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Robert J. Fiore, P.A. is a Florida personal injury law firm specializing in helping people who have been seriously injured and families who have lost loved ones as a result of the negligent or intentional conduct of others. The firm’s owner, Robert J. Fiore, is a preeminent trial lawyer with over 34 years of experience handling a wide variety of complex personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Mr. Fiore is Board Certified in civil trial law by The Florida Bar, a distinction earned...

Nneka is a Partner in our Atlanta office, and she concentrates her practice on business litigation, general liability, professional malpractice, and ethics. She joined Hall Booth Smith after five years at another firm in Atlanta, where she was the lead associate in insurance defense litigation and developed case strategy, managed discovery, conducted dispositions, drafted dispositive motions and pleadings, and presented oral arguments at motion hearings. Earlier in her career, Nneka was a leg...

Karen Kahn concentrates her practice in ERISA and employee benefits law. For more than thirty years she has advised clients and drafted documents for defined contribution plans including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, ESOPs, traditional defined benefit pension plans, cash balance plans, Section 125-cafeteria plans, HSAs and HRAs, welfare plans including health insurance plans, wrapper plans, severance plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Karen provides legal counsel to more than 25...

David focuses on marine insurance coverage; marine finance and vessel documentation; bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights; admiralty and maritime; and international and cross-border law. He represents clients that own, operate, charter, or employ vessels, and helps them understand and manage their risks in the United States, Gulf of Mexico, and worldwide offshore maritime oilfield and alternative-energy markets. Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, David attended Tulane Unive...

Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas of education, higher education, labor and employment, and immigration law. Her experience in education law includes representing school districts and institutions of higher education regarding various personnel and student matters, including tenure, terminations, discrimination, First Amendment, discipline, special education, Title IX, sexual discrimination, § 1983 claims, Open Meetings law, OCR complaints and other issues. Melanie represents ...

When the Indiana steel mill department shutdown in 1984 where I had worked for nearly 8 years as a steelworker, including a stint as union representative, my family and I moved to Milwaukee. I started law school and after graduating in 1987, I served as a law clerk to the Hon. John L. Coffey, circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. My time as a lawyer has now spanned 30 years, and my practice is primarily dedicated to representing and fighting for justice for inju...

R. Brett Garrett is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. R. Brett, who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Brett is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Carol Nemeth Joven is an attorney with Williams Law Group LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she represents individuals and businesses in complex litigation and appellate matters. Her practice focuses on Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, antitrust litigation, and other high-stakes civil disputes. She has handled trials in Indiana state and federal courts, including matters resulting in multi-million-dollar jury verdicts. Carol has also represented clients in civil rights cases, inclu...

Kristine Marie Sims is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kristine Marie, who practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristine Marie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ann Manning is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law. Ann, who practices law in Lubbock, Texas, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ann is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.