Tara L. Said
Tara practices in LGWM's General Insurance, Construction Defect, Employment and Workers’ Compensation Groups. Tara has experience in representing employers in relationship to workers’ compensation fraud claims, insurance defense for premises liability and appellate law.
Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D. (1999)
Samford University, B.A. (1986)
University of North Florida, Paralegal Certification (1995)
Represented hotel regarding constitutional challenge to attorney fee entitlement (cap) over awarded fee limitations as set forth by statute (Chapter 440).
Represented food distributor over challenge to statute of limitations on corporate buy out and entitlement to ongoing permanent disability claim from 1974.
Represented Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners for on the job injures on permanent total disability claims.
Represented a medical group for workers’ compensation fraud case with a favorable holding.
Represented Okaloosa County School Board for claimed on the job injuries.
Handled 109 appeals at the First District Court of Appeals for Liberty Mutual.
Represented multiple carriers in pharmaceutical fraud (compound medications) scam that resulted in multiple arrests and convictions for insurance fraud.
Anthony Twitty v. Rack Room Shoes, 881 So.2d 1164 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)
Elmer Lane v. Staff Leasing, 973 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
Victor Craig v. Darden, 2008 WL 3862139 (FL. Off. Judge Comp. Cl.)
Bautista v. Centerline Drivers, LLC, 321 So.2d 704 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)
Ramiro Meneses v. City Furniture, 34 So.3d 71 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)
Lori Foster v. EG&G Florida, Inc., 879 So.2d 75 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)
Larry McDermott v. UPS, 57 So.3d 933 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
Tyson Foods v. Phillips, 312 So.3d 857 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)
David Koch v. Pat Salmon & Sons., Inc., 225 So.3d 804 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
Robert Williams v. Wells Fargo, 247 So.3d 424 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018)
Michael Boland v. University of Florida Board of Trustees, 312 So.3d 472 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)
Ortiz v. Correctional Medical Services, 131 So.3d 798 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013)