Background
Somers, Clifford L. was born on December 27, 1940 in Portland, Maine, United States.
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Clifford L. Somers
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University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Somers & Associates (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Negligence, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Law, Fidelity and Surety Law, Professional Regulatory Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Florida.
1968, United States.
Court of Military Appeals. 1972, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Phi Alpha Delta. Who"s Who in American Law, 1987-1988, 1990-1991, 1992-1993.
Who"s Who in the South and Southwest, 1988-1989.
Who"s Who in the World, 1991-1992. Author: "Killing the Golden Goose," Florida
Bar J., February 1986 at 9. "Unscrewing the Inscrutable Medical Malpractice Acting of 1985," Hampton Seminars Incorporated., Publishing Division, 1986.
"Jury Selection and Other Illusions," Foreign The Defense, April 1986 at 4.
"Opening Statement: Here There Be Dragons," Foreign The Defense, June 1988 at 27. "Summation: The Heart of the Art of Advocacy," Foreign The Defense, July 1988 at 28. "Deposing an Adverse Expert: Hammers and Nails," Foreign The Defense, July 1989 at 24.
Secretary-Treasurer, Ferguson-White Inn of Court, 1987-1989, President-elect, 1989-1990, President, 1990.
Member: Hillsborough County, Saint St. Petersburg, Federal and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice President, Tampa Chapter, 1989-1990).
Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute (Area Chairman, 1986).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member).
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Somers and Associates was established by Clifford L. Somers who has been in practice in Tampa since 1972.
lieutenant concentrates on the defense of civil litigation, especially personal injury and insurance related matters.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Hillsborough County, Saint St. Petersburg, Federal and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates (Vice President, Tampa Chapter, 1989-1990). Florida Defense Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute (Area Chairman, 1986).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
