June Galkoski Hoffman | Partner/Shareholder

Main Office

100 Se 3Rd Ave
Fl 21
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394

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About June

June Galkoski Hoffman is a shareholder with Fowler White Burnett based in its Miami office where she chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Group. Ms. Hoffman has approximately 15 years of experience in the appellate and trial support arena and has been Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar as a specialist in appellate practice since 2003. She has served as lead appellate counsel in more than 200 civil appellate proceedings in state and federal appeals courts, including administrative and bankruptcy appeals. Significantly, Ms. Hoffman successfully represented the Executor of the Estate of Anna Nicole Smith in expedited, nationally televised appellate proceedings in Florida and presented the winning argument to support affirmance despite analytical error in the trial court's decision. She has appeared on Larry King Live, the Today Show, Fox News with Greta Van Susteren and Court TV as an expert in appellate practice.

Ms. Hoffman is recognized as a premier appellate attorney in Florida by her peers in the 2007 editions of Florida Super Lawyers and South Florida Legal Guide's Top Lawyers. Ms. Hoffman represents clients in all phases of civil jury trials and appeals and regularly practices before each of Florida's District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court and the federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to traditional appellate practice, Ms. Hoffman's practice includes extensive participation at the trial court level. She serves as legal issues counsel to trial attorneys both inside and outside the firm by providing extensive litigation support and jury trial consulting concerning preparation and presentation of dispositive motions, motions in limine, jury instructions and post-trial motions, as well as preservation of error issues. Ms. Hoffman has extensive substantive expertise in areas of tort and insurance law, with particular emphasis on medical malpractice, products liability and personal injury defense. Ms. Hoffman also serves on the Executive Council of The Florida Bar's Appellate Practice Section and is a past Vice President of the Dade County Defense Bar Association. She has also served on the St. Thomas University School of Law Alumni Council and as a guest lecturer on Appellate Practice and Advocacy at local South Florida law schools. Her charitable involvements have included fundraising initiatives with the March of Dimes Walk America and the Make A Wish Foundation.

Admission

Verified Florida

1995

Verified U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Verified U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Verified U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Franklin and Marshall College B.A.

Fowler White Burnett Highlights

Civil Rights, Insurance, Transportation & Shipping, Construction, Federal Trial Practice

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