Attorneys

T. R. Unice Jr. Zimmet, Unice & Salzman, P.A. 2570 Coral Landings Blvd Suite 201 Palm Harbor, FL 34684

T. R. UNICE, JR., born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1957; admitted to the bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Washington and Jefferson College (B.A., 1979); The American University (1978); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1982). Member: Clearwater Bar Association, St. Petersburg Bar Association, Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association, Pinellas County Claims Association, Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Unice began his law practice as an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco County, Florida, in 1983 immediately after law school, wherein he served on the Arson Prosecution Unit working closely with insurance companies, State arson and fraud investigators, and local fire investigative teams. After leaving the Office of the State Attorney in 1983, Mr. Unice devoted his practice to insurance defense litigation. Mr. Unice's background includes representing insurance companies and self-insured entities in all types of personal injury matters, insurance coverage issues, products liability, fire loss, professional liability, medical malpractice claims, nursing home/ACLF, and motor vehicle accidents.

Mr. Unice is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer.  He is a member of the Florida Bar and has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Supreme Court of the United States.

 

Thomas R. Unice, Jr.

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Areas Of Practice:

Insurance Law

Litigation & Appeals

Personal Injury -- Defense

Products Liability

Fire Loss

Professional Liability

Medical Malpractice Claims

Nursing Home/ACLF

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:

Circuit Court Arbitrator, Sixth Judicial Circuit

 Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer of the Florida Bar Board

Board Certified of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1982

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1983

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1985

U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education:

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1982

J.D.

Law Review: Member, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1979 - 1982

Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1979

B.A.

Honors: Dean's List

Honors: Omicron Delta Epsilon

The American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978

Representative Cases:

Bradenton Mall Associates v. Hill, 508 So.2d 538 (2nd DCA 1989)

 

Johnson v. Winn Dixie Stores, 585 So.2d 59 (5th DCA 1992)

Honors and Awards:

Who's Who In American Law, 1992

 

"AV" Rating, Martindale Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Pinellas County Bar Association

Member

 

St. Petersburg Bar Association

Member

 

Clearwater Bar Association

Member

 

The Florida Bar

Past Member, Grievance Committee (06A)

 

Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association

Member

 

Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Member

 

Defense Research Institute Member

Past Employment Positions:

State of Florida, 6th Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Florida, Assistant State Attorney, 1983 - 1986

Pro Bono Activities:

Legal Counsel, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1991 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities:

Alpha Tau Omega

Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:

December 29, 1957, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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