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Clearwater, FL 33756
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Lakeland, FL 33803
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Medical Malpractice Attorneys

BRIAN J. AUNGST
AUNGST, BRIAN J.: Position: Associate; Practice Areas: Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Appellate; Telephone: 727-444-1403; Office: Clearwater; Email: bja@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Litigation Medical Malpractice Defense Appellate
Education	University of Florida, Levin College of Law, JD., 2008 University of Florida, B.A. in Political Science, 2005 University of Florida, B.S. in Telecommunications, 2005
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court - Middle and Northern Districts of Florida 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Clearwater Bar Association Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee
Accomplishments	Florida Blue Key C. Arthur Sandeen Improving the Quality of Life Award Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Student Body Jessup International Law Moot Court, Final Four Competitor

ANDREW M. BROWN
BROWN, ANDREW M.: Position: Shareholder; Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Professional Liability, Products Liability; Telephone: 813-273-4209; Office: Tampa; Email: ab@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Medical Malpractice Business Litigation Professional Liability Products Liability
Practice Emphasis	Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Defense Commercial Litigation
Education	University of South Carolina, J. D. 1986. Moot Court Competition Finalist Member Craven Moot Court Competition Team Davidson College, B. A. 1982 Class President
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section) Hillsborough County Bar Association American Bar Association Florida Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association
Community Activities and Memberships	Member, Lay Reader, and Chalice Bearer, St. John's Episcopal Church Member, Tampa Yacht & Country Club
Accomplishments	Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Florida Super Lawyer (2010-2011) Awarded in the area of Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Mr. Brown has been involved in the defense of a wide range of matters in the field of medical malpractice. He has successfully tried medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians specializing in emergency medicine, internal medicine, oncology, and a blood bank. He has also defended physicians in multidisciplinary practice groups, specialty groups, and university based physicians as well. Mr. Brown has also been involved in the defense of a wide range of general liability cases, including products liability and members of other professions as well. He has also been involved in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including real estate litigation, and other business and corporate tort litigation. AV Preeminent Peer Rating

PHILIP J. CROWLEY
CROWLEY, PHILIP J.: Practice Areas: Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability Litigation; Telephone: 813-273-4239; Office: Tampa; Email: pjc@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Professional Liability Medical Malpractice Products Liability Litigation
Practice Emphasis	Mr. Crowley had an extensive practice focused on insurance and municipal defense prior to relocating to Florida in 2001. Mr. Crowley�s significant experience defending professional liability and medical malpractice claims provides clients in these areas with the confidence of a trusted partner at a critical point in their professions. Beyond the professional consideration, this experience also provides for efficient, cost effective representation for insurance carriers involved in the litigation. sellers. Prior to entering private practice, he was a public prosecuting attorney. While practicing in Michigan, Mr. Crowley served as the area chair for the Michigan Trial Defense Counsel. He has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability.
Education	J.D., 1974, University of Detroit College of Law B.S., 1971, Michigan State University
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Hillsborough County Bar Association
Publications and Presentations	Mr. Crowley�s presentations include: �Amended Rules of Civil Procedure,� Palm Beach County Bar Association�s Solo and Small Firm Practitioner�s Committee program, �Legal Malpractice, Ethics and Risk Management Update,� West Palm Beach, Florida, February 2007; and again in Miami, Florida, March 2007. �Recent Florida Decision � Legal Malpractice,� Hillsborough County Bar Association�s Legal Malpractice Seminar, Tampa, Florida, May 2005

JEFFREY W. GIBSON
GIBSON, JEFFREY W.: Position: Shareholder; Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Appellate, Medical Malpractice; Telephone: 813-273-4357; Office: Tampa; Email: jg@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Business Litigation Labor & Employment Law Appellate Medical Malpractice
Education	University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 2001, Law Review, Senior Management Editor, Fall 2001 University of Tampa, B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science, 1998 Oxford University 8/97-12/97 -- selected as the only student from the University of Tampa to attend foreign study at Oxford
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern & Northern Districts of Florida U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Hillsborough County Bar Association American Bar Association Board of Directors - Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts

CRAIG M. HARRIS
HARRIS, CRAIG M.: Position: Associate; Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice; Telephone: 813-273-4200; Office: Tampa; Email: cmh@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Business Litigation Legal Malpractice Professional Liability Medical Malpractice
Education	University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2007 Research Editor, Florida Journal of International Law; Member, Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy; Honors in Trial Practice Davidson College, B.A. English, Minor in Spanish, 2004
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar American Bar Association Hillsborough County Bar Association Florida Defense Lawyers Association Ferguson-White Inns of Court
Accomplishments	Co-translated with Author "A Diez Pasos al Paraiso" by Alberto Hernandez-Chiroldes.

