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Contact Information
301 West Bay Street
Suite 1010
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Biography
Christine N. Gargano, Esq. is a Junior Partner in the Jacksonville office. Prior to joining the firm she was employed by a local law firm handling primarily high value automobile and trucking negligence cases, as well as bad faith, wrongful death and premise liability cases. Christine has experience handling slip & fall, as well as automobile negligence cases involving Plaintiffs with surgical injuries. Christine handled these cases from pre-suit through all stages of litigation including discovery, motion practice, defending and conducting depositions, mediations, and preparing cases for trial. In addition to managing her own caseload, she was also the supervising attorney for three bodily injury teams to ensure success, and was awarded team of the year two years in a row for performance.
Christine also worked for another insurance defense firm handling general liability, automobile negligence, bad faith, and premise liability cases. Christine has also handled first party property cases dealing with plumbing leaks, water intrusion and mold. Outside of her bodily injury experience, she worked as in-house counsel for Fidelity in the title insurance department handling matters involving insurance coverage and curing insured defects with real property, mortgages, and bankruptcy.
Christine received her B.A. from the University of North Florida, magna cum laude, (2011). She earned her M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, cum laude, (2012). Christine obtained her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law, cum laude, (2016). While in law school, Christine earned book awards in Criminal Procedure, Uniform Commercial Code and Transactional Drafting.
Christine is admitted in Florida (2016). She is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2017). Christine is also admitted to the District of Columbia (2020).
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- Bad Faith | ECO
- Federal Practice
- First Party Property
- General Liability
- Premises Liability
- Trucking Liability
Experience
Awards & Honors
- Pro Bono Service Award
Bar/Court Admission
- 2016, Florida
- 2017, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- 2020, District of Columbia
Education
- University of North Florida, B.A., magna cum laude, 2011
- University of Phoenix, M.B.A., cum laude, 2012
- Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
Professional/Civil Memberships
- Jacksonville Bar Association
Industries Represented
- Office Product Retail Stores
- Home Improvement Retailers
- Retail Specialty Stores
- Supermarket Chains
- Suppliers
- Hotels
- Shopping Malls and Centers
- Restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Insurance Companies
- Third-Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk
- Car Rental Companies
- Trucking Companies
- Hauling and Owner Operators (trucking)
- Transportation Trucking Industry