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EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State
University, B.A., Majoring in journalism - 1955
The University of
Pennsylvania, J.D. - 1958
- Editor,
University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1957-1958
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Admitted
to practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of
Florida and Middle District of Florida, 1958
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
CERTIFICATIONS
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Certified Circuit
Court Mediator (Florida Supreme Court)
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Federal Court Mediator
(United States District Court, Middle District of Florida)
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Rated AV, Martindale
Hubbell
TRIAL PRACTICE
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Practiced in Dade
County, Florida 1958-1979; principally as personal injury lawyer
representing plaintiffs.
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Practiced in Marion
County, Florida 1972-present; principally as an insurance defense
lawyer.
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Extensive trial
experience in all phases of personal injury matters, including
products liability, premise liability, construction and professional
negligence.
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
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1991 - present: Active
in Central and Northern Florida, mediating all types of cases in
litigation, including all areas of personal injury, and commercial
litigation.
OTHER
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Breeder of Thoroughbred
horses for racing since 1972, with extensive representation in all
phases of the thoroughbred industry since that time.
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REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT
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The Travelers Insurance Group;
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Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Company;
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Zurich American Insurance Companies;
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CIGNA Insurance Companies;
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Crum & Forster;
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First Floridian Insurance Company;
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Nobility Homes, Inc.;
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Ryder Truck Rentals; etc.
PERSONAL
Born in Patterson, New
Jersey on June 28, 1933. Married with six children.
EDUCATION
BAR ADMISSIONS
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Admitted to
Florida Bar - 1980
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Admitted to
practice in the United States District Court-Southern
District of
Florida and Middle District of Florida - 1985
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Board Certified
Circuit Court Civil Mediator - 1999
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Marion County Bar Assoc.
LEGAL PRACTICE
March, 1998 - present WEINER & ARGO, P. A.
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Active in entire state of
Florida handling cases in litigation, primarily in the personal injury
field, commercial, including auto liability, premises liability,
products liability, professional negligence, general business disputes,
and probate.
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Casualty litigation including
contract, personal injury, products, first party, property owner and
manufacturer liability.
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General practice, included but
not limited to civil and commercial practice, immigration, family and
some property. Civil and commercial practice for both plaintiffs and
defendants.
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY:
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Trial attorney with staff legal
department. Responsibilities included primarily negligence defense of
personal injury cases with the preponderance being in the area of
commercial and auto liability and a lesser portion in the area of
construction liability, medical malpractice defense and subrogation.
The position involved all phases of case litigation through and
including trial.
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY:
KENT INSURANCE COMPANY:
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Staff attorney
with corporate
corporate legal department. Responsibilities involved the
defense of claims against both the company and its insured in the areas
of personal injury, property loss, fire loss, arson defense, and workers
compensation. This included total responsibility for the cases
assigned with independent authority for their preparation and defense
from the date of service through trial. The position entailed
direct responsibility and reporting to the Vice President of Claims and
to the President of the company.
PRE-LEGAL PRACTICE
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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Responsibilities included: Preparation, analysis and review of a
multi-million dollar legal budget; coordination of subpoena responses;
preparation of management reports involving external and internal legal
matters, including litigation case status reports, antitrust discovery,
litigation discovery in the FPL v. Westinghouse nuclear fuel case, and
review of state and federal filings in the area of environmental
regulation.
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Licensing Engineer - Responsible for interfacing with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission regarding compliance with regulatory requirements
in licensing proposed nuclear facilities and with the NRC Department of
Inspection and Enforcement regarding compliance with technical
specifications at existing nuclear facilities.
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Engineer - Initially assigned to Miami Division Engineering where duties
included system design and operation. In 1973, was assigned to the South
Dade District Office as area engineer. In 1974, was selected for a
rotation program where my responsibilities included commercial office
operations and supervision of crews in the field.
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