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 James F. McKenzie
Pensacola, Florida
Jim McKenzie received his Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude
, from the University of West Florida in 1970. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Florida in 1973, where he served as an Executive Editor of the Law Review. Mr. McKenzie was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1973. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards from the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and has earned the distinction of being Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He recently was inducted into the Million Dollar Advoctes Forum. Jim McKenzie's name appears in several editions of Who's Who in American Law as well as Who's Who in the World. He has authored many articles and chapters in legal journals and books, and has served as president of the Easter Seal Society and director of the Five Flags Sertoma Club.
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Insurance Law/Bad Faith
- Prescription Medication Liability
- Product Liability
- State and Federal Appellate Practice
- State and Federal Trial Practice
- Civil Trial Law, State Bar of Florida and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1986
- Florida, 1973
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1995
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida,
1973
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: With Honors
Law Review:
University of Florida Law Review, Executive Editor, 1973
- University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida,
1970
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Philosophy
- Landlord's Lament: New Tenant Remedies in Florida, University of Florida Law Review, 769, 1972
- Contraceptive Sterilization: The Doctor, The Patient and the U.S. Constitution, University of Florida Law Review, 327, 1973
- Bad Faith and the Unfair Claims Practice Act - Plaintiff's Perspective, Florida Automobile Insurance Law, 1985-2001
- Eloquence in Opening Statement, Trial Diplomacy Journal, 32, 1987
- Personal Injury Protection Coverage, Co-Authored, Florida No Fault Insurance Practice, 2nd Edition, 1979
- Strict Liability - The Comparative Negligence Defense, Trial Lawyers Section Newsletter, Vol. III, June, 1982
- Butchikas v. Travelers Indem. Co., 343 So.2d 816
(Fla. 1977)
- Dempsey v. U.S., 989 F.2d 1134
(C.A. 11 1993)
- U.S. v. Dempsey, 635 So.2d 961
(Fla. 1994)
- Dungan v. Ford, 632 So.2d 159
(Fla.App. 1 Dist. 1994)
- Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Grounds, 311 So.2d 164
(Fla.App. 1 Dist. 1975)
- MacGregor v. Bowen, 786 F.2d 1050
(C.A. 11 Fla. 1986)
- Mandel v. Doe, 888 F.2d 783
(C.A.11 (Fla.) 1989)
- Vest v. Travelers, 753 So.2d 1270
(Fla. 2000)
- Injured individuals throughout Florida and the United States
- Sun Bank of West Florida
- Introduction to Legal System, University of Florida,
1972
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1973
- Basic Trial Advocacy, Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section,
1981
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1982
- Trial Strategies in the Medical Malpractice Claim, AFTL,
1999
- Demonstrative Evidence, AFTL,
2000
- Final Argument, Premises Liability, AFTL,
1997
- Lecturer, Workhouse Seminar, AFTL,
1998
- Advanced Trial Advocacy, AFTL,
1998
- Developing the Difficult Case: Hammers and Nails, AFTL,
1998
- Soft Tissue Injuries, AFTL,
1991
- The Changing Law of Insurance Bad Faith in Florida, AFTL,
1995
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in Who's Who in the World
- Listed in International Men of Distinction
- Listed in Leading Florida Attorneys
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award, University of Florida
- Recipient of the Outstanding Freshman Award, University of Florida
- Recipient of the Silver Eagle Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Recipient of the Florida Constitution Award, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- American Bar Associations
- Member, Sections on Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice Law
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- (Diplomat, Member, Board of Directors)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Member, Executive Committee (1988 - 1990)
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member, President's Club and Board of Governors
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member
- Levin Middlebrooks, Associate,
1973
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1976
- Myrick & McKenzie, Shareholder,
1976
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1981
- Kensey, Troxel, Myrick & McKenzie, Shareholder,
1981
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1982
- Individual work for clients in personal injury, insurance and social security
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