ASHLEY R. KELLGREN
KELLGREN, ASHLEY R.: Position: Associate; Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability; Telephone: 813-273-4347; Office: Tampa; Email: ark@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Medical Malpractice Defense Professional Liability
Education	J.D., 2010, University of Florida Levin College of Law B.A., 2005, University of Florida B.S., 2005, University of Florida
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Hillsborough County Bar Association
Certifications	Certified County Mediator
Accomplishments	Law School Book Award, Growth Management Law School Book Award, Natural Resources Law School Book Award, Administrative Law Law School Book Award, Copyright Law Law School Book Award, Environmental Law Academic All-Southeastern Conference Honor Roll 4 Year Varsity Scholarship Athlete � University of Florida Women�s Soccer
Community Activities and Memberships	Caring and Sharing Mentoring Program

JAMES ADDISON MARTIN JR.
MARTIN, JAMES ADDISON, JR.: Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors; Vice President, Clearwater Office 2006; Practice Areas: Labor & Employment, Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation; Telephone: 727-444-1408; Office: Clearwater; Email: jam@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Labor & Employment Medical Malpractice Business Litigation
Education	Emory University, J.D., with high honors, 1973 Masters of Arts, Brown University, 1972 Duke University, B.A., 1967
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, All Districts in Florida and Texas U.S. Court of Appeals -- 11th and 5th Circuits U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Courts in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma U.S. Court of Claims
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Clearwater Bar Association American Bar Association American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Tampa Bay Chapter of ABOTA American Health Lawyers Assoc (former Board Member) Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (President 2006-2008, Secretary 2003-2006) American Hospital Association American Health Lawyers Florida Society of Healthcare Risk Managers Licensed Risk Manager (State of Florida) Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Inc. � Board Member
Community Activities and Memberships	Board Member, PACT Foundation for Ruth Eckerd Hall Morton F. Plant Hospital Foundation, including Chairman Family Service Center (Former Chairman) Chairborne Rangers Chapel By the Sea (former Board Member) Florida Fellowship of Community Churches (former Chairman) Kiwanis Club of Springtime City
Related Experience	Wrote book entitled: "The Nomination and Rejection of G. Harold Carswell to the United States Supreme Court" Instrument rated, multi-engine commercial pilot with over 5,000 flight hours Senior Clerk for The Honorable Paul H. Roney, Judge, United States Court of Appeals (1973-74)
Accomplishments	Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 � 2011 Recognized as one of "Florida's Top Lawyers" 2008 - 2011 Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2010 - 2011 AV Preeminent Peer Rating AV rated since 1988

NANCY S. PAIKOFF
PAIKOFF, NANCY S.: Position: Shareholder; Co-Chair Legal Recruiting; Practice Areas: Health Care, Medical Malpractice Defense, Appellate; Telephone: 727-444-1407; Office: Clearwater; Email: nsp@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Emphasis	Health Law, Appellate, Trial Practice
Education	Stetson University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1990 Northwestern University, B.S., Journalism, 1983
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar (Health Law, Appellate Sections) Clearwater Bar Association American Health Lawyers Association
Community Activities and Memberships	Temple Ahavat Shalom (President 2001-2003) Member, BayCare Pasco-Pinellas Institutional Review Board Alumnus, Leadership Pinellas Member of the Florida Holocaust Museum Leadership Council
Accomplishments	AV Preeminent Peer Rating

DAVID R. PHILLIPS
PHILLIPS, DAVID R.: Position: Associate; Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense, Health Care Law, Business & Corporate; Telephone: 727-444-1409; Office: Clearwater; Email: drp@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Business & Corporate Health Care Law Medical Malpractice Defense
Education	Florida State University, J.D., 2009 Stanford University, B.S., 2004
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Clearwater Bar Association
Community Activities and Memberships	Leadership Pinellas, Class of 2012 Clearwater Free Clinic, Board of Directors Skip Cline Society, Membership Committee

