Florida Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Edward Carbone Joins Roig, Tutan, Rosenberg, Martin & Stoller, P.A.
Roig, Tutan, Rosenberg, Martin & Stoller, P.A. welcomes Florida Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney Edward Carbone, recently of Carlton Fields, to head its new Tampa office. Along with three new associate attorneys, Mr. Carbone expands the defense firm’s roster of services to include medical malpractice and reinforces its commitment to serve the entire state of Florida.
“Ed Carbone is known to many Florida healthcare providers for his high-profile litigation record in defending hospitals and doctors,” said founding partner Fernando Roig.
Roig Lawyers (http://www.roiglawyers.com) today announces the launch of a medical malpractice defense group, based in the firm’s new Tampa office. Edward J. Carbone, formerly a shareholder in the Tampa office of Carlton Fields, will lead the new medical malpractice defense team.
Mr. Carbone represents a wide variety of healthcare providers, including hospitals, physicians, and hospice services, in federal, state, and appellate courts. His litigation experience includes the defense of claims involving medical malpractice, birth injury, catastrophic brain injury, wrongful death, and the collection of medical debt.
The Florida Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) no-fault compensation program for birth-related neurological injuries is of particular interest to Mr. Carbone, who has written on the topic and handled NICA-related claims.
“Ed Carbone is known to many Florida healthcare providers for his high-profile litigation record in defending hospitals and doctors,” said founding partner Fernando Roig. “Expanding our roster of legal defense services to include medical malpractice reinforces our commitment to serve the entire state of Florida,” adds managing partner Michael Rosenberg.
Mr. Carbone is licensed in Florida and Massachusetts, and admitted to practice in Florida state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Earlier in his career he served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable Arthur Minuskin of the Superior Court of New Jersey. He earned his J.D. in 1994 from Boston College Law School, and a B.A., cum laude, in 1991 from Boston College. Mr. Carbone is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and listed in Best Lawyers in America (2013-2014).
Associate attorney Jacqueline R. Ambrose, formerly a business litigation associate in the Tampa office of Carlton Fields, is also joining Roig Lawyers. She is experienced in matters relating to creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, products liability, real estate, and the defense of institutional lenders. Ms. Ambrose has defended national title insurance underwriters in class action cases.
Rounding out the new Tampa team will be associate attorneys Miguel Raul Roura and Peter S. Nayrouz, formerly associates in the St. Petersburg office of Banker Lopez Gassler P.A. They are both experienced in many areas of insurance defense, with a focus on Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and insurance fraud (SIU) litigation.
About Roig, Tutan, Rosenberg, Martin & Stoller, P.A
Roig, Tutan, Rosenberg, Martin & Stoller, P.A. (http://www.roiglawyers.com), is a defense law firm serving the state of Florida. It was founded in 2000 by trial attorney Fernando Roig, who is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm is recognized by A.M. Best as Recommended Insurance Attorneys.
Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Roig Lawyers has grown to more than 75 attorneys and 100 support staff. Its diverse team of professionals is experienced in handling thousands of PIP/No-Fault, bodily injury, uninsured motorist, fraud, homeowners, workers’ compensation, and other defense claims. The firm publishes a popular blog on PIP insurance news at http://www.FLPIPGuide.com.
Two members of Roig Lawyers are board certified by The Florida Bar. Partner Jeffrey Tutan is Board Certified in Civil Trial, and Kimberly Hill, Of Counsel to the firm, is Board Certified in Appellate Practice and Workers’ Compensation. The firm and several of its attorneys have been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services as a course provider for Continuing Education classes.
The firm opened offices in Miami, Orlando, and West Palm Beach in 2013. The newest Tampa office is located at 100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1350, Tampa, FL 33602. The Tampa phone number is 813-514-1865 and the fax number is 813-514-1876.