Qualifications

The Law Offices of Evan M. Ostfeld, P.A., Coral Springs (9/01-Present)
Statewide Representation of individuals involving Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Social Security, Employment and Credit Repair matters.

Sawgrass Legal Center, Tamarac (3/98 – 9/01)
Lead Associate: Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security, Wrongful Death, and Employment law. Supervised other attorneys while handling own extensive case load.

Piken, Schiffrin & Baron P.A., North Miami Beach (11/93 – 2/98)
Associate: Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Social Security, and Traffic law. Managed heavy case load (initial client intake through depositions, pre-trials, mediations, and final hearings). Motion practice, appellate writing, and legal research.

Cantor & Morante, P.A., Miami (09/92 – 10/93)
Law Clerk: legal research and writing, including the use of Westlaw, Lexis, and other Internet Research tools.

Broward County State Attorney, Deerfield Beach (05/92 – 08/92)
Intern: headed misdemeanor traffic division, conducted arraignments, negotiated plea agreements, and prosecuted bench trial cases.

EDUCATION:
Admitted to Southern District Federal Bar, May 1994.
Admitted to Florida Bar, October 1993.
Juris Doctor: St. Thomas Law School, May 1993.
Bachelor Business Administration: Marketing.
Florida Atlantic University, December 1988.

MEMBERSHIPS: American Trial Lawyers, American Pre-Paid Legal, Broward County Bar, Collier County Bar, Dade County Bar, Florida Lawyers Network, Lee County Bar, Palm Beach County Bar, South Palm Beach County Bar, Florida Bar, Federal Bar, Florida Workers’ Compensation Section, Florida Workers’ Advocates, Broward and Palm Beach County Solo/Small Law Firm sections, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group, A.E.Pi and Phi Alpha Delta fraternities.

LEGAL PLANS/REFERRAL AGENCIES: We honor ALL Legal Plans but are members of :AAA, American Prepaid Legal, AMEX Legal, A.R.A.G., Broward County Bar,, Caldwell Legal USA, Ceridian Performance Partners, Collier County Bar, Countrywide Pre-Paid Legal, Dade County Bar, Equal Justice for All, Florida Bar, GE Financial Assurance, Glantz & Glantz, Guardian Legal, Hyatt Legal Plans, Law Phone, Lee County Bar, Legal Club of America, Legal Wise, Legal Services Plan, Legal Shield, LMO America Legal, Palm Beach County, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Southern Legal Services, The Legal Plan, Total Help, Total Legal Care, U.S. Legal Services, U.S. Union Network and the Voluntary Legal Plan.