Joseph L. Amos Jr.

Year Joined Firm

• 1990

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury/Professional Liability/Risk Management
• Products Liability
• Insurance Litigation
• Dispute Resolution/Mediation
• Commercial/Business Litigation
• Construction Defect Litigation
• Contract Dispute Litigation
• Professional Liability
• Presuit and Litigation “best practices”/Claims Handling, Risk Management and Resolution Strategies

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation and Trial

Certified Legal Specialties

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

Bar Admissions

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

Education

1. University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
   • J.D. - 1990
   • Honors: Chairman, Moot Court Team
   • Honors: Fellow, Appellate Advocacy Teaching
2. University of Florida
   • B.A. - 1987
   • Honors: With Honors
   • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• Florida Construction Defect Statute Chapter 558 Legal Update 2020, December 2020
• Construction Defect Cases - The Statute of Repose, December 2020
• First-Party Bad Faith Claim and COVID-19, April 2020
• COVID-19 Strikes Again...This Time in the Nation's Courthouses, April 2020
• A "Quiet Restructuring" with Loud Implications for Florida County Courts, February 2020
• Daubert Rides Again - Unreliable, Speculative Expert Opinions Still Don't Fly Under Daubert, January 2020
• You Receive a First Party Civil Remedies Notice (CRN). What Now?, April 2019
• "How Personal Counsel Can Assist You In Legal Cases," Fisher Rushmer Blog, August 2017
• "You Do the Math! Learn How to Correctly Calculate Medical Costs in Personal Injury Cases," Fisher Rushmer Blog, January 2017
• "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

Representative Clients

• Columbia Insurance Group
• Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.
• Diamond Plastics, Inc.
• MetLife/Metropolitan Casualty/Farmers Insurance
• Loews Resorts & Hotels
• Weston Coatings, Inc.
• Schoolfield Properties, Inc.
• Scotts Companies/Miracle-Gro
• Stetson University
• Sunbeam Products, Inc.
• Seminole County School Board
• Orlando Decorative Concrete, LLC
• Church Mutual Insurance
• USAA
• Lynx/Central Florida Regional Transportation Agency
• Managed Labor Solutions, Inc.
• Ruth's Chris/Darden Restaurants
• Universal Property & Casualty
• J-M Manufacturing

Classes/Seminars

• Panel/Session: Ethical Issues - Defense of Licensed Professionals and Construction Matters – (Navigating wasting policies, sub limits for administrative proceedings, and hammer clauses), Property and Casualty Clients, Chicago, IL, March 2025.
• Seminar: Property & Casualty Claims – Initial Investigation: Keys, Practice Pointers, and Pitfalls, CE Provided to Seneca Insurance, December 2024
• Seminar: Florida Tort/Casualty and Property Reform – New Laws, New Standards and New Times, The Harmonie Group Winter Seminar, January 2024
• Seminar: Navigating Challenging/Potentially Treacherous [Florida] Waters: Pre-suit Claims, Multi-competes, & Time Limit Demands (TLD’S), Atlantic Claim Executives Association, April 2023
• Black Hat, White Hat & Gray Matter: Effective Mediations - Preparation, Strategy and Presentation / Orange County Bar Association
• Florida Law Alliance Construction Seminars: Mediating Construction Cases, June 2019, February 2018
• Florida Bar Seminar: Moderator, Civility, Ethics and Professionalism, August 2015, 2016, 2017, February 2018
• 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

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" Rating
• Best Lawyers in America^©, Professional Malpractice Law Defense, 2012 - 2025
• Best Lawyers in America^©, Professional Malpractice Law Plaintiffs, 2012 - 2025
• Best Lawyers in America^©, Commercial Litigation, 2012 - 2025
• Best Lawyers in America^©, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, 2012 - 2025
• Best Lawyers™ 2021, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year" in Orlando
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• The Florida Bar President’s Pro-Bono Service Award; 2014
• Judge J.C. “Jake” Stone, Legal Aid Society Distinguished Service Award/Legal Aid Society of Orange County; 2012
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Florida Supreme Court, Civil Jury Instruction Committee, Chair, Spoliation Sub-Committee, 2007 - 2010
• Orange County Bar Association, Member
• Legal Aid Society of Central Florida, President, 2002 - 2003
• Legal Aid Society of Central Florida, Trustee, 2014 - 2019
• Courthouse Committee, Chairman, 1996
• Law Week, Chairman, 1995
• Professionalism Committee
• Federal & State Trial Practice Committee
• The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, Member, 1992 - Present
• 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
• Member, Trial Law Institute
• Member, Diversity Law Institute
• Member, Trial Law Institute
• Member, Diversity Law Institute

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Upsilon
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Florida Blue Key