm, Curry Law Group. With an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Clifton has been recognized by judges and his colleagues as a preeminent lawyer in his field. His practice spans civil trials involving Commercial, Personal Injury, Family Issues, and General Business Litigation. In addition to his successful law practice, he served as a Founding Director and General Counsel of Platinum Bank from 1997 through 2012.
Clifton has been recognized as Brandon Small Business Man of the Year, The Honorary Mayor of Brandon, and served on the Tampa Committee 100 Policy Board. He has received the Alice B. Thompkins Community Service Award, The Missing Children’s Help Center Volunteer of the Year Award, the Brandon Lions Service Award, and the Brandon Key Citizen Award, which is given for long term and continuing service to the community. Most recently he was selected for The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers. Clifton is also a proud member of the Brandon Bar Association.
Clifton has been extensively involved in philanthropy, founding ‘The Trey Curry Foundation’ in memory of his son to support local children in need. His board memberships include the Boys and Girls Club, Kiwanis Club, and various other community organizations.
Clifton has also been a staunch supporter of Florida State University, contributing to its foundations and serving on the National Board of Directors for Seminole Boosters.
Clifton has been involved in politics for the past thirty years having served on many national and statewide campaigns. He was honored to serve as counsel for the Bush/ Cheney Campaign in 2000 during the “hanging chad” controversy in Hillsborough County. He also served as Regional Counsel for Bush/Cheney in 2004.
Clifton has also supported MacDill Air Force Base Mission for many years. He had the honor of serving as Inspector of the Blue Angels during his year as Brandon Chamber of Commerce President and has remained active in the Base Mission continuously throughout the years.
Clifton is a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association and has served as a trustee of the FJ Political Action Committee for the past 3 years.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
DAVID H. GOLD GOLD & GOLD, P.A.
DAVID H. GOLD
is a partner at Gold & Gold,
P.A. David has practiced personal injury law for more than four decades and has tried over 100 cases to a jury verdict. David graduated cum laude from the University of Miami’s Law School in 1978. Since the beginning of his legal career, he has built his practice and reputation on giving his clients individualized attention while keeping an intense focus on getting the best possible results.
David is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, South Florida Legal Guide List of Top Lawyers, Leading American Attorneys in the State of Florida, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Top Florida Attorneys, Florida Super Lawyers, and Miami Herald Top Lawyers.
Despite recognition and honors, David has never forgotten where he came from, a lower-income neighborhood where friendship, loyalty, and looking out for others were the currency of the street. His father was a bartender and his mother worked in a factory. To this day, he likes to make sure that everyone always receives their due.
Even though David has been practicing personal injury law for three decades and has in-depth knowledge of the law and medicine involved in his cases, he still believes his success is a result of his willingness to outwork the competition. He takes the time necessary to consult with the best experts and to understand the very complex medical and engineering aspects of his cases.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
PHILIP A. GOLD GOLD & GOLD, P.A.
PHILIP A. GOLD
is a partner at Gold & Gold, P.A.
Philip received his B.A. at the University of Florida in 2002, after completing a dual degree in Political Science and Sociology. In 2006, Philip earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Philip has built his reputation on hard work and dedication, and by placing his clients’ needs above all else. His clients trust his ability to handle their claim with vigor and compassion, whether through negotiations or at trial.
Among the hundreds of settlements and verdicts over his career, Philip has obtained multiple 7-figure results, a 7-figure verdict which stands as the second largest verdict in Clay County, Florida, and several 8-figure settlements. His reputation for success is recognized by his peers, as Philip has been selected to U.S. News & World Report “Best Lawyers in America,” Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite “Top Up and Comer.”
Philip Gold is a native of Miami, where he had the good fortune of watching his father, David Gold, practice law and build his law practice from the ground up. Now, Philip is proud to be a partner with his father at the law offices of Gold & Gold, P.A.
Philip served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association for seven years and is a past-president of the Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association. He lectures to other trial lawyers across the state at various continuing legal education seminars and volunteers as a lobbyist in Tallahassee to help educate the legislature on bills that affect the injured, their families, or the civil justice system as a whole.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
WILLIAM A. HAGGARD THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM
WILLIAM ANDREW “ANDY” HAGGARD
is a senior partner at The Haggard Law Firm. He was born and raised in Miami and graduated from Coral Gables High School in 1960. For the last 55 years he has lived in Coral Gables.
Andy received his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and his law degree from Mercer University College of Law. He entered trial law immediately after serving as a Judge Advocate (JAG) in the United States Air Force, where he was the youngest military judge ever selected in the field of trial litigation.
Since 1972 Andy has tried more than 150 jury trials and has represented plaintiffs in nearly every conceivable kind of personal injury case. He is a true leader in his profession and while he represents his clients aggressively, he is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards of professional representation and civility in the practice of law.
Andy is a frequent speaker in continuing education for trial techniques. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to lawyers who have won million-plus verdicts and settlements. Andy Haggard also has been listed in all recent editions of Super Lawyers and the Best Lawyers in America.
Andy has been honored to receive the prestigious 2015 Southern Trial Lawyers Association “War Horse Award” and the 2014 “Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Florida Justice Association.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
DIANA SANTA MARIA
LAW OFFICES OF DIANA SANTA MARIA, P.A.
DIANA SANTA MARIA attended the University of Miami, where she received both her undergraduate and law degrees. During law school, she represented the school in Mock Trial and Moot Court Competitions on the statewide level, winning the Best Brief Award on behalf of the University of Miami at the (1983) Robert Orseck Memorial (State) Moot Court Competition. Upon graduation she was awarded and inducted into the Order of Barristers, which is awarded to the top ten graduating law students based on leadership in trial and appellate advocacy.
