Practice Areas - Mesothelioma
- Asbestos Litigation
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- Defective Products
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 904-632-2424
Fax: 904-632-0549
http://www.floridaasbestos.com
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| University | Texas Christian University, B.S.N., 1976; University of Alabama, Birmingham, M.S.N., 1979 |
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| Law School | Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1988 |
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| Admitted | 1989, Florida |
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| Memberships | Jacksonville Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association (Board Member, Women's Caucus); Chester Bedell Inn of Court; Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (President, 2008-2009; President-Elect, 2007-2008; Treasurer 2006-2007). |
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| Born | Ft. Worth, Texas, May 31, 1954 |
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| Biography | Sigma Theta Tau; Order of Barristers. President, FSU Moot Court, 1988. Recipient: Book Award, Oil and Gas Law, 1988; Book Award, Criminal Procedure, 1988. Associate Editor, FSU Journal of Law Use and Environmental Law, 1987-89. Author: note, "Pryor, A. & Bailey, G (1989): Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn," 108 S. Ct. 1319 (1988). Author: note, "An Indian Site Specific Religious Claim Again Trips Over Judeo-Christian Stumbling Blocks," Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Vol. 5, #1, p. 293. Author: note, "Pryor, A. (1984): A Comparison of Blood Cultures Withdrawn from the Arterial Line and by Venipuncture", Heart and Lung, 13 (4), 411-415. Author: note, Pryor, A. (1983): "The Intra-Arterial Line: A Site for Obtaining Coagulation Studies", Heart and Lung, 12(6), 586-590. Former Assistant Professor: Pathophysiology, Corpus Christi State University (k/n/a Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, 1983-86; Medical University of South Carolina, Graduate Program, 1989-1990. Former Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, 1979-1983. Registered Nurse: Florida and Texas. Anita Pryor is a partner with Terrell Hogan and has been one of the asbestos trial attorneys since 1990. Before becoming a lawyer, Anita practiced nursing for several years, specializing in critical care nursing. She served as Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in a large teaching hospital in California, participating in research and supervision of education for critical care nurses. This experience resulted in two publications of her own research in a very prestigious medical journal. Anita was also an Assistant Professor of Nursing at two universities and voted teacher of the year by graduate students at the Medical University of South Carolina. She maintains her Florida and Texas nursing licenses and has been a featured speaker at many nursing programs. Anita is also an accomplished trial attorney. She has published in legal journals and argued before the Florida appellate court. She is a recognized leader in legal organizations. Anita's trial work has led to numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts. Outside the courtroom, she has also been instrumental in successfully negotiating multi-million dollar settlements for her clients. With her degrees in law and nursing, Anita serves as a powerful advocate for those who have been wrongfully injured. She has represented victims of asbestos exposure diagnosed with mesothelioma and lung cancer for more than 21 years and has also handled other complex products-related litigation. |
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| Reported Cases | GMC, Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Corp., Appellants, v. Allen George Fuller and Mary Ann Fuller, his wife, Appellees, 705 So.2d 121 1998 Fla. App. (opinion filed January 30, 1998); Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Petitioner v. Bill Parsons, as Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit and Ronald W. McAllister, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Linda S. McAllister, Respondents, 644 So.2d 340; 1994 Fla. App. (filed November 1, 1994). |
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| ISLN | 901673570 |
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