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J. Thompson Thornton |
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Thornton, Davis & Fein, P.A.
Brickell BayView Centre
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2900
Miami, Florida 33130 |
Main: 305-446-2646
Direct: 305-329-1809
Fax: 305-441-2374
E-mail: thornton@tdflaw.com |
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Mr. Thornton has been a practicing trial lawyer
for 25+ years. He has acted as lead counsel in
numerous complex civil litigation matters
including aircraft accidents, aviation mass
disasters, products liability cases, medical
malpractice claims, environmental claims,
professional malpractice, fraud, insurance
coverage and bad faith litigation. Mr. Thornton
has previously been requested to serve as
national coordinating counsel in international
toxic tort cases as well as local counsel to
numerous national and international airlines,
airframe, and component manufacturers.
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PROFESSIONAL: |
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Board Certified Aviation Lawyer
The
Florida Bar Board of Legal Certification (1995)
The
Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and
Education Committee on Aviation Certification
(1995 – 2002) |
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EMPLOYMENT: |
Thornton,
Davis & Fein, P.A.
Senior Partner |
1982 – Present |
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ADMISSIONS: |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit;
U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle,
and Northern Districts of Florida; all Florida
state courts |
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MEMBERSHIPS: |
Aviation
Insurance Association
• President (2005 – 2007)
• Vice President (2003 - 2005)
• Treasurer (2000 – 2003)
• Director of Attorneys (1996 – 1998)
Defense Research Institute
Defense Bar Association – Dade County Bar
Association
Of Counsel, South Florida Society of Health Care
Risk Managers (1988 – 1989)
Selected by Peer Vote as a Florida Super Lawyer
in the Field of Class Action/Mass Torts |
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PUBLICATIONS: |
The Foreign
Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 – Misjoinder,
Nonjoinder & Collusive Joinder, 58 Journal
of Air Law and Commerce 703 (1993) |
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EDUCATION: |
Florida State
University College of Law, J.D., 1982, Cum
Laude
Editor-in-Chief, Florida State Law Review (1981)
Florida State University, B.A., 1979 |
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