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Curtis Richard Newsome
Curtis Richard Newsome
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Bar #827258(FL)     License for 35 years; Member in Good Standing
Orlando FL

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Seaside Plaza201 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1500 Orlando, FL 32801
Offices:
  1. Orlando, FL Seaside Plaza201 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1500 Orlando, FL 32801

Practice Areas

  • Class action 0%

  • Defective and Dangerous Products 0%

  • Personal Injury 0%

  • Auto Related Injuries 0%

  • Product Liability 0%

  • Nursing Home Abuse 0%

  • Consumer Law 0%

  • Consumer Litigation 0%

  • Consumer Rights 0%

  • Highway Design Liability 0%

  • Litigation 0%

  • Civil Litigation 0%

  • Federal Civil Litigation 0%

  • Federal Litigation 0%

  • Trial Practice 0%

  • Complex and Multi-District Litigation 0%

  • Medical Malpractice 0%

  • Birth Trauma 0%

  • Medical Liability 0%

  • Medical Negligence 0%

  • Wrong Site Surgery 0%

  • Accidents 0%

  • Aquatic Injuries 0%

  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries 0%

  • Automobile Negligence 0%

  • Bicycle Accidents 0%

  • Boating Accidents 0%

  • Bodily Injury 0%

  • Brain Injury 0%

  • Catastrophic Injury 0%

  • Commercial Vehicle Liability 0%

  • Cumulative Trauma 0%

  • Dog Bites 0%

  • Electrical Injury 0%

  • Electromagnetic Field Litigation 0%

  • Head Injury 0%

  • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries 0%

  • Motorcycle Accidents 0%

  • Neurolaw 0%

  • Pedestrian Injuries 0%

  • Personal Injury Appeals 0%

  • Personal Injury Arbitration 0%

  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury 0%

  • Power Line Contact Injury 0%

  • Psychological Injury 0%

  • Rental Vehicle Litigation 0%

  • Repetitive Stress Injury 0%

  • School Bus Accidents 0%

  • Severe Burns 0%

  • Sexual Abuse 0%

  • Slip and Fall 0%

  • Spinal Injury 0%

  • Third Party Wrongful Death 0%

  • TMJ Dysfunction 0%

  • Tourist Injuries 0%

  • Unintended Acceleration 0%

  • Wrongful Death 0%

  • Premises Liability 0%

  • Inadequate Security 0%

  • Negligent Security 0%

  • Premises Security 0%

  • Private Security Litigation 0%

  • Products Liability 0%

  • Airbag Injury 0%

  • All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability 0%

  • Automotive Crashworthiness 0%

  • Automotive Design Liability 0%

  • Automotive Products Liability 0%

  • Automotive Restraints 0%

  • Automotive Warranty Law 0%

  • Bicycle Products Liability 0%

  • Biomedical Products Liability 0%

  • Breach of Warranty 0%

  • Breast Implant Litigation 0%

  • Chemical Explosions 0%

  • Chemical Products Liability 0%

  • Dalkon Shield Litigation 0%

  • Diet Drug Litigation 0%

  • Drug and Medical Device Defense 0%

  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation 0%

  • Drug Contamination 0%

  • Elevator Liability 0%

  • Engineering Products Liability 0%

  • Environmental Products Liability 0%

  • Escalator Liability 0%

  • Explosions 0%

  • Firearms Litigation 0%

  • Flammable Fabrics 0%

  • Food Borne Disease 0%

  • Food Products Liability 0%

  • Gas Explosions 0%

  • Heart Device Litigation 0%

  • Heavy Equipment Products Liability 0%

  • Industrial Products Liability 0%

  • Manufacturers Liability 0%

  • Motorcycle Products Liability 0%

  • Office Equipment Products Liability 0%

  • Product Defects 0%

  • Product Failure 0%

  • Product Recall 0%

  • Product Safety 0%

  • Product Warning Labels 0%

  • Products Liability Arbitration 0%

  • Products Liability Insurance Coverage 0%

  • Propane Products Liability 0%

  • Recreational Products Liability 0%

  • Recreational Vehicle Products Liability 0%

  • Seat Belt Injury 0%

  • Tire Defect Litigation 0%

  • Tire/Rim Mismatch 0%

  • Tobacco Litigation 0%

  • Vehicle Rollovers 0%

