MOONEY COLVIN - Key Persons
Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Darrell Carpenter graduated with honors in business administration from the University of Florida in 1977. After completing his football career as a four-year letterman and co-captain of the Gators, Darrell was recognized with a National Football Foundation Award and received a prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. He entered the College of Law at UF in 1978 and received his Juris Doctorate in 1980.
Upon graduation, Darrell relocated to Orlando and began his legal career with the law firm of Wells, Gattis, Hallowes, P.A. In 1982, the firm formally became known as Wells, Gattis, Hallowes and Carpenter, P.A. After the retirements of Don Gattis and Wally Hallowes in 2002, Darrell joined his long time friend and noted trial lawyer Roy B. "Skip" Dalton, Jr. to form Dalton and Carpenter, P.A. The firm enjoyed great success and professional recognition. Mr. Dalton was appointed and confirmed to the United States District Court in 2011. In 2014, Darrell joined Mooney Colvin.
Darrell has over 30 years of experience in the litigation of complex civil matters in state and federal courts. He has worked extensively in the area of automobile, motorcycle, truck and tractor trailer accidents, aviation cases, products liability, premises liability, professional negligence and insurance disputes of all types where serious injury or death have occurred.
Darrell is "AV Rated" by Martindale- Hubbell and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. In addition to authoring portions of trial practice books published by the Florida Bar, Darrell has lectured and participated on the faculty of continuing education programs sponsored by the state and local bar associations. In addition, he has served the legal community as a Chairman of the OCBA Lawyer Referral Service and Chairman of Grievance Committee D of Florida Bar.
Darrell is married to Orlando native Ritsy Pierson Carpenter and they have four children. They are active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando.
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John Colvin has devoted his entire career to personal injury and wrongful death trial work. Having tried cases throughout Florida and in other states, John brings 28 years of trial experience with verdicts for clients seeking justice from motor vehicle crashes, product defects, medical malpractice, overdose, and suicide cases.
With tens of millions of dollars of cases that have settled before trial, John has always concentrated his work in the preparation for trial, knowing that a well-prepared case often sees justice before a jury is asked to decide it.
The son of a trial lawyer, John has long understood that no two cases are alike, and each client receives the attention and resources needed to recover the justice they seek. His support team understands that theirs is a client-centered approach to each case, with the focus on the client's story.
John Colvin has devoted his entire career to personal injury and wrongful death trial work. Having tried cases throughout Florida and in other states, John brings 28 years of trial experience with verdicts for clients seeking justice from motor vehicle crashes, product defects, medical malpractice, overdose, and suicide cases.
With tens of millions of dollars of cases that have settled before trial, John has always concentrated his work in the preparation for trial, knowing that a well-prepared case often sees justice before a jury is asked to decide it.
The son of a trial lawyer, John has long understood that no two cases are alike, and each client receives the attention and resources needed to recover the justice they seek. His support team understands that theirs is a client-centered approach to each case, with the focus on the client's story.
John regularly participates and teaches in nationally renowned trial seminars and workshops, working with trial consultants and experts from across the country. Many of his cases involve out-of-state clients and lawyers who work with John as Florida counsel, giving him the opportunity to try cases with some of the nation's top trial lawyers.
John is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Bar, a certification held by less than 1% of all Florida lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only group of trial lawyers in the plaintiff's and defense bar. He has been consistently selected in the Best Lawyers in America (Product Liability), by Super Lawyers, Orlando Magazine's Best Lawyers in Orlando, and for selection in the National 100 Trial Lawyers.
A lawyer for individuals and their loved ones suffering from the brain disease of addiction, John advocates against facilities and "professionals" who use misleading marketing and fraudulent claims of extraordinary and specialized medical capabilities and capacity to lure addicts and the insurance coverage they hold.
John is on the faculty of the Trial Lawyers College, an invitation-only, 25-day working trial training center. The Trial Lawyers College attracts some of the top civil and criminal defense attorneys from around the country, giving trial lawyers like John an active network of talented trial lawyers, new ideas, and support for the demanding and competitive work of handling clients' cases.
John works out of Mooney Colvin's Orlando and Jupiter (South Florida) offices. He handles cases statewide throughout Florida. He and his wife, Carolyn, are the proud parents of four tremendous kids.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Orange County Bar Association
For nearly two decades, Thomas E. Mooney has focused his practice on personal injury and wrongful death claims, insurance disputes and workers' compensation claims. Mr. Mooney's civil trial experience includes numerous complex disputes involving specialized medical, engineering and economic analysis. Mr. Mooney is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given for legal ability and ethics.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, Mr. Mooney graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law where he was a member of the Florida Law Review. He also served a clerkship for the Honorable Patricia C. Fawsett, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Tom is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association. He has been selected as one of Florida Trend's Legal Elite and one of Florida's Super Lawyers, multiple times. He is a second generation Floridian and lawyer. Tom, his wife Nicky, and two children live in the Orlando area where his father practiced law since 1963 until he retired in 2002. Tom practiced law with his father for four years.