Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 850-429-0755
- Fax: 850-429-0871
- Toll Free: 888-980-0755
- E-Mail: wps@wpslawyers.com
- Website: www.wpslawyers.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 13510, Pensacola, FL 32591-3510
Established: 1997
Qualified Member Since: 1997
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Automobile Liability
- Product Liability
- Bodily Injury
- Coverage Issues
- Subrogation
- Property and Casualty
- Construction Law
- General Liability
- Litigation
- Employment Law
- Employment Discrimination
Employment Litigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Construction Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Products Liability Claims, Medical Malpractice Defense
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Admiral Insurance Company
- Auto-Owners Insurance Company
- Broadspire, a Crawford Company
- Burlington Insurance Group
- Cincinnati Insurance Company
- Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
- Claims Management Services, Inc.
- Companion Property and Casualty Group
- CRES Insurance Services, LLC
- CUMIS Insurance Society, Inc.
- Encompass Insurance Company
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
- First Acceptance Services, Inc.
- Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
- General Star Management Company
- GMAC Insurance
- Great American Insurance Company
- Harco National Insurance Company
- The Horace Mann Companies
- The Infinity Group
- Markel Insurance Company
- Medmarc, Inc.
- Nationwide Insurance
- Network Adjusters, Inc.
- NOVA Casualty Company
- Occidental Fire & Casualty Company
- RSKCo
- Scottsdale Insurance Company
- The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc.
- T.H.E. Insurance Company
- Tower Hill Insurance Group
- Tudor Insurance Company
- United States Liability Insurance Group
- Unitrin Direct Insurance Company
- U.S. Auto Insurance Services
- Western World/Tudor Insurance Company
- Zurich North America
Non-Insurance Clients
- CGI
- FedEx
- ResortQuest International, Inc.
- Select Medical Corporation
- State of Florida, Division of Risk Management
Personnel Information
Managing Partner
Linda H. Wade
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: lwade@wpslawyers.com
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Civil Trial Practice
- Bad Faith
- Wrongful Death
- Professional Liability
- Personal Injury
Admitted
- Florida
- Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- The Florida Bar, Civil Trial Certification Committee, (2004 - 2007), Assistant Chair (2007)
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- American and Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Vice President, Northwest Florida Chapter (2007), President, Northwest Florida Chapter (2010)
- American Inns of Court, Pensacola, FL (1991-1993,1997-1999)
- Judicial Nomination Committee, First Circuit (2001-2002, 2002-2006, Co-Chairman, 2004)
- Member, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Publications:
- Co-Author: "A Man in a Wheelchair and His Lawyers Go Into A Bar: Serial ADA Litigation is No Joke", Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Trial Advocate Quarterly - Fall 2006
Certifications:
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
Education:
- University of Florida, B.S., 1982
- Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1986
Born: 1961
Partner
Gregory M. Shoemaker
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: gshoemaker@wpslawyers.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage & Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Civil Litigation
Admitted
- Nebraska, 1986
- Florida, 1991
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1991
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
Education:
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A., 1983
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, J.D., 1986
Born: 1960
Associate Attorneys
Matthew C. Chavers
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: mchavers@wpslawyers.com
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
Admitted
- Alabama, 2014
- Florida, 2015
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- Alabama State Bar
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
Education:
- University of Florida, B.S. (cum laude), 2010
- Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2014
Lindsay P. Beyer
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: lbeyer@wpslawyers.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2011
- District of Columbia, 2013
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, 2012
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
Education:
- University of Nebraska, B.A., 2008
- Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D., 2010
Dana L. Oberhausen
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: doberhausen@wpslawyers.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2011
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
Education:
- University of Florida, B.A. (magna cum laude, Dean's List), 2006
- Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2009
Charles Wedding
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: cwedding@wpslawyers.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2020
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division)
Education:
- Wofford College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2016
- The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2020
Rebecca P. Parker
Pensacola, FL
- E-Mail: rparker@wpslawyers.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2017
Memberships:
- The Florida Bar (Young Lawyer Division)
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division)
Education:
- University of South Florida, B.A. (cum laude), 2013
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2016
Service Areas
De Funiak Springs, Florida, USA 81 miles
Destin, Florida, USA 47 miles
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA 40 miles
Panama City, Florida, USA 103 miles
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