Since being admitted to The Florida Bar in 1985, she has devoted her practice to the representation of persons injured due to the negligence of others. From 1985 to 1991, she practiced with the late Sheldon J. Schlesinger, one of the country’s top personal injury lawyers in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death, both on the trial and appellate levels. In 1991, Diana formed her own practice specializing in plaintiff’s personal injury and wrongful death.
From 1996 to 2006, Diana served on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (now the Florida Justice Association/FJA); she is a Fellow and in 2016 received FJA’s Compassionate Gladiatrix Award. Diana is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates
(ABOTA) and a past President of its Fort Lauderdale Chapter. In 2013 she was awarded the ABOTA Chapter’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. She is a Sustaining Member of the American Association for Justice and an Executive Board member of the National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100. On the local level, she has served on the Board of Directors for the Broward County Bar & Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, and as an adjunct Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University Law Center.
In 2004 Diana was appointed by the Florida Bar to the Florida Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism and from 2013 to 2023 served on the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors for the 17th Judicial Circuit. She was also appointed and served a 4-year term as a Commissioner to the Supreme Court JNC. She is an active member of The Florida Bar and its Trial Bar, having lectured and written on numerous legal topics within her field, including Seven Steps to Effective Mediation, published in the June 1997 TRIAL journal and Guideline for Handling Sexual Abuse of a Minor by a Public School Teacher, published as part of a National Conference by the National Crime Victim Bar Association in Washington, D.C., among other publications.
Diana is listed in the 2024 LAWDRAGON 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, South Florida’s 2024 Top Lawyers and America’s 2023 Most Honored Lawyers. She is also listed among the Best Lawyers in America, and Outstanding Young Women of America. For over 25 years she has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
TODD J. MICHAELS
TODD J. MICHAELS THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM
joined The Haggard Law Firm in 2009 and was named partner in May 2014. Todd handles a wide array of the firm’s cases involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury, representing clients who were injured through the negligence of others. His practice primarily involves negligent security throughout the State of Florida and nationwide.
Before joining The Haggard Law Firm, Todd served as an assistant public defender for nearly five years. During his last year with the public defender’s office, he worked as a felony training attorney, supervising other felony trial lawyers. After leaving the public defender’s office, Todd served as a federal public defender and a private criminal defense practitioner. He tried more than fifty trials in both the State and Federal Court systems.
In 2019, Todd tried a medical malpractice wrongful death case alongside co-counsel Daniel Harwin that resulted in a $24.5 million verdict in Broward County Court. The case involved the death of a mother of four children due to avoidable complications during childbirth caused by a
condition the medical team responsible for her care was aware of. The jury took two hours to deliberate after a fourday trial.
Todd has been a frequent speaker on various aspects of negligent security law to different legal and security industry groups and has had articles relating to negligent security cases published. In addition to his negligent security work, Todd also handles rideshare (Uber/Lift) liability, premises liability, aviation, pool drowning, auto accident, and other injury cases.
Todd is currently President-Elect of the Florida Justice Association and has served in the FJA as a Board Member, Fellow, Executive Committee Member, and in other positions. In 2019, he was recognized as a Bronze EAGLE Award recipient, a prestigious honor bestowed to those who have shown an extraordinary contribution to the FJA EAGLE Program.
Todd has been twice named Most Effective Lawyer by the Daily Business Review and has been named several times to the Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers lists, including the Top 100 Super Lawyers.
Todd is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, along with several other organizations. Nevertheless, Todd often says that his greatest accomplishment was becoming a father to his two sons, Ashton and Jackson Michaels.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
MARCUS J. MICHLES II MICHLES & BOOTH, P.A.
MARCUS
J. MICHLES II obtained his undergraduate degree from Furman University and his law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where he was Chairman of the Moot Court Board.
Following undergraduate school, Marcus was a Captain in the U.S. Army serving with the 82nd Airborne Division, Third Special Forces Group and the First Special Operations Command. While on active duty, Marcus was lead trial counsel in a number of highly-sensitive and classified trials for the United States Government.
After leaving active duty, Marcus joined a statewide medical malpractice defense firm and became the Managing Partner of the Pensacola office specializing in defending physicians sued for medical negligence. In 1993, Marcus joined the firm of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod where he specialized in representing personal injury plaintiffs with an emphasis on medical malpractice for eight years.
Marcus, board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Civil Trial Practice, has won some of Northwest Florida’s largest medical malpractice jury verdicts. With more than a dozen verdicts published in local news media, Marcus is a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum For Trial Lawyers and was recently named one of Florida’s Top Trial Attorneys by Climate Magazine.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
THOMAS J. MORGAN, JR.
THE MORGAN LAW GROUP
THOMAS J. MORGAN
is the founding partner at The Morgan Law Group. Tom’s areas of practice include property insurance disputes, personal injury claims, business litigation agreements, and contract disputes.
Tom graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1997. Tom’s first experience as a lawyer was in-house at an insurance company. This experience helped Tom understand how the insurance industry presented their claims. He now uses this experience to better present his clients’ claims to make sure that the insurance company is treating them fairly. This has earned him a reputation as a formidable advocate both in and out of the courtroom.
