- Wrongful DeathBefore shifting her focus to alternative dispute resolution, Liz dedicated her entire practice to insurance related matters which included first and third party property cases (sinkholes, fires, thefts, storm claims and other water and wind related losses), personal injury cases, including wrongful death cases, PIP and Med Pay cases, automobile windshield cases, bad faith claims handling and matters relating to allegations of fraud. She has participated in the trial of numerous cases to verdict in the first and third party arena. She has been a prominent speaker for both private entities and law enforcement agencies with regard to issues of insurance matters throughout the State of Florida for years. She is recognized as an attorney fee expert in several counties throughout Florida. She was proud to serve on the Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention’s Prosecutor Education Committee, as well as serving as a past clerk to the Honorable Judge Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich, who currently is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. As such, she brings a unique perspective and background to all cases that she mediates or arbitrates.
- FraudSteven D. Manno (Steve) has over 25 years of experience handling a wide range of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters in Florida. During his years of practice, he has taken part in an extensive amount of mediations and arbitrations and has developed a reputation as being incredibly thorough, prepared and professional. Steve holds an “AV” Preeminent rating (5 out of 5) by Martindale-Hubbell, a peer reviewed rating system which obtains confidential evaluations from attorneys and judges alike. The “AV” rating is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. During his years of practice, he received a nomination for Attorney of the Year from the Florida Insurance Fraud Educational Committee. This nomination is based upon an attorney’s exceptional qualities, including their approach and unique strategies used to impact insurance litigation in the state of Florida.
- Arson
- Premises Liability
- Property Damage
- Personal InjuryBefore shifting his focus to alternative dispute resolution, Steve dedicated his entire practice to insurance related matters which included first and third party personal injury cases, PIP and Med Pay cases, automobile windshield cases, allegations of bad faith claim handling, commercial policy claims, slip and fall claims and matters related to allegations of fraud. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in the first and third party arena. He has been a prominent speaker with regard to issues of insurance matters throughout the state of Florida for years. He is recognized as an attorney fee expert in several counties throughout Florida. He was proud to serve, at the request of then Chief Judge Manual Menendez and the Honorable Charlotte Anderson as a liaison between the Plaintiff and Defense Bar in creating practices and procedures for first party litigation cases in Hillsborough County Florida. As such, he brings a unique perspective and background to all cases that he mediates.