Jorge's practice is devoted exclusively to civil litigation. Jorge began his legal career as a United States Air Force JAG. While on active duty, he tried felony level criminal cases before military courts-martial and tried misdemeanors as a Special Assistant U.S. attorney before federal magistrates. As a claims officer, Jorge counseled the medical staffs of two busy military hospitals on medico-legal and bio-ethics issues. He was also in charge of handling claims filed against the Air Force under the Federal Tort Claims Act, including medical malpractice, automobile and premises liability claims.
Jorge's civil litigation defense practice has included automobile, premises liability and trucking litigation as well as construction defect and product liability defense. A substantial part of his practice also involves first party life and disability insurance litigation, including bad faith insurance cases and cases involving group plans governed by ERISA.
- - Automobile
- - Premises Liability
- - First Party Life and Disability Insurance
- - Claims Administration and Bad Faith
- - Construction Defects
- - Products Liability
- - Benzene Exposure
- - 2006, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- - 2000, U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- - 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- - 1996, U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
- 1995, State of Florida
- - University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL
J.D., Cum Laude, 1995
Honors: Law Review: University of Miami Law Review
- Florida International University, Miami, FL
B.A., Political Science, 1990
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- - 2001 - 2004, William Glenn Terrell American Inns of Court
- - Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Florida Bar Association
- 2004 - 2005, Volunteer Teen Court Judge - - Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
- West Coast Claims Association
- Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar Association - - Phi Delta Phi
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