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Michael J. Decandio | Attorney

Michael J. Decandio

Michael J. Decandio

Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, P.C.

Personal Injury, Lawsuit & Dispute, Products Liability, Litigation, General Practice

Experience: 43 years
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About Michael

Michael Decandio concentrates his practice in the defense of construction and design professionals. Additionally, he defends both products and premises liability as well as trucking cases. He has tried almost 100 cases to verdict.

Michael graduated from the American University College of Public Affairs in 1975. Following employment with the Commonwealth of Virginia, he entered law school, graduating in 1982 with his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. While at Cumberland, he was a scholarship member of the Moot Court Executive Board and was selected as a national member of the Order of Barristers.

Following receipt of his law degree, he worked as an assistant state attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida for Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties. Michael served as a prosecuting attorney for five years, the last two of which he headed a special operations unit which investigated and prosecuted major drug trafficking and political corruption cases. In addition to that, he served on the homicide department of the State Attorney's Office.

Michael left the State Attorney's Office in 1987, joining the Matthews, Osborn firm, a well-established insurance defense firm in northeast Florida. He remained with that firm and its successor entities for 18 years, until merging with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in the summer of 2004.

Special associations and memberships include the Order of Barristers, the Defense Research Institute, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. He has been awarded an AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Represented the architectural/engineering firm in a design build project for an ocean front hotel suit was brought by the owner. Issues involved all phases of design, to include Code compliance, window selection, HVAC, and structural issues. Following a three-week jury trial, a defense verdict was obtained.

  • Represented a contractor in a dispute with a large municipality over the contractor's role in construction of a stadium. Following significant litigation, we were successful in reversing a liquidated damages claim by the City against the contractor and in turn obtaining a half-million dollar award to the contractor.

  • Represented a large real estate investment trust that owned an apartment complex where a resident was killed by a bomb placed by a disgruntled former complex employee. Complaint was a wrongful death claim, predicated upon allegations of negligent hiring, supervision, as well as failure to protect residents in the aftermath of the employee's termination and subsequent bomb threats. Other significant issues included the application of the "impact rule" under Florida law. At the conclusion of a week-long trial, a defense verdict was returned by the jury.

  • Represented a large construction company in a lawsuit against a County. The issue involved construction of a large clay-lined landfill and included competing claims for monetary damages between the contractor and the County. A week-long jury trial ended in a mistrial/hung jury, but subsequent court-ordered arbitration resulted in an award for our client and denial of the liquidated damages claimed by the County.

  • Represented a large health and disability carrier in a claim by a prominent attorney for disability benefits predicated upon alleged bipolar disorder. The issues addressed included questions of fraudulent application, validity of neuropsychological and medical claims, as well as evaluation of past earnings as a basis for damages. At the conclusion of a week-long trial, a verdict was rendered by the jury in favor of our client, the carrier.

  • Represented a large life insurance company in a claim for benefits made by surviving husband upon the drowning of his wife. Issues that were investigated and became significant in the litigation included fraudulent applications, prior mental history of the decedent, the agency relationship between the broker and the carrier, and evaluation of the cause of death. Upon completion of the investigation, a motion for summary judgment was filed, and a favorable ruling was obtained for our client, the carrier.

    • Admission

    Verified Florida

    1982

    Education

    American University

    Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, P.C. Highlights

    Criminal, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Mold & Tort, Contract, Trade Associations, Insurance, Trusts

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