Craig Rappel - Lawyer in Vero Beach, FL

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MO	Good Standing, Active	2019	05/22/2022
MI	Active And In Good Standing	2018	06/27/2022
DC	Good Standing	2003	06/08/2022
FL	Member in Good Standing	1988	06/01/2022

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
AV Rated	Martindale-Hubbell	2015
Certificate of Meritorious Service to the Legal Profession	The Florida Bar	2014
Who's Who in American Law	Marquis Who's Who in American Law	2014
Certificate of Qualification	National Committee on Accreditation, Federation of Law Societies of Canada	2013
Barrister-at-Law	The Law Society of Upper Canada ( now the Law Society of Ontario)	2013

Certificate of Eligibility	Solicitors Regulation Authority	2008
Order of Barristers	National Order of Barristers	1987
Economic Honors	Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society	1985

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Member	Rappel Health Law Group, P.L.	1998 - Present
Chairman	State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council, Executive Office of the Governor	2003 - 2005
Vice Chairman	State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council, Office of the Secretary, Department of Children & Family Services	2001 - 2003
Associate	Cianfrogna, Telfer