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Douglas J. McCarron

 

Douglas J. McCarron received his Bachelors of Science in 1993 and his Juris Doctorate in 1995, both with Honors from Florida State University. Upon graduation, Doug served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for four years. While there, Doug was a member of the Career Criminal Unit where he distinguished himself in over 50 trials prosecuting violent crime. Upon leaving the State Attorney’s Office in 2000, Doug began to focus on representing victims of serious and catastrophic injury.

McCarron joined The Haggard Law Firm in 2006 and has lent his expertise by handling a wide variety of cases including negligent security, pool drowning, construction accidents, auto accidents and wrongful death cases.  Since becoming a partner in 2007, he has resolved numerous cases resulting in over $65 million in settlements and verdicts.  

In December 2008, McCarron successfully obtained an $8 million jury verdict on behalf of the Garcia family.  This negligent security/wrongful death case found the owners and managers of The Arbors apartment complex guilty of failing to provide adequate security on the property.  He has also settled similar cases in Fort Myers and Orlando with comparable results.

Doug is admitted to the Florida Bar, the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He currently serves as President-Elect of the Miami-Dade Justice Association and was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Association.

 

EDUCATION AND HONORS

  • Florida State University College of Law, Juris Doctorate (1995)

-         Cum Laude

  • Florida State University, Bachelor of Science (1993)

-         Cum Laude

 

PRACTICE

  • Partner, The Haggard Law Firm (2006-Present)
  • Feiler, Leach & McCarron, PL (2003 – 2006)
  • McCarron, Fox & Eljaiek, PA (2002)
  • McCarron & Fox, PA (2001 – 2002)
  • Angones, Hunter, McClure, Lynch & Williams, P.A. (2000 – 2001)
  • Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County 11th Circuit (1996 – 2000)
    • Career Criminal Unit (1997 – 2000)
    • Hiring Committee (1998 – 2000)
    • Environmental Crimes Unit (1998 – 2000)
  • Clerk, Judge James Wolf, First District Court of Appeal (1995)

 

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Florida (1996)
  • United States District Court, 11th Circuit (2000)
  • United States Court of Appeal, Southern District of Florida (2003)

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Member, Miami-Dade County Bar Association
  • Member, Miami-Dade Justice Association

-         Current President

-         Former President-Elect

-         Former Secretary

-         Former Board of Directors member

-         Former Judicial Reception Chair

  • Member, Florida Justice Association

-         Board of Directors

-         Membership Committee

-         Program Chair

-         Miami-Dade Task Force

-         3rd DCA Key Contacts Chair

  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Southern Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, National Crime Victim Bar Association
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Lifetime Member, Cambridge Who’s Who
  • Listed, Florida Trend Legal Elite
  • Honored, Garden State Concerns of Police Survivors
  • Listed, Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Preeminent Rated Attorney
  • Listed, Best Lawyer in America (2012 to present)

 

CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

  • Volunteer, Community Partnership for the Homeless
  • Judge, Ford Salute to Education Scholarship Program
  • Member, Seminole Boosters