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Gobelman, Love, Gavin & Wasilenko, L.L.C.
815 South Main Street, Suite 300
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Telephone: (904)393-9007/Facsimile: (904)393-9050

The firm represents and advises clients in the areas of:
-General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts-
Administrative, Automobile, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Corporate, Employment,
Environmental, Estate Planning, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Malpractice,
Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Workers Compensation, White Collar Crime,
Criminal Defense and Insurance Fraud Investigations.

ROBERT C. GOBELMAN, Managing Member, born East St. Louis, Illinois, admitted to bar, 1958, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1959, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (A.B., with honors, 1955); University of Chicago (J.D., National Honor Scholar, 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, 1968-1970 and Member, 1968-1972, Zoning Board, City of Jacksonville. President, Duval County Legal Aid Association, 1972-1973. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Judicature Society; Florida Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1980; Secretary-Treasurer, 1981; President-Elect, 1982; President, 1983); Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1971-1972).

MARY BLAND LOVE, Managing Member, born Birmingham, Alabama, admitted to bar, 1978, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1979, Georgia Superior Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). President, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 1986-87. Board Member, Florida Legal Services, Inc., 1987-88. Member, Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions (Civ.), 1989-95. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1987-88); The Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Barrister, 1987-90) (Master since 1998); The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Executive Council, 1999-2002; American Board of Trial Advocates since 1997 (President, Jacksonville Chapter 2002); Fourth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission 2001-2006.

KRISTY J. GAVIN, Managing Member, born Bay Village, Ohio, admitted to bar, 1989, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1986-1988); Florida Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Team, 1987. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation Section Chair, 2001-2003); The Florida Bar (Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education), (Committee, Florida Workers' Compensation Rules, 1994-2000, Committee, Florida Appellate Court Rules Committee, 2002- ); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel, First Coast Friends of Four Forty (Chairman, 2001-2003), General Counsel, Flagler County School District.

RONALD S. WASILENKO, Managing Member, born Cambridge, Massachusetts, admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1979, Massachusetts; 1982, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northeastern University (B.S. with highest honor, 1976) Phi Kappa Phi; Suffolk University (J.D. cum laude, 1979) Phi Delta Phi; George Washington University (LL.M. with highest honors, 1989). Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 1980-1998. Member: The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section); Jacksonville Bar Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel.

MICHAEL D. KENDALL, Associate, born Indianapolis, Indiana, admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Southern Indiana (B.S. Psychology, 1997); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2000). Judicial Staff Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit 2000-2003. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association, The Florida Bar, American Bar Association; Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

Aetna, Allstate Ins. Co., AlphaStar Insurance Company, American Home Prod. Corp., American International Group, Anesthesiologists’ Professional Assurance Co., Apex Construction, Ascension Health, ATI Title Company, BP America Inc., Baptist Health System, Cambridge Integrated Services, Champion Enterprises, Inc., Citizens Property Insurance, Clay County, Florida, CNA Ins. Cos., Columbia Healthcare Corp., Commercial Risk, Management Services, Countrywide Services Corporation, Crawford & Co., Crest Chevrolet, Cunningham Lindsey Claims Mgmt., First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Inc., First Professionals Insurance Company, Inc., Flagler County School Board, GAB Business Services, Inc., General Motors Corp., Gulf Atlantic Ins. Services, The Hartford, Helmsman Management Services, Inc., Hercules Inc., Intermed Insurance Company, IREX Corporation, Lender Services, Inc., Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., Merrill Lynch, North Florida Medical Associates, Inc., North American Risk Services, Pfizer, Inc., Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Sedgwick-James of Florida, Inc., Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Shands at the University of Florida, Shands at AGH, Specialized Risk Administrators, Specialty Risk Services, Speedy Title & Appraisal Review Services, State Farm Insurance Companies, The State of Florida, United Self Insured Services, Univ. of FL Health Science Center Self-Ins. Program, Wyeth Laboratories, Inc, York STB, Inc.

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