First Admitted: 1973, Florida

Professional Webpage: https://www.searcylaw.com/attorneys/christian-d-searcy/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Florida Bar Association - Certified in Civil Litigation, 1983
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Founding Member of Safety Attorneys Federation
Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Florida Supreme Court Historical Society (Life Member Sponsor)
Former Member of the Supreme Court of The United States
American Association of Justice (President’s Club & Leaders Forum Member)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - (Chapter: Palm Beach; Fellows Level(Legacy-Ratifier); Rank: Advocate)
International Society of Barristers
National Board of Trial Advocacy - Board Certified in Trial Advocacy
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys -Board Certified
International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Membership by Invitation only
Inner Circle of Advocates - Membership by Invitation only
International Society of Barristers - Membership by Invitation only
American College of Trial Lawyers - Membership by Invitation only
The Trial Lawyers Round Table - Membership by Invitation only
The National Trial Lawyers - Membership by Invitation only

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$256,101,310.00 Verdict in Jenkins v. Cohan - Auto $57,000,000.00 & Settlement in Jenkins v. Ranger Construction - Auto, 2001
$30,650,554.00 Verdict in Edwards v. Lee Memorial Health Systems - Medical Malpractice, 2007
$63,000,000.00 Verdict in Korzeniowski c. Eagleman, et al - Medical Malpractice, baby brain injury, 2004
$46,000,000.00 Settlement in Wilson v. Goodman - Wrongful Death of 23 year-old son of divorced parents. Punitive Damages., 2012
$28,068,497.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice resulting in brain injury, 2019
$13,000,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice, Failure to diagnose and treat craniopharyngioma resulting in child blindness, 2019
$12,000,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice, Wrongful death of infant. December 2018, 2018
$12,000,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death of Infant. September 2018, 2018
$10,279,385.00 Settlement - LP gas explosion, Burns to Plaintiff, 2018
$10,050,000.00 Settlement - Tractor trailer crash causing wrongful death of 25 year-old daughter, 2017
$10,000,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice, Baby Brain Damage. Failure to intubate infant., 2017
$9,908,986.00 Settlement - LP Gas Explosion, Burns to Plaintiff, 2018
$9,400,000.00 Settlement - Premise Liability, Boardwalk/Bicycle Accident. Burst fracture at T12 - Paraparetic from waist down., 2017
$9,232,942.00 Settlement - Burns to Plaintiff, 2018
$8,900,000.00 Settlement - Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death of Infant, 2018
$7,500,000.00 Verdict/Appeal/Won - Medical Malpractice, Above knee Amputation, 2015

Honors/Awards:

Jurisprudence Award, Anti-Defamation League’s, 2018
Inductee into the Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Florida Legal Elite, 2019
One of the Top Lawyers in Florida, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America “Hall of Fame.”, Lawdragon, 2018

Educational Background:

Stetson University Law School, 1973
University of Virginia - Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, 1970

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Repeatedly selected by Best Lawyers in America as well as one of Florida's Best Lawyers, 2022
Inducted into the National Trail Lawyers Hall of Fame, 2015
War Horse Award - honoring outstanding skill as a trial advocate & extraordinary contributions to the cause of justice. Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
Perry Nichols Award for lifetime of outstanding service to the cause of Justice - Florida Justice Association (f/k/a Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)., 2005

Christian D. Searcy