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I like helping clients with legal problems. Whether you have been in an accident at work or on the road or need help to obtain Social Security benefits, we work hard to secure the benefits you need and deserve. My experience includes both jury and non-jury trials as well as workers' compensation final hearings and securing Social Security disability and income benefits for clients. I have the experience and ability to fight the battle to the end but also the experience and wisdom to know when a resolution of the issues better serves my client. Clients receive ethical, high quality legal services, and personal service as well. A call to me during business hours will be returned with 24 business hours. If I am out of town or unavailable, that call will still be returned by someone with this firm.
| Betty Marion Whitman: | Member at The Carlson Meissner Hart & Hayslett, PA |
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4245 Rachel Blvd. Spring Hill, FL 34607 |
| Website: | http://carlsonmeissner.com |
| Phone: | 352-597-2464(352) 597-2464 |
| Fax: | 352-597-2467 |
| Offices: |
Carlson Meissner Hart & Hayslett, PA
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I enjoy helping people with disabilities obtain Social Security Disability or Supplemental Income benefits. Even if we have to go all the way to a hearing in this long process, that is my chance to tell their story to the Administrative Law Judge, to explain how these disabilities are barriers to employment and enjoyment of activities of daily living.
Representing injured workers. It is my goal to make sure that you get all the workers' compensation benefits that the law says you are entitled to.
Representing those wrongfully injured in personal injury, wrongful death, slip and fall, product liability, motor vehicle accident and other negligence cases.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Past President | N/A |
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Past President | N/A |
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Past President | 1900 - 1900 |
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Member | N/A |
| Florida Association of Women Lawyers | Member | 1988 - 1900 |
| The Florida Bar | Board Certified Workers' Compensation | 2000 - 2015 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
| Boss of the Year | Marion County Legal Support Association | 2014 |
| Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2012 |
| Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2011 |
| Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2010 |
| Board Certification | N/A | 2000 |
| Board Certification | 2000 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Central Florida | B.A. | 1984 |
| University of Central Florida | B.A. | 1984 |
| University of Florida College of Law | law | 1985 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Brannan v. GEICO | in favorof GEICO |
| City of Ocala v. McFall | in favor of employee |
| Davis v. Marion County | in favor of employee |
| Esrik v. Mitchell | In favor of veterinarian |
| Faro v. Marion County Sheriff's Dept. | in favor of employee |
| Fay v. Tut, Inc. dba Golden Corral of Zephryhills | Defense Verdict |
| Kernan v. Ocala Equine Hospital | defense verdict (in favor of veterinarian and hospital) |
| Marion County and USIS v. Futch | Order in favor of Claimant was reversed on appeal |
| Marion County v. Futch | in favor of employer/carrier |
| McNeely v. Berk | in favor of veterinarian |
| Remington v. City of Ocala | in favor of employee |
| Rucker v. City of Ocala | in favor of employee |
| Winn Dixie Stores v. Grubb |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | Voluntary Resignation | 1992 | 11/13/2021 | |
| FL | 651036 | Member in Good Standing | 1987 | 09/11/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| KD Quarterly | Service Dogs? What's a Proprietor To Do? | 2013 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NAMI Spring Hill FL Lunch and Learn | SSD/SSI Top Ten Questions Applicants Ask Attorneys | 2017 |
| Martin Co. Human Resources Assoc | Workers' Compensation and Workplace Safety: Batten Down the Hatches | 2014 |
| Zurich NA. Ins. CEU | Ethics for the Claims Professional | 2013 |
| Zurich N.A. Ins. CEU program | Veterinary Negligence | 2013 |
| State wide seminar | Ethical Practice in the Real World | 2012 |
| Kubick Draper Claims Conference | Alcohol, Cell Phones & the Law | 2012 |
| Florida Ins. Fraud educational conference | Workers' Compensation: Trends & Hot Topics | 2012 |
| CEU program | Preventing Pre-Purchase Examination Claims and the Legal Realities | 2012 |
| Client conference | Retaliatory Discharge | 2007 |
| Successfully Defending General Liability Claims | Premises Liability & Negligent Security | 2005 |
| Law for Employers 2005 | Employer Civil Liability | 2005 |
| Florida Workers' Compensation and General Liability Issues in Claims Handling | Ethics for Adjusters | 2005 |
| Liability Issues in Claim Handling | Wrongful Death and Damages in Connection with Wrongful Death | 2004 |
| Workshop | Conducting a Sexual Harassment Investigation | 2003 |
| FL Workers' Compensation and Employment Law | When is An Injury Not a Compensabe Accident? | 2002 |
| Florida Employment Law Update | Hiring & Firing Tips and Traps | 2001 |
| 54th Annual FL Workers' Compensation Education Conference | Reconciling Federal Discrimination Law with the Florida Workers Compensation Act | 1999 |
| Too many to list since 1999 | Workers Compensation and Employer Rights and Responsibilities | 2024 |
| Too many to list since 1999 | Workers Compensation and Employer Rights and Responsibilities | 2024 |
| Too many to list since 1999 | Workers Compensation and Employer Rights and Responsibilities | 2024 |
| Too many to list since 1999 | Workers Compensation and Employer Rights and Responsibilities | 2024 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| shareholder | Pattillo McKeever & Bice PA | 1985 - 1997 |
| shareholder | Pattillo McKeever & Bice PA | 1985 - 1997 |
| partner | McCarter, Helm, Keiter, Marion, Davis & O'Connor, PA | 1997 - 1999 |
| partner | McCarter, Helm, Keiter, Marion, Davis & O'Connor, PA | 1997 - 1999 |
| shareholder, manager of Ocala office | McConnaughhay Duffy Coonrod Pope & Weaver, PA | 1999 - 2008 |
| shareholder, manager of Ocala office | McConnaughhay Duffy Coonrod Pope & Weaver, PA | 1999 - 2008 |
| Member/Manager | The Marion Law Firm, LLC | 2008 - 1900 |
| Member/Manager | The Marion Law Firm, LLC | N/A |
| Member/Manager | The Marion Law Firm, LLC | N/A |
| Shareholder | Kubicki Draper | N/A |
| Shareholder | Kubicki Draper | 2011 - 1900 |
| Shareholder | Kubicki Draper | N/A |
| Attorney | Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A. | 2015 - 1900 |
| Attorney | Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A. | N/A |
| Attorney | Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A. | N/A |
