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Maria Tejedor is a Board Certified civil trial lawyer. She has a focus in medical malpractice cases including injuries to children as well as mass torts and dangerous drugs. She is a member of the national Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Maria Tejedor graduated from the University of South Florida, Magna Cum Laude in 1992. In 1993, she commenced law school at Stetson University, the number one ranked law school in trial advocacy. In 1994, she competed in a college wide competition, and was selected among her peers by Stetson to become a member of the law school's prestigious and select trial team. She spent the next two years representing Stetson college of law in national and state wide trial competitions. The years she competed, Steston college of law maintained its number one nationally ranking in trial advocacy.
In 1995, Maria Tejedor was the first place winner of the American criminal defense bar national trial competition that same year. Ms. Tejedor took second place in both the Florida Bar's State Trial Competition and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers State Competition. She was the 1996 Regional Champion in the American Bar Association Nation Trial Competition and awarded the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. In 1996, At graduation, Stetson University College of Law presented her with the Harris Ferrel Competition Award for Individual Excellence in Intercollegiate Trial Competition.
In 1996, she joined the law firm of Martinez, Manglardi and Diez-Arguelles. In 2002, she become one of the youngest women to be Board Certified in the State of Florida. That same year she was named a full parter at the law firm and the name was changed to Martinez, Manglardi, Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor.
In 2009, with a passion for helping hurt children, she founded the law firm of Diez-Arguelles and Tejedor and became its managing partner. Maria Tejedor has successfully tried cases throughout Florida in counties which include Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Hillsborough, Clay, Dade, Polk, Volusia, Leon, Broward, and Alachua Counties.
Ms. Tejedor has a focus in medical malpractice cases including injuries to children as well as mass torts and dangerous drugs. She is a member of the national Million Dollar Advocates Forum. She has served as Treasurer of the Hispanic Bar Association. In 2009, she was appointed to the Orange County Grievance Ethics Committee. She is also a frequent speaker on medical malpractice.
Diez-Arguelles & TejedorToll-Free: Orlando Office520 N. Semoran Blvd, Suite 200Orlando, Florida 32807Phone: 1-407-705-2880Tampa OfficeCorporate Center One2202 N. West Shore Boulevard, Suite 200Tampa, FL 33607Phone:
Practice Areas
6
Practice Areas
Birth Injury
29%
16 years
Medical Malpractice
29%
16 years
Personal Injury
19%
16 years
Brain Injury
9%
16 years
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Licensed in Oregon for 1 year
State: Oregon
Acquired: 2024
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 29 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Location
Diez-Arguelles & Tejedor, P.A.
505 N. Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32803-5369
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Posted by Maggie | June 14, 2015 | Personal Injury
Maria Tejedor and staff
Ms Tejedor is very knowledgeable in the medical fields and is also very knowledgeable in the legal fields. That combination is so important in an injury case. Her knowledge of the medical fields was instrumental in the outcome of my case. I would highly recommend her and her staff if there are many f...
Posted by Patricia | June 04, 2014 | Medical Malpractice
Patricia
I hired Ms. Tejedor to handle a medical malpractice case for me and my husband. Ms. Tejedor was a very good attorney. She treated me and my husband with great respect and we very much appreciate everything that she has done to help us with our situation. We would recommend Ms. Tejedor to anyone wh...
Posted by Cicily | May 18, 2014 | Medical Malpractice
The Best Attorney in Central Florida
Maria handled a medical malpractice case for me and family. She was caring, passionate, trustworthy and dedicated to my case. Maria listened to me when other attorneys turned me away. Her staff was great just like her. They were friendly and always helpful. I recommended her to anyone that needs a...
Posted by Frank | April 03, 2014
Great lawyer
great attorney who has excellent knowledge of medical claims. She is good to watch as I did for 5 days, I was impressed. Look no more you found the right person and firm.
Posted by Paul | April 16, 2010 | Personal Injury
Former Client
Ms. Tejedor represented my family in a complicated personal injury case that had been turned down by other lawyers. She tried the case to conclusion and obtained an excellent verdict. I found her professional, caring and sensitive to my family.
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"Maria Tejedor has an outstanding reputation in the Central Florida legal community as being one of the finest attorneys specializing in the area of medical malpractice plaintiffs' representation. She has numerous very significant jury verdicts against physicians and hospitals, as well as too numerous to count extraordinary settlements in that area of specialty. She is the consummate professional."
"Maria is one of the top Medical Negligence lawyers I have had the privilege of knowing and observing. Thorough, tenacious, knowledgable, diligent are a few of the complimentary adjectives that immediately come to mind. She is a lawyer's lawyer and I am proud to be associated with her in helping victims. She will continue to get our Medical Negligence referrals for a long time."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. She is very established professionally and represents her clients with a great knowledge and talent necessary to protect their legal rights"
"I have worked with Ms. Tejedor as appellate co-counsel on several matters. Her work is high quality. She is diligent, determined and resourceful. She writes eloquent, persuasive legal arguments in her motions and memoranda and presents them cogently to the court. It is a pleasure to work with her on cases, knowing that she will work relentlessly on behalf of her cilents."
"It is without reservation that I can endorse Maria's legal work. Her trial and litigation skills are exceptional, and she always has the client's best interest as her primary consideration. I often call upon Maria for opinions and advice on my own cases and potential cases because I respect her opinions and hold her in the highest regard."
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Experience
Honors
2007
Invited member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
2002
Board Certified Personal Injury Specialist, Florida Bar
1996
National Trial Competition - Regional Champion, American Bar Association
1996
Medal for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, American College of Trial Lawyers
1995
Chester B. Dell Memorial State Trial Corporation - Second Place,
1995
State Competition - 2nd Place, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Associations
2011 - Present
Florida Justice AssociationExecutive Committee
2007 - Present
Million Dollar Advocates ForumMember
2007 - Present
Hispanic Bar AssociationTreasurer
Education
1994
Stetson University College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
University of South Florida
BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English
Spanish