Lawyer Overview

Brian J. Cabrey is a partner with the law firm of Zisser, Robison, Brown, Nowlis, Maciejewski & Cabrey, P.A. in Jacksonville, Florida .  Mr. Cabrey's practice includes representation of plaintiffs in the areas of personal injury, products and premises liability, wrongful death, professional malpractice,  and negligence.  Mr. Cabrey is also a respected child advocate who represents children in child abuse, juvenile dependency, and termination of parental rights proceedings.  He advocates for the rights and protection of abused, abandoned, and neglected children, particularly those in state care, and frequently represents children with regard to their injuries and damages resulting from physical and sexual abuse.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cabrey was a Senior Attorney and Assistant General Counsel with the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, Child Welfare Legal Services, for District Four in Jacksonville, Florida, serving Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay, and Baker counties.  Mr. Cabrey currently volunteers his professional time and skills as an attorney ad litem for abused, neglected, and abandoned children, and as a pro bono attorney for the State of Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program for the Fourth Judicial Circuit.  In 2001, Mr. Cabrey was  recognized by the Guardian Ad Litem Program of Florida for his volunteer efforts and dedication to the best interests of abused, neglected, and abandoned children, and named its Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year for Dependency in Duval County .

Mr. Cabrey is a graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio .  He received his undergraduate degree in 1990 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio , and his law degree in 1993 from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Jacksonville Justice Association, the Florida Justice Association, the American Association for Justice, The National Crime Victim Bar Association, and the Catholic Lawyers Guild.  Mr. Cabrey also serves on the board of directors of Florida 's Children First, a statewide, non-profit, non-partisan children's advocacy organization, and was recently re-elected as the organization's vice-president.   Mr. Cabrey has been admitted to practice in all state courts in the State of Florida since 1994, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 1996, and was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court in 2006.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Law
• Products and Premises Liability Law
• Wrongful Death
• Professional Malpractice
• Negligence Law
• Juvenile Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights
• Civil Rights of Foster/Dependent Children

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Adoption, Juvenile Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1994
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Jacksonville Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Jacksonville Trial Lawyers' Association (Member)
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Catholic Lawyers' Guild (Member)
• National Crime Victim's Bar Association (Member)
• Florida's Children First (Vice President; Member, Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Named Pro Bono Attorney of The Year for Dependency in Duval County by the State of Florida, Guardian Ad Litem Program, 2001

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993
  J.D.
• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1990
  B.A.

Address

Suite 3306
1 Independent Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5027

Phones

(904) 353-3222

Faxes

(904) 353-8808

Emails

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Websites

http://www.zisser.net