Kristen M. VanderLinde

Biography

For twenty years, Ms. Van der Linde, has devoted her practice exclusively to the defense of cases and appeals involving trucking liability, automobile liability, premises liability, wrongful death, asbestos, bad faith, negligent security, and coverage issues. She is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and practices throughout the States of Florida and Georgia. Ms. Van der Linde frequently lectures on a wide range of topics including adjuster ethics, handling wrongful death claims, and bad faith litigation for continuing educational credit to insurance professionals. She is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell, its highest rating, and has been recognized as Best Lawyers' 2012 Jacksonville Personal Injury Litigation--Defendants Lawyer of the Year, as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2008-2013), Florida Super Lawyer (2010-2012), U.S. News Best Lawyers (2010-2013), Jacksonville's Best Lawyers by Jacksonville Magazine for Personal Injury Litigation (2011-2012), for Insurance Defense (2010-2012), as Jacksonville’s Best Lawyer by Folio Weekly (2008-2012), Florida’s “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine (2006-2012)

Admissions

Florida, 1992 -Board Certified in Civil Trial Law Georgia, 1992United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1992United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2005United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2012United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2012

Memberships

International Association of Defense Counsel

Vice Chairman, 2009 Mid-year Meeting, Insurance and ReinsuranceDefense Research InstituteThe Florida Bar Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, 2006-2009Fourth Judicial Circuit Grievance CommitteeFlorida Association of Defense CounselJacksonville Association of Defense Counsel President, 2001The Florida BarThe Georgia BarThe Jacksonville Bar AssociationJacksonville Women Lawyers AssociationChester Bedell Inn of Court, (1998 – 2000) - Master (2009)Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2011American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008 to present

Seminars

2012: Bad Faith 101, National Business Institute 2011: Bad Faith Law and Litigation in Florida and Legal Ethics and Conflicts: Changes and Effects for 2011 2010: Ethical Traps to Avoid (2010), Adjuster Ethics, UM-Carrier Setting Off, and Medicare Set Asides 2009: Update: Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Florida: Emerging Issues and Current Laws, and Priority of Coverage Issues 2008: North Florida Personal Injury Verdicts, Florida Wrongful Death Claims, and Independent Medical Exam 2007: Instructor, “Winning Your First Civil Trial”, Adjuster Ethics, Traps and Pitfalls to Avoid in Bad Faith Litigation, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Independent Medical Examinations, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Products Liability Case Law Update 2006: Handling Wrongful Death Claims: Hurricane Claims Handling

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Publications

Co-author, Florida, in Insurance Bad Faith-2010: A Compendium of State Law (Anthony R. Zelle et al. eds., DRI 2010).

Education

B.A., Fairfield University, 1989J.D., Georgia State University, 1992

Moot Court Team American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL, GA