Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 305-222-7720
- Fax: 305-492-7729
- E-Mail: bryoung@flalawyer.net
- Website: www.flalawyer.net
Established: 2013
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Coverage Issues
- Complex Litigation
- Bad Faith
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Liability
- Construction Defect
- Premises Liability
- General Liability
- Automobile Liability
About Us
Young, Bill, Boles, Palmer, Duke & Thompson, P.A. was founded in 1994. The firm is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and included in A.M. Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys. The firm maintains a full support staff including legal assistants and paralegals and maintains offices on the Suite 805, One Pensacola Plaza, 125 W. Romana Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502 and Suite 3195, One Biscayne Tower, 2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33131 and Suite 2950, 401 East Jackson Street, Tampa, FL 33602.
Young, Bill, Boles, Palmer, Duke & Thompson, P.A. is a trial firm. All lawyers in the firm are actively engaged in trial practice. In the representation and defense of its clients, it is Young, Bill, Boles, Palmer, Duke & Thompson, P.A.'s belief that proper trial preparation and a reputation in the community for being willing to go forward to trial on appropriate cases is essential to obtaining good results. Although not all cases are appropriate for trial and not all cases should be tried, it is an abiding belief of the firm that consistently good results cannot be achieved for a client unless the firm has established a reputation in the community as a group of aggressive trial lawyers with above average abilities.
The attorneys at Young, Bill, Boles, Palmer, Duke & Thompson, P.A. specialize in all aspects of Insurance defense practice, including bad faith litigation, coverage litigation, products liability, construction defect, automobile negligence, premises liability, first party property litigation, nursing home malpractice and medical malpractice. The firm has lawyers admitted to practice in all state courts of Florida, Georgia and Alabama, all federal courts of Florida, including trial bars, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Additional Locations
- Pensacola, Florida
- One Pensacola Plaza
- 125 W. Romana Street, Suite 805
- P.O. Drawer 1070 (32591-1070)
- Pensacola, Florida 32502
- Telephone: 850-432-2222
- Fax: 850-432-1444
- Tampa, Florida
- 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 2950
- Tampa, Florida 33602
- Telephone: 813-603-3006
- Fax: 813-603-3011
Personnel Information
Partners
Adam A. Duke
Miami, FL
- E-Mail: aduke@flalawyer.net
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
Admitted
- Florida, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2010
Education:
- Florida State University, B.S., 2005
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2008
Born: 1984
Richard A. Weldy
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Florida, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
- University of South Alabama, B.A., 2010
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2014
Born: 1986
Derek L. Veliz
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Florida, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
Education:
- Florida International University, B.A. Political Science, 2010
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2013
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1988
Associates
Christopher Machado
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Florida, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2014
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar (Young Lawyers Division)
- Belen Alumni Lawyers Association
Reported Cases:
Wilson v. Wilson, 211 So. 3d 313 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)
Education:
- Florida International University, B.S., 2011
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2014
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1988
Maxim Tsoy
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Florida, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2014
Memberships:
- Dade County Bar Association
Education:
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2014
Language:
- Korean
- Russian
Born: 1983
Frank Hernandez
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
- Criminal Law
Admitted
- Florida, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2013
Certifications:
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Arbitrator
Education:
- Florida State University, B.A., 2002
- Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2005
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1979
Sean Fard
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Florida, 2019
Education:
- University of Central Florida, B.A., 2014
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 2019
Born: 1991
Cameron T. Ewing
Miami, FL
Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Defense
- Coverage Disputes
Admitted
- Florida, 2022
Education:
- Indiana University, B.S.P.A., 2017
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (cum laude, Dean's List), 2022
Born: 1994
Service Areas
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA 28 miles
Fort Myers, Florida, USA 153 miles
Key West, Florida, USA 160 miles
Naples, Florida, USA 111 miles
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA 70 miles
(See profile under Pensacola, FL for additional information)
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