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Jerome A. Pivnik is a Partner in the Miami office of Chartwell. He graduated from the University of Florida with a BSBA degree in Economics, with honors. He earned his law degree from the American University's Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1983. Formerly, Mr. Pivnik was the co-founding partner of Pivnik & Nitsche, and the managing partner of the Miami offices of Katten Muchin & Zavis and Dombroff & Gilmore.
Mr. Pivnik concentrates his practice on representing the needs of insurance companies and self-insured businesses, including accident defense, employment and commercial litigation. He handles all types of general liability claims including: auto and truck accident cases, shipping, product liability, construction defects and matters involving premises liability including slip and fall, inadequate security, wrongful eviction, false arrest, assault, and malicious prosecution. He defends employers in cases involving wrongful termination, defamation, wage and hour violations, Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII cases, non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and invasion of privacy claims. He also provides clients with advice and counsel on first party and third party coverage matters.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. 11th Cir. Ct. Appeals
U.S. 7th Cir. Ct. Appeals
U.S. Disc. Ct., S.D. Fla.
U.S. Disc. Ct. M.D. Fla.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury Defense
Trucking & Auto
Premises Liability Defense
Construction Defense
Liability & General Casualty Defense
Property & Cargo Loss
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Subrogation & Recovery
Bad Faith Litigation
Defamation/Invasion of Privacy
Securities Arbitration
Labor & Employment
EDUCATION
American University Washington College of Law, (JD 1983)
BSBA Economics, University of Florida, (BSBA 1981)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Business Torts Committees, American Bar Assn.
Employment and Products Liability Committees of the ABA
Commercial Litigation, Florida Bar
Florida Defense Lawyers Assn.
Dade County Bar Assn.
FINRA - Panel Arbitrator
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Contribution and Indemnity, Chap. 140, Florida Tort Law, Matthew Bender
Rescission, Chap. 35, Florida Jury Instruction Series, Matthew Bender
REPORTED CASES
Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Oxygen Grove, 30 So.3d 549 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)
Tanner v. Beck, 907 So.2d 1190 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)
Munoz v. Green East #2 Ltd., 890 So.2d 254 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004)
