Saturday
Apr252009

Coral Gables Attorney Christopher Marlowe Guest Speaker at Sexual Assault Awareness Event in Miami Gardens

Coral Gables, Florida (April 25, 2009) – Christopher Marlowe, associate attorney with The Haggard Law Firm, was a recently featured guest speaker at a sexual assault awareness event at Country Village Park in Miami Gardens. The event was sponsored by the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at Jackson Health System and the Miami-Dade Department of Park and Recreation ParkWatch Program.

Marlowe spoke about how The Haggard Law Firm focuses on organizations that provide support, guidance and counseling for sexual assault survivors. The event sent a powerful message to families that we, as a community, honor their courage and vow to do whatever we can to help victims of sexual assault rebuild their lives.

The Haggard Law Firm is a plaintiff's trial firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm handles serious injury, death and tort cases in the United States, the Caribbean, the Americas, and other international jurisdictions. The firm's work has earned them recognition among its peers and the judiciary as one of the most highly regarded personal injury law firms nationwide. The partners have won both national and international recognition for their achievements in some of the most challenging cases of our time, including those dealing with major airline disasters, swimming pool drowning negligence and most recently negligent security.

Saturday
Apr252009

Coral Gables Attorney Christopher Marlowe Guest Speaker at Sexual Assault Awareness Event in Miami Gardens

Coral Gables, Florida (April 25, 2009)– Christopher Marlowe, associate attorney with The Haggard Law Firm, was a recently featured guest speaker at a sexual assault awareness event at Country Village Park in Miami Gardens. The event was sponsored by the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center (RTC) at Jackson Health System and the Miami-Dade Department of Park and Recreation ParkWatch Program.

Marlowe spoke about how The Haggard Law Firm focuses on organizations that provide support, guidance and counseling for sexual assault survivors. The event sent a powerful message to families that we, as a community, honor their courage and vow to do whatever we can to help victims of sexual assault rebuild their lives.

The Haggard Law Firm is a plaintiff's trial firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm handles serious injury, death and tort cases in the United States, the Caribbean, the Americas, and other international jurisdictions. The firm's work has earned them recognition among its peers and the judiciary as one of the most highly regarded personal injury law firms nationwide. The partners have won both national and international recognition for their achievements in some of the most challenging cases of our time, including those dealing with major airline disasters, swimming pool drowning negligence and most recently negligent security.

Thursday
Feb262009

Attorney Michael Haggard Serves as Guest Speaker at FJA Seminar

Coral Gables, FL (February 26, 2009) – Michael A. Haggard, partner of The Haggard Law Firm was a featured guest speaker at the Florida Justice Association's Jury Selection Seminar that took place at the Hilton at The Walt Disney World Resort. Haggard addressed trial lawyers from across Florida on "Handling, Litigating and Trying the Negligent Security Case."

Haggard, a resident of Coral Gables, practices law in the field of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Liquor Liability, and Negligent Security. Haggard served as Assistant Public Defender before turning to personal injury law. He is currently President Elect of the Florida Justice Association. He served in the Miami-Dade Justice Association and as a member of the American Association for Justice, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is currently a member of The Florida Bar and American Bar Association among others. Haggard earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and his law degree from the University of Miami.

Wednesday
Feb252009

Orlando Negligent Security Case Settles for $1.9 Million

Coral Gables, FL (February 25, 2009) – Attorneys Michael A. Haggard and Douglas J. McCarron successfully settled a negligent security case for $1.9 million. 27-year-old Jose Medina Navarro was murdered by two gunmen that broke into his apartment in an attempted robbery in Orlando. The company in charge of the building failed to provide adequate security for its tenants providing no security, broken street lamps and a front gate that never closed.

Tuesday
Feb172009

$5.3 Million Settlement in Negligent Security Case

Coral Gables, FL (February 17, 2009) – Attorneys Michael A. Haggard and Douglas J. McCarron have settled a negligent security case for $5.3 million. Details of the case settlement are confidential. The plaintiff was murdered by a gunman who stole a necklace without resistance at an apartment complex in Orlando. The companies in charge of the building failed to provide adequate security even though the area is known for being high in crime.