Background
Duane, W. Ford was born on December 1, 1941 in Sneedville, Tennessee, United States.
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W. Ford Duane
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University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Hannah, Voght, Estes & Ingram, P.A. (Orlando, Florida) specializing in Litigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Civil Rights and Governmental Litigation. All State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Florida and United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh Circuits and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Appellate Moot Court Team, 1967. Co-Author: "Florida Criminal Rules and Practice," Continuing Legal Education, The Florida Bar, 1974. 1978; 1981; 1986; 1989.
Assistant County Solicitor, Brevard County, 1969. Assistant Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1969-1970. Member: Orange County Bar Association.
(Member, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1970-1971. Chairman, 1974-1976, 1990-1991. Member, Executive Council, 1976-1979).
The Florida Bar (Member: Prison Reform Committee of Young Lawyers' Section, 1970-1971. Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, 1980-1984. Education Committee, Criminal Law Section, 1988-1990).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
(Also Practicing Individually). Since its beginning, the firm has engaged in all types of personal injury, products liability, commercial, civil rights, and government litigation. A large percentage of the firm's practice has been devoted to medical malpractice, dental malpractice, legal malpractice, professional malpractice, pharmaceutical and health law cases.
The firm has also been extensively involved in complex products liability litigation such as asbestos-claims defense and industry-wide building materials claims. The firm employs a large non-attorney staff, including nurse consultants and other specialized paralegals.
Membership
Member, Appellate Moot Court Team, 1967.
