Background
Babbitt, Theodore was born on January 9, 1942 in New York City. Son of Irving and Rose (Hecht) Babbitt.
Babbitt, Theodore was born on January 9, 1942 in New York City. Son of Irving and Rose (Hecht) Babbitt.
Student, Palm Beach Junior College, 1960-1961; Bachelor in Psychology cum laude, U. Florida, 1963; Juris Doctor, U. Florida, 1965.
Schwab v. Tolley, 345 So.2d 747 (4th DCA 1977); Eiler v. Good Samaritan Hospital, 495 So.2d 782 (4th DCA 1986);Frappier v. Health Options, 21 FLW D1885(4th DCA 8-21-96).Worked at Babbitt and Johnson, P.A. (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Florida. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, The Governors Task Force on Medical Malpractice, 1984-1985.
Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Board of Directors, 1970-1978. Treasurer, 1973-1974. Secretary, 1974-1975.
President-Elect, 1975-1976. President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1973.
Chairman, 1976-1977; Member, Grievance Committee, 1977-1980. Chairman, 1980; Member, Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1984-1989. Vice-Chairman, 1986-1988.
Chairman, 1988-1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Co-Dean of Medical Malpractice Specialized Courses, 1987). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985).
The Inner Circle of Advocates. American College of Trial Lawyers. International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. (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).
Member American Bar Association (section tort and insurance practice), ATLA (diplomate, co-dean medical malpractice specialized courses 1987), Florida Bar Association (chairman civil procedure rules committee 1976-1977, vice chairman 1991, chairman medical mediation rules subcommittee 1980-1982, chairman grievance committee 1981, chairman medical malpractice rules subcommittee 1986-1988, chairman form interrogatories subcommittee 1986, vice chairman civil trial certified committee 1986-1988, chairman 1988-1989, chairman civil trial certified examination committee 1987, chairman deposition conduct 1995) Palm BeachCounty Bar Association (board directors 1970-1978, treasurer 1973, secretary 1974, president 1976, chairman law week committee 1967, chairman medical legal committee 1970-1972, chairman circuit court civil practices committee 1973-1974, chairman judicial poll subcommittee 1986-1988), American College Trial Lawyers, American Board Professional Liability Attorneys, Inner Circuit Advocates, International Academy Trial Lawyers, American Board Trial Advocates, American Inns of Court (board directors, charter member), Academy Florida Trial Lawyers (board directors 1982-1984, diplomate, member medical malpractice task force 1993), American Society Law and Medicine, Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society (vice president 1977-1978, federal practice committee 1974-1975, judicial relations committee 1986-1988), Mensa.
Married Adrianne Amalie Adickes, August 22, 1963. Children: Phillip, Andrea.
