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William “Billy” J. Wieland, II is a second-generation Orlando native, who has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40 Attorney'' by the National Trial Lawyers, “Best Lawyers” by Orlando Magazine, a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, and is recognized as a “Best Lawyer” in the areas of both Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation. After graduating from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida, he attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration graduating Magna Cum Laude. Billy then attended Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida. While in law school Billy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Stan Strickland, assisting on the Casey Anthony case. In 2010, Billy earned his Juris Doctorate graduating in Cum Laude 2010, and was admitted to practice law later that year. Billy joined a large insurance defense firm out of law school, providing legal advice and strategy to numerous insurance companies and Fortune 500 companies.. In 2016, Billy joined Wieland & DeLattre, P.A. after realizing his true calling was to assist individuals and their families in need. The focus of his practice is now representing those who suffer injuries and their families due to someone else’s negligence such as car crashes, truck crashes, motorcycle crashes, slip and falls, products liability, medical malpractice, and many others. Billy has also practiced for more than a decade representing parties in worker’s compensation cases. Billy prides himself on handling his client’s cases from the minute they reach out to Wieland & DeLattre all the way through trial, ensuring they always have someone fighting for them.. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Billy conducted one of Florida’s first virtual trials and successfully prevailed in a complicated case where he represented a pregnant local teacher who was being forced back into the classroom despite suffering from a pre-existing health condition. The Order also protected countless other teachers throughout the state teaching in the middle of a global pandemic.. Billy has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CBS News (WKMG), ABC News (WFTV), and NBC News (WESH). He has spoken around Florida regarding Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation, including at The National Association Of Workers’ Compensation Judiciary, Inc. and Judge William Wieland Inn of Court. Additionally, Billy has previously been published in The Florida Bar: Worker’s Compensation Section-- News and 440 Report.. Billy also prides himself on giving back to his community through volunteer service. He currently serves on the Board of Directors (Vestry) of St. Alban’s Anglican Cathedral, volunteers at the Orange County Teen Court program (supervising and supporting at risk teens), is a member of the Judge Wieland Memorial Golf Tournament Committee (raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities), the Downtown Breakfast Group, the Florida Justice Association and Florida Worker’s Advocates, was a founding member of Lake Eola Civitan, as well as the Judge William Wieland American Inn of Court (Orlando). He is also a member of the Florida Bar and Orange County Bar Associations.. When he is not at the office, he enjoys time with his wife and two beautiful daughters. Billy and his family enjoy visiting with the local princesses at Disney, soaking up some rays on the beach or on the lake, and swimming. They also enjoy Florida’s natural beauty such as the local springs, rivers, and hikes.. Billy is licensed to practice throughout the State of Florida and has been admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He is available via email or phone call.

Rusten C. Hurd is an AV Rated Orlando immigration attorney and founding partner at the law firm of Colombo & Hurd, PL. In over sixteen years of legal practice, Mr. Hurd has garnered experience with a wide variety of immigration matters including investor visas, business immigration, removal litigation, family petitions and naturalization and citizenship matters. As the husband of an immigrant, Mr. Hurd is fully cognizant of the importance of this process to his clients. To visit the Spanish and Portuguese language versions of our website, click  or . Mr. Hurd also has successfully appeared before immigration judges throughout the United States concerning a variety of removal issues.. Mr. Hurd has been awarded an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. An AV rating is the highest such rating available to any single lawyer for skill and integrity and the rating is reserved for attorneys designated as outstanding in their field.. Mr. Hurd also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to performing appellate work before appellate courts throughout the state of Florida as well as the Board of Immigration Appeals. Mr. Hurd has had noteable appellate success both with the Board of Immigration Appeals and with Florida Appellate Courts. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Hurd has served as Guardian ad Litem for troubled children and was recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for his service and contributions.

Over twenty years ago I started my own DUI criminal defense law firm in Orlando called Private Counsel, LLC.  Private Counsel is a private law firm with sections dedicated to all criminal defense work, Assault an Battery/Domestic Battery Defense, traffic tickets, with an emphasis on helping people accused of DUI. I also assist UCF students who have found themselves in trouble at UCF for Golden Rule violations or .02 BAC DMV suspensions.. My practice is focused on DUI and CRIMINAL DEFENSE.

Jason Recksiedler is FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator.  Less than 2 percent of lawyer's have this distinction. Jason has met the standards of the Florida Bar’s highest level of evaluation of attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, professionalism, and ethics. He is recognized as a civil jury trial expert.  He has the proven skills to negotiate your claim and, when necessary, try your case to it's completion.. Jason handles claims in county, circuit and federal courts throughout the state of Florida. He served as lead counsel on cases in 19 of Florida's 20 civil circuit divisions, obtaining jury verdicts in seven different circuits. He also presented oral arguments in Florida's Second and Fifth District Courts of Appeals. Jason has tried Plaintiff Auto Accident, slip and fall, Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice cases, ranging from moderate to catastrophic injury and death.. As Founding Partner with First Choice Law, Jason Recksiedler has a simple philosophy, "A client needs to know his or her problem is my problem, and they want to know that it is being resolved in the best way possible." Jason’s passion is absolute, “ I will never be outworked in preparing for trial by my opponent.” Jason Recksiedler applies this philosophy to each and every client's case, representing plaintiffs in the areas of auto accidents, slip and falls, Wrongful Death, Dog Bites, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights Violations and all Personal Injuries.. As a former insurance defense attorney, Jason Recksiedler represented Fortune 500 companies, commercial trucking entities, and various government agencies in a variety of statewide civil lawsuits. Since becoming a Partner of First Choice Law, Jason Recksiedler now applies his extensive experience only for those who have been injured.. Jason Recksiedler has obtained multiple million dollar jury verdicts and/or settlements for his clients, as well as countless five and six figure recoveries. In 2012, he obtained a jury verdict of $880,000, one of the largest Civil Rights verdicts in Central Florida history, against a City of Orlando police officer, for the use excessive force.. Jason dedicates his entire legal career to the area of civil trial practice and litigation. Jason is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to attorneys who have obtained a settlement or verdict of at least a million dollars.. Areas of Practice: All injuries, including: auto accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, dog bites, motorcycle accidents, commercial trucking accidents, traumatic brain injuries, civil rights, 1983 actions and false arrest.

