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Insurance Journal AOB Webinar (moderated by Amy O’Connor, with Insurance Journal, using Q&A format) Participants: Barry Gilway, president/CEO and executive director, Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Logan McFaddin, Regional Manager, Property Casualty Insurers Association (PCI); Patrick Wraight, director, Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance; Paul Huszar, president and CEO of emergency remediation services company VetCor LLC

Florida’s most prominent trial lawyers in the past half century have a new designation – and a podcast to go with it: Titans of Trial.  In this new podcast series by the Florida Justice Association, we’ll meet the men and women who’ve not only won the big cases, but created positive social change by the rulings they’ve secured.  Along the way, they’ve also changed the way law is practiced today in Florida. Hosted by Paul Jess, Executive Director of the Florida Justice Association, the Titans of Trial podcast features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words.  Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a difference to the practice of trial law in Florida.  On the web at www.FloridaJusticeAssociation.org or contact Ryan Banfill, Communications Director, at 850-521-1047.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!  Date of recording 1-24-18.  Composer: www.TeleDirections.com

You may know Fred Levin as the father of the Florida tobacco lawsuits.  He rewrote the Florida Medicaid Third Party Recovery Act in 1993 to allow the state of Florida to sue the tobacco industry, eventually settling for $13 billion and forever changing the face of tobacco litigation in the United States.   But if not for a stubborn client who refused to settle an insurance case nearly 60 years ago, Fred might not have become a trial lawyer. Among his many honors, is the Perry Nichols Award - the FJA’s most prestigious.  It’s given to an attorney whose perseverance, commitment, and unmatched dedication to the civil justice system is at the forefront of his or her life. Fred Levin, now age 80, sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in late August 2017 to discuss the keys to his success, his few regrets, the ethics problems he sees in the trial bar, and his advice to those practicing trial law today – or thinking about it. Show Notes: (Pending) Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: (Pending) The Titans of Trial podcast from the Florida Justice Association features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words.  Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a demonstrated difference to the practice of trial law in Florida.  On the web at www.FloridaJusticeAssociation.org or contact Ryan Banfill, Communications Director, at 850-521-1047.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!  Date of recording 8-28-17.  Composer: www.TeleDirections.com

Bob Kerrigan is as irrepressible as the sunrise over the Pensacola Bay that his law office has overlooked for the past 45 years.  Bob is one of the nine trial lawyers who brought – and settled – the famous Big Tobacco lawsuit by the state of Florida back in the mid 1990’s.  At $13 billion, it was the largest civil judgment at the time in the nation. Among his many achievements is the Florida Bar’s Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award.  He’s currently in pursuit of international human rights violators. Bob Kerrigan, with his admitted luck-of-the-Irish and devil-may-care attitude, sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in late August 2017 to discuss the keys to his success, his struggles, and his concern that big money too often is now driving the practice of trial law. Show Notes: (Pending) Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: (Pending) The Titans of Trial podcast from the Florida Justice Association features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words.  Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a demonstrated difference to the practice of trial law in Florida.  On the web at www.FloridaJusticeAssociation.org or contact Ryan Banfill, Communications Director, at 850-521-1047.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!  Date of recording 8-28-17.  Composer: www.TeleDirections.com

Growing up as a kid, one of Mike Papantonio’s favorite books was To Kill a Mockingbird, with its sympathetic lawyer hero Atticus Finch.  Today, he’s a champion of the abused and victimized.  Mike has become known as the “King of Mass Torts” for his innovative approach to maximizing his cases and client recoveries.  It’s earned him the Defender of Justice award by the American Association for Justice, among many other awards. Mike Papantonio sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in late August 2017 to discuss the keys to his success, his keen concern about fellow lawyers - both plaintiff and defense, and the connection between personal innovation and your quality of life. Show Notes: (Pending) Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: (Pending) The Titans of Trial podcast from the Florida Justice Association features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words.  Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a difference to the practice of trial law in Florida. On the web at www.FloridaJusticeAssociation.org or contact Ryan Banfill, Communications Director, at 850-521-1047.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!  Date of recording 8-28-17.  Composer: www.TeleDirections.com