Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Scott D. Rembold

Coral Gables, FL

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Construction Law
• Civil Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• Florida, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, 1995

Memberships:

• American (Forum on the Construction Industry) and Dade County Bar Associations
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Education Director, Southern Florida Chapter)
• Defense Research Institute (Construction Law and Insurance Law Committees)
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.

Certifications:

• Board Certified, Construction Law, The Florida Bar

Education:

• University of Wisconsin, B.A. (with distinction), 1989
• University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1994

Kimberly Cannon Hirschman

Coral Gables, FL

Practice Areas

• Construction
• Insurance Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Defense

Admitted

• Louisiana, 2007
• Florida, 2008
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2008

Memberships:

• The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade Chapter (Membership Chair, 2013, Director, 2014)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Certifications:

• Board Certified, Construction Law, The Florida Bar

Education:

• Louisiana State University, B.S.B.A., 2004
• Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2007

J. Lane Middleton III

Coral Gables, FL

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Construction Defect
• Personal Injury
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• Bad Faith

Admitted

• Florida, 1979
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1985

Memberships:

• The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section)
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association

Education:

• Miami-Dade Community College, A.A., 1974
• University of Florida, B.A., 1979
• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1979

Mark Charter

Coral Gables, FL

Practice Areas

• Construction Defect
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• First-Party Property Defense

Admitted

• Michigan, 1982
• Florida, 1983
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

Memberships:

• American (Section of Litigation) and Palm Beach County Bar Associations
• The Florida Bar
• State Bar of Michigan (Masters Lawyer Section)

Education:

• Western Michigan University, B.S., 1979
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1982

Maribeth S. Williams

Coral Gables, FL

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Construction Defect
• First Party Property Defense

Admitted

• Florida, 2006
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

Education:

• University of Michigan, B.A., 2002
• St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 2006
• University of Florida Graduate School of Business, M.S., 2015