I was born in Orlando and am a second generation attorney.  I graduated from Presbyterian College in 1979 and went on to attend to obtain my law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. I became Board Certified in Workers' Compensation in 1990 and have remained Board Certified since that time. Tom DeLattre became my law partner in 2007. The firm is now known as Wieland & DeLattre, P.A. I have twice served as President of the Florida Workers' Advocates and is still a member of the Board of Directors of that organization. I served as Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (now known as the Florida Justice Association) and was asked to serve as an advisory to the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation on several occasions. I have served as Chair of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar from 2019-2020 and remains a member of the Executive Council. I am a Fellow in the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. I am a past member of the statewide Workers' Compensation Fraud Task Force. My father, Bill Wieland, served as a Judge of Compensation Claims for over 23 years. I have served his community as past Chair of the Orlando Area for the Homeless. I am very active in my church serving as the attorney for St. Alban's Cathedral, The Diocese of the Eastern United States of the Anglican Province of America and for the Anglican Province of America. I am a frequent lecturer on workers' compensation issues and serve as a faculty member for the Trial Advocacy Seminar for the Florida Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section. I am also a member of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG), which is a national organization of workers' compensation attorneys. I have been married to Kennie Wieland for 40 years and we have two sons who are both attorneys handling workers’ compensation and personal injury cases.

I have focused my law practice on Medical Malpractice claims for over 30 years.  I have successfully handled thousands of cases and received multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf my clients.  I am proud to a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as well as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer with NTLA.

Helping others is why I love the practice of law. As a plaintiff's attorney, I am able to help families who have been involved in catastrophic tradegies and help them through recovery stages and accountabilty for those responsible. Even when not catastrophic, our firm has always helped those injured even if a small accident to achieve resolutuion and to help facilitate medical treatment and fight insurance companies.. During the first years of my practice, I represented insurance companies and some large self-insureds like Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie against injured people in teir families which provided an education in the insurance companie's and adjusters way to defend cases. I realized I wanted to help individuals and their familes, even if it meant taking on large law firms and businesses.. Our firm has always been active in the community and I have a passion for helping and working with displaced children as a Guardian ad litem volunteering on some of the most difficult cases. I also worked as a volunteer atotrneyhelping families of those devestated by the WOrld Trade Center horrors of 9/11 and worked with many of the victim's families in securing rightful benefits. As an attoeny, I have the ability to make a difference while loving what I do.. Our firm handles cases involving automobie accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, trucking accidents, wrongful death and brain inuries. We have helped many over our 30 years working together as a team. We pride ourselves on individual attention to every client and unlike others today, meet and talk to each person ourselves. Our paralegals work as part of the team but Gregg Page and myself work on cases together.. We get referrals from lawyers around the country, doctors, friends, neighbors, fellow Church and synagogue members but most coes from those we have represented in the past and know we will do everything we can to help those in need. We have recieved referrals from clients we represented 30 years ago who send their sons, daughters, and even grandkids . We are here to answer questions and help, often unpaid but to point you in the right direction.. We love practicing law and I have benefitted from each and every client, even if occasionally, the case does not turn out the way you want. We have obtained recoveries well over 10,000,000 and even higher . We want to help

Before life as an attorney, I was a teacher for high school and college students. I graduated from Winter Park High School from their international baccalaureate program and earned my B.S. from the University of Florida in 2005, where I majored in Finance and minored in Education. I continued my education at Florida State University and earned my M.S. in Mathematics Education in 2007.. I primarily taught mathematics to 9-12th graders as well as remedial math at the college level. I taught Algebra I through Algebra II IB, geometry, and informal geometry at the Apopka, Winter Park, and East Side High Schools. On the college level, I taught beginning and intermediate algebra at Santa Fe College and Valencia Community College.. While in law school, I was the BLSA International Negotiation Competition National Champion. I graduated from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in May 2014. In my free time, I love to play soccer and has been playing the sport for 22 years. I began my legal career as a Plaintiff's attorney at the Coye Law Firm working in the areas of Family Law, Probate, and Estate Planning, Social Security Disability, Veteran's Disability, and Worker's compensation.  I recently tansitioned to defense.. I look forward to continuing to help our clients solve their problems. I currently work at Zimmerman, Kiser, and Sutcliffe as a Workers' Compenstion defense attorney.