STEPHEN H. SEARS
SEARS, STEPHEN H.: Position: Shareholder; Head of Professional Liability Section; Past Firm Chairman; Practice Areas: Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Mediation; Telephone: 813-273-4237; Office: Tampa; Email: shs@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Professional Liability Medical Malpractice Legal Malpractice Mediation
Practice Emphasis	Medical malpractice litigation defense and legal malpractice litigation defense
Education	University of Florida, J.D., 1966 University of Georgia, B.A., 1963
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar Hillsborough County Bar Association Defense Research Institute Florida Defense Lawyers Association Hillsborough County Trial Lawyers Association Executive Committee Hillsborough County Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1992) Member, 13th Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 1993 to 1996 Chairman, 13th Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee,1994 to 1996 "The Best Lawyers in America" Elected by peers as leading Florida lawyer in medical negligence Certified Circuit Court Mediator Member, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
Published Articles	"Inequities in Florida's Good Samaritan Act", Polk County Medical Association Bulletin, 1991
Presentations (as featured speaker)	The Role of Charting in Risk Reduction Gessler Clinic P.A., August 16, 2006 Med Mal 101: Basic Principles of Medical Negligence, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, April 11, 2005 Physician Risk Management Seminar: "Sensitizing Your Communication Antennae," Watson Clinic, September 23, 2004 Physician Office Practices: Communication Issues Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management July, 31, 2003 Current Issues in Medical Negligence Risk Management, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, February and March, 2003 Physician Risk Management Seminar-"Informed Consent: Issues and Complexities", The Doctors' Company, May 2001 Physician Risk Management Seminar - Florida Orthopedic Institute - "Charting Errors and Litigation Impact, January 2001 Effective Communications/Documentation - Frontier Healthcare Risk Management, February, 1999 Discussions on the Use of the Electronic Medical Record - American College of Medical Quality and PHICO, February, 1999 Risk Management for Attorneys - "The Cutting Edge", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, January 1998 Hillsborough County Bench Bar Conference - Panel Member, November 1997 Abuse and Exploitation of the Elderly and Child Abuse/Domestic Violence, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, October 1997 Presentation to Florida Orthopaedic Institute - "Current Issues in Risk Management", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, May 1997 Risk Management, HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence Seminar, PHICO Insurance Company, Clearwater, Florida, February 1997 Risk Management for Attorneys - "The Cutting Edge", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, January 1997 Update on Florida Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida , November 1996 Workshop Presentation - Coping With Malpractice Litigation, "Tricks of the Trade", Professional Risk Management Services, Inc., Naples, Florida, November 1996 Recent Developments in Florida Medical Malpractice Law, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, July 1996 Recent Trends in Medical Malpractice Litigation, CNA Insurance Companies, Tampa, Florida, June 1996 Impact and Explanation of Wells Decision on Apportionment and Set-Off Doctrines, Presented to CNA Professional Liability Claims Adjusters, May 1996 Comparative Analysis of Criminal and Civil Burdens of Proof, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, April 1996 Minefields of Practice - An Overview of Legal Malpractice Risk Management, Presented by CNA Insurance Companies, Tampa, Florida, February 1996 Physicians Risk Management Seminar - The Health Law, Jordan, Roberts & Company, Tampa, Florida, October 1995 Malpractice and the Law - A Discussion of Legal Precedent and Current Trends in Florida Law Presentation at Diagnostic Clinic, Largo, Florida May 1995 Diagnosis and Treatment of a Medical Malpractice Suit, CNA Insurance Companies, Saddlebrook Resort, Florida March 1995 CME Program for Lakeland Regional Medical Center Staff January 1995 - The Role of Legal Precedent in establish�ing medical standards of care and recent developments in medical negligence litigation. Closing Argument for the Defense (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1994) CNA Loss Control Seminars - Loss Reduction During Trial (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1993 to 1995) CNA Office Practice Seminar for Nurses (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1992 and 1993) Opening Statement for the Defense (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1992) Continuing Medical Education Program for St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Staff: Recent Non-Florida Appellate Decisions as Predictor of Theories of Medical Negligence Liability in Florida (November, 1991) Recent Trends in the Development of Malpractice Litigation (Polk County Medical Association 1991) CNA Physician Protection Program - Risk Prevention for the Medical Practitioner (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1990-1992) Cross-Examining the Orthopaedic Surgeon - Orthopaedics for the Lawyer (Professional Education Seminars, Tampa, Florida 1990 and 1991) CNA Insurance Company - Communication and Legal Issues in the Medical Office (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1988-1990) Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar Workshop leader, lecturer, executive committee (served in various capacities from 1976 to 1994) Voir Dire and the Art of Jury Selection (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1989)
Accomplishments	Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" - one of the top five percent of lawyers in the state (2006 - 2012) Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2008-2012) Practice areas of Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Stephen Sears was selected by Tampa Bay Business Journal readers and editorial staff to be featured in the Who's Who in Business in the Tampa Bay area. Mr. Sears was one of just 25 business people selected in the field of law, which also includes MFM's Stella Thayer. AV Preeminent Peer Rating

WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV
TAYLOR, WILLIAM B. IV: Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors; Practice Areas: Environmental Law, Plaintiff Personal Injury, General Litigation, Professional Licensure Defense, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Foreclosure Defense; Telephone: 813-273-4228; Office: Tampa; Email: wbt@macfar.com; Download vCard

Practice Areas	Environmental Law Plaintiff Personal Injury General Litigation Professional Licensure Defense Criminal Law Domestic Relations Foreclosure Defense
Practice Emphasis	Personal injury - representing Plaintiffs; Commercial Litigation; Representing doctors and licenses before the state of Florida licensing boards. Environmental litigation law in Federal, State and Administrative agencies and court proceedings.
Education	Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1972 Florida State University, B.S., 1968
Court Admissions	All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit United States Supreme Court
Bar and Professional Memberships	The Florida Bar (Environmental and Land Use, Trial Lawyers Sections) Tampa Bay Inns of Court, Master Trial designation Association of Trial Lawyers of America Hillsborough County Bar Association
Accomplishments	Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2008-2010) Recognized by the National Law Journal in its selection of Tampa�s Top Attorneys 2011 AV Preeminent Peer Rating

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Medical Malpractice Attorneys

BRIAN J. AUNGST

ANDREW M. BROWN

PHILIP J. CROWLEY

JEFFREY W. GIBSON

CRAIG M. HARRIS

ASHLEY R. KELLGREN

JAMES ADDISON MARTIN JR.

NANCY S. PAIKOFF

DAVID R. PHILLIPS

STEPHEN H. SEARS

WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV

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