  • Welding Products Liability 0%

  • Torts 0%

  • Civil Liability 0%

  • Intentional Torts 0%

  • Mass Torts 0%

  • Tort Liability 0%

Resumes

Associations

Association name Position name Duration
Orange County Bar Association Member N/A
The American Assocition for Justice Board of Governors 1996 - 1998
Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association President 1998 - 1999
Fifth District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission Chairman 2000 - 2002
Florida Lawyers Action Group Chairman 2001 - 2002
Attorneys Information Exchange Group Board Member N/A
Florida Justice Association President 2005 - 2006
National Trial Lawyers Association Member, Executive Committee 2009 - 2011

Awards

Award name Grantor Date granted
Orlando PI Litigation - Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year" Best Lawyers in America 2016
Steven C. Sharp Public Justice Award American Association for Justice 2015
Best Lawyer, Personal Injuy Best Lawyers in America 2012
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell 2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Association 2012
Best Lawyers in Orlando Orlando Magazine 2012
Best Lawyer, Personal Injury Best Lawyers in America 2011
Florida Legal Elite Florida Trend Magazine 2011
Best Lawyer, Personal Injury Best Lawyers in America 2010
Best Lawer, Personal Injury Best Lawyers in America 2009
Best Lawyer, Personal Injury Best Lawyers in America 2008
Rough Rider Award Florida Justice Association 2005
Million Dollar Advocate Million Dollar Advocates Forum 2004
Stephen C. Sharp Public Service Award American Association for Justice 2002
Special Achievement Award U.S. Department of Justice 1991

Education

School name Degree Graduated
Florida State University N/A 2024
Florida State University N/A 2024
Florida State University N/A 2024
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1989

Legal Cases

Case name Outcome
Chattelle v. Continental Tire and Tampa Auto $13,602,345.35 Verdict for Plaintiffs.
Estate of Robert Monk v. Dill Air Control Products $5,000,000 settlement for Plaintiffs and recall of more than 30 million defective valve stems.
Varone v. North American Arms and Kane's Ace Hardware $2,100,000 verdict for the Plaintiffs.

License

State Number Status Acquired Updated
FL 827258 Member in Good Standing 1989 09/12/2019
OR Active 2018 09/04/2019
TX Eligible To Practice In Texas 2009 07/18/2019
NM Active 2009 07/29/2015

Publications

Publication name Title Date
Florida Justice Association Journal Post-Sale Negligence Claims in Florida Motor Vehicle Defect Cases 2015

Speaking engagements

Conference name Title Date
Workhorse Seminar Putting Together the Product Liability Case- The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How- A Bird's Eye View 2015
Masters of Justice Products Liability Seminar 2015
Advanced Trial Skills for Top Litigators Advanced Litigation Issues Surrounding Product Liability Cases 2015
Workhorse Seminar The ABC’s of Handling, Litigating, and Trying a Product Liability Case - Basic Steps and Foundational Principles 2014
Hell on the Highways III Auto Products 101: How to Prosecute a Product Liability Case from Soup to Nuts 2014
FJA Auto Negligence Seminar/Held in Conjunction with the FJA Masters of Justice Finding the Products Case in Your Case 2014
August Expert Series Webinar Deposing & Crossing the Enemy Expert 2014
Masters of Justice Engineering Testimony – Defective Design Testimony, State of the Art, Biomechanical Engineering Testimony, Reconstructions 2013
Hell on the Highways II Don’t Miss the Hidden Case: Products Liability in the Automobile Setting 2013
Workhorse Seminar How to Build, Maintain, and Operate a Cutting-Edge Product Liability Practice 2012

Work experience

Title Company name Duration
Assistant United States Attorney U.S. Department Of Justice 1989 - 1993
Associate Cabaniss, Burke & Wagner 1993 - 1995
Partner Newsome Melton, LLP N/A

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