At the Jacksonville, Florida, law office of Howard G. Butler Esq. PA, we represent injured people throughout north and central Florida, including people in Atlantic Beach, Orange Park, Yulee, Callahan, Starke, Palatka, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Melbourne, Tampa, Tallahassee, Lake City, St. Augustine, Miami, Ponte Vedra Beach, Panama City, Duval County, Clay County, Baker County, St. Johns County, Nassau County, Volusia County, Flagler County, Alachua County, Orange County, Columbia County, Bay County, and people injured on I-95, I-10, I-75, I-4 Us-1, Phillips Highway, A1A, Butler Blvd., Beach Blvd. and Atlantic Ave. 2011 by The Butler Law Group, all rights reserved. |
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1. Are they Nationally Board Certified in Civil Trial Law?
Similar to physicians achieving board certification
within their areas of specialization, Attorneys who
have demonstrated a significant level of experience,
expertise and have undergone a rigorous background
inquiry may sit for board exams, and if successful,
achieve board certification status.
Howard G. Butler, Esquire is board certified by the
National Board of Trial Advocacy in the area of Civil
Trial Advocacy. Mr. Butler was originally board
certified in 2002 and achieved recertification again in 2009.
2. Have they received the highest possible ("AV") rating from Martindale-Hubbell?
Martindale-Hubbell is the nations oldest and most
respected rating service, rating legal ability and ethics
utilizing a peer review by area Judges and attorneys. AV®
Peer Review Rating - An AV® certification mark is a
significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the
fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest
level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be
admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an
AV® rating.
Howard G. Butler, Esquire has been "AV" rated for over 17 consecutive years (1993-
2009), and both he and the Butler Law Group are listed in the National Bar Registry of
Pre-eminent Lawyers.
3. Have they achieved membership in the MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM?
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is one the most
prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States.
Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million
and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There
are over 3000 members throughout the country. Fewer
than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
Howard G. Butler, Esquire is a long time member of the
Million Dollar Advocates forum having achieved numerous
seven figure verdicts and settlements throughout his distinguished legal career.
4. Have they been listed in "THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA" and "FLORIDA
SUPERLAWYERS"?
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the
definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive
peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two
million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because
lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best
Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best
Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." ®Best Lawyers
2008 .
Super Lawyers are nominated annually in each participating state or region by all
active lawyers who have been in practice for five years or more. Ballots were mailed
to more than 44,000 lawyers in Florida, who were asked to select the "best lawyers
they've personally observed in action." All candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators
of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of the total
lawyers in Florida are selected as Florida Super Lawyers.
Howard G. Butler, Esquire has again been listed in the "Best Lawyers in America" and
has been consistently chosen for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers since 2006.
5. HAVE THEY SUCCESSFULLY TRIED A CASE TO VERDICT IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS???????
Many attorneys claim to handle injury and death cases yet the vast majority of them
have not successfully tried a disputed case to verdict at all or in recent years. The
insurance carriers are aware of the attorneys with a track record of successfully trying
cases in the current economy and era of tort reform.
Howard Butler has tried cases to verdict in 2011 and the insurance carriers know it!
View some of our recent personal injury verdicts.
- Jacksonville Office
Butler Law Group
1506 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville FL 32207
Ph: 888-651-5544
Fax: 904-398-3000
Email | Jacksonville Office
Orlando Office
The Plaza (North Tower)
121 South Orange Avenue
Suite 1150
Orlando, Florida 32801
Ph: 888-651-5544
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