Glen D. Wieland
Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in Orlando, Florida
Wieland & DeLattre, P.A.Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 1982
Education: Samford University Cumberland School of Law
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Attorney Glen D. Wieland of the law firm Wieland & DeLattre, PA, in Orlando, Florida, handles personal injury and workers' compensation matters in cases involving car accidents, work related accidents and more. With more than 37 years of litigation experience, Mr. Wieland represents individuals who suffer injuries due to the negligence of others or who suffer work related injuries in Orlando and throughout Florida.
After graduating from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, Mr. Wieland earned his law degree from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.He has been board-certified in workers' compensation law by The Florida Bar since 1990.
His contributions to the legal profession have earned Mr. Wieland a number of honors and recognition among his peers. He received the rating of AV Preeminent,* the highest possible rating, from the respected attorney peer-review service Martindale-Hubbell and has been featured in the publication "The Best Lawyers in America." Orlando magazine named him to its list of the city's best attorneys. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization comprised of attorneys who have recovered awards or settlements of $1 million or more on behalf of their clients. He is a Fellow in the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers and is a member of the WCI Workers' Compensation Hall of Fame. He is member of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar Association and is Past Chair of the Section.
Mr. Wieland is a former trustee and past chairman of the Orlando Area Trust for the Homeless and has served as a presenter for the National Council of Insurance Legislators. He also maintains membership in the Florida Justice Association and the Florida Workers' Advocates. He has been the Chancellor (attorney) for the Anglican Province of America and the Diocese of the Eastern United States for over 25 years volunteering his time to the church.
*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general practice standards.
Practice areas
Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1982, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://www.wdjustice.com/wieland.php
- Member of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar Association
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Member of the Florida Workers Compensation Hall of Fame
- President of the Florida Workers' Advocates
- Fellow of the American College of Workers' Compensation Attorneys
- Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar Association., 2019
- Middle Court of Florida
- Past Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, Florida Justice Association, 1990
- Member of the Executive Council of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar Association., 2017
- Presbyterian College, 1979
- re-Certified as being Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, 1995
- I continue to volunteer with the Teen Court alternative program. I also volunteer at Give Kids the World and I provide pro bono legal services to St. Alban's Anglican Church. , 2023
- Continuing the volunteer service to the Teen Court program. This is a diversionary program for those under the age of 18 who have been charged with a crime. It is a program to help direct those who have made a bad decision to improve their life without having a formal criminal conviction on their record. , 2019
- Chancellor of Anglican Diocese of the East and Anglican Province of America, 2019
- Past-Chairman and Trustee, Orlando Area Trust for the Homeless
- Workers compensation settlement in excess of $1 Million, 2019
- Bicycle versus truck accident resulted in a resolution of over $8 million dollars. , 2015
- $1.275 Million Verdict against the City of Orlando, automobile accident death. $1.65 Million workers compensation settlement. $650,000 workers compensation settlement., 2009
- Recognized as one of Orlando's Best Attorneys by Orlando Magazine, 2019
- I was humbled to receive the Al Frierson/Stewart Colling Award for my professionalism and ethics. This is a statewide award from the Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section. , Al Frierson/Stewart Colling Award, Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section, 2022
- Charter Member, Judge William Wieland American Inn of Court, 2015
- Martindale Hubbell, AV rating
- I was honored to be inducted into the Workers' Compensation Hall of Fame by the Workers' Compensation Institute. , WCI Hall of Fame, Workers Compensation Institute, 2012
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Recertified as being Board Certified in Workers' Compensation, 2020
- re-Certified as being Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, 2015
- re-Certified as being Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, 2010
- re-Certified as being Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, 2005
- re-Certified as being Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation, 2000
- Board Certified Workers' Compensation since 1990
- I and Ray Malca did a presentation to the Judges of Compensation Claims at The Forum educational conference on evidence and the presentation of evidence in trial. , Speaker, Evidence, Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section, The Judges Of Compensation Claims And The Workers' Compensation System., 2022
- Speaker, Attorneys' Fees at the Forum, Board Certification Review Course, Florida Bar Association Workers Compensation Section
- Spoke to a group of over 500 participants who are attorneys and claims adjusters., Speaker, Major Contributing Cause, Apportionment, Allocation and Expert Witnesses, Florida Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section, 2019
- National Council of Insurance Legislators
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2024
Certificates and credentials
Workers' Compensation