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Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Biography: Paul A. Meissner was born in New York and moved to Florida with his family as a child.  He is a graduate of Clearwater High School.  He co-founded the Carlson & Meissner law firm with Edward Carlson in 1971.  Paul and his wife Jayne have five children & thirteen grandchildren.  They enjoy boating and traveling, especially on Paul's Harley motorcycle.. Paul Meissner has written The Florida Law Enforcement Manual.. Position: Paul A. Meissner is a co-founder of Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett P.A.  He co-founded the firm in 1971.. Areas of Practice:. Certification / Specialties:. Professional Associations and Memberships:. Education:. Classes / Seminars Taught:. Past Employment:

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

After 40 years in practice,most as a family/divorce lawyer, I have surrounded myself with fine lawyers and staff whom I can call friends. I love our office and I believe our clients recognize that we offer a comforting supportive refuge in a time of great consternation. I find myself grappling with what I want to do with my life at this juncture. The LORD has blessed me with an interesting and wonderful life, Sue, 3 sons , 2 grandchildren, and a host of lifelong friends. What can I do to repay the LORD? That’s the most pressing question in my life right now. Presently I am taking a public stand on the gross mistreatment of DREAMERS AND TPS immigrants. Where that leads, time will tell. Mark____: That which you do for the least of mine, you do unto me.

I was born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona before I moved to Washington, D.C. to go to college and law school.  After being sworn into the Maryland Bar in 1997, I returned to Arizona in late 1998 and was sworn into the Arizona Bar in 1999.  I began my Arizona practice in Flagstaff at Mangum Wall for 6 years before moving to Phoenix in 2005 to join Gust Rosenfeld.  After 5 years in Phoenix, I have returned to Flagstaff to raise my daughter where I grew up while establishing a real estate and business law practice throughout Northern Arizona and in the Valley.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Throughout his 28 year legal career, Chris’s passion has been to provide each of his clients with effective, aggressive and personalized legal representation. Chris brings a vast array of legal knowledge and experience to each and every case he handles, including  motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, nursing home neglect, catastrophic injuries (severe burns, brain and spinal injuries, etc.), construction accidents,  workers’ compensation and wrongful death.. Chris’ extensive and diverse work history in the legal field provides him with a unique perspective on how to successfully litigation cases against large corporations and insurance companies to obtain maximum compensation for victims of negligence. Chris moved to Charlotte in 1987 and began his legal career at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP, one of the state’s largest law firms, defending companies in litigation matters in both state and federal courts. In 1993, he accepted a position as in-house counsel at First Union Corporation (now Wells Fargo), handling complex litigation cases across the country. As Vice-President and Assistant General Counsel of First Union, Chris was also responsible for overseeing and defending the personal injury and risk management cases against the company.. In 1997, Chris joined with his law partner Jeff Warren to form Warren & Kallianos, a personal injury law firm exclusively focused on protecting the rights of those injured by the negligence of others. His skill, reputation and accomplishments as a trial attorney have been recognized by numerous state and national legal organizations and associations.. In addition to practicing law, Chris believes in public service and the need to support organizations that protect access to justice and the right to a jury trial. Chris has served on the Board of Governors for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), an organization dedicated to protecting the legal rights of those injured by the negligence of others, as County Captain of the NCAJ, and as a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar Fee Dispute Committee and Public Information and Education Committee. For six years, Chris also served as a Commissioner and Mayor-Pro-Tem on the Matthews Town Council.. Chris is a lifelong native of North Carolina, having been born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. Chris attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) where he studied psychology and business.  He received his undergraduate degree and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa from UNC in 1984.  He also attended law school at UNC where he received his law degree with honors in 1987.  While in law school, Chris served as a member of the North Carolina Law Review and was appointed to the Board of Editors of the North Carolina Law Review.  Chris is a published author on topics ranging from bad faith insurance practices to medical negligence. He is admitted to practice in all North Carolina federal and state courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and is a Certified North Carolina Superior Court Mediator.. Chris has an active life outside of the practice of law. He has three wonderful daughters who are all married. He is a proud grandfather of three and enjoys spending as much time with his family as possible. Chris is an avid golfer and tennis player, having competed in various golf and tennis events throughout Charlotte.

Prior to opening his own practice, Mr. Joswick worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James F. Nowicki, Macomb County Probate Court, Wills and Estates Division. Mr. Joswick also worked for a boutique elder law firm, where he specialized in elder law, probate, estate planning, and special needs planning.. Mr. Joswick is a frequent lecturer and has spoken before a variety of public and private organizations, including GEMS Senior Group, Family Caregivers Support Group, Waterford Aging Network, Hillsdale County Senior Services Center, People’s Community Church, Utica Community Schools, Anchor Bay High School, Kiwanis Club, Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church, Wyoming Avenue Church of Christ, various assisted living facilities, nursing home facilities, and churches. His lectures are on the topics of elder law, Medicaid planning, probate, general estate planning, and special needs planning.. In 2013 and 2014, Mr. Joswick was recognized as one of the State of Michigan’s outstanding young lawyers in the areas of Estate Planning & Probate with a “Rising Star” designation by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine.

John Leighton is a nationally recognized board certified personal injury trial lawyer. He represents people who have been injured and families who have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others.. Specializing in serious personal injury and wrongful death from car and truck crashes, medical malpractice, violent crime/negligent security, sex abuse, nursing home, defective products, plane crashes, cruise ships, resort and water sport incidents, he also handles legal malpractice and other complex civil litigation in all state and federal courts.. Mr. Leighton has obtained some of the largest verdicts and settlements in Florida, including recent verdicts of $49 million, $24.3 million, $24.1 million and $7.4 million. Some of these verdicts and settlements have been record-setting and award-winning.. His focus is on obtaining the very best result for his clients.  As a trial lawyer, he brings to his clients the skills he teaches around the country to other lawyers.  He has lectured and taught attorneys in over a dozen states, and has published books and articles on personal injury litigation and trial skills.  He is often asked by news organizations to comment on issued related to catastrophic injury cases, including CNN, NBC News, Today show, Inside Edition and many others.. He has been repeatedly selected for "The Best Lawyers in America (15 consecutive years)," "Top 100" by Florida SuperLawyers, Florida Trend magazine "Legal Elite," South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyer," and Orlando Style "Legal Elite."  He holds a Martindale-Hubbell "A-V" pre-eminent rating and is past Chairman of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's Motor Vehicle, Highway and Premises Liability Section. He is chairman of the Academy of Trial Advocacy and chairman of the Inadequate Security Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice.. As leader in crime victim rights, he serves as President of The National Crime Victim Bar Association and is the author of the 2 volume textbook Litigating Premises Security Cases (West, 2006), the most comprehensive treatise on litigating negligent security cases. Leighton also teaches crime victim advocates about the civil justice system and publishes in the field of negligent premises security and sexual abuse and assault. He is a Diplomate of Trial Advocacy by the National College of Advocacy and often teaches trial skills to trial lawyers throughout the country, including recently at Harvard Law School at ATLA's Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, where he served on the faculty.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Bar Admissions. Admitted United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Northern District of Illinois Federal Trial Bar, United States District Court, Central District of Illinois.. Certifications. John Marshall Law School, Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits,  Estate and Financial Planning (2000); Foreign Taxation (1999); Employee Benefits (2000).

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.