Preston Scheiner

Bar / Professional Activity

• Florida Bar Board Certification in Civil Trial Law, 2021
• Tort Litigation Law Section of the Lee County Bar Association, Chair, 2013
• Florida Justice Association
• American Association for Justice
• Florida Bar
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• Lee County Bar Association

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Obtained a confidential final judgment pursuant to an arbitration award in the amount of $3,292,457.30 on behalf of a minor who suffered esophogeal injuries after ingesting clear, colorless, and odorless caustic chemical drain cleaner from an unmarked water bottle that was left in the home of the minor by an air-conditioning techinician., 2019
• Awarded $7,000,000 at trial in compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of clients injured by a drunk driver in the matter of Laura Roskelly and Thomas Roskelly vs. Barton Lee Hutchison. , 2019
• Receved a Verdict of $557,000.00 in the case of Dennis Lesavich vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company arising from non-surgical neck and back injuries caused by a rear-end motor vehicle collision. , 2018
• Received a Verdict of $3,583,951.46 in the case of Tonya Smith v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., August 23, 2013
• Received a verdict of $900,130 in the case of Kari T. Maynor and Tony L. Maynor vs. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY in a case involving neck and shoulder injuries arising from a motor vehicle accident. The verdict was over 60 times the amount initially offered in settlement of the underinsured motorist claim by GEICO. , 2018
• Received a Verdict of $335,000.00 in the case of Carl Rango v. Michael Carroll, August 2013
• Received a Verdict of $905,494.30 in the case of Frances A. Caliaro v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
• Received a Verdict of $13,885,301.50 in the case of  Philip F. Schlichting, Personal Representative of the Estates of Jesus Martinez and Jordy Martinez, Deceased, Juan Alexis Martinez, a Minor, December 2, 2010
• Received a Verdict of $4,800,756.48 compensatory damages and $8,500,000 in punitive damages in the case of Raymond J. Barrett and Valerie L. Barrett v. Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, John Tyler Stewart and Christine Marie Berczik, March 7, 2014
• Received a Verdict of $9,124,574.46 in the case of John C. Greene, Jr., Josie C. Greene and Cameron J. Greene, June 17, 2010

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Board Certification in Civil Trial by the Florida Bar, 2021
• Licensed Commercial, Multi-Engine, Instrument Airplane Pilot with a single pilot type rating in the Citation Jet series of aircraft. 

Pro bono / Community Service

• Founding member and current Board of Director of Captains for Clean Water, a 501(c)(3) focused on education and outreach regarding water quality and water management issues impacting Florida. 

Honors

• Certificate of Appreciation, Lee County Bar Association, 2014
• Honored as one of the 40 Under 40 business professionals in Southwest Florida by Gulfshore Business Magazine. , 40 Under 40 by Gulfshore Business Magazine, Gulfshore Business Magazine, 2020
• John F. Evans Memorial Scholarship, University of Miami School of Law
• Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Excellent Achievement, University of Miami School of Law
• Thomas Ewald Memorial Award Recipient, University of Miami School of Law
• Dean’s Certificate of Achievement, University of Miami School of Law
• NITA Advocate designation, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), 2009

Educational Background

• Amherst College, B.A., History, 2004

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Connectionology Seminar presentation, Presenter, Winning "Connective Tissue" Injury Cases, 2018
• Webinar Presentation on using Zoom for remote depositions, hearings, mediations, and arbitrations. , Presenter, Best Practices for Zoom and Other Tech Meeting Platforms, Hosted by Lee County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Bar Association, 2020
• Co-Presented on the use of technology to enhance virtual presentations during the course of the Pandemic and remote operations. , Co-Presenter with Justin Kahn, Connectionology Seminars Technology Webinar, Trial Lawyers, 2020
• Presented on the topic of using technology to enhance firm operations and improve the persuasive impact of visual presentations. , Presenter on the Topic of "How to Use Technology for Your Firm", 2020 FJA Annual Convention - The Business of Law Seminar/Webinar, Florida Justice Association, Plaintiff's Trial Lawyers, 2020
• FJA Workhorse Seminar presentation, Presenter, "The Power and Effect of Making Each and Every Element of Damages a Separate and Distinct Category of Loss (Remembering that "Physical Pain" Differs Vastly from "Physical Suffering") - There Will Be No Award for That Which the Jury Does Not Understand, Ap, 2019
• Connectionology Seminar presentation, Presenter, "The Handling, Litigation, Mediation & Trial of Neck & Back Personal Injury Cases - Everything from Initial Client Interview to Verdict - Avoiding Traps & Pitfalls", 2018
• Presenter, “Low Cost, High Impact Technology in Truck & Auto Cases”, Association Of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Of America, 2014
• FJA Annual Convention presentation, Presenter, "New Approaches to Proving PTSD", 2018
• FJA Workhorse Seminar presentation, Presenter, "Lessons from the Poker Table Which Match Strategic Needs of Trial Lawyers' Case Goals: Hold versus Fold; the Bluff; "Poker-Face"; Play the Hand You are Dealt; Creating Your Own Luck; Patience and Discipline; More, 2018
• FJA Workhorse Seminar presentation, Presenter, "Proof and Argument of Notice of Dangerous or Hazardous Condition", 2016
• AAJ Seminar presentation, Presenter, "Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit", 2016
• FJA CLE Seminar & Legislative Update, Presenter, "Expert & Physician Bias in a post-Boecher Practice", 2015
• FJA Workhorse seminar presentation, Presenter, "A Prism of Persuation: The Power of Going First", 2015
• Southern Trial Lawyers Annual Conference presentation, Presenter, "Planning for the Future: Effectively Presenting Economic Damages", 2015
• Cross-Ups in Cross-Examination, Connectionology Seminar, 2014
• “Maximizing Technology in Preparing for and Conducting Jury Selection – The Paradigm has Shifted”, Florida Justice Association, 2014

“P.J. is an outstanding trial lawyer.”