MANAGING PARTNER NAMED FDLA PRESIDENT-ELECT 2012-2013
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August 20, 2012 Contact: Maria Donnelly, Client Relations
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL. - Daniel Santaniello, Managing Partner of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones has been named President-Elect for 2012-2013 of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA). He accepted his nomination on August 11, 2012 at the FDLA’s annual meeting in Amelia Island, Florida.
The Florida Defense Lawyers Association is comprised of more than 1000 members that are attorneys in private practice, employed by public agencies and private corporations. The FDLA provides continuing legal education programs, development, networking and support to its members. Daniel Santaniello previously served as the FDLA Secretary-Treasurer from 2011-2012 and has served on the FDLA's Board of Directors since 2007. He was also the recipient of the FDLA's President's Award in 2010 for outstanding service.
Mr. Santaniello is Board Certified in Civil Trial by The Florida Bar and AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Daniel was selected to the Florida Super Lawyers in 2012 and 2011. He was also selected by the Daily Business Review as Most Effective Lawyer (Finalist, 2007), along with Paul Jones, Orlando Partner and James Waczewski, Tallahassee Partner for their innovation in filing a Declaratory Judgment Action in a multiple Wrongful Death claim.
Daniel Santaniello is a Founding Partner of the firm, which he started in 1995 with Jack Luks, Partner. He is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University Law School, summa cum laude (Class Rank 3rd, 1990). Mr. Santaniello handles highly publicized cases in the areas of Wrongful Death, Auto and Trucking, Premises, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Construction and General Liability. Over the last 20 years, he has tried numerous high exposure cases to verdict and led the firm's Litigation practice.
For additional information about Daniel Santaniello, please visit www.LS-Law.com or select the link to Daniel’s CV.
About Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones
Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones is a Florida Corporate & Insurance Defense Litigation firm. The law firm is Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm has a Client Review Rating Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5. Luks, Santaniello defends businesses and insurers in Liability (most lines- A/GL, A&E, BAP, CGL, D&O, E&O, E&S, P&C, PL, PLL, JUA, XS and EC) and Workers’ Compensation matters. It also offers Medicare Set-Aside Services, Medicare Conditional Lien Resolution Services and Medicare Reporting. The firm has a diversified team of approximately 40 Insurance Defense Litigation attorneys across seven offices in Miami, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
Since inception in 1995, members have tried at least 100 cases in State and Federal Courts. Partner Shareholders average 22 years of trial litigation experience. Luks, Santaniello was named a 2012 Go-To Law Firm at F500 Companies for its handling of Florida Commercial Litigation matters. The firm was featured in the BestConnect “Member Spotlight” (March 2012) for its contributions to the Insurance Industry and ranked a Top 50 Florida firm by the Daily Business Review for the last 3 years. The Daily Business Review also selected Luks, Santaniello as finalists for the Most Effective Lawyers (2007). In addition to representing claims and law suits, Luks, Santaniello et al provides its clients with law alerts, legal updates and training that is informative and useful to their claims handling.
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