Theodore E. Karatinos, ESQ.
EMPLOYMENT
Managing Member in Holliday, Bomhoff & Karatinos, P.L., Lutz and Spring
Hill, Florida
Handling appeals, personal injury law, insurance law, and commercial litigation.
Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University, St. Petersburg, Florida
Teaching federal civil pretrial practice, a four credit-hour course.
REPRESENTATIVE DECISIONS
Benitez v. Synthes, Inc., 199 F.Supp. 2d 1339 (M.D.Fla. 2002)
Cobb v. Syniverse Technologies, Inc., 359 F.Supp. 2d 1287 (M.D.Fla. 2005)
Davis v. City of St. Petersburg, 22 Fla. Jury Verdict Rptr. 50 (2001)
Doe v. Pinellas County School Board, 20 Fla. Jury Verdict Rptr. 59 (1999)
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Comp. Ass’n v. Florida
Division of Administrative Hearings, 948 So. 2d 705 (Fla. 2007)
Frederick v. Kirby Tankships, Inc., 205 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir.), cert. denied,
531 U.S. 813, 121 S.Ct. 46, 148 L.Ed. 2d 16 (2000)
Hoyt v. Hoyt, 814 So. 2d 1254 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002)
Keller v. Western-Southern Life Ins. Co., 881 F.Supp. 1559 (M.D.Fla. 1995)
Marshall v. Rice, 211 F.R.D. 680 (M.D.Fla. 2002)
Onofrio v. Johnston & Sasser, P.A., 782 So. 2d 1019 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
Perkins v. U.S. Airways, 8 F.Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D.Fla. 1998)
Rowell v. Holt, 850 So. 2d 474 (Fla. 2003)
Shappell v. Guardianship of Naybar, 876 So. 2d 690 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)
USAA Casualty Insurance Co. v. Shelton, 932 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006)
REPRESENTATIVE DECISIONS
Veltmann v. Town of Longboat Key, Inc., 20 Fla. Jury Verdict Rptr. 57 (1999)
Wideman v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 141 F.3d 1453 (11th Cir. 1998)
PUBLICATIONS
D. Beane and T. Karatinos, “Catching the Chameleon: When is the Treating
Physician an Expert?” 51 The Federal Lawyer 26 (Fed. Bar Ass’n 2004)
D. Lee and T. Karatinos, “Dealing with an Auto Accident” in The
Epoch Times
Newspaper, December 3, 2004
T. Karatinos and H. Umsted, “Beyond Statute, Rule and Contract: Equity
as a
Basis for Awarding Attorneys’ Fees,” 80 Florida Bar Journal 41 (Feb.
2006)
T. Karatinos; et al., “Chapter 17: Retaliation” in Employment
Discrimination Law (Bureau of National Affairs 1998, 2000, and 2002 Supp.)
T. Karatinos, “Price v. Austin Independent School District: Desegregation’s
Unitary Tar Baby,” 77 West’s Educ. L. Rptr. 15 (West Pub. Co. 1992)
T. Karatinos, “Qui Tam: What it Means to You and Your Clients”
in The Young Lawyer (ABA Press 1997)
T. Karatinos, “Screening Employment Cases” in The Reporter (Tampa
Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. Feb. 2003)
T. Karatinos, “Shutting the Door on 1964: The Workplace After Hicks”
in
Barrister Magazine (ABA Press 1994)
T. Karatinos, “The Family Medical Leave Act: Juggling Job, Illness,
and Family” in The Young Lawyer (ABA Press 1997)
APPOINTMENTS
Interview, “Tort Reform Skirmish” by Pat Dunnigan in 45 Daily
Business Review No. 41 (American Lawyer Media, Inc. 2004)
Interview, “Getting Paid in Trade” by Jill Chanen in the ABA Journal
(ABA Press Dec. 1997)
Member, Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum
Member of the Bar, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Member of the Bar, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Member of the Bar, United States District Court for the Middle District of
Florida
Past Barrister, Barney Masterson Inn of Court, Pinellas County, Florida
Past Chair, ABA/YLD Committee on Law and Higher Education
Past Editorial Board Member, The Young Lawyer (ABA Press)
Speaker, “Auto Insurance Coverage” at Tampa Palms Country Club
by
Invitation of the New Tampa Kiwanis Club in Tampa, FL on January 19, 2006
Speaker, “Litigating Cases Involving Hazardous Trees,” at H.C.C.
Trinkle
Center by Invitation of Samnik Seminars in Plant City, FL on March 28, 2008
Speaker, “Preparing for Law School” at the University of Tampa
by
Invitation of the Pre Law Society in Tampa, FL on November 8, 2004
Speaker, “Insurance Agent Liability in Florida” for Professional
Educational
Systems Institute, LLC in Orlando, FL on August 6, 2004
Speaker, “Retaliation Claims” at Breakout Session of the ABA Section
of
Labor and Employment Law, EEO Committee’s Mid-Winter Meeting in Boca
Raton, FL on March 26, 1999
Speaker, “Taking and Defending Effective Depositions” for Lorman
Education Services in Orlando, FL on March 28, 2006
Speaker, “Treating Physicians as Experts in Federal Court” at
Stetson’s CLE
lunch series in Tampa, FL on December 6, 2004
LICENSING AND EDUCATION
2004 Certified Continuing Education Instructor for Insurance,
Florida Department of Financial Services
1993 Licensed Attorney, State of Florida
1993 J.D., Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida
1990 B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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