Sharon C Degnan

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Appellate and Insurance Coverage

Since the firm's founding in 1963, we have taken pride not only in our excellent trial lawyers, but also in the superior appellate and insurance services we provide through our appellate and coverage division. This group of specialists offer our clients the legal insight and practical experience born of literally thousands of appeals and insurance declaratory actions litigated in virtually every court in Florida, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

In addition to rendering appellate services in all Florida appellate courts, our appellate and coverage division provides trial support to the firm's trial lawyers and to trial counsel outside the firm, including the preparation of memoranda of law, jury instructions and verdict forms, and careful development of the appellate record.

We also offer our clients full insurance coverage services including the prosecution or defense of declaratory coverage suits in the state and federal courts, and detailed insurance coverage opinion letters upon which our clients can base their close coverage decisions. The legal writing and analytical skills from which our appellate successes derive are the same tools that allow us to provide superior service to our insurance clients, whether in the context of coverage analysis or coverage litigation.

Kubicki Draper’s appellate and coverage division includes six shareholders, three of whom are Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Appellate Practice and each of whom is a seasoned and well-respected appellate attorney. Our appellate work, our insurance coverage analysis and our coverage litigation is not delegated to youthful associates; rather, this work receives close collaboration among experienced practitioners.

Finally, our appellate and coverage division provides extensive seminar services to the firm’s clients on topics of interest in Florida tort law and insurance practice, and is actively involved in the development of the tort and insurance law of Florida, whether in the legislative or judicial context.

Appellate Practice Certified Attorney - Florida Bar

Sharon C Degnan
Kubicki Draper PA
1 E Broward Blvd #1600
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301-1845
Tel: 954 713-2319; 954 465-6025
Fax: 954 768-0514
E-mail: scd@kubickidraper.com

Areas of Practice:
- Appellate and Insurance Coverage
- Claims Administration and Bad Faith

Ms. Degnan is a Board Certified Appellate Attorney who handles all aspects of appellate practice and appears before every Florida appellate court, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and before numerous state and federal trial courts throughout Florida. Before joining Kubicki Draper, Ms. Degnan spent seven years working in an appellate practice law firm, where she handled over a hundred appeals in virtually every area of civil practice.

Currently, Ms. Degnan handles appeals for the firm in a wide variety of practice areas, including tort liability, product liability, professional liability; as well as a variety of insurance issues including insurance coverage and policy interpretation issues. In addition to handling appeals and providing insurance coverage analysis, Ms. Degnan also provides litigation support to the firm's attorneys.