Tom’s 27-year journey in the legal realm has been marked by a relentless pursuit of justice for his clients’ needs. A Miami native, Tom has closely observed the significant changes in the South Florida landscape, including those within the legal field. His practice spans the State of Florida, and he has extensive experience handling cases in other states. This broad expertise enables him to adeptly manage a wide array of legal challenges, from insurance claims to complex corporate disputes, always prioritizing his clients’ best interests.
Tom is actively involved in the legal field and maintains memberships with the American Association for Justice, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and is an EAGLE Founder Member of the Florida Justice Association.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
LOUIS M. SILBER is a Partner in the firm of Silber & Davis. Louis has been a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1983 and is also Board Certified as a Business Litigation Lawyer. He specializes in commercial litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, consumer litigation, class actions, and personal injury. Louis graduated from the University of Maryland where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Upon graduation from law school, Louis was an Assistant State Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Subsequently, he became a member of Cone, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri and Roth law firm. Within a very short time, he became a partner with that firm.
In 1983, Louis and Barbara Pariente formed the firm of Pariente & Silber, P.A., which lasted until 1993, when Judge
LOUIS M. SILBER
SILBER & DAVIS
Pariente was appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal by Governor Lawton Chiles and was later appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
Louis is a member of the Florida Justice Association. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice (EAGLE Sponsor) and has served on its Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Palm Beach County Justice Association. Louis is a frequent lecturer for these organizations.
Louis has been awarded the Palm Beach County Civil Litigation Pro Bono Award, the Palm Beach County Property Pro Bono Award for his work in foreclosure litigation for homeowners, the Top Litigator Award from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Planned Parenthood Special Advocacy of Women Award, and was the first male to receive the Susan B. Anthony Award. Louis is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, indicating a high level of professional excellence and ethical standards. He presently serves on the Senior Judge Qualification Committee and is Vice Chair of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
WAYLON
THOMPSON
MANUEL & THOMPSON, P.A.
WAYLON THOMPSON is a founding partner of Manuel & Thompson, P.A. in Panama City, Florida, and is a graduate of Auburn University and Cumberland School of Law/Samford University. He has been board certified in Civil Trial Law since 1999 by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and The Florida Bar.
Waylon is admitted to practice in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Northern District and Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has an AV Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell. His practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, bad faith, products liability, nursing home liability, insurance disputes, civil litigation, and premises liability.
In 2017, he was appointed to the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Northern District of Florida by both Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson. He was reappointed to the Federal Judicial Advisory Commission for the Northern District of Florida by Senator Marco Rubio in 2021 and 2024. He was also appointed Chairman of
the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel by Chief Judge M. Casey Rodgers, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, in 2018.
Since 2015, Waylon has served on the Board of Directors for the Bay County Chamber of Commerce and was presented with the 2017 “Member of the Year” award for outstanding service. He is also a member of the First Baptist Church Panama City, Deacon Chairman 2011-2013; Bay Haven Charter Academy, Board of Directors since 2009; Florida Bar Justice Teaching Program, volunteer teacher since 2007; Panama City Rescue Mission, Board of Directors 2007-2014; Rotary Club, Downtown Panama City –Paul Harris Fellow Recipient (Rotary Foundation).
Waylon currently serves as Treasurer of the Florida Justice Association and has served on its Board of Directors since 2015. He has been an EAGLE Member since 1997 and a recipient of the “Wings of Justice Award,” the “Legislative Shoe Leather Award,” and the “Lawyer to Legacy 2015 Bronze EAGLE Award.” Waylon is also a longtime member and Past President of the Bay County Bar Association and has been a member of the American Association for Justice since 1995.
EAGLE LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
JASON D. WEISSER
SCHULER, WEISSER, ZOELLER, OVERBECK & BAXTER P.A.
JASON D. WEISSER is a Partner and Shareholder at Schuler, Weisser, Zoeller, Overbeck & Baxter P.A. He began his professional career as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami handling thousands of cases and earning an impressive record of success in trial verdicts.
Jason has been an active member and supporter of the FJA for more than two decades and is a two-time recipient of the FJA Bronze EAGLE Award. With a steadfast commitment to justice, Jason has secured notable settlements and verdicts in his 23 years at Schuler, Weisser, Zoeller, Overbeck & Baxter, P.A. Jason has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law for nearly 15 years and is recognized as a Top Litigator based on his successful trial record.
His dedication extends to groundbreaking class action suits, such as successfully challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s red light camera law and co-leading a nationwide class action for a defect in the Chevrolet Corvette, resulting in significant changes by Chevrolet. He was also awarded the 2024 John E. Krupnick Guardian of Justice Award for Perseverance, given to an attorney who has shown relentless commitment, perseverance, and fortitude for their client, seeking justice and success through all obstacles and legal roadblocks encountered.
