INJURY - Key Persons
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Trucking Accident and Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Cruise Ship Injuries; Boating, Yachting, and Watercraft Accidents; Commercial Shipping Injuries under the Jones Act, Unseaworthiness, and Maintenance & Cure; Brain Injury; Wrongful Death; Premise Liability; Negligent Security; Slip and Fall Accidents
Eric C. Morales the managing partner of the firm and focuses his practice exclusively in plaintiff's personal injury cases and maritime accidents. With a legal career spanning a decade Mr. Morales brings youth and technical integration into Freshman, Freshman & Morales. Mr. Morales began his career by focusing exclusively on plaintiff's maritime injury cases. After several years he moved to a regional, and then a national defense law firm. In both of those positions he practiced products liability and general liability defense for large clients including Uber, Kmart, Sears, Outback Steakhouse, Knight Transportation, Hard Rock Café, John Crane, Weil-McLain, Stiles, Alliance Construction, Tortuga Music Festival, and Okeechobee Music Festival. His insurance clients included AIG, The Hartford, Iron Shore, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Progressive, Travelers, Chubb, Tokio Marine, Zurich, Allianz, Arch, United Fire & Casualty, and multiple underwriting syndicates out of the Lloyds of London amongst others.
In his experience working for both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Morales has gained unique knowledge over a broad array of cases that make him as adept at handling a slip and fall as a complex product liability claim with multiple parties. He is also an adept writer having authored numerous appellate briefs in both the state and federal appellate court system.
After forming his own practice in 2020 Mr. Morales quickly partnered with Freshman & Freshman, LLC to form Morales & Freshman. With the over 60 years of combined experience the firm has extensive knowledge to bring any personal injury case to a fair and just conclusion through arbitration, mediation, trial or appeal if necessary.
Education
American University, Washington, D.C. B.A. 1968
Lawrence N. Freshman was the founder of this practice. He forcused his whole career on plaintiff's personal injury cases including wrongful death, brain injury, cruise ship, boat and watercraft injuries and slip and fall with concentration and expertise in trucking accident cases throughout Florida. With a legal career spanning four decades, Mr. Freshman handled thousands of personal injury cases in trial, arbitration, mediation and settlements. He began his legal career in Florida in 1972 and opened his own practice in 1974.
He received his Bachelors of Science Degree from American University in 1968. He graduated with Juris Doctorate degree in 1971. He was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1972; The Washington, D.C. Bar in 1972; and The Florida Bar in 1974. He began his practice representing public corporations in New York. He was involved in thousands of personal injury claims over a thirty-year career, and hundreds of personal injury trials. His work ethic and dedication to clients lives on in the practice he founded.
Lawrence N. Freshman was the founding member of Freshman Freshman & Morales. He began his legal career in 1972 and opened his own practice in 1974. Throughout his almost 50 year career he strived to provide excellent service and results for his clients. That fact is evidenced by our repeat clients and new clients that seek our help after hearing testimonials from plaintiffs we represented in the past.
Throughout his career Lawrence devoted his practice to personal injury, wrongful death, brain injury, cruise ship, boat and watercraft injuries and slip and fall injuries. He was particularly known for his great results involving trucking accident cases throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Freshman successfully handled thousands of personal injury cases through trial, arbitration, mediation and settlements.
He received his Bachelors of Science Degree from American University in 1968. He graduated with Juris Doctorate degree in 1971. He was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1972; The Washington, D.C. Bar in 1972; and The Florida Bar in 1974. He began his practice representing public corporations in New York, but decided to open his own firm handling solely personal injury claims. His influence and knowledge continue on in the firm today through his son, Adam Freshman, his partner, Eric Morales, Esq., and our staff.