Andrew Needle
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
1401 Brickell Avenue, 9th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
About Andrew Needle
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, May, 1977Juris Doctor
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
- Cornell University , Ithaca, New York , USA, June, 1974Bachelor of Science
Classes and Seminars
- "Negligent Security", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1986
- "Current Thoughts on the Death on the High Seas Act", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1987
- "Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Incidents", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, May 17, 1990 - May 18, 1990
- "Medical Malpractice Pre-suit Screening: Pitfalls and Opportunities", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, November 2, 1990
- "Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Liens and Other Such Nuisances", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1990
- "Handling Blue Cross Blue Shield Rights", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, April 25, 1991 - April 26, 1991
- "Florida's Hospital Review Committee Privileges: A Chinese Wall Against Responsibility", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1993
- "Trying the Auto Accident Case", National Education Network, 1994
- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights or Rights of Reimbursement", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
- "The Good Samaritan Act's Emergency Room Provisions - Samaritans and Goodness Have Nothing to Do With It", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
- "Demonstration of Jury Selection Techniques", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
- The Legal Aftermath of Fabre v. Marin and Strategies for Settlement and Trial, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
- "Group Health Insurance Liens", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1995
- "Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases - An Historical Perspective and Comparison", The Florida Bar, 1995
- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement: General Legal Principles, Pitfalls, Suggestions for Negotiating, Strategies for Releases and Settlements", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1996
- "Insurance Litigation in Florida - Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Lorman Education Services, 1996
- "Florida's Collateral Source Statute", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1997
- "Preparing and Litigating the Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case", National Bar Association/Women Lawyers Division Dade County Chapter, 1998
- "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1998
- "Medical Malpractice: The Myth of the Frivolous Lawsuit", Coral Gables Bar Association, 1998
- "Basic Steps in the Medical Malpractice Case", Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1998
- "How to Prepare for & Conduct Cross Examination of Defense Experts", Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
- "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
- "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", Lorman Education Services, 1999
- "Medical Malpractice in Florida", National Business Institute, 1999
- "Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Lorman Education Services, 2000
- "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", Lorman Education Services, 2000
- "The Current Effects of the Collateral Source Statute 768.76", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2001
- "Evidence and Hearsay in the Florida Courtroom", National Business Institute, 2001
- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", Lorman Education Services, 2001
- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", Lorman Education Services, 2002
- "Medical Malpractice Law Legislative Changes and Case Law Update", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2003
- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida", Lorman Education Services, 2004
- "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida", Lorman Education Services, 2005
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Miami Chapter (Charter Member)
- Florida Bar's Board of Governors, 1997 - 2003 (Member)
- Miami-Dade County Justice Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)
Articles
Published Works
- Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 3rd Edition, 1984
- Shadow Juries Won't Keep You in the Dark, Miami Review, March 5th, 1990
- Post Trial Motions, Florida Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 4th Edition, 1990
- An Ill Conceived Brainstorm: State Legislators Enact Law Imposing Legal Inequities, Miami Review, August 23rd, 1991
- Malpractice Litigation: Views of A Plaintiff's Attorney, Caduceus Newsletter, Spring, 1992
- Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases: An Historical Perspective and Comparison, The Florida Bar News, January 15th, 1996
- Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 5th Edition, 1998
- Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 6th Edition, 2001
Office Info
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