The Bar Register has selected Jason as a Preeminent Lawyer every year since 2008. He was voted the Most Effective Medical Malpractice Lawyer by the Florida Daily Business Review in 2016. He is a recipient of the rank of Super Lawyer by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine and the American Registry Top Personal Injury Attorneys. Additionally, he is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
EAGLE ® LEGEND
$100,000 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION
EAGLE ® LEGENDS EXEMPLIFY THE LEGACY OF FJA’S FOUNDERS AND HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF LEADING BY FORGING NEW PATHWAYS OF ACHIEVEMENT
Proud FJA Sponsor for over 20 Years
1988
PREVIOUS EAGLE ® LEGEND AWARD RECIPIENTS
John F. Romano, West Palm Beach
1990
Al J. Cone, Ocala
Michael C. Maher, Winter Park
Christian D. Searcy, West Palm Beach
Richard W. Slawson, Palm Beach Gardens
A. Ward Wagner, Jr., West Palm Beach
1991
F. Gregory Barnhart, West Palm Beach
1994
Earl L. Denney, Jr., West Palm Beach
Larry S. Stewart, Miami
1995
S. Sammy Cacciatore, Melbourne
Lewis S. Eidson, Jr., Miami
Wayne Hogan, Jacksonville
Richard J. Roselli, Fort Lauderdale
James L. Wilkes, II, Tampa
1996
Stuart Z. Grossman, Miami
1997
Lance J. Block, West Palm Beach
Jon E. Krupnick, Fort Lauderdale
Fredric G. Levin, Pensacola
Lake H. Lytal, Jr., West Palm Beach
Joseph J. Reiter, West Palm Beach
1998
Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach
Gary C. Pajcic, Jacksonville
Aaron S. Podhurst, Miami
C. Steven Yerrid, Tampa
1999
Mark W. Clark, West Palm Beach
W.C. Gentry, Jacksonville
2000
Michael S. Olin, Miami
Stephen F. Rossman, Miami
Jack Scarola, West Palm Beach
2001
Donald M. Hinkle, Tallahassee
Justin C. Johnson, St. Petersburg
James H. Nance, Melbourne
Richard M. Shapiro, Bradenton
Millennium Settlements, Tallahassee
2002
C. David Fonvielle, Tallahassee
Jeffrey M. Liggio, West Palm Beach
Don Russo, Miami
2003
Charles H. Baumberger, Miami
A. Clark Cone, West Palm Beach
William H. Harrell, Jacksonville
Ira H. Leesfield, Miami
Halley B. Lewis, Ill, Tallahassee
Edward M. Ricci, Palm Beach Gardens
Neal A. Roth, Miami
Robert F. Spohrer, Jacksonville
Dianne Weaver, Jacksonville
2004
Gregory W. Johnson, Jacksonville
Ringler Associates, Fort Lauderdale
The James Street Group, Tampa
2005
James W. Clark, Tampa
Anthony T. Martino,Tampa
Dale M. Swope, Tampa
2006
James F. McKenzie, Pensacola
2007
Thomas W. Carey, Clearwater
Howard C. Coker, Jacksonville
Sean C. Domnick, Palm Beach Gardens
Mac A. Greco, Jr., Tampa
James P. Kelaher, Orlando
Christopher S. Knopik, Tampa
William F. Merlin, Jr., Tampa
John R. Overchuck, Winter Park
Richard D. Schuler, West Palm Beach
John A. Shipley, West Palm Beach
2008
Alex Alvarez, Coral Gables
Donald F. Black, Jacksonville
Fred A. Cunningham, Palm Beach Gardens
Lee D. Gunn, IV, Tampa
Robert J. Mayes, Gulf Breeze
The Bank of Tampa, Tampa
2009
C. Wayne Alford, Jacksonville
Thomas S. Edwards, Jr., Jacksonville
Eddie E. Farah, Jacksonville
Alan Goldfarb, Miami
Michael A. Haggard, Coral Gables
Theodore J. Leopold, Palm Beach Gardens
Mellon United National Bank, Miami
National Settlement Consultants, Boca Raton
2010
Angela Rodante, Tampa
2011
Stephen G. Charpentier, Melbourne
John Nance Hamilton, Melbourne
John B. Morgan, Orlando
C. Richard Newsome, Orlando
Herman J. Russomanno, Miami
Charles A. Sorenson, Jacksonville
2012
Gary M. Farmer, Jr., Fort Lauderdale
Gene Odom, Brandon
Robert L. Parks, Coral Gables
Bill Wagner, Tampa
Andrew B. Yaffa, Coral Gables
Garretson Resolution Group
Synergy Settlement Services
2013
Philip M. Gerson, Miami
Troy Rafferty, Pensacola
Edward H. Zebersky, Ft. Lauderdale
2014
0. John Alpizar, Palm Bay
Paul Anderson, Tallahassee
Mike Papantonio, Pensacola
Michael S. Rywant, Gainesville
2015
PREVIOUS EAGLE ® LEGEND AWARD RECIPIENTS (CONTINUED)
Timothy G. Anderson, Tampa
H. Scott Bates, Orlando
Dan Cytryn, Coral Springs
Stuart N. Ratzan, Miami
M. Alex Reboso, Miami
Evan J. Yegelwel, Jacksonville
2016
Douglas K. Burnetti, Lakeland
Gary M. Cohen, Boca Raton
Philip Freidin, Miami
James W. Gustafson, Jr., Tallahassee
Robert W. Kelley, Fort Lauderdale
Kent G. Whittemore, Saint Petersburg
2017
Robert T. Bergin, Jr., West Palm Beach
Virginia M. Buchanan, Pensacola
Joseph W. Chambers, St. Petersburg
Lake H. Lytal, Ill, West Palm Beach
John J. Uustal, Fort Lauderdale
2018
Samuel W. Bearman, Pensacola
David Bianchi, Miami
