Our Insurance Attorneys

William F. "Chip" Merlin, Esq.

Since 1983, Chip Merlin has served as a plaintiff's attorney with a focus on Insurance Claim Disputes and Bad Faith Insurance litigation. Chip is a noted national authority on Insurance Bad Faith, lecturing to national trade groups and publishing a number of papers and articles on the subject for organizations such as The American Association for Justice, The Florida Justice Association, The Florida Windstorm Conference, and Trial Magazine.

As founder and president of Merlin Law Group, Chip has dedicated his practice to the representation and advocacy of insurance policyholders in disputes with insurance companies nationwide.

Bar Admissions:
Florida, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Tennessee

Jeffrey L. Greyber, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

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"The most human thing we do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." 
~ Clarence Darrow

Ashley N. Harris, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
New Jersey
Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey

Charles R. Mathis IV, Esq.

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New Jersey
Pennsylvania

William C. "Corey" Harris, Esq.

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California
Florida
Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District Court of Texas
U.S. District Court of Colorado

Craig Kubiak Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
New Jersey
Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

David J. Pettinato Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Denise Hsu Sze, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

California State Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Middle District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Supreme Court of the United States

Douglas L. Grose, Esq.

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Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Florida Supreme Court
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court

Javier Delgado, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

District of Columbia
Florida
New York
Texas
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands Federal Court

Jean Niven, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern Distric of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Kelly Kubiak, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
District of Columbia
New Jersey
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Northern District of Florida

Kenneth D. Kan, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Larry Bache, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Mary Kestenbaum Fortson Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Nicole Vinson, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
North Carolina
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

Phillip N. Sanov, Esq.

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Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Robert T. Trautmann, Esq.

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New Jersey
District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court

Ruck P. DeMinico, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

Sean Shaw, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Shane S. Smith, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Shaun J. Marker, Esq.

Bar Admissions:

Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
New York
District of Columbia