Betty Marion is a partner in the Ocala office. She has been practicing law in Marion County since 1987. Betty started her legal career as a secretary to her father, a general practitioner in Melbourne, Florida. She continued to work as a legal secretary in various cities in Florida and briefly in New York City, before returning, first to the University of Central Florida to obtain her A.A. and B.A. degrees, and then to Law School at the University of Florida. From 1985 through 2007, Betty worked her way from law clerk to managing partner, and in February of 2008, she opened The Marion Law Firm, LLC, in Ocala, Florida. She managed it until joining Kubicki Draper in 2011.

Betty represents employers in workers’ compensation matters and defendants in liability cases including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability claims, wrongful termination suits, wrongful death claims, veterinary malpractice, licensure defense and general liability and negligence claims. She has achieved an "AV" rating by Martindale & Hubbell, which is a significant accomplishment and a testament to the fact that her peers rate her at the highest level of achievement.  She is also Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation.  She has spoken at numerous seminars and educational programs on practice and procedure, and topical issues, involving workers’ compensation, employment law and liability law.  Her clients include governmental entities, businesses, insurers, servicing agents, horse farms, veterinarians, self-insureds and large and small employers throughout Florida.

Areas of Practice:

- Construction 

- Employment

- Licensure Defense

- Motor Vehicle Liability

- Products Liability

- Premises Liability

- Professional Liability

- Trucking Law

- Veterinary Malpractice

- Workers' Compensation

- Wrongful Death

 

Bar Admissions:

- State of Florida

- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida 

- State of Texas (inactive)

 

Education:

- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (J.D., 1986)

- University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (B.A., with honors, 1984)

 

Professional Memberships and Associations:

- The Florida Bar

- Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Marion County Chapter, (past President)

- Marion County Bar Association 
 

Certifications/Specialties:

- Florida Bar Board Certified - Workers' Compensation

- Certified Continuing Education Instructor, State of Florida

 

Classes and Seminars Presented:

- "Veterinary Negligence and Ethics for the Claims Professional" (Zurich NA Insurance) - 2013 

- "Alcohol, Cell Phones & the Law", (Kubicki Draper Claims Conference) - 2012

- "Ethical Practice in the Real World" (Florida Association of Legal Support Staff) - 2012

- "Workers’ Compensation: Trends & Hot Topics in Fighting Insurance Fraud" (Florida Insurance

   Fraud Educational Conference) - 2012

- "Preventing Pre-Purchase Examination Claims and the Legal Realities" and "Specific Claims Reviews

   and Actual Cases" (Florida Association of Equine Practitioners) - 2012

 

Special Awards and Recognitions:

- Named Florida "Super Lawyer" (2010)

- "AV Preeminent" Rated by Martindale - Hubbell

- "Boss of the Year" by the Marion County Legal Support Association (2012)