Mr. William F. "Chip" Merlin, Jr., Esq.

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Mr. William F. "Chip" Merlin, Jr., Esq.: Attorney with Merlin Law Group
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1981-1982. Associate Editor: Supplement to ABA Homeowner's Policy Annotations, 1984; Supplement to Property Insurance Annotations, ABA, 1983. Speaker, "Ten Things a Florida Public Adjuster Can do to Raise Professionalism and Become More Successful," 2007 FAPIA Summer Conference 2007; Speaker, "Plugging the Gaps: Dealing with Inconsistent Terms in Your Layered Insurance," 2007 Risk Insurance Management Society Conference 2007; Speaker, "Coming Up With Evidence Out of the Blue - Creative Bad Faith Discovery," American Association for Justice Mid Year Convention 2007. Co-Author, "Lessons learned after the storms," Trial Magazine, Journal for the American Association for Justice.

(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)
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Areas of Practice (8)

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Policyholder
  • First and Third Party Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Property Insurance Coverage
  • Fire Loss
  • First and Third Party Insurance

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Florida, B.S., Moot Court; Florida Blue Key; Omicron Delta Kappa; University of Florida Law Review, Executive Editor, 1980
Law School Attended:
University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1982
Year of First Admission:
1983
Admission:
Texas; 2011, California; 1984, District of Columbia; 1983, Florida; 2006, Georgia; Oklahoma; Tennessee; New Jersey; Colorado; 2008, Illinois; Mississippi; New York; Hawaii; 2025, Ohio; 2008, Indiana; 2012, Montana
Memberships:
American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Property Insurance Law, 1988-1998); The Florida Bar (Sustaining Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Founding Officer, Fire and Property Insurance Litigation Group, 1993-1995; Chair, Bad Faith Lit. Group, 1996-1998); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Mississippi Bar.
Birth Information:
St. Petersburg, Florida, March 19, 1959
Certifications:
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
ISLN:
904850206

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (3 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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Contact Information:

656-228-0811  Phone

813-229-3692  Fax

www.merlinlawgroup.com/attorneys/william-f-chip-merlin-jr-esq

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