Joseph L. Amos Jr. - Orlando, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1990
    J.D.
    Honors: Chairman, Moot Court Team
    Honors: Fellow, Appellate Advocacy Teaching

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Florida, 1987
    B.A.
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Current Employment Position(s)

• Primary Managing Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• Aim High: Ethics and Professionalism in Claims Handling, October 2013, FLA Conference
  
• Professional Practicum: Ethics, Standards and Civility in Claims Handling, 2011
  
• Florida Civil Jury Instructions/Update, 2010
  
• The Law of Jury Selection and The Ethics of Voir Dire, 2006
  
• The Malpractice Defense Team: Roles, Rules & Responsibilities, AALNC Annual Conference, 2002
  
• Nursing Homes - An Industry in Crisis (Defending the Home: Legal Issues and Realities)
  
• Preventive Medicine: Issues and Suggestions for Pro-Active Approach to Florida Nursing Home Litigation
  
• Survey & Overview of Civil Litigation: Defending Claims and Asserting Rights
  
• Adjunct Professor, UCF-AALNC Certification Program
  
• Adjunct Professor, Rollins College
  
• Adjunct Professor, Valencia Community College

Representative Clients

• AMC Theatres

• American Campus Communities

• American International Group (AIG)

• Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.

• Kiewit Construction

• Loews Resorts & Hotels

• Modern Plumbing, Inc.

• Northbridge Insurance/Canada

• Schoolfield Properties, Inc.

• Scotts Companies/Miracle-Gro

• Sunbeam Products, Inc.

• Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

• Columbia Insurnace Group

• Metlife Insurnace

• North American Risk Services

• West Field Insurnace

• Traders

• Cap Specialty Insurance

• Tristar

• Lynx / Central Florida Reginal Tranportation Authorities

Published Works

Articles

• "Florida's Joint and Several Liability Law: Through the Thicket", (Co-Author), Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar The Advocate, No. 2, Vol. 34, February, 2004
  
• "Dealing With Pro Se Litigants (and Others) Professionally", The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, December, 1997
  
• "Keeping Watch: When Attorneys Use Paralegals", The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, December, 1996
  
• "Advanced Technology and Tort Law: Achieving Responsible, Reasonable Standards", Defense Counsel Journal, No.2., Vol. 58, April, 1991
  

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1990
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990

Specialties and Certifications

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

Other Affiliations

• Florida Supreme Court, Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 2007 - Present
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• Legal Aid Society of Central Florida, 2002 - 2003 (President)
• Legal Aid Society of Central Florida (Trustee)
• Courthouse Committee, 1996 (Chairman)
• Law Week, 1995 (Chairman)
• Professionalism Committee
• Federal & State Trial Practice Committee
• The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1992 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Sections (Member)
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• Leadership Orlando/Orlando Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Central Florida Chapter, 2010 - Present

Fraternities and Sororities

• Delta Upsilon
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Blue Key