Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 1998
Education: Stetson University College of Law
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Culpepper Kurland
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A personal injury attorney with Culpepper Kurland, Brett Kurland represents those who have been injured in Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Florida. This includes car accidents, premises liability, dog bites and construction site injuries. Named one among The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, he is also a Lawyer of Distinction, and has twice been named by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel to the Top One Percent. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Kurland attended the University of South Carolina, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in finance and marketing in 1993. He then moved on to earn his Master of Business Administration in 1997 from Stetson University, and a Juris Doctor the same year from the Stetson University College of Law. Currently, he is admitted to practice in the state of Florida and before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Best Attorneys of America named him a Lifetime Charter Member and the National Lawyers Association named him one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2016. Mr. Kurland has an Avvo “Superb” rating and is one of Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite.
He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the American Association for Justice, the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association and The Florida Bar. Early in his career, Mr. Kurland worked as an Assistant State Attorney, where he represented those who were victims of crimes, and now his focus is on protecting those who have been injured by the negligence of another.
* 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
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
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1998, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.ckfirm.com/attorney/brett-j-kurland/
- The Florida Bar, Member
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1998
- Florida Justice Association, Member , 2022
- American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Member, 2022
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2022
- Florida, 1998
- AVVO “Superb” highest rating of 10/10
- Awarded the Martindale Hubbell Client Champion Platinum Award for demonstrating on ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service as affirmed by his clients, Martindale Hubbell, Client Champion Platinum Award, 2022 - 2023
- Top 25 - Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2022, Top 25, Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Member, Lawyers of Distinction, 2022 - 2023
- Best Attorneys of America Lifetime Charter Member, Best Attorneys of America Lifetime Charter Member, Best Attorneys of America, 2022
- Top 100, America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys, 2022 - 2023
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2022 - 2023
- RID Award - RID (Remove Intoxicated Drivers), 2000
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
- Florida Legal Elite - Florida Trend Magazine, 2012
- Nation's Top One Percent - National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015, 2022 & 2023
- Rue Ratings' Best Attorneys of America - Best Attorneys of America, 2015
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
- Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 & 2023
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Lawyers Association, 2016
- Top 25 - Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2017, 2023
- Best Law Firms in Florida - U.S. News & World Florida, 2018, 2020 & 20223
- Top Lawyers in Florida - Legal Network, 2018, 2019 & 2023
- Top One Percent - National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2020
- Lifetime Charter Member of the renowned Best Attorneys of America
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2020, 2023
- Stetson University, Deland, Florida, M.B.A. - 1997
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Major: Finance and Marketing, B.S. - 1993
- Trial Attorney
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