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Update on COVID-19’s Effect on Florida Courts
Update on COVID-19’s Effect on Florida Courts The O’Hara Law Firm is open, up, and running. Like everyone else, we are monitoring the guidelines from health experts, and will continue our part to limit the spread of COVID-19. Over the last couple weeks, many of our employees have transitioned to working remotely from home. As…
Read MoreMeet Leslie Coulter
Meet Leslie Coulter We are pleased to welcome Leslie Coulter to the O’Hara Law Firm. She joins Tiffany Jones in our Orlando, Florida, location. Leslie earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2007. After working as a journalist, Leslie earned her Juris Doctor from University of Miami School of Law in…
Read MoreJames Durstein Wins Federal Court Order on CME Conditions
James Durstein Wins Federal Court Order on CME Conditions In Florida, there are multiple reasons for removing bodily injury damages cases from state court to federal court. One is that the law on getting compulsory medical examinations is more favorable to the defense in federal court. In state court, Florida law allows plaintiffs to condition…
Read MoreJames Durstein and Mike Regan Win in Duval County
James Durstein and Mike Regan Win in Duval County During the second week in August 2019, after four days of jury trial, James Durstein and Mike Regan prevailed with a favorable jury verdict in a motor vehicle accident case. The plaintiff’s attorneys told the jury from the beginning of the trial that they would…
Read MorePeter Kellogg Wins Verdict
Peter Kellogg Wins Verdict in Duval County In early June 2019, a Duval County jury returned a defense verdict for our insured clients who were defended at trial by Peter Kellogg. Our client/driver was on I-95, driving his employer’s F250 which was pulling a landscape trailer. He rear-ended our co-defendant who had stopped behind the…
Read MoreAnnouncing New Office Locations
New Office Locations! We are pleased to announce new office locations in Orlando and Tallahassee: 4767 New Broad Street, Orlando, FL 32814; 113 S. Monroe St., 1st floor, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Our telephone numbers and extensions have not changed. Our email addresses have not changed. Our mailing address has not changed. Please continue sending all…
Read MoreUpdate on Political Drama in Florida Judicial Appointments
J. Stephen O’Hara, Jr. In August 2017, I reported that a political drama was unfolding in Florida over who would appoint Florida Supreme Court Justices in the near future. I said that “[t]he conservative/liberal dichotomy of Supreme Court Justices influences Supreme Court decisions at the state level as well as at the national level.” (http://oharalawfirm.com/political-drama-in-florida-judicial-appointments/)…
Read MoreNOW SERVING CENTRAL FLORIDA, TOO
NOW SERVING CENTRAL FLORIDA, TOO Tiffany Jones has been living and working in the Orlando area for several years now. Her Central Florida caseload is growing, but she has capacity to take on more. She can be contacted at tjones@oharalawfirm.com, 904-346-3166 extension 3037. Our “paperless” practice allows Tiffany and all of our attorneys to work…
Read MoreMichael Regan and Brian Guter Win Favorable Verdict in May 2018 UM Case
On May 24, 2018, an Ocala jury returned a favorable verdict for an insurance company which was represented by Michael Regan and Brian Guter in a lawsuit for uninsured motorist coverage benefits. The plaintiff was a retired nurse who claimed that she suffered permanent aggravations of neck and back conditions as a result of an…
Read MoreMichael Regan and Brian Guter Win No-Permanency Verdict in April 2018 UM Case
On April 13, 2018, a jury returned a favorable verdict for an insurance company which was represented by Michael Regan and Brian Guter in a lawsuit for uninsured motorist benefits. The plaintiff was a female teacher who was in her mid-30s with no prior history of treatment for neck or back complaints. She claimed that…
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