Orlando, FL Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

7335 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32819

A highly accomplished business executive, entrepreneur, and former sheriff’s detective, Daniel J. Newlin boasts an impressive 28-year career with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Florida. Throughout his tenure, Newlin rapidly advanced through various investigative roles, including uniform patrol, the sheriff’s emergency response team, vice, the sheriff’s special executive unit, special operations, and the elite fugitive unit. In these capacities, he collaborated closely with the U.S. Marshals Office to investigate, locate, and apprehend dangerous criminals. Newlin demonstrated exceptional investigative skills, successfully taking hundreds of violent offenders off the streets, including those involved in armed robbery, gang violence, human trafficking, and illegal gun and narcotics trafficking. Over the course of his distinguished career, he earned numerous awards, medals, and commendations for his bravery and dedication to service, culminating in the prestigious Distinguished Service Medal for Sustained Superior Performance after 28 years of exemplary service. In addition to his distinguished law enforcement career, Newlin is a visionary entrepreneur who founded Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys from scratch. Over the past 22 years, he has grown the firm into the second-largest personal injury law firm in the country and one of the most respected in the nation for its trial advocacy and commitment to community service. His firm has helped over 500,000 consumers in need of legal assistance and currently boasts over 25,000 active clients recovering billions of dollars for his clients. This remarkable growth reflects Newlin’s strategic vision and unwavering dedication to providing exceptional legal representation while giving back to the community. Most importantly, Newlin’s commitment extends beyond his professional achievements; he is deeply dedicated to his family, faith and community. Recognized in Central Florida not just as an accomplished lawyer, he is also celebrated as an exceptional father and a devoted member of the United Methodist Church. Every year, Newlin amplifies his efforts to give back to those in need, making a significant difference not only in Florida but around the world. Beyond local efforts, Newlin’s impact extends internationally. He played a pivotal role in coordinating the first relief flights into Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, delivering essential supplies and returning individuals in need of emergency medical care to the United States. His humanitarian work includes facilitating life-saving cardiac surgeries for children in the Caribbean every year and Newlin was instrumental in providing rescue efforts into Ukraine, delivering medical supplies and assisting in the evacuation of families as the conflict with Russia escalated. He also sends representatives to Colombia and South Africa to provide food and build homes for those living in dire conditions. Through these endeavors, he demonstrates a profound commitment to improving lives both locally and globally, embodying the spirit of compassion and service. His philanthropic spirit exemplifies his belief in service and compassion for others. With his superior law enforcement knowledge and strong proficiency in the law and business insights, Newlin is able to foster local, national, and international partnerships. He stands as a powerful advocate for his community and the United States of America.

Criminal Defense Law

207 E Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32801

Criminal Defense Law

200 East Robinson Street, Suite 1150, Orlando, FL 32801

It’s a family tradition. His grandfather was a judge, his father a professor at DePaul University and at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. After studying at the University of Texas as an undergraduate, Scheller attended the Stetson University College of Law — Florida’s oldest law school — where he was number one in his class and won the jurisprudence award for civil procedure. Before graduating, Scheller transferred to the University of California at Berkley where he did community service and was in the top 1% of his law school graduating class. Scheller became an assistant Federal defender in Orlando in 2000 and became a supervisor in 2002. This experience gave him a deep understanding of how the Federal courts work and strengthened is commitment to fight for the rights of those accused of crimes. In 2004, Scheller moved into private practice, working with noted criminal defense attorney Barry Cohen in Tampa and, after two years with the famously aggressive defender, opened his own practice in Orlando. In addition to his work in Florida, Scheller has handled Federal cases in the Southern District of New York (Manhattan), the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn), the Western District of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), the Western District of New York (Rochester) and the Eastern District of Virginia — a notoriously rigorous jurisdiction that oversees cases originating in Washington, DC. His deep experience with Federal trial procedure led Scheller to become the CJ Counselor for the Federal Middle District of Florida, representing people who can’t afford to defend themselves against the Federal government in court. This work, often involving difficult cases, keeps Scheller tuned in to changes in Federal court practices. He trains other attorneys and his written pleadings are well-known and used by lawyers in Federal courts across the country. Scheller’s legal opinions have been published in premier law journals including Legal Arguments, Mercer Law Journal and Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law.

