SIMON REED - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Partner ( May 2007 - September 2011 )

Julian M. Smothers joined the firm in April 2013 as an Associate. Mr. Smothers focuses his practice in the areas of medical negligence, products liability, wrongful death, personal injury, professional negligence and insurance coverage issues. In addition to his experience as a civil trial attorney, Mr. Smothers served as an active duty Military Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army and his service included roles as a Company Executive Officer, Company Commander and Battalion Operations Officer. He is currently a Captain in the Florida Army National Guard. Experience Mr. Smothers has extensive experience representing both first and third party clients in matters of bodily injury, property damage, personal injury protection, diminished value claims and insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Smothers has jury and bench trial experience through verdict in venues throughout the state of Florida. Additionally, he has handled Appellate matters before District Courts of Appeal and Circuit Appellate benches.

Kristina Tilson joined the firm in April 2014 as an Associate. Mrs. Tilson focuses her practice on both first party insurance and third party liability claims. Experience Mrs. Tilson has interned for two appellate court judges, the Honorable Vanessa Ruiz of the D.C. Court of Appeals, a court of last resort, and the Honorable James Kenney III of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, a court of intermediary jurisdiction. Before joining the firm, Mrs. Tilson worked as a staff attorney litigating cases for Florida's fastest growing automobile insurance company. She also served as the company's in-house appellate attorney, and advised senior management.

Job Titles:

• Partner and Shareholder of Simon, Reed & Salazar, P.a.

Mr. Salazar has been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers, magazine, Top Young Lawyers in Florida, as a Rising Star in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. No more than 2.5% of the attorneys in the state are named Rising Stars. Marco A. Salazar is a partner and shareholder of Simon, Reed & Salazar, P.A.. Mr. Salazar focuses his practice in the areas of medical negligence, products liability, wrongful death, personal injury, professional negligence and commercial litigation. In addition to litigating complex issues in his areas of focus, Mr. Salazar has extensive experience in crisis management and investigation of catastrophic incidents. Experience Mr. Salazar represents large, successful corporations that excel in their respective fields. He has represented both domestic and international clients, including Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Salazar has vast trial experienced and has litigated numerous cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury, medical negligence, dental negligence, personal injury, explosion cases, premises and security liability and contractual matters to verdict.

Nina Jacobs joined the firm in February 2010 as an Associate. Mrs. Jacobs focuses her practice on counseling, defending, and litigating matters for national and local insurance carriers throughout the state of Florida. She assists clients in the investigation of claims, provides coverage opinions and litigates first party and third party insurance claims. Experience Throughout her career, Mrs. Jacobs has represented a variety of clients in insurance disputes involving personal injury, wrongful death, theft, hurricane, arson, uninsured motorist and personal injury protection claims. Mrs. Jacobs has extensive experience in pre-suit fraud investigations, taking examinations under oath and preparing coverage evaluations of automobile and homeowner's insurance claims. She has litigated both first and third party suits from inception through verdict in state courts.

Before joining the firm, Mrs. Segrera provided general counsel support to a small wealth management company involved primarily in preserving and growing individual and corporate clients' wealth through a variety of insurance transactions.