Michael M. Bell, Esquire MBell@bellroperlaw.com Mr. Bell was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1983, the Pennsylvania Bar in 1984, and the Florida Bar in 1985 and is admitted before the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, the United States Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Tax Court. He received his B.A. in 1980 from Florida State University, his J.D. in 1983 from Delaware Law School, and his LLM in Taxation in 1985 from Villanova University. While attending Delaware Law School, Mr. Bell served as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. He is currently a member of the Orange County, Delaware State, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations, The Florida Bar, Defense Research Institute, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Certification, Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Bell was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1983, the Pennsylvania Bar in 1984, and the Florida Bar in 1985 and is admitted before the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar, the United States Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Tax Court. He received his B.A. in 1980 from Florida State University, his J.D. in 1983 from Delaware Law School, and his LLM in Taxation in 1985 from Villanova University. While attending Delaware Law School, Mr. Bell served as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. He is currently a member of the Orange County, Delaware State, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations, The Florida Bar, Defense Research Institute, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Certification, Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and National Board of Trial Advocacy See Reported Cases for a list of Mr. Bell's reported opinions.

Reported Cases

In the Matter of C.S., 498 A.2d 1095 (Del. 1984);

Topper v. Topper, 494 A.2d 150 (Del. 1985)

Gast v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 516 So. 2d 112 (5th DCA 1987)

Herring v. Cherokee Ins. Co., 518 So. 2d 1283 (5th DCA 1987)

Thibodeau v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Co., 522 So. 2d 406 (5^th DCA 1987)

Humana of Florida, Inc. V. Evans, 519 So.2d 1022 (5th DCA 1988)

McCullough v. Central Florida YMCA, 523 So.2d 1208 (5th DCA 1988)

Eiler v. Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., 542 So.2d 441 (5th DCA 1989)

Orange Co. V. Paul N. Howard Co., 538 So. 2d 1272 (5th DCA 1989)

Shearer v. Central Florida YMCA, 546 So.2d 1050 (Fla. 1989)

Jenkins v. Humana of Florida, Inc., 553 So.2d 201 (5th DCA 1989)

Silver v. Seminole County, 564 So. 2d 1101 (5th DCA 1989)

International Bankers Insurance Company v. Snappy Car Rental, 553 So.2d 740 (5th DCA 1989);

Kornaker v. Payor, 565 So.2d 899 (5th DCA 1990)

McLeod v. Continental Insurance Company, 573 So.2d 864 (2nd DCA 1990)

Southeastern Income Properties v. Terrell, 587 So.2d 670 (5th DCA 1991)

Eiler v. Paul N. Howard Co., 591 So. 2d 641 (5th DCA 1991)

DeWitt Excavating, Inc. V. City of Apopka, et al, 592 So. 2d 1097(5th DCA 1991)

McLeod v. Continental Insurance Company, 591 So.2d 621 (Fla. 1992)

Cheung v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., 595 So.2d 82 (5th DCA 1992)

Pleuss-Staufer Industries, Inc. V. Rollason Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., 597 So.2d 957 (5th DCA 1992); Reh. Den. 606 So.2d 116 (Fla. 1992)

Mervar v. Quik Print of Orlando, 627 So.2d 491 (5th DCA 1993)

Bohne v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Ins. Co., 634 So. 2d 637 (5th DCA 1993)

Keenan v. Oshman Sporting Goods Co., 629 So.2d 210 (5th DCA 1994)

Pleuss-Staufer Industries, Inc. V. Rollason Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., 635 So.2d 1070 (5th DCA 1994)

Petrysian v. Metropolitan General Ins. Co., 645 So.2d 603 (5th DCA 1994)

Petrysian v. Metropolitan General Ins. Co., 672 So.2d 562 (5^th DCA, 1996)

Paul N. Howard Co. v. Ed Waters Construction Co., 688 So.2d 933 (5th DCA 1997)

Paul N. Howard Co. v. Kern-Affholder Co., 701 So.2d 402 (5th DCA 1997)

National Union Fire Insurance Company v. James D. Salter, Individually and James D. Salter, P.A., et al, 717 So. 2d 141 (5th DCA 1998)

Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. v. Paul N. Howard Company, 721 So. 2d 1254 (5th DCA 1998)

Yemma v. Edelman, 802 So. 2d 358 (5th DCA 2001)

Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., et al v. Paul N. Howard Company, 853 So. 2d 1072 (5th DCA 2003)

Hahn v. Medeiros, 858 So. 2d 1242 (5th DCA 2003)

Metropolitan Cas. Ins. Co. v. Tepper, 969 So.2d 403 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007)