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EDWARD R. BLUMBERG is a partner in the Miami firm of Deutsch & Blumberg, P.A. He is certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a board certified civil trial lawyer by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education since 1983. Mr. Blumberg has focused his practice in the areas of negligence, medical malpractice, insurance, wrongful death and products liability law, and civil trial and insurance litigation. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in personal injury litigation. Mr. Blumberg is the author of Proof of Negligence, Florida Torts, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. (1988). He has previously been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami Paralegal School. He is a member of the Dade County and American (member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) bar associations, The Florida Bar (past president), the American Association for Justice, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Blumberg earned his B.A. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from the College of William & Mary. (Miami location) STEPHEN M. COHEN is owner of the Law Offices of Stephen M. Cohen, P.A. He is a former member/chair for the 15th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, former county court judge for Palm Beach County and former arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Cohen is currently a certified county and circuit mediator and a certified assistant circuit civil mediator trainer. He is a member of The Florida Bar, bars of the Southern and Middle districts of Florida, Palm Beach County Bar, and the State Bar of New Mexico. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School. (Fort Lauderdale location) DEBORAH J. GANDER is a partner in the Miami law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson, where her areas of practice include medical negligence, truck accidents, significant personal injury and wrongful death. She served for six years as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law. Ms. Gander earned her B.S. degree and J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami. She is a member of the Dade County (past chair, Civil Litigation Committee) and American bar associations, The Florida Bar, and the American Association for Justice. Ms. Gander is board certified as a civil trial specialist by The Florida Bar. She also is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Ms. Gander tried Bravo v. USA, which resulted in the largest judgment ever entered in a Federal Tort Claims Act ($60.9 million). As a result, she was named, along with her trial partner, as the 2006 Most Effective Civil Trial Lawyer in South Florida by the Daily Business Review. Ms. Gander also is regularly included in the Florida Superlawyers publication, an honor bestowed upon less than five percent of attorneys in the state. (Miami and Fort Lauderdale locations) MITCHELL PANTER is a partner in the law firm of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A., where he practices in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability and premises liability. Mr. Panter also oversees the firm's day to day practice, with six attorneys and a staff of 20. He has tried cases and represented clients throughout the state of Florida. Mr. Panter has presented oral arguments in several state and federal appellate courts and has appeared before the Florida Supreme Court. He is board certified by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education as a specialist in civil trial law and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in civil trial advocacy. Mr. Panter was a professor of paralegal studies at Miami Dade Community College. Mr. Panter also has lectured extensively on a variety of topics relating to personal injury, medical malpractice, trial practice and pretrial procedures. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami. Mr. Panter attended Wagner College in Bregenz, Austria, while enrolled in a Junior Year Abroad program. He is past president of The Pinecrest Business Association, and is a member of the South Miami Kendall Bar Association and the B'Nai Brith Bench & Bar. Mr. Panter is also actively involved in the community, serving on several boards as a director and previously on the Board of Directors for Professional Bank. (Miami location) SUSAN B. RAMSEY is an attorney in the law firm of Gary Roberts & Associates, P.A., in West Palm Beach, where she practices in the area of medical malpractice, nursing home resident's rights and personal injury. Ms. Ramsey earned her A.D. degree from the State University of New York at Farmingdale, her B.S.N. degree from the University of Bridgeport and her J.D. degree from the City University of New York at Queens College Law School. She is a registered nurse; and a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Nurse Attorneys. (Fort Lauderdale location)
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