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Extra Phones: Phone: (754) 701-8175
Location: SunTrust Ctr
Neighborhood: Downtown Fort Lauderdale
AKA: Wicker Smith Ohara McCoy Ford PA
Other Link: https://www.wickersmith.com/contact
Categories: Attorneys, Accident & Property Damage Attorneys, Bankruptcy Law Attorneys, Business Litigation Attorneys, Child Custody Attorneys, Construction Law Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Estate Planning, Probate, & Living Trusts, Family Law Attorneys, Malpractice Law Attorneys, Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Personal Injury Law Attorneys, Professional Liability & Negligence Law Attorneys, Tax Attorneys, Trust Companies, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys, Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Phone: (954) 847-4800

Address: 515 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1400, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Website: https://www.wickersmith.com/contact

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Divorce
Child Support
Achieved a favorable outcome during multi-day trial, which involved issues of abuse, child support, alimony, and division of marital property.
Child Custody and Visitation
Guardianship
Spousal Support
Achieved favorable settlement for a small-business owner client who was the primary wage-earner for the family. Successfully avoided paying long-term alimony to clientâ€™s spouse, kept 100% of his ownership in the business, and achieved equal parenting time.

Wrongful Death
Kurt is a board-certified trial lawyer by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; and the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Law. Kurt has over 30 years of experience and has tried approximately 80 civil jury trials, including at least 10 wrongful death cases. He has represented motor carriers for most of his career, but over the past 10 years, his work in this area has increased to approximately 50% of his practice. Kurt is currently the Chair of Wicker Smithâ€™s Transportation Practice group, which oversees the transportation practice in a 250+ attorney, 16 office law firm. He has also been designated as a major case unit attorney assigned to handle catastrophic and brain injury claims for Zurich North America. An ardent litigator, Kurt has earned a number of distinctions including an AVÂ® Preeminentâ„¢ rating by Martindale-Hubbell and is an active member of various professional organizations.

Premises Liability
Jaime Baca and Rafael De Armas of our Miami office represented the defendant in a premises liability case. The plaintiff requested $1.25 million in damages, however, our attorneys obtained a favorable defense verdict.
Construction Litigation
Wicker Smith expertly represents parties in all capacities in construction disputes, including general contractors, subcontractors, architectural and engineering design professionals, and owners and developers.Â We have extensive experience in representing and defending parties in construction defect disputes involving all areas of construction, from project design and engineering to construction to acceptance and approval by the governmental agency.Â Wicker Smith is adept at handling construction disputes from pre-suit through trial. We also advise clients on issues pertaining to regulatory compliance, including OSHA compliance, insurance coverage, potential liability, contract language and drafting, and pre-suit investigation and defense, among many others.Â Our attorneys routinely handle cases involving large commercial developments such as office parks and shopping malls, office buildings, commercial and industrial structures, high-rises, condominiums, residential subdivision developments, and residential homes ranging in value from $300,000 to more than $100 million.
Property Damage
Our attorneys, Holly Howanitz, Kevin Mercer, and Adam Remillard, were involved in an automobile liability case of adverse liability with significant property damage and airbag deployment. While the plaintiff was looking for $365,000, the jury returned a verdict for only $7,771.86.

Personal Injury
Wicker Smith has been recognized for six practice areas and received Tier 1 rankings in Personal Injury Litigation â€“ Defendants and Medical Malpractice Law â€“ Defendants. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for its abilities, its professionalism, and its integrity.
Medical Malpractice
Kevin Crews, Ashley Withers, and Michael Shue of our Naples office were involved in a complex medical malpractice case. Although the plaintiff demanded $4.5 million, our attorneys received a favorable defense verdict.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Successfully defended the estate plan from charges of undue influence and breach of fiduciary duty by the estate planning lawyer. The remainder beneficiary charity sought to vacate the last amendment to the trust to get the whole trust because the testatorâ€™s last revision after all the testatorâ€™s friends and family had died provided for a gift to the charity and the longtime lawyer.
Trusts
Probate

Foreclosure
Tax Law
Debt Collection

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