Joseph F. Kinman, Jr.

Areas of Practice 

• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability 
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Certifications

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar 
• Certified Circuit Court Mediator by the Florida Supreme Court
• Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Associate

Education

• Mercer Law School (J.D. 1981)
• Oxford College, Oxford, England (1979)
• University of Georgia (B.S. 1978)

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Selected Professional and Civic Activities

• The Florida Bar (Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, 1989 - 1991, 1993 - 1997; Civil Procedures Rules Committee, 2000 - 2006; Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, 2006-2009; Florida Bar Journal Editorial Board, Chair, 1989 - 1996)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1990 - 1992)
• 13th Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee (Chair, 1997 - 2000)
• 13th Circuit Grievance Committee (Chair, 1991 - 1994, 1998 - 2001, 2004 - 2006)
• American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Section, Products Liability Section)
• Leadership Tampa (1995 - 1996)
• Bayshore Little League / Palma Ceia Little League - Manager/Coach (1994 - 2006)

Other

• Federal Law Clerk - Honorable Wm. Terrell Hodges, U.S. District Judge,  M.D. Fla.