KENDRICK J. BLACKWELL

ATTOR NEY AT LAW

*** *** ****** *****, **** 205

St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

813-***-**** (telephone)

acgm8e@r.postjobfree.com

E D UCAT ION : Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL

Juris Doctorate Degree, C um Laude, December 1994

GPA: 3.1/4.0

Honors and Activities:

Stetson Law Review ? Associate Editor

Teaching Fellow ? Fall 1993

Charles A. Dana Scholar

Study Abroad in Spain 1993

Washingon & Lee University, Lexington, VA

Bachelor of Arts in L i terature, June 1991

Honors and Activities:

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity

Study Abroad in Spain 1989

EXPER I ENCE: Attorney: P IP Law Group of Florida, P.A.

April 15, 2013 ? Present ? Managing attorney of high volume li tigation

p ractice with six staff/paralegals handling exclusively Plaintiff fi rst

party No-Fault Insurance/PIP claims.

Attorney: A rcher Bay, P.A., Of Counsel (Part t ime)

January 2013 ? January 2014 ? Handled all aspects of general civil

l i tigation files, with a focus on commercial lit igation matters.

Attorney: J uly 2012 ? January 2013 ? Handling in house general

counsel matters on an independent contractor basis for corporations

i ncluding Spine Pain Management, Wellness Worx, and Norris &

Samon Pump Service.

A ttorney: F L Legal Group, Tampa, FL

August 2011 to July 2012 - Handled all aspects of Plaintiff's fi rst party

i nsurance coverage claims from pre-suit to t r ial.

Attorney: D utton Law Group, Tampa, FL

February 2011 - August 2011 - Handled all aspects of fi rst party

i nsurance defense PIP claims.

Senior Associate: B uckley & Curtis, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL

August 2010 ? December 2010 ? Handled all aspects of complex

commercial insurance li tigation in state and federal court.

Senior Associate: Carey & Leisure P.A., Clearwater, FL

January 2008 ? June 2010 ? Responsible for over 350 Personal Injury

f iles involving primarily automobile third party liability claims both in

p re-suit and in lit igation.

Managing Partner: B lackwell & Blackwell, P.A., Tampa, FL

July 2005 ? January 2008 ? Managed all aspects of my own fi rm

consisting of three attorneys and four staff, including administrative,

h i ring, marketing, li tigation, employment issues, family law and a

focus on Plaintiffs? personal injury claims.

Managing Partner: A dams, Blackwell & Diaco, P.A., Tampa, FL

January 1998 ? June 2005 ? Responsible for managing a statewide

i nsurance defense fi rm with offices in Tampa, Miami, and Orlando

w ith 11 attorneys and 12 staff, focusing on a high volume of fi rst party

i nsurance claims aggressively li tigated and t r ied throughout the state

of Florida.

Associate: Fowler, Whi te, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A.,

Tampa, FL

October 1995 ? December 1997 ? Handled a high volume of first and

t hird party insurance defense claims in li tigation involving primarily

P IP/No-Fault and Bodily Injury and U M claims related to automobile

i nsurance policies.

T rial Experience: I have handled several jury t r ials and over 10 bench

t r ials as a civil li tigator with over 18 years of civil lit igation experience.

H ONORS AND M E MBERSH I PS H: M artindale-Hubbell AV Rated since

2003

Tampa Bay?s Super Lawyers 2010 ? Personal Injury

Published Article: T r ial Advocate Quarterly,

F lorida Defense Lawyers Association, ?The

E xplosion of PIP Claims By Healthcare Providers

A nd The Effect Of The Arbitration Provision Of The

No-Fault Law I d., 1997

ACT I V I T I ES: Spending t ime with my th ree daughters, Tabitha (16), Kyra (14),

and Bailey (6)

St. Thomas Episcopal Church ? Active Member

Tennis and Running

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