Mr. Roper’s civil litigation defense practice involves the representation of private and governmental clients in bodily injury, wrongful death and casualty suits, as well as civil rights, products liability, employment and  insurance coverage disputes, in both federal and state courts. He is a frequent speaker at legal, insurance industry, risk management and other professional conferences. Mr. Roper is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest level of legal ability and adherence to the professional standard of conduct, legal ethics, reliability and diligence in his practice.

• Orange County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Florida Association of Police Attorneys
• Central Florida PRIMA

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Products liability, wrongful death suit brought against product manufacturer; summary judgment in favor of firm client.  Oliver v. TASER International, Inc., 456 Fed. Appx. 815 (11^th Cir. 2012).
• Successful defense/resolution of multi-party wrongful death, catastrophic injury negligence and breach of contract suit resulting from explosion of public utility’s electrical transformer.  Johnson v. Kissimmee Utility Authority, In the Circuit Court in and for Osceola County, Florida, Case No.: 2012 CA 001722 ON.
• Civil rights, false arrest and excessive force suit arising out of traffic stop; Defense verdict.  Vadimsky v. City of Melbourne, 270 Fed. Appx. 924 (11th Cir. 2008).
• Wrongful death and bodily injury suit resulting from intersectional collision between tractor-trailer and passenger vehicle; defense verdict for client following two-week trial.  Falkenstein v. Flagler County, Florida, In the Circuit Court in and for Flagler County, Florida, Case No. 06-001259-CA; Div 49.
• Precedent setting contractual indemnity and sovereign immunity decision, argued to 11^th Circuit and Florida Supreme Court.  American Home Assur. Co. v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., 908 So. 2d 459 (Fla. 2005).
• Catastrophic, multi-party bodily injury and commercial property damage trial arising from collision between Amtrak passenger train and commercial truck; defense verdict for firm client.  National R.R. Passenger Corp. v. Rountree Transport and Rigging, Inc., 286 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2002).
• Age discrimination (ADEA) suit brought by department director against public employer following RIF; defense verdict.  Slaughter v. City of Melbourne, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Case No. 6:97-cv-00946-PCF.

A complete list of Mr. Roper’s reported cases is available upon request.