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GCF Attorney Receive Best Lawyers Awards 2021

GCF Attorney’s Receive Best Lawyers Awards

Best Lawyers ยฎ is unique in that it is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Selection to Best Lawyers is purely based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey (comprising more than 3.9 million confidential evaluations) resulting in its awardees setting the highest standard of legal expertise, ethics, and professionalism.

We are proud of our own David M. Carter and Todd W. Fennell for being recognized in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Carter under Personal Injury Litigation โ€“ Plaintiffs and Mr. Fennell under Trusts & Estates.

This year we congratulate Mr. Carter on the honor of being named the Best Lawyers 2021 Personal Injury – Plaintiffs โ€œLawyer of the Yearโ€ in the Orlando Area. This area is composed of 47 different cities in Florida, including Orlando and Vero Beach. This award goes to only one attorney per practice category and geographical region, making it especially noteworthy. A large congratulations to David M. Carter on this achievement.

Additionally, three GCF attorneys have been listed as Best Lawyers โ€œOnes To Watchโ€. This award goes out to outstanding attorneys that have been in private practice for under 10 years. This is also based entirely on peer review. Samantha Kelly and Dillon L. Roberts are included in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers: One’s to Watch for their work in Trusts and Estates and Tax Law.

Excerpts from Best Lawyers appear in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, New York magazine, and more than 85 other regional and city magazines around the world. ย Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. We are proud of our GCF attorneys, congratulations all!

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A 52 year old man arrived at a hospital ER with a UTI, resulting in negligent, non-emergency intubation that caused the catastrophic anoxic brain injury leading to his death. After a trial involving complex medical and technical issues relating to critical care medicine, infectious disease, hospital administration, and electronic medical record systems, the family obtained a wrongful death settlement of $31.9 million.

Trial arising from failure to diagnosis colon perforation after a laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery causing permanent injury to the Plaintiff. After a three week trial a Martin County jury rejected the Defendantsโ€™ position finding the hospital 70% responsible for Mrs. Mooreโ€™s damages and the physician 30% responsible. The award included just over $600,000 for past medical expenses, $370,000 in future medical care, and non-economic damages of almost $2 million.

A Brevard County Jury awarded Plaintiff $6.4M against Defendant State Farm, following an accident that resulted in numerous catastrophic orthopedic injuries, including a below knee amputation of the Plaintiffโ€™s left leg.

Pedestrian was struck and killed crossing the street in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Plaintiff was driving his tractor trailer on a single lane highway when hit head on by the defendant negligently operating his semi-truck. As a direct result the plaintiff suffered bodily injury and continuing pain and suffering. Circuit court 19 awarded plaintiff damages in the amount of $2,899,898.60.

Indian River County crash resulting in significant injuries to a husband and wife. This matter was resolved prior to filing a lawsuit.

Toggle Gould Cooksey Fennell served as Co-Counsel in a Georgia case involving allegedย misdiagnosis/mistreatmentย of preeclampsia resulting in the death of a 39 year old mother.

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