Background
Needle, Andrew was born on April 7, 1953 in New York City. Son of Conrad and Sonia (Kotlik) Needle.
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Andrew Needle
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Science, 1974). University of Miami (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Career
Stresscon v. Helms, 390 So. 2d 139 (Fla. 3DCA 1980); Carlisle v. Ulysses Line, Ltd., 475 So. 2d 248 (Fla. 1985).Worked at Needle Gallagher & Areces, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Maritime Personal Injury Law, Construction Site Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Trial Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Post Trial Motions," Florida Civil Trial Practice," Chapter 18, 4th Edition, 1990.
"Shadow Juries Won't Keep You in the Dark," Miami Review, March 5, 1990. "An Ill-conceived Brainstorm: State Legislators Enact Law Imposing Legal Inequities," Miami Review, August 23, 1991. "Malpractice Litigation.
Views of a Plaintiff's Attorney", Caduceus, Newsletter, Spring, 1992. Editorial Consultant, Matthew Bender Law Books: Florida Tort Law Series, 1987. Member: Dade County (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1983) and American (Member: Litigation Section.
Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1983-1987. Grievance Committee, 1987-1988.
President's Special Commission on Advertising, 1987-1988. Chairman, Evidence Seminar Steering Committee, 1985-1987. Faculty, Continuing Legal Education Evidence Seminar, 1985-1987.
Lecturer, Evidence Seminar, 1987. Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases - An Historical Perspective and Comparison, Annual Convention, 1995). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Diplomate.
Lecturer: Negligent Security, 1986. Death on the High Seas Act, 1987. Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Incidents, May, 1990.
Medical Malpractice Pre-suit Screening: Pitfalls and Opportunities, November, 1990. Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Liens, December, 1990. Handling Blue Cross/Blue Shield Rights, April, 1991.
Florida's Hospital Review Committee Privileges: A Chinese Wall against Responsibility, December, 1992. The Good Samaritan Act's Emergency Room Provisions-Samaritans and Goodness Have Nothing to do With It, December 1993. Demonstrating Jury Selection Techniques, 1994 Annual Convention, November, 1994.
The Legal Aftermath of Fabre v. Marin and Strategies for Settlement and Trial, December, 1994. Group Health Insurance Liens, March 1995.
Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement, March 1996). Dade County Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member).
American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Dade County (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1983) and American (Member: Litigation Section. Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1983-1987.
Grievance Committee, 1987-1988. President's Special Commission on Advertising, 1987-1988. Chairman, Evidence Seminar Steering Committee, 1985-1987.
Faculty, Continuing Legal Education Evidence Seminar, 1985-1987. Lecturer, Evidence Seminar, 1987. Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases - An Historical Perspective and Comparison, Annual Convention, June 1995).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Diplomate.
Connections
Married Penny Joslow, June 5, 1977. Children: Jared, Cory, Todd.
