Lumpkin, R. Hugh

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

R. Hugh Lumpkin, born in San Tome, Venezuela, received his B.A. from Duke University in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of Miami in 1980. He is admitted to the Florida Bar; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Lumpkin joined the firm in February 1999. He has written extensively on insurance coverage issues and has appeared as a frequent lecturer for the American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association and other organizations that provide educational and business opportunities to professionals. His practice consists of representing policyholders in evaluating, settling and litigating insurance claims filed in state or federal court, as well as appellate practice.

R. Hugh Lumpkin

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Areas of Practice

• Bad Faith
• Insurance Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Environmental Law

Representative Clients

• Pepper's Steel & Alloys Inc.
• Sheridan Healthcare, Inc.
• Fesenius, A.G.

Representative Cases

• Pepper's Steel & Alloys, Inc. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co., 668 F.Supp. 1541 (S.D.Fla. 1987)
• Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enterprises, Inc., 641 So.2d 858 (Fla. 1994)

West Practice Categories

Bad Faith Insurance, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Environmental Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1980
• U.S. Federal Court, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Environmental Professionals (Member)
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section of Insurance Coverage (Member)
• Florida State Bar (Member)
• Dade County Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Dade County Put Something Back Award for Exceptional Participation, 1989 - 1996

Past Employment Positions

• Rosenberg, Reisman & Glass, Associate, 1981 - 1983
• Keith, Mack, Lewis, Cohen & Lumpkin, Partner, 1983 - 1999

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1980
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's List - 2/6 Semesters
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1977
  A.B.
  Honors: Dean's List - 2/8 Semesters

Fraternities/Sororities

• Theta Chi

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Of Fish and Fruit, Environmental Law/Business Laws Inc., 1989
• Issues of Interpretation Concerning Comprehensive General Liability Policies in the Context of Pollution Claims, The Lawyer's Brief/Business Laws Inc., June 30th, Volume 18, Issue 12, 1988

Address

100 SE Second Street
30th Floor
Miami, FL 33131-2158

Phones

305-577-3996

Faxes

305-577-3558

Emails

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Websites

http://www.vpl-law.com