Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

R. Hugh Lumpkin, born in San Tome, Venezuela October 16, 1955, 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 a variety of insurance coverage issues and has appeared as a frequent lecturer for the American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association and a number of other organizations which provide educational and business opportunities to professionals. His practice consists of representing policyholders in evaluating, settling and litigating insurance claims filed in the state and federal court, as well as appellate practice.

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)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Insurance Coverage)
• 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., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Dean's List - 2/6 Semesters
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1977
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Dean's List - 2/8 Semesters

Fraternities/Sororities

• Theta Chi

References

• Lone State Industries, Inc.
• Sheridan Healthcare, Inc.
• Fresenius, A.G.

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., Volume 18, Issue 12, June 30th, 1988

Address

100 S.E. Second Street
Thirtieth Floor
Miami, FL 33131-2158

Phones

(305) 577-3996

Faxes

(305) 577-3558

Emails

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Websites

http://www.vpl-law.com