Stephen F. Cain, Miami
Gary Fox, Miami
John Frost, II, Bartow
Celene Humphries, Tampa
Scott McMillen, Orlando
2019
Robson Forensic, Lancaster, PA
T. Michael Mcleod, Pensacola
Edwin Walborsky, Panama
Jeanmarie Whalen, Palm Beach Gardens
2020
Robert T. Joyce, Tampa
Leslie Mitchell Kroeger, Palm Beach Gardens
Steven R. Maher, Winter Park
Scott B. Smith, West Palm Beach
Client Legal Funding, Clearwater
Universal Court Reporting, Fort Lauderdale
2021
Black Diamond Funding, Sunrise
Erik G. Abrahamson, Clearwater
Joe V. Camerlengo, Jr., Jacksonville
Craig M. Goldenfarb, West Palm Beach
Francoise M. Haasch, Palm Harbor
R. Kent Lilly, Lake Wales
James Lawrence Magazine, Clearwater
Kenneth J. Mckenna, Orlando
David A. Paul, Winter Park
Robert M. Roselli, Fort Lauderdale
Anthony Joseph Soto, Miami
2022
Mark A. Avera, Gainesville
William Andrew Dean, North Miami Beach
Brenda S. Fulmer, West Palm Beach
Robert E. Gordon, Palm Beach Gardens
Stephen A Marino, Jr, Miami
Andrew Needle, Miami
Curry G. Pajcic, Jacksonville
Daniel Newlin, Orlando
Lillian Reyes-Joyce, Tampa
Roy D. Wasson, Miami
Scott M Whitley, Tampa
2023
F. Catfish Abbott, Jacksonville
Stephen A. Barnes, Tampa
J. Clancey Bounds, Maitland
Laurie J. Briggs, West Palm Beach
Tiffany M. Faddis, Orlando
Maryann M. Furman, Palm Harbor
Terence Gross, Pensacola
Stephen P. Hoskins, Fort Pierce
Christopher Ligori, Tampa
Eric Romano, West Palm Beach Cartiga Filevine
BOOST YOUR PRACTICE
FJA® EAGLE® members’ commitment provides the tools necessary to boost your practice, defend civil justice laws, and promote meaningful reforms to protect injured victims.
The FJA® is thankful to all EAGLE® members for the commitment they have maintained to our mission. Your support ensures our strong position and keeps our clients, our neighbors, and our families safe.
EAGLE® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
In the battle to protect Florida’s civil justice system, a select few have chosen to contribute unselfishly time after time and year after year. In gratitude for their unwavering commitment to this fight, we hereby recognize the following members of the EAGLE® Hall of Fame for their lifetime outstanding contributions of at least $50,000.
George H. Anderson
Nicole T. Armstrong
William A. Bald
William M. Chanfrau, Jr.
Brian R. Denney
Dennis Hernandez
David D. Dickey
Manuel L. Dobrinsky
W. Hampton Keen
Howard G. Butler
2024 INDUCTEES
Scott R. Jeeves
Keith P. Ligori
Stacy A. Kemp
Kevin M. McLaughlin
Darryl B. Kogan
F. Catfish Abbott
Erik G. Abrahamson
C. Wayne Alford
Todd Alley
O. John Alpizar
Jeremy W. Alters
Alex Alvarez
Amplify
Paul M. Anderson
Mark A. Avera
Timothy S. Babiarz
Steven A. Bagen
Michael K. Bailey
William C. Baker, Jr.
The Bank of Tampa
Stephen A. Barnes
Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes
F. Gregory Barnhart
H. Scott Bates
Charles H. Baumberger
Richard M. Benrubi
Ward T. Berg
Robert T. Bergin, Jr.
Herbert M. Berkowitz
David W. Bianchi
Garrett J. Biondo
Black Diamond Funding LLC
Donald F. Black
M. Robert Blanchard
William F. Blews
Lance J. Block
Bill Bone
J. Clancey Bounds
Lisha Bowen
Brent Bradley
Web E. Brennan
Laurie J. Briggs
Randy R. Briggs
Marc C. Brotman
Virginia M. Buchanan
Philip M. Burlington
J. Michael Burman
Douglas K. Burnetti
Thomas E. Buser
S. Sammy Cacciatore
Sammy M. Cacciatore
Stephen F. Cain
Joe V. Camerlengo, Jr.
Thomas W. Carey
David M. Carter
Nathan P. Carter
Cartiga
Edna L. Caruso
Joe Teague Caruso
Brandon Cathey
Richard E. Chait
Joseph W. Chambers
Jeffrey Kenneth Chambers
W. M. Chanfrau, Sr.
Kenneth S. Charlton
Stephen G. Charpentier
City National Bank
Mark W. Clark
James W. Clark
James D. Clark
Alexander Murphree Clem
Gary M. Cohen
Harvey V. Cohen
Howard C. Coker
Dean Colson
Todd E. Copeland
William W. Corry
Natasha Cortes
Universal Court Reporting
Robert D. Critton, Jr.
Thomas A. Culmo
Fred A. Cunningham
Clifton C. Curry, Jr.
Dan Cytryn
C. J. Czaia
Matthew R. Danahy
Lance F. Avera
Lynx Legal Services
Julio C. Martinez, Jr.
Moses Baker, Jr.
Jason L. Odom
Dan B.V. Dannheisser III
William Andrew Dean
Patrick H. Dekle
Earl L. Denney, Jr.
Scott A. DiSalvo
David Corey Dismuke
Sean C. Domnick
Adam S. Doner
Gary J. Drucker
David M. Dunlap
Joel D. Eaton
Stephen H. Echsner
Thomas S. Edwards, Jr.
Lewis S. (Mike) Eidson, Jr.
Andrew L. Ellenberg
Esquire Bank
Tiffany M. Faddis
Eric Harald Faddis
Jesse S. Faerber
Floyd B. Faglie
Eddie Easa Farah
Charlie Easa Farah, Jr.
