Background
Smith, Kenneth J. was born on February 2, 1950 in Miami, Florida, United States.
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Kenneth J. Smith
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Boston University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1972). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Smith, DeMahy, Drake, Cozad & Cabeza, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Civil Litigation Practice in all State and Federal Appellate Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Professional Malpractice, Errors and Omissions Litigation, Insurance Coverage Disputes. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Florida and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar.
Publications: Environmental Litigation Deskbook, Executive Enterprises, New York, New York, 1989. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Food and Drug Law Institute. Smith, DeMahy, Drake, Drake, Cozad & Cabeza, P.A. was founded in 1984 as a litigation firm engaged primarily in trial practice for the insurance industry and self insured corporations.
In 1987, the firm participated in the renovation of the historic Miami Chamber of Commerce Building into the Bayside Office Center where the firm occupies the two top floors of the building. At present, the firm represents a wide range of casualty and life and health insurance carriers with specialization in the area of professional malpractice litigation as well as a number of manufacturing clients with regard to products liability.
The firm participates in the Minority Counsel Demonstration Program of the American Bar Association.
The firm practices in both the State and Federal Courts of Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties as well as Monroe County, the Keys, Collier and Lee County serving Naples and Fort Myers. The firm appears in all of Florida"s Appellate Courts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Membership
Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Food and Drug Law Institute.
