Litigation

Civil litigation is the process where civil matters are resolved in a court of law. Civil matters can be described as situations dealing with relationships between people, businesses, or other entities, such as a contract dispute between corporations, vessel owners or an insured and an insurance company.

The Neblett Law Group is committed to providing excellence in its legal representation of clients as a full-service law firm with a Board-Certified Lawyer and team of lawyers and legal professionals who specialize in litigating civil case and trying cases to juries.

The firm’s practice has an emphasis on insurance coverage disputes, denials, suits against insurance companies (first party litigation), marine insurance losses, warranty and design defect issues, “COVID boats”, yard, yacht club and marina claims, boating and diving accidents, boating citations, BUIs, as well as Jones Act and crew claims, suits against insurance agents and insurance brokers, recovery for hurricane damages, fire damages, water damages, wind damages, compliance with post loss requirements, underpayments, appraisals, bad-faith, and proper claims handling for commercial, marine, art and residential losses.

Mr. Neblett has considerable Federal and State Court Trial experience and heads Neblett Law’s litigation and Trial practice. David spends a considerable amount of time at Court and has represented clients in well over 1,000 hearings and 1,000 depositions. He has tried over 100 jury and bench Trials and evidentiary hearings in both State and Federal Courts.

Neblett Law Group’s Appellate practice has participated in over 100 Appeals and has procured over thirty written opinions.  Mr. Neblett worked on a case that went to the Supreme Court of the United States, and he attended Oral Argument in Washington D.C.   This case changed the law in his client’s favor and determine the legal status of a vessel.

Some of the firm’s Appeals include, but are not limited to, the published matters of Curtis v. Centauri Specialty Ins. Co., No. 4D19-2126, 2020 WL 813660 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020); Feldman v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 373 So. 3d 636, 639 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023); Leon v. Supreme Constr. Corp., 274 So. 3d 422 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2019), reh’g denied (July 2, 2019); Homeowners Choice Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Avila, 248 So. 3d 180 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2018); Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Sosa, 215 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2016); Bryant v. GeoVera Specialty Ins. Co., 271 So. 3d 1013 (Fla. 4^th DCA 2019); Zamora v. Tower Hill Prime Ins. Co., 226 So. 3d 1085 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2017).

The Firm’s attorneys pride themselves on a “hands on” approach and are committed to providing clients with competent, cost-effective legal representation. David Avellar Neblett, Esq., B.C.S. and the Firm’s lawyers and staff have the experience and know how to assist you and your needs and to protect and assert the proper defense or remedy as each case may require.

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