Gary M. Farmer, Jr.
Felipe Blanco
RBC Wealth Management
Jeffrey M. Fenster
Manuel J. Fernandez
Stephen M. Fernandez
Filevine
Brett K. Findler
Robert J. Fiore
Stephen G. Fischer
Wil H. Florin
C. David Fonvielle
John H. Foote
Lisa Magill Foran
T. Patrick Ford, Jr.
Theodore S. Forman
Donald R. Fountain, Jr.
Gary D. Fox
Philip Freidin
Preferred Capital Funding
David C. Rash
Gregory M. Yaffa
Jonathan Friedland
Todd Fronrath
John W. Frost II
Brenda S. Fulmer
Fast Funds, Inc.
Maryann M. Furman
Kevin Gallagher
Garretson Resolution Group
Jeffrey R. Garvin
Willie E. Gary
David M. Gaspari
William C. Gentry
Philip M. Gerson
Karen A. Gievers
Ronald Sharpless Gilbert
David J. Glatthorn
Global Litigation Consultants
Philip A. Gold
David H. Gold
Craig M. Goldenfarb
David L. Goldman
Ralph L. Gonzalez
Robert E. Gordon
Mac A. Greco, Jr.
Robert F. Green
Stewart G. Greenberg
Gerald D. Greger
Don G. Greiwe
Lee T. Griffin
Terence Gross
Stuart Z. Grossman
Howard S. Grossman
Jason J. Guari
Lee Delton Gunn IV
James W. Gustafson, Jr.
John A. Guyton III
Scott E. Gwartney
Francoise M. Haasch
Michael Andrew Haggard
William Andrew Haggard
David J. Halberg
EAGLE® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
William Dean Hall, Jr.
John Nance Hamilton
Kelly D. Hancock
Renee Daigle Harrell
Kim Patrick Hart
Steven E. Heintz
Roger D. Helms
Betsey T. Herd
Eric Hewko
John (Jack) H. Hickey
Daniel L. Hightower
Donald M. Hinkle
Richard A. Hirsch
Neal W. Hirschfeld
Corinne C. Hodak
Wayne Hogan
James R. Holland II
Bill Hoppe
Stephen P. Hoskins
Celene Humphries
IBERIABANK
Image Resources of Florida
Lance C. Ivey
Lewis N. Jack, Jr.
James Corrigan
Justin C. Johnson
Gregory W. Johnson
Joseph Williams
Michael R. Josephs
Robert T. Joyce
Lillian J. Reyes-Joyce
John S. Kalil
Julie Braman Kane
Bruce R. Kaster
Darla Keen
William D. Keith
James P. Kelaher
Robert W. Kelley
David K. Kelley, Jr.
Cameron M. Kennedy
Robert G. Kerrigan
Orman L. Kimbrough, Jr.
Greg King
Christopher S. Knopik
Leslie Mitchell Kroeger
Jon E. Krupnick
Jason F. Lamoureux
John K. Lawlor
Dean R. LeBoeuf
Ira H. Leesfield
Client Legal Funding
Jodi Leisure
Theodore J. Leopold
Fredric G. Levin
Martin H. Levin
Halley B. Lewis III
Darryl L. Lewis
Scott S. Liberman
Jesse Alan Lieberman
Jeffrey M. Liggio
Christopher Ligori
R. Kent Lilly
Charles R. Lipcon
Lorenzo Williams
Jeffrey A. Luhrsen
Lake H. Lytal III
Lake H. Lytal, Jr.
James Lawrence Magazine
Michael C. Maher
Steven R. Maher
Daniel R. Maier
Damian B. Mallard
Kevin A. Malone
Stephen L. Malove
John W. (Jay) Manuel
Rodney S. Margol
Diana Santa Maria
Stephen A. Marino, Jr.
Stuart C. Markman
Steven C. Marks
Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid
Anthony T. Martino
Robert J. Mayes
William J. McAfee
Wayne C. McCall
Douglas J. McCarron
Timothy C. McHugh
Kenneth J. McKenna
John J. McLaughlin
T. Michael McLeod
Scott R. McMillen
Lisa A. McNelis
William F. Merlin, Jr.
James E. Messer, Jr.
H. Michael Easley
Todd J. Michaels
Marcus J. Michles II
Stephanie Miles
Millennium Settlements
Brent C. Miller
John S. Mills
David B. Mishael
Keith R. Mitnik
Hyram M. Montero
John B. Morgan
Thomas J. Morgan, Jr.
Edward A. Moss
David C. Murray
Scott C. Murray
Victor J. Musleh, Jr.
James H. Nance
Mark A. Nation
Andrew Needle
NeuLife
Daniel Newlin
C. Richard Newsome
NFP Structured Settlements
William A. Norton
Joseph N. Nusbaum
Oasis Financial
Michael S. Olin
Eduardo Olivera
Joseph A. Osborne
Abraham Ovadia
Michael J. Overbeck
Curry G. Pajcic
Seth Alexander Pajcic
Stephen J. Pajcic III
Brett Alan Panter
Mike Papantonio
Robert L. Parks
Daryl D. Parks
Allan M. Parvey
David A. Paul
Harlan L. Paul
S. Perry Penland, Jr.
C. Rufus Pennington III
Paul C. Perkins, Jr.