Civil Litigation

201 E Pine St, Orlando, FL 32801, USA

Mr. Morris received his Bachelor of Science from Florida State University in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from Memphis State University in 1987. Mr. Morris specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, automobile negligence, and insurance defense litigation. He is admitted to practice in all Florida State Courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern District of Florida and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Morris is a board certified civil trial lawyer. Just over one percent of all attorneys in Florida are Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial Practice and Clay Morris is among this distinguished group.

Personal Injury Law

2707 E Jefferson St, Orlando, FL 32803, USA

Francis began his legal career in 1994 as an associate with a statewide defense firm specializing in medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense and municipal defense. In 2001, Francis joined the law firm of Morgan and Morgan, P.A., as a Partner, focusing his practice on medical malpractice, police misconduct, wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases. From 2004-2006, Morgan & Morgan, P.A., participated in a joint venture with famed trial lawyer Johnny Cochran to open an office in Miami, Florida where Francis served as the co-managing partner. After achieving great success with The Cochran Firm, Francis became a shareholder of Morgan & Morgan, P.A. As the firm expanded, Francis was instrumental in opening new offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Jackson, Mississippi. He held the position of managing partner for the Jackson, Mississippi office from its inception through 2014, Francis also served on the firm’s Executive Committee. In 2018, Francis joined longtime friend and colleague Joseph A. Osborne in forming their own firm, Osborne & Francis, PLLC. The firm has offices in Boca Raton and Orlando. Their firm will focus primarily on product liability, medical device litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. Awarded the Vince Monroe Townsend Legends Award by the National Bar Association for historic leadership in the area of Civil Rights and designated as a Game Changer by Politic365. Gregorio (Greg) Antonio Francis currently serves as lead counsel for the historic Black Farmers case. This national class action challenged the ongoing disparate treatment of Black Farmers across the United States resulting in a $1.25 billion dollar settlement. Nearly 20,000 Black farmers or their descendants received the “JUSTICE” they had long demanded. In RE: Black Farmers is the largest settlement of a Civil Rights case in the history of the American Civil Justice system. In addition to his professional achievements, Francis serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Bethune Cookman University. Additionally, Francis has served as legal counsel to the Lay Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church which boasts membership of over 3 million. In 2010, he was appointed to serve on the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by Governor Charlie Christ. Francis is very active at all levels of the National Bar Association having served on the Executive Board of the Florida Chapter and as President of the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association from 2001-2003. In the community, Francis is an active member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Winter Park Chapter and was recently featured in the Kappa Journal, RYSE Magazine and Onyx Magazine for his contribution to the local community and for his national accomplishments. Mr. Francis was born in the Panama Canal Zone and moved to the United States as a young child. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School with honors in 1986. Francis then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Florida in 1991, and a Juris Doctorate in 1994 from the University of Florida Law School, where he was a Virgil Hawkins Fellow. In law school, he received writing and oral honors in Appellate Advocacy and was named to the Dean’s List. He was appointed as a Justice for the University of Florida Board of Masters, the highest Appellate Court for student disciplinary matters, and rose to the level of Senior Presiding Justice in 1994. He was also a member of the Frederick Douglas Moot Court Team and Publishing Editor for the UMDJA Law Journal. As a result of his academic achievements and extracurricular activities, he was inducted into the prestigious Florida Blue Key Leadership honorary society. Currently, Francis volunteers his time to a number of local non-profit organizations. Most recently, he launched his own philanthropic platform, Believing In Good, which funds and hosts an annual “For the Kids” toy drive where he returns to the neighborhood of his childhood and distributes Christmas gifts to the children. He serves on the Board of Trustees for St. Mark AME, is a member of the Orlando Chapter of 100 Black Men of America and a Board member for Nap Ford Charter School. Francis is married to the former Keisha Berry, has a daughter, Grier, a son, Gregorio II (Rio), and resides in Windermere, Florida.