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AV Preeminent peer review rating with Martindale-Hubbell |
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Lawdragon Top 500 |
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Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer |
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2011 Top Attorney in Florida as published by the Wall Street Journal |
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2005 - 2011 Top Attorney in Florida as published by SuperLawyers |
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for 10 years |
Practice Areas
Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Auto Liability, Human Rights
Attorney Profile
Bob Kerrigan has recently been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as a 2011 Top Florida Attorney.
Born in Highland Park, Michigan, in 1943. Graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Florida State University. As a Certified Public Accountant, worked for Price-Waterhouse before beginning the study of law. In 1971,graduated with honors from Florida State University College of Law. In 1971, assumed a position with the Public Defender's Office, where he was later named Chief Assistant. In 1973, went into private practice with an emphasis on criminal defense trial work. In 1975, he formed a partnership with George Estess and began to concentrate on personal injury litigation. Mr. Rankin, Mr. McLeod and Mr. Thompson later became partners in the firm as it is presently constituted.
One of eight trial lawyers selected by the Governor of the State of Florida to prosecute the State's claim for Medicaid recovery against the tobacco industry. The case settled during jury selection for, at the time, the largest civil judgment in the history of the United States.
Tried to verdict many capital murder and serious criminal cases. Obtained numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts in civil cases including a national top 100 jury verdict in 2005 -- 25 million dollars for the death of a 17 year old young woman. A member of the American and Florida Justice Associations and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Legal advisor to the minority caucus of the Florida Senate during the election controversy in Florida in 2000. A member of the Florida Association of Attorney-CPAs and a member of the International Bar Association.
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and was named as one of Florida's Top Lawyers in Florida Monthly and Florida Trend designated him an Elite Florida Lawyer in civil litigation. Since2006, named as one of the top 500 Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America by LawDragon, an independent listing of the nations top plaintiffs' lawyers and a distinction that is awarded to less than one-half of one percent of America's 1.1 million attorneys. Martindale & Hubbell AV rated. Awarded the 2011 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award by the Florida Bar.
Currently involved in the prosecution of international human rights cases as well as select accidental death and serious injury cases. He served as co-counsel in two recent ATVA and ATS trials, Ford v. Garcia and the Estate of Winston Cabello, et al. v. Armando Fernandez-Larios.
Endowed the Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
Mr. Kerrigan along with partner Mr. Bill Rankin hosts a local TV program, Within Reason, on WUWF-TV. Within Reason is broadcast live on Monday at 7:00 p.m. CST and is rebroadcast on Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. and on Friday at 8:00 a.m. and again at 10:00 p.m.
The most recent broadcast (and archived programs) of Within Reason can be watched in Adobe Flash Player format by clicking on the following link:
http://wuwf.org/radiotv/wreason.shtml
Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Human Rights
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Bad Faith Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Instructor, Florida State University, College of Law, Oxford Program, 1979
Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida State University College of law, 1985 – 1987
Guest Lecturer various occasions
Center for International studies, guest lecturer criminal law and procedure Ukraine, 2011
Honors & Awards:
Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award, 1984
Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, 2011
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1971
Education:
Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1971
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1967
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Representative Cases:
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