H. L. (Larry) Perry
Joel S. Perwin
Mary K. Phillips
Physician Life Care Planning
John H. Piccin
Johnny A. Pineyro
Howard (Skip) Pita
C. Wes Pittman
Aaron S. Podhurst
Michael J. Politis
Howard L. Pomerantz
Matthew N. Posgay
Matt Powell
David C. Prather
Mark J. Proctor
Timothy F. Prugh
Richard L. Purtz
Quality Forensic Engineering
Troy A. Rafferty
Stuart N. Ratzan
Manuel Alex Reboso
Joseph J. Reiter
Edward M Ricci, Sr.
Gary W. Roberts
Robson Forensic, Inc.
Rafael J. Roca
Bard D. Rockenbach
Angela E. Rodante
Jose G. Rodriguez
John F. Romano
Eric Romano
Todd Romano
Richard J. Roselli
Robert M. Roselli
Stanley M. Rosenblatt
Stephen F. Rosenthal
Gerald A. Rosenthal
Jack Meyer Ross, Jr.
James Ross Davis
Stephen F. Rossman
Neal A. Roth
Rob K. Roy
Robert Mayer Rubenstein
Julie H. Littky-Rubin
Holmes Russell Troutman
Herman J. Russomanno
Steven C. Ruth
Michael S. Rywant
David J. Sales
Barry M. Salzman
Steven L. Sands
Larry Sands
Charles F. Sansone
Joseph H. Saunders
John Scarola
Bruce L. Scheiner
Richard D. Schuler
Christian D. Searcy
Gloria Seidule
LRG Settlement Advisors
Sage Settlement Consulting
Richard M. Shapiro
M. David Shapiro
Tracy R. Sharpe
Scott D. Sheftall
John A. Shipley
Louis M. Silber
Dorothy Clay Sims
James A. Sisserson
Joseph J. Slama
Thomas F. Slater
Richard W. Slawson
Scott B. Smith
Kevin Smith
Daniel M. Soloway
Charles A. Sorenson
Anthony J. Soto
Robert F. Spohrer
EAGLE® HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
John W. Staunton
Barry A. Stein
Larry S. Stewart
Brian O. Sutter
Dale M. Swope
Synergy Settlement Services
Robert J. Telfer, Jr.
David L. Templer
James T. Terrell
Karen E. Terry
Waylon Thompson
Robert G. Thornhill III
James B. Tilghman, Jr.
Ty Tison III
Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery
Richard B. Troutman
Douglas W. Tuttle
Hendrik Uiterwyk
U.S. Legal Support, Inc.
USClaims
John J. Uustal
Coc Van Ignaut
Roger A. Vaughan, Jr.
Video Law Services, Inc.
Francisco J. Vinas
Nancy La Vista
Visual Evidence, Inc.
Bill Wagner
Alan F. Wagner
Edwin Walborsky
Bernard F. Walsh
Ward Wagner
Vincent K. Ward, Jr.
C. Calvin Warriner III
Roy D. Wasson
Stephen Watrel
Dianne Jay Weaver
Jason D. Weisser
Jeanmarie Whalen
Scott M. Whitley
Joshua A. Whitman
Kent G. Whittemore
Glen D. Wieland
James D. Wilkerson, Jr.
James L. Wilkes II
William S. Williams
Daniel G. Williams
EAGLE®
LEGACY
$50,000
Ronald Willis
Brian T. Wilson
Andrew Y. Winston
Council Wooten, Jr.
Melvin Bowen Wright
Ernest C. Wright
Andrew B. Yaffa
Evan J. Yegelwel
C. Steve Yerrid
David J. Zappitell
Joseph A. Zarzaur, Jr.
Edward H. Zebersky
Allan L. Ziffra
EAGLE would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s 2024 EAGLE Legacy members. FJA’s EAGLE Legacy members distinguish themselves by making an annual contribution of $50,000. Through the strength of their convictions, these EAGLEs inspire others to purposeful action and create meaningful change in the lives of others.
MARYANN M. FURMAN THE NURSE LAWYER, P.A.
ABRAHAM OVADIA OVADIA LAW GROUP, PA
EAGLE® FOUNDER
EAGLE® would like to extend a special thank you to the following EAGLE® Founders who have chosen to distinguish themselves by making an annual contribution of $25,000. Their decision to become Founder EAGLEs is rooted in their knowledge of the law and their deep respect for Florida’s civil justice system. Through the strength of their convictions, these EAGLEs inspire others to purposeful action and remind us all that the trials we encounter serve to introduce us to our strength.
ERIK G. ABRAHAMSON ABRAHAMSON & UITERWYK
STEPHEN A. BARNES BARNES TRIAL GROUP
DOUGLAS K. BURNETTI BURNETTI, P.A.
STEPHEN F. CAIN STEWART TILGHMAN FOX BIANCHI & CAIN, P.A.
JAMES L. FERRARO JR. THE FERRARO LAW FIRM, P.A.
CRAIG M. GOLDENFARB LAW OFFICES OF CRAIG GOLDENFARB, P.A.
STUART Z. GROSSMAN GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN, P.A.
JAMES W. GUSTAFSON, JR. SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.
FRANCOISE M. HAASCH LAW OFFICES OF FRANCOISE M. HAASCH
MICHAEL A. HAGGARD THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM
WAYNE HOGAN TERRELL HOGAN YEGELWEL, PA
RYAN T. HUGHES THE LAW OFFICES OF RYAN T. HUGHES
CELENE HUMPHRIES CELENE HUMPHRIES, PLLC
LESLIE MITCHELL KROEGER
LAKE H. LYTAL III
LYTAL, REITER, SMITH, IVEY & FRONRATH, LLP
WILLIAM F. MERLIN, JR. MERLIN LAW GROUP, P.A.
