BRIAN B. BOLTON

Areas of Practice

Workers’ Compensation Law (Certified/Specialist)

Appellate Law

Commercial Litigation

Criminal Law

Labor and Employment Law

Local Government Law

Education

University of Florida, Juris Doctor, 1985

University of Miami, Master of Business Administration, 1982

Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, 1979

Professional Offices

Member, Florida Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Committee

(2002-2008)

Chairman, Florida Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Committee

(2004-2005)

Guest Editor, Florida Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation News & 440 Report

(Summer 2002)

Editor, Florida Bar Journal, Workers’ Compensation Column (1989-1994)

Member, Florida Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Judicial Rules Committee

(1990-1994)

Certifications

August, 1993 - Certified by the Florida Bar Association as a Specialist in the area of Workers’

Compensation Law

April, 2001 - Certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Certified Mediator -

General Practice Areas (Does Not Include Domestic Relations)

Legal Publications

"An Interview with Bob Groves, Director of Claims, Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association", Florida Bar Journal News & 440 Report, Summer, 2002.

"No (Victor) Wine Before its Time: Revisiting the Expanding Compensability of Heart Attacks Eight Years Later", 70 Florida Bar Journal 77 (October, 1996)

"Workers' Compensation: Employer's Risk of Claims Due to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome", 10 National Association of Independent Crop Consultants, News 2 (February/March, 1996)

"Statute of Limitations", 16 Florida Bar Journal 1 (Summer, 1993)

"Florida's Going and Coming Rule", 65 Florida Bar Journal 3 (March, 1991)

"Changes in Evaluating Self-Employment", Florida Bar Journal News & 440 Report (November, 1987/February, 1988)

"Heart Attacks, Is Florida Recognizing Expanded Compensability?", 62 Florida Bar Journal 2 (February, 1988)

"Bad Faith Handling of Workers' Compensation Cases: Can It Give Rise to a Separate Tort Action Against Employers, Carriers, or Self-Insureds?", 23 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 1 (Fall, 1987)

"Proof of Corpus Delicti in DUI Cases", 8 Florida Bar Journal Criminal Law Newsletter 4 (June, 1986)

Professional Activities

Member, Defense Research Institute, Expert Witness Subcommittee, Workers Compensation Section (2007-Continuing)

Chancellor, Emmaus Network (Anglican Missions in the Americas - "AMiA") (January, 2008-Continuing)

Certified Instructor, Florida Department of Insurance (Teaching and Accreditation provided in Statutory Law, Ethics) (1988 - Continuing)

Lecturer, University of Central Florida Risk Management Class (Topics: Litigation, Workers' Compensation Law) (1989 - Continuing)

Chancellor, Central Florida American Anglican Council (June, 2007 - Continuing)

Lecturer, Council on Education Management, Family Medical Leave Act and Related Concepts (February, 2007)

Guest Speaker, Workers' Compensation Conference, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Repetitive Motion Injuries and the New OSHA Guidelines: From the Frying Pan into the Fire (2000)

Speaker, Council on Education in Management, Key Techniques For Spotting and Stopping Workers' Compensation Fraud (2000)

Speaker, Florida Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Workers' Compensation Section, Major Contributing Cause: Medical and Legal Issues (1998)

Panelist, The 52nd Annual Florida Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, Toxic Exposure Cases (1997)

Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section, Heart Attacks and Internal Failure Cases (April, 1997 - Monthly Meeting)

Speaker, The National Convention of Pool Contractors Seminar, Ouch! Managing Florida Workers' Compensation Cases (1996)

Speaker, West Central Florida Chapter of the American Hospital Association Seminar: Managed Care and Current Changes in the Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1996)

Speaker, National Association of Independent Crop Consultants Seminar: Employers' Risk of Claims Due to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome (1996)

Speaker, Central Florida Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. Seminar: Managing Permanent Total Disability Claims (1996)

Guest Speaker, The Florida Bar Association, Florida's 1994 Amendments to the Workers' Compensation Law (1995)

Panelist, The 47th Annual Florida Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, A Deemed Earnings Hearing (September, 1992)

Lecturer, Workers' Compensation Claims Professional Association, Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1992)

Speaker, American Society of Safety Engineers of Central Florida, Workers' Compensation and Safety Issues (1991)

Lecturer, Risk and Insurance Management Society of South Florida Seminar: Florida Workers' Compensation Law (1990)

Professional Associations

Defense Research Institute

Florida Bar Association

Orange County Bar Association

Florida Defense Lawyers Association

American Marketing Association, Central Florida Chapter

Florida Bar Association Sections:

Workers’ Compensation

Labor and Employment

Municipal and Local Government Law

Criminal Law

Courts of Practice

All State of Florida Courts

Federal District Court, Florida Middle District

United States Supreme Court

Ratings and Listings

“AV” Rated individually by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Florida Super Lawyers, 2007