Theodore A. Corless Esq.

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience

Business Law, Natural Resources Law, Construction, Insurance, Commercial Law, Environment, Personal Injury, Product Liability

6812 West Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa, FL 33625

About Theodore A. Corless Esq.

Practice Areas

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1995
J.D.
- Honors: National Order of Barristers
- Honors: Top 20% in graduating class
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award - Legal Research and Writing
- Honors: Recipient, Wilbur L. Pollard UMKC LAW REVIEW Honor Award
- Honors: Recipient, Thomas E. Deacy Trial Advocacy Award
- Law Review: UMKC Law Review, Managing Editor
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University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, May, 1989
B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Physical Anthropology

Representative Cases

Bonin v. Vannaman, et. al., 261 Kan. 199, 929 P.2d 754 (Kansas Supreme Court 1996)
Lininger v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 958 F.Supp 519 (D. Kan 1997)
Fred and Linda Jones v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Authur Dunn v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Magdalene Court Condominium Association, Inc. v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Park Place Condominium Association of Tampa, Inc. v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Vasilia Zifos v. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
Velma Harner v. David Thome, et al.
Timothy Boling v. Barbara Gobel, et al.
Preiner v. Harris
Lillian Sams v. Robert Cattarius, et al.
Darwin Barrios v. Chester and Donna Berry
State Farm Florida Insurance Company v. the Little White Wedding Chapel
Home Design Services, Inc. v. Drafting Design Services, Inc.
State Farm Insurance Companies v. Gerrity, 968 P.2d 270 (Kan. App. 1998)
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Arthur Dunn, et al.
Gary Phillips, et al. v. Schmidt Brothers Executive Homes, Inc.
Cypress Property & Casualty Company v. Vincent McCoy, et al.
Frank and Marilyn Copeland v. Federated National Ins. Company
State Farm Florida Insurance Company v. Joan Guilfoyle et al.
Tiger Ranch Cattle Company, LLC, et al. v. Lightsey Cattle Company, Inc., et al
In re John Doe v. St. Johns Insurance Company
In re Jane Doe v. St. Johns Insurance Company

Classes and Seminars

"Recent Developments in 'Other Insurance' Coverage Disputes", State Farm Insurance Company, Claim Specialist Staff, Overland Park, Kansas, 1997
"Deposing Complex Scientific and Medical Expert Witnesses: Strategy and Law", Continuing Legal Education Program, In-House Program, Carlton Fields Law Firm, Tampa, Florida, 1999
"Strategic and Tactical Methods for Limiting Expert Witness Testimony", American Bar Association Meeting, Construction Law Subcommittee, Seattle, Washington, 2000
"Risk Management for the Middle Level Manager", American Heart Association, Area Executive Director Seminar, Tampa, Florida, 2000
"Legal Risk Management for Property Managers", National Property Management Association, Tampa, Florida, 2000
"Public Access to Defibrillation: A Public Safety Issue", American Heart Association, Board of Executive Directors, Tampa, Florida, 2001
"Mold Lawsuits: The Asbestos Litigation of the New Millennium", HBW Insurance Seminar, Tampa, Florida, 2002
"Handling Complex Indoor Air Quality Claims", Florida Windstorm Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004
"Sinkhole 101: Sinkhole Claims and Litigation in a Nutshell", 2006
Guest Speaker, "Defending Your Life: Survival Techniques for the Ethical Adjuster", HSA Engineer and Scientists, Seminar on Insurance Practice, 2007
Guest Speaker, "First-Party Insurance Litigation: The Final Frontier?", 2007

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Theodore A. Corless Esq.

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