Louis (Buck) Vocelle Jr.
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business Law, Construction
3333 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
About Louis (Buck) Vocelle Jr.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Business Law
- Construction
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, May, 1982J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Moot Court Team
- Honors: Order of Barristers
- Honors: With Honors
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May, 1978B.A.
Representative Cases
- Tretten v. Irrgang, 654 So.2d 1297 (FL 4th DCA 1995)
- Wild v. Dozier, 672 So.2d 16 (FL 1996)
- Shores of Indian River, Inc. v. Gart Urban Associates, Inc ,(FL 4th DCA 1985)
Classes and Seminars
- The Rules (and Gamesmanship) for Successful use of Offers of Settlement and Judgment, Demands for Judgment and Offers of Settlement, The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar, May 19, 1988 - May 20, 1988
- Bridge the Gap-Discipline and Ethics, The Young Lawyers Division, The Florida Bar, March 19, 1991 - March 20, 1991
- Ethics Seminar: Avoiding Grievance and Malpractice Liability-Hot Topics in Ethics, The Florida Bar, June 26, 1992 - June 27, 1992
- Basic Commercial Litigation - Selected Issues on Ethics and Professionalism in Litigation, The Florida Bar, August 17, 1995 - August 18, 1995
- Current Issues for the General, Solo and Small Firm Practitioner - Personal Injury Litigation for the General Practitioner; Commercial Litigation for the General Practitioner; Hot Topics in Ethics: A Practitioner's View-Next Stop Malpractice Liability, The Florida Bar-General Practice Section, April 21, 1996 - Present
- Professionalism, The Public and You, 19th Judicial Circuit Bench-Bar Committee, July 1, 1997 - July 2, 1997
- Basic Commercial Litigation - Selected Issues on Ethics and Professionalism in Litigation, The Florida Bar, April 27, 2000 - April 28, 2000
- Exploring Our British Connections - An Excursion Seminar, The Florida Bar-General Practice Section, July 1, 2002 - July 2, 2002
- MASTERS IN TRIAL - A Trial Demonstration in an Automotive Product Liability Case from Opening statements to Jury Deliberations. Participant and Panel Member (Cross Examination of the Plaintiff). Sponsor, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Knoxville, TN, 2008 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1982
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1989
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers’ Section
- American College of Barristers
- Order of Barristers
- Florida Justice Association
- American Justice Association
- American Bar Association
- Indian River County Bar Association
- Florida Bar, 1995 - 2003 (Board of Governors)
- Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2004 - 2010
- Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2009 - 2010 (Chair)
- Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2010 - 2011 (Special Counsel)
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics and Advertising (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000))
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Certification Plan Appeals Committee (Chairman) (1996-2000, 2002-2003))
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Disciplinary Review Committee (1995, 1998), Communications Committee (2002), Rules Committee (1996), Judicial Evaluation Committee (1996))
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (1998-2003), Mediation Committee (1998), Special Committee on Insurance Practices (Vice-Chairman) (1999-2000), Special Commission on Insurance Practices II (2001-2002))
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Constitutional Revision Committee (Article III and Article V), Florida Bar Speakers’ Bureau, Grievance Mediation Committee)
- Florida Bar Board of Governors (Professional Ethics Committee (1995-1997), Wills, Trusts and Estate Certificate Committee (1995), Aviation Law Committee (1998), Aviation Law Certification Committee (1997), Civil Procedure Rules Committee (1999), Civil Trial Law Certification Committee (1998))
- Florida Bar (The Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee: 1984-1995; 2003 – 2004 (Chair 1988 -1990))
- Florida Bar (Indian River County Bar Association Pro Bono Chairman: 1985 -1987)
- Florida Bar (Florida Rural Legal Services Board of Directors: 1986 -1987)
- Florida Bar (The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors: 1989-1990, Supreme Court Judicial Management Council of Florida: 1989 - 2003, Chairman of The Florida Bar 19th Judicial Circuit Nominating Committee: 1993 -1994)
- Florida Bar (19th Judicial Circuit of Florida Grievance Committee B: 1993 -1995; 2004 – 2009, Designated Reviewer-19th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee: 1995 - 2003, Business Litigation Certification Committee: 2003 – 2004, Board of Legal Specialization and Education: 2004 – 2010 (Chair 2009-2010))
- Florida Bar (Board of Legal Specialization and Education Executive Committee: 2006 – 2010, Special Counsel, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education 2010 – 2011, Code & Rules of Evidence Committee 2011-Present)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Articles
Published Works
- Offers of Judgment, Demands for Judgment and Offers of Settlement: Who's on First?, The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1988
Office Info
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- 51 years of experienceCivil Litigation, Land Use & Zoning, Business Law, Eminent Domain, Appellate, Construction
- Personal Injury, Business Law, Construction
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