Joseph M. Rooth

Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in New Port Richey, Florida

Rooth Law Firm, P.A.
Joseph M. Rooth
Rooth Law Firm, P.A.

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability

Licensed in Florida since: 1994

Education: Stetson University College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 Selected to Rising Stars: 2009

Rooth Law Firm, P.A.

8212 Massachusetts Avenue
New Port Richey, FL 34653 Visit website

Details

Joseph M. Rooth is the founder of Rooth Law Firm, P.A., located in New Port Richey, Florida. Representing clients throughout Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando and Hillsborough counties, he focuses his practice primarily on helping victims of workplace injuries or occupational diseases to obtain their rightful workers' compensation benefits. Mr. Rooth also assists clients who are seeking benefits under Social Security Disability Insurance. He is certified as a specialist in workers' compensation law by The Florida Bar.

As an undergraduate, Mr. Rooth attended Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1991. He then moved to Florida and pursued his legal studies at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport and was awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1994. Mr. Rooth is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Having a desire to stay abreast of current developments in his practice areas as well as to forge connections with fellow attorneys, Mr. Rooth is an active participant in several legal organizations. His memberships include the American Association for Justice, the Florida Justice Association, and the West Pasco and Clearwater bar associations. Mr. Rooth has also served on the board of directors of Florida Workers' Advocates, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of injured workers in the state, and he is a former chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association. Highly regarded by his fellow professionals for his track record and high degree of ethics, he has received an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Social Security Disability
  • 90% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
  • 10% Social Security Disability

First Admitted: 1994, Florida

Professional Webpage: http://www.roothlawyer.com/attorney/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2022
  • Program Chair for Tampa Bay Workers Compensation and Disability Inn of Court, 2019
  • American Bar Association
  • Florida Bar, Member
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives, Member
  • Florida Justice Association, Member
  • Clearwater Bar Association, Member
  • Florida Workers’ Advocates, Member
  • St. Petersburg Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section, Past Chairman
  • West Pasco Bar Association, Member, 2021
  • Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Member
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Final Hearing in workers' compensation case.  Trial held on 8/13/24 for lost wages and payment of significant medical bills from the Veterans Administration.  Won these significant benefits for the injured worker.  , 2024
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation law by the Florida Bar Association, 2000
  • Re-Certified by the Florida Bar for Workers' Compensation , 2020
  • Re-Certified by the Florida Bar for Workers' Compensation, 2015
  • Re-Certified by the Florida Bar for Workers' Compensation, 2015
  • Re-Certified by the Florida Bar for Workers' Compensation 2005; 2010; and 2015, 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Graduated from the FBI Tampa Citizens Academy , 2023
  • Elected to Board of Directors for FBI Tampa Citizens Academy Alumni Association , 2024
  • Tampa Bay Board of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.  , 2023
  • Tampa Bay Board of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. , 2020
Honors/Awards:
  • Selected in Florida Super Lawyers for workers' compensation , Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member, 2011
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers
Educational Background:
  • Stetson University College of Law, 1994
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Speaker, Mediation Strategies, Florida Workers' Compensation Forum, 2012
  • Speaker, Winning Mediation Strategies, Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Forum, 2014
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • Honored Hero Crohn's & Colitis Foundation - Tampa, 2016

Office location for Joseph M. Rooth

8212 Massachusetts Avenue
New Port Richey, FL 34653

Phone: 727-478-2826

Selections

1 Year Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2024
  • Rising Stars: 2009

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