Mike Florie tried over 200 complex civil cases to verdict throughout the state of Alabama and the southeastern United States over more than forty years. After 45 years of litigation practice, Mike retired from the firm in 2021. He previously served for several decades as an elected member of the firm’s executive committee. He has been described in Chambers USA as “utterly outstanding.”
Professional Recognition
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
- Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President of the Alabama Chapter of ABOTA).
- Recognized as a Top Litigator by Chambers USA.
- Named “Litigation Star” in Benchmark Litigation.
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America®. Mike was named Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year in 2010 and 2012.
- Mid-South Super Lawyers.
- Who’s Who In Healthcare.
Highlights
- Alabama trial counsel for Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) in private equity litigation involving subordinated notes and the leveraged recapitalization of Bruno’s, Inc.
- Alabama trial counsel for Citigroup in FDIC litigation involving mortgage-backed securities.
- Alabama trial counsel for Eton Park Capital Management in hedge fund/private equity litigation involving Latin American energy assets.
- Obtained defense verdict in behalf of an emergency medicine physician in a wrongful death case alleging failure to order CT scan to rule out impending aortic dissection.
- Obtained defense verdict in favor of an obstetrician in a case alleging misapplication of forceps resulting in parietal skull fracture, subdural and epidural hemorrhage, subsequent neurosurgery, and alleged cognitive deficits.
- Obtained defense verdict for two obstetricians in a case alleging failure to timely diagnose preeclampsia, resulting in the complication of Purtscher’s-like Retinopathy and maternal blindness following cesarean section.
- Obtained defense verdict for an anesthesiologist in a wrongful death case involving extubation of a 42 year old patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and a difficult airway.
News & Insights
- STARNES RANKED AS A “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FIRM” IN THE 2022 EDITION OF BENCHMARK LITIGATION
- STARNES DAVIS FLORIE RANKED A TOP FIRM BY CHAMBERS USA 2021
- Starnes Ranked as a “Highly Recommended Firm” in the 2021 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
- Twenty-Six Attorneys Named to the 2020 Edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Twenty-Six SDF Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2021
- STARNES DAVIS FLORIE RANKED A TOP FIRM BY CHAMBERS USA 2020
- THIRTY-ONE SDF ATTORNEYS NAMED TO THE 2019 EDITION OF MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS
- Thirty SDF Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers 2020
- Starnes Davis Florie Ranked A Top Firm By Chambers USA 2019
- Eight Starnes Attorneys Named Leaders in their Field in Chambers USA 2019
- Starnes Davis Florie Ranked in the 2019 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
- THIRTY-ONE SDF ATTORNEYS NAMED TO THE 2018 EDITION OF MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS
- Twenty-Seven SDF Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2019
- SDF Ranked A Top Firm by Chambers USA 2018
- SDF Attorneys Florie & Axon Obtain Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Trial
- 8 SDF Partners Named “Leaders in their Field” in Chambers USA 2018
- Twenty-Eight SDF Attorneys Named to the 2017 Edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Twenty-Six SDF Lawyers Listed in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
- Starnes Davis Florie Named a Highly Recommended Litigation Firm in the 2018 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
- Starnes Davis Florie Receives Top Tier Ranking in Chambers USA 2017