THOMAS J. MORGAN, JR. THE MORGAN LAW GROUP
DANIEL NEWLIN DAN NEWLIN INJURY ATTORNEYS
CURRY G. PAJCIC PAJCIC & PAJCIC, P.A. H.L. (LARRY) PERRY PERRY & YOUNG
$25,000
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
STUART N. RATZAN RATZAN WEISSMAN & BOLDT
ROMANO ROMANO LAW GROUP
A. ROTH GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN, P.A.
CHRISTIAN D. SEARCY
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.
SCOTT B. SMITH SMITH, BALL, BÁEZ & PRATHER FLORIDA INJURY LAWYERS
BRANDON STEIN STEINLAW, PA
DALE M. SWOPE SWOPE, RODANTE P.A.
JASON D. WEISSER
SCHULER, WEISSER, ZOELLER, OVERBECK & BAXTER P.A.
C. STEVE YERRID THE YERRID LAW FIRM, P.A.
CARTER SCOTT
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA
BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A.
WAYLON THOMPSON MANUEL & THOMPSON, P.A.
MARK W. CLARK
CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, LITTKY-RUBIN & WHITMAN LLP
TODD J. MICHAELS THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM
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Christopher W. Waters
Milette E. Webber
Matthew Weinshall
Richard L. Weldon II
Chase Russell Welt
Mallory R. Widgren
Matthew C. Williams
Samuel Tanner Williams
Lanell Williams-Yulee
Matthew L. Wilson
Joshua Winegar
David A. Wolf
Kyle Woodford
Kevin B. Woods
SOARING EAGLE®
Michael Jason Wyatt
Ryan Jake Yaffa
Joel Peter Yanchuck
Tyler Yoho
T. Patton Youngblood Jr.
Gabriel F. Zambrano
Marisa E. Zarzeski
Boris L. Zhadanovskiy
The Soaring EAGLE® program was introduced for young lawyers who wish to enter EAGLE® through a pathway that provides exposure to the many benefits of EAGLE® membership with a graduated financial commitment. A pledge to the Soaring EAGLE® program starts as a 3-year commitment that increases every 12 months upgrading from $750 in Year 1 to $1,000 in Year 2 and stabilizing at an annual commitment of $1,500 (Associate Level) in Year 3 and beyond.
SOARING $1,000
David Anderson
Matthew A. Barket
Dean M. Bartzokis
Cosmo C. Bloom
Richard A. Bokor
Brian S. Brijbag
Scott J. Dalton
Irvin Daphnis
Brian Todd Dunmire
Paul Figueroa
Eli Franks
Michael Ghaly
Robert A. Green
Dylan Griffin
Christopher Hamblen
J. Tanner Heintz
Spencer Brandon Heintz
Jose-Trelles Herrera
Kyle M. Hyman
Megan Elizabeth Ingram
E. Rose Kasweck
Patrick Wells Knight
Andrew Abel
Aaron Clemens
Joshua Dannheisser
Lee D. Gunn V
John M. Hundhausen II
Travis Kemp
Jessica Latour
Marjorie Levine
Caroline Moody
Andrew Moody
Joshua Padron
Pamela Papasov
Judd Koenig
Paul B. Kunz
Lambros Lambrou
Heidi Jo Livingston
Christopher Michael Long
Ricardeau Lucceus
Francisco R. Maderal
Paul William McBride
William Clint Moore
Neal Lawrence O’Toole
Emanuella Paulos
SOARING $750
Brian Pink
Jesse Podor
Jeffrey Popoviz
Steven Robbins
Rory Safir
Alexa Scott
Marwan E. Porter
Lauren Elizabeth Pozna
Ryan J. Rhyce
Tania Lund Rivas
Whitney Rodriguez
Christopher M. Smith
Steven Neil Walden
Teresa P. Williams
Aaron C. Wong
Michael A. Zaritsky
Joshua Michael Zudar
Mikayla Taylor
Dorothy Towne
Philip Weylie
Caroline Zapiec
FJA® is proud to recognize the leaders whose efforts to recruit new attorneys into the EAGLE® program have broadened the base of our organization. Relationships developed in the initial steps of membership lay the foundation for commitments to the EAGLE® program in the future.
A cornerstone is defined as “something that is essential, indispensable, or basic.” It is: “the chief foundation on which something is constructed or developed.” With this in mind, FJA created the Cornerstone Award as a tribute to those who have worked tirelessly over the last year to bring new members into the organization. Recipients of this award were selected based on the number of members they recruited as well as the monetary value of those memberships.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 CORNERSTONE RECIPIENTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR MEMBERS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH RECRUITING EFFORTS.
Laurie J. Briggs
Eddie Easa Farah
Elizabeth Walker Finizio
Jason R. Fraxedas
James W Guarnieri, Jr.
Todd Jordan Michaels
Eric Romano
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Felipe Blanco is proud to have been involved with the FJA for over 20 years, and is a Legacy level Business Friend of EAGLE. He extends his sincere appreciation to the FJA for its ongoing efforts to defend the civil justice system.
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ELISHA CHARPENTIER
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JOHN MCLENDON
Region 1 EAGLE Coordinator jmclendon@myfja.org • (954) 495-0020
KATHERINE NICHOLS
Fund Development of Northwest Florida knichols@myfja.org • (904) 294-1573
MARGARET PEAVLER
Fund Development of Tampa Bay and West Florida mpeavler@myfja.org • (813) 956-3153
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