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J. LAYNE SMITH, Esq. Insurance Fraud, Premium and Compensation
Coverage Lawyer
AV Rated Civil Trial & Criminal Defense Attorney
Attorney, Consultation and Mediation
Administrative Law
Lawyer J. Layne Smith represents clients in administrative
disputes with State agencies including: The Florida Department
of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation
Compliance, and its Division of Fraud; The Florida Department
of Business and Professional Regulation, regarding licensing
disputes; and The Florida Department of Revenue; regarding
unemployment compensation taxes. More
about Administrative Law
Civil Trails
J. Layne Smith is an AV rated civil trial attorney. He prosecutes
and defends civil cases involving: construction claims; commercial
disputes; insurance; personal injury; negligence; medical
malpractice; injunctions; contracts; intentional torts; business
torts; libel, defamation, and false light; intentional interference
with business relationships; declaratory judgments; conversion;
theft of intellectual property; fraud; etc. More
about Civil Trials
Affordable Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage
for Contractors
Contractors routinely experience difficulties in obtaining
and maintaining affordable workers' compensation coverage.
They also experience problems resolving audits and premium
disputes with insurance carriers. The law regarding statutory
employees is complex. Insurance Lawyer J. Layne Smith, Esq
is experienced in protecting your interests. More
about legal services for Contractors
Criminal Defense Law
J. Layne Smith is an AV rated criminal defense lawyer. Mr.
Smith practices in state and federal courts throughout Florida.
Mr. Smith believes that the best defense is a good offense.
Mr. Smith provides his clients with a tough, smart, and aggressive
criminal defense, whether that calls for the diplomatic negotiation
of a plea, or trying the case through a jury’s verdict.
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Insurance Law
Insurance Law Attorney Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Risk Management and Insurance. He regularly litigates
and negotiates cases that involve issues of insurance coverage
and liability. Mr. Smith also litigates, and consults on insurer
bad faith cases. Mr. Smith has litigated cases for and against
the insurance industry. For the past 10 years, he has represented
businesses and individuals as their legal counsel against
insurance carriers.
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Mediation
Lawyer J. Layne Smith has been certified by the Supreme Court
of Florida as a circuit civil mediator. The law offices of
Smith, Brooks & Masterson have been designed to comfortably
accommodate multiple party mediations. Mr. Smith travels throughout
Florida to mediate cases. In addition to Mr. Smith, the firm
has another certified circuit civil mediator, and a certified
family law mediator.
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Personal Injury Lawyers
Attorneys Smith, Joseph Brooks and Stephen Masterson, try
law suits on significant personal injury, medical malpractice,
and wrongful death cases due to negligence, medical neglect.
Their background with insurance coverage and insurance industry
practices compliment their trial skills.
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Insurance Premium Fraud – Civil & Criminal
Civil and criminal lawsuits for premium fraud present significant
financial risks for the defendants because the insurance premium
fraud law suits premium fraud often involve claims for treble
or greater damages and punitive damages. A fraud judgment
cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. Lawyer J. Layne Smith
defends and consults with businesses and individuals sued
by insurers for premium fraud. More
about Insurance Premium Fraud
Insurance Coverage for Temporary Staffing Industry
Temporary help / staffing services industry often experience
difficulties in obtaining and maintaining affordable workers'
compensation insurance coverage. Temporary help businesses
often have classification and audit disputes with their insurance
carriers. Attorney Mr. Smith consults with and advises staffing
service businesses, and represents their interests against
premium collection efforts by insurance carriers.
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Insurance Coverage for Trucking Carriers
Trucking carriers often hire owner-operators to transport
goods that the carriers are under contract to deliver. J.
Layne Smith assists trucking carriers in negotiating and documenting
equipment contract agreements that establish a contractor/independent-contractor
relationship between the parties, each party's specific duties,
a confidentiality/non-compete provision, and insurance requirements.
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Carriers
Workers Compensation Premium
Lawyer Mr. Smith consults with and represents employers who
have workers' compensation premium disputes with their insurers.
He has well over 20,000 hours experience negotiating and defending
premium collection efforts, premium fraud disputes, coverage
disputes, and criminal investigations and prosecutions. Mr.
Smith consults with employers throughout the United States
to help them avoid or rectify mistakes that cost them additional
premium on workers compensation. More
about Workers Compensation Premium
White Collar Crimes
Attorney Mr. Smith defends individuals and businesses that
are being investigated or prosecuted for white collar crimes.
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