THE TERRELL HOGAN ASBESTOS LEGAL TEAM
Anita C. Pryor
EDUCATION
- Texas Christian University (B.S.N., 1976)
- University of Alabama in Birmingham (M.S.N., 1979)
- Florida State University (J.D. with Honors, 1988)
MEMBER OF:
- The Florida Bar, admitted 1989
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association - President (2008-09), President-Elect (2007-08), Treasurer (2006-07)
- Florida Justice Association (Board Member/Women's Caucus)
- American Association for Justice
- Chester Bedell Inn of Court
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Accomplishments
- "AV" Rating by Martindale Hubbell
- Associate Editor, FSU Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law (1987-89)
- President (1988); FSU Moot Court (1987-89)
- The Order of Barristers (1989)
- Book Award, Oil & Gas Law (1988)
- Book Award, Criminal Procedure (1988)
- Registered Nurse - Florida and Texas
- Former Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (1979-83)
- Assistant Professor of Nursing teaching pathophysiology
Publications
- Pryor, A. (2009) Asbestos Victims Are My Business. In R. Sax (Ed.), Reaching The Bar: Stories of Women At All Stages of Their Law Careers, (pp. 157-160). New York: Kaplan Publishing.
- Pryor A. & Bailey, G. (1989) Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 108 S.Ct. 1319 (1988): An Indian Site Specific Religious Claim Again Trips Over Judeo-Christian Stumbling Blocks 5 J. Land Use & Envtl. Law 1, 293 (1989)
- Pryor, A. (1984) A Comparison of Blood Cultures Withdrawn from the Arterial Line and by Venipuncture Heart and Lung, 13(4), 411-415
- Pryor, A. (1983) The Intra-Arterial Line: A Site for Obtaining Coagulation Studies Heart and Lung, 12(6), 586-590.
Reported Cases
- General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Corp., Appellants v. Allen George Fuller and Mary Ann Fuller, his wife, 705 So.2d 121, 1998 Fla.App. (opinion filed January 30, 1998)
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Petitioner v. Bill Parsons, as Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit and Ronald W. McAllister, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda S. McAllister, Respondents, 644 So.2d 340; 1994 Fla.App. (filed November 1, 1994)
Biography
Anita Pryor is a partner with Terrell Hogan and has been with the firm since 1990. She graduated from Florida State University with her law degree in 1988. Before becoming an attorney, Anita practiced nursing for several years specializing in critical care nursing. After receiving both her bachelors' and masters' degrees in nursing, she served as a Critical Care Nurse Specialist in a large teaching hospital in California participating in research and the supervision of the education for critical care nurses. This experience resulted in two publications in a very prestigious medical journal of research that Anita conducted herself. Anita was also an Assistant Professor of Nursing at two universities. She taught the very complicated subject of pathophysiology in both the undergraduate as well as graduate levels. At the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, Anita was voted teacher of the year by the graduate students. She maintains her Florida and Texas nursing licenses and has been a featured speaker at many nursing programs.
With her degrees in law and nursing, Anita provides her clients with a strong advocate for those who have been wrongfully injured. In her legal practice, she has had extensive experience handling complex defective products cases. She has represented victims of asbestos exposure diagnosed with Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer for 19 years. In addition, she has also handled other complex litigation involving defective hip and knee prostheses, as well as defective hernia implants. Her work on these cases has resulted in millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for the victims and their families.
Away from the office, Anita devotes her time to her husband and two sons. She also has served on the Board of Trustees of her church.
Alan Pickert
EDUCATION
- University of Florida (B.A., with Honors, 1988)
- University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1991)
- Moot Court Board 1989 - 1991
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Florida Blue Key
- Phi Delta Phi
MEMBER OF:
- 2005-2006 President of the Jacksonville Bar Association
- 2000-2006 Board of Governors
- National Vaccine Injury Compensation Court
- 1999-2000 President of the Jacksonville Bar Association YLS
- The Florida Bar, admitted to Bar, 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of
Florida
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Florida Justice Association
- American Association for Justice
- Bedell Inn of Court
- Supreme Court State of Florida
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Awards & Recognition
- Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award
- Florida Super Lawyers 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Florida Legal Elite 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Guest Lecturer at Coastal School of Law
- AV Rating by Martindale Hubbell
Publications
- Pickert, A. (1999) Asbestos: Florida's Silent Killer. Journal, May 1999
- Pickert, A. (2001) Medical Malpractice Regarding Underinsured Physicians. Journal, March 2001
Biography
Alan Pickert is a partner at the law firm and focuses on several aspects of law including, but not limited to, representing individuals who have been seriously injured due to exposure to asbestos, automobile and trucking accidents, dog bites and vaccines. He has been published twice for his articles including "Asbestos: Florida's Silent Killer" in the Journal magazine.
Since graduating from the University of Florida Law School in 1991, Mr. Pickert has successfully handled over a thousand clients who have been diagnosed with illnesses caused by asbestos such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. He has obtained settlements from over forty different manufacturers of asbestos products for his clients who were exposed to asbestos in shipyards, papermills, construction, powerhouses, home renovations, brake/clutch repairs, and/or United States Navy. He has been involved with numerous million dollar results and has been invited to join the prestigious Million Dollar Advocate Forum due to his success. His gross settlements and verdicts to date total more than thirty million dollars.
Mr. Pickert is the past President of both the Jacksonville Bar Association and Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. He is licensed to practice law in Florida's State, Federal and Supreme Court. He is a past recipient of the Florida President's Pro Bono Service Award for his work with the homeless and underprivileged in Jacksonville. He has repeatedly received the highest rating possible from Martindale Hubbell in its rating of attorneys in the United States and has been consistently named as one of Florida's Top attorneys by both the Florida Trend magazine (Florida Legal Elite) and by Law and Politics (Florida Super Lawyer).
Mr. Pickert has been a guest lecturer at the Coastal School of Law and various organizations regarding his vast knowledge of the disease mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and vaccine law. He is happily married with four children.
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