Press Releases from Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell (11 total)
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell’s Brian Baggot Appointed To Important Florida Supre …
The Florida Supreme Court appointed Brian J. Baggot, a partner in the Tampa office of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, to the Court’s Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. The Committee is charged with drafting updated civil jury instructions based on changes in Florida law or new opinions issued by Florida District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, or the U.S. Supreme Court. The Committee meets…
Florida Trend Names Three Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Partners to Legal Elite 2011
ORLANDO, FL – Each year, Florida Trend recognizes the state’s top attorneys as selected by their peers. Four Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell partners – Daniel J. Gerber, Scott M. Sarason and Leonard J. Dietzen, III – have earned recognition in Florida Legal Elite 2011.
All three partners are recognized for the accomplishments in litigation including trial work. Dietzen, a labor and employment lawyer, is listed for the first…
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Attorney Robert Fitzsimmons Appointed to National Chin …
MIAMI – Robert Fitzpatrick, a partner with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, has been appointed to serve as the lead counsel for installers involved in multidistrict Chinese drywall litigation by Judge Eldon Fallon of the United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana. In this role, Fitzsimmons work with Phillilp A. Wittmann, the appointed homebuilders liaison counsel, to address the important complex issues facing affected drywall installers from across the nation.…
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Attorney Linda Bond Featured Speaker for Big Bend SHRM …
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Linda Bond, a partner with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, will be the featured speaker at the Big Bend SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Ramada Inn on North Monroe Street. The luncheon’s topic is “Getting to Know Lilly Ledbetter,” regarding the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is one of the…
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Attorney Jacey Kaps Receives Certification as a Circu …
MIAMI, FL – Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell attorney Jacey Kaps received confirmation as a Certified Circuit Court Mediator by the Supreme Court of Florida.
Kaps is a partner in the firm’s Miami office. He focuses his practice in the areas of casualty defense, commercial litigation, construction and product liability. Much of his practice is dedicated to clients within the retail industry.
A member of several professional…
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Wins Defense Verdict for American Airlines for Incide …
MIAMI, FL – American Airlines, Inc. has been cleared of liability by a jury in the case of a woman who sued claiming a back injury after falling while waiting in a check-in line.
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Attorneys, Gregory M. Palmer and Marty Fulgueira Elfenbein represented American Airlines in the case which was filed in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
As part of her return…
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Partner Featured Speaker for Chinese Drywall Webcast
ORLANDO – Bob Fitzsimmons, a partner with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, will be a featured speaker during the DRI (Defense Research Institute) Live Webcast regarding “Chinese Drywall Litigation: Emerging Developments and Legal Theories” on August 17, 2009 at 2:30 EST. For registration information please visit http://www.dri.org/open/Webcasts.aspx.
Fitzsimmons is one of three speakers who will discuss recent developments in Chinese drywall litigation. The course will address the legal theories…
Six Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Attorneys Named
ORLANDO – Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell announced today that six of its attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2010.
Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting comprehensive peer-review surveys in which more than 2.8 million lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes almost 40,000 attorneys in 80 specialties, covering…
Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Associate Elected to Board of Governors for Florida Ba …
ORLANDO – Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell attorney LaShawnda Jackson was sworn in as a newly elected member to the Board of Governors for the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division. She will serve on the Diversity, Governmental Affairs, Law Schools and Practicing with Professionalism committees. The Young Lawyers Division provides a full and complete program of activities and projects for members such as continuing legal education programs. The…
Fifteen Rumberger Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers: Seven Named as Rising S …
ORLANDO, FL -- Fifteen attorneys from Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell have been named to Florida Super Lawyers 2009 and seven lawyers were named Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers is a comprehensive guide to the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peers and categorized by city and practice area.
Through peer nominations and independent research by Law & Politics magazine, attorneys are asked…
Forever Barred - $5 Million Claim in Damages – Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell Litig …
MIAMI, FL -- A litigation team led by Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell partner Gregory Palmer, obtained final summary judgment for CentiMark Corporation in Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd., et al. v. CentiMark Corp., previously pending in the Complex Business Litigation Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Court sided with CentiMark and held that all counts of the Plaintiff’s three-count Complaint were untimely, forever barring the Plaintiff’s claims against CentiMark…
