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| Kenneth
C. Deacon, Jr. |
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Founding
Shareholder |
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Medical
Malpractice Defense
Civil Practice
Long Term Care Defense
Product Liability Defense
General Casualty |
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| Distinctions,
Appointments and Memberships |
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| Board
Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Florida Bar Board of Certifications;
(1983, recertified 1989 and 1994) |
St.
Petersburg Bar Association
Board of Directors (1972-1974)
President Elect (1978-1979)
President (1979-1980) |
The
Florida Bar - admitted 1966
Board of Governors (1985-1989)
Chairman Disciplinary Procedures Committee
(1988-1989)
Vice-Chairman Rules and By-Laws Committee
(1987-1988)
Chairman Sixth Circuit Grievance Committee
(1982-1985; 1990-1993) |
| Colorado Bar Association - admitted 1990 |
| U.S.
District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1970 |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section |
| Florida Defense Lawyers Association |
| Defense
Research Institute |
| International
Association of Defense Counsel |
Florida
West Coast Medical Malpractice Claims Counsel
Board of Directors(1989-1993)
President (1993-1996) |
Florida
Legal Services, Inc.
Board of Directors (1989-1991) |
| Advocate - American Board of Trial Advocates |
| “A-V” Rating from Martindale-Hubbell |
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| Publications
and Speeches |
| “Techniques
for Jury Selection, Opening Statement and Final Argument”
To Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Statewide Presentation
February 24, 2000 |
| “Vicarious
Liability: Your Responsibility For Other’s Actions”
To Pediatric Physicians, subspecialists, residents and
medical students at All Children’s Hospital, St.
Petersburg, Florida April 25, 1997 |
| “How
to Avoid Being Sued, and What to Do If You Are”
To The medical staff of St. Petersburg General Hospital,
St. Petersburg, FL February 1, 1996 |
| “Surviving
Your Malpractice Deposition” To University of South
Florida/Hillsborough Medical Society, Tampa, Florida December
2, 1995 |
| “Products
Liability Update” To Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Tampa, Florida March 21, 1995 |
| “How
to Win Your Malpractice Case” Hillsborough County
Pediatric Society, Tampa, Florida August 1994 |
| “Discoverability
of Medical Records” Lorman Seminars January 9, 1993
and January 21, 1994 |
| “The
Terminally Ill Patient” To the medical staff at
Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida March
8, 1990 |
| “Origin
of Physician’s Vicarious Liability” To the
Hillsborough County Pediatric Society and Department of
Pediatrics at the University of South Florida, Tampa,
Florida February 1, 1989 |
| “How
to Protect the Claim File From the Plaintiff’s Attorney”
To the Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Counsel, Inc.,
Tampa, Florida October 21, 1988 |
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| Professional
Resume |
Founding
Shareholder
Deacon Moulds & Smith (1999 to current) |
Partner (Litigation Department Head)
Harris, Barrett, Mann & Dew, L.L.P. (1970-1999) |
Partner
Deacon and Brickley (1966-1970) |
Assistant
Professor of Law
Stetson University College of Law (1974-1976)
Teaching on a full-time or part-time basis in the areas
of trial practice, damages, pretrial procedure, pleadings
and procedure and related civil courses |
Adjunct
Professor of Law Stetson
University College of Law (1969-1987) |
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| Education |
Stetson
University College of Law
JD - 1966 |
University of Miami
BBA - 1959 |
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