Carol Finklehoffe Profile
A personal injury lawyer is a highly trained legal professional who has vast experience and understanding of different cases in the field of personal injury. Personal injury can result from different types of accidents, which include motor accidents, work place injuries, dog bites and slip and fall accidents among many others.
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Phone: (305) 854-4900 Fax: (305) 854-8266 Toll Free: (800) 836-6400
Carol
Finklehoffe is an "AV" rated attorney with the main concentration of
her practice relating to complex personal injury, wrongful death, sexual
assault and harassment, and missing person litigation. Ms. Finklehoffe
has developed an expertise in cases involving cruise ship passengers and
maritime crew members on various types of commercial and private
vessels. Ms. Finklehoffe is an active trial attorney through out the
State of Florida in both state and federal courts. She is also admitted
to practice in California and Massachusetts. Additionally, she is a
trained Civil Circuit Court Mediator.
Before specializing in protecting the rights of the wrongfully injured, Ms. Finklehoffe spent over a decade working as a defense attorney for the cruise lines and shipowners and operators. Her experience gives her a unique insight into the maritime industry and provides her with an advantage in advocating for the rights of the injured passengers and crewmembers. Ms. Finklehoffe lectures to maritime industry groups speaking on various issues including, Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Assaults Occurring Aboard Cruise Ships, Liability for Independent Contractors Working Aboard Cruise Ships.
Ms. Finklehoffe was raised in Florida. She graduated from Boston College (‘91 magna cum laude) and the University of Miami School of Law (‘94 cum laude).
Before specializing in protecting the rights of the wrongfully injured, Ms. Finklehoffe spent over a decade working as a defense attorney for the cruise lines and shipowners and operators. Her experience gives her a unique insight into the maritime industry and provides her with an advantage in advocating for the rights of the injured passengers and crewmembers. Ms. Finklehoffe lectures to maritime industry groups speaking on various issues including, Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Assaults Occurring Aboard Cruise Ships, Liability for Independent Contractors Working Aboard Cruise Ships.
Ms. Finklehoffe was raised in Florida. She graduated from Boston College (‘91 magna cum laude) and the University of Miami School of Law (‘94 cum laude).
EDUCATION
- Boston College (B.S., 1991, Magna Cum Laude)
- University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1994, Cum Laude)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Florida Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Florida Maritime Lawyers Associations
- Treasurer
- Board of Directors
- Charter Member
- Maritime Law Association
- Cruise Line and Passenger Committee
- Cruise Line International Association
- Executive Partner
- Lecturer
- Women's International Shipping & Trade Association
- National Association of Professional Women
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Florida Bar, September 1994
- Massachusetts Bar, January 1996
- California Bar, 2002
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, September, 1995
- United States District Court Southern District of Florida, April 1995
- United States District Court Middle District of Florida, October 1995
CERTIFICATIONS
- Civil Circuit Court Mediator (certification pending)
PUBLICATIONS
- Sea Food - Who is Liable for a Bad Catch? An Analysis of a Ship Owner’s Liability for Claims of Food Poisoning, University of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal, Vol. 19, Page 119 (Winter 2006)(co-author)
PRESENTATIONS
- Traps and Pitfalls Under the New Medicare Lien Law, Maritime Law Association, Passenger and Cruise Line Committee, Hilton Head, SC, November 2009
- Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Assaults, Maritime Law Association, Passenger and Cruise Line Committee, New York City, May 2009
- Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Assaults, Maritime Law Association, Passenger and Cruise Line Committee, Long Beach, CA, November 2008
- Food Poisoning and Cruise Ships, Cruise Line International Association Legal & Insurance Seminar, Washington, D.C. July 20, 2007
- Liability for Independent Contractors, Maritime Law Association, Passenger and Cruise Line Committee, New York City, May 2007
- The Effects of Medicare/Medicaid on Settlements, UK P&I Club Bodily Injury Team Conference, Miami, November 2005
PUBLISHED CASES
- Ozarslan v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 1627 AMC 2008 (11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, May 15, 2008)
- Gabriel v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 2005 AMC 1617 (S.D. Fla. 2005)
- Bird v. Celebrity Cruise Line, Inc., 428 F.Supp 2nd (S.D. Fla. 2005)
- Doe v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc., 145 F.Supp. 2d 1337 (S.D. Fla. 2001)
Florida Personal Injury Lawyer Carol Finklehoffe Profile
CONTACT & MAP
Miami Office
2350 S Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33133
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Toll-Free: (800) 836-6400
Telephone: (305) 854-4900
Fax: (305) 854-8266
Orlando Office - Of Counsel / Bounds Law Group
1751 N Park Ave
Maitland, FL 32751
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Toll-Free: (800) 836-6400
South Beach Office
1111 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Key West Office
615-1/2 Whitehead St
Key West, FL 33040
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