Andrew Needle - Miami, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, May, 1977
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, June, 1974
    Bachelor of Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Classes and Seminars

• "Negligent Security", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1986
  
• "Current Thoughts on the Death on the High Seas Act", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1987
  
• "Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Incidents", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, May 17, 1990 - May 18, 1990
  
• "Medical Malpractice Pre-suit Screening: Pitfalls and Opportunities", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, November 2, 1990
  
• "Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Liens and Other Such Nuisances", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1990
  
• "Handling Blue Cross Blue Shield Rights", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, April 25, 1991 - April 26, 1991
  
• "Florida's Hospital Review Committee Privileges: A Chinese Wall Against Responsibility", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1993
  
• "Trying the Auto Accident Case", National Education Network, 1994
  
• "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights or Rights of Reimbursement", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
  
• "The Good Samaritan Act's Emergency Room Provisions - Samaritans and Goodness Have Nothing to Do With It", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
  
• "Demonstration of Jury Selection Techniques", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
  
• The Legal Aftermath of Fabre v. Marin and Strategies for Settlement and Trial, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
  
• "Group Health Insurance Liens", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1995
  
• "Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases - An Historical Perspective and Comparison", The Florida Bar, 1995
  
• "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement: General Legal Principles, Pitfalls, Suggestions for Negotiating, Strategies for Releases and Settlements", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1996
  
• "Insurance Litigation in Florida - Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Lorman Education Services, 1996
  
• "Florida's Collateral Source Statute", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1997
  
• "Preparing and Litigating the Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Case", National Bar Association/Women Lawyers Division Dade County Chapter, 1998
  
• "Group Health Carrier Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1998
  
• "Medical Malpractice: The Myth of the Frivolous Lawsuit", Coral Gables Bar Association, 1998
  
• "Basic Steps in the Medical Malpractice Case", Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1998
  
• "How to Prepare for & Conduct Cross Examination of Defense Experts", Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
  
• "Direct Examination of the Plaintiff", Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
  
• "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", Lorman Education Services, 1999
  
• "Medical Malpractice in Florida", National Business Institute, 1999
  
• "Health Insurance Subrogation Rights and Rights of Reimbursement", Lorman Education Services, 2000
  
• "Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation in Florida - Discovery and Pretrial Preparation", Lorman Education Services, 2000
  
• "The Current Effects of the Collateral Source Statute 768.76", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2001
  
• "Evidence and Hearsay in the Florida Courtroom", National Business Institute, 2001
  
• "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", Lorman Education Services, 2001
  
• "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida - Evaluating the Wrongful Death Case", Lorman Education Services, 2002
  
• "Medical Malpractice Law Legislative Changes and Case Law Update", Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2003
  
• "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida", Lorman Education Services, 2004
  
• "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Florida", Lorman Education Services, 2005

Published Works

Articles

• Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 3rd Edition, 1984
  
• Shadow Juries Won't Keep You in the Dark, Miami Review, March 5th, 1990
  
• Post Trial Motions, Florida Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 4th Edition, 1990
  
• An Ill‑Conceived Brainstorm: State Legislators Enact Law Imposing Legal Inequities, Miami Review, August 23rd, 1991
  
• Malpractice Litigation: Views of a Plaintiff's Attorney, Caduceus Newsletter, Spring, 1992
  
• Effective Use of Technology in Preparing and Trying Cases: An Historical Perspective and Comparison, The Florida Bar News, January 15th, 1996
• Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 5th Edition, 1998
• Post Trial Motions, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Chapter 18, 6th Edition, 2001

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Supreme Court

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1991

Other Affiliations

• American Board of Trial Advocates, Miami Chapter (Charter Member)
• Florida Bar's Board of Governors, 1997 - 2003 (Member)
• Miami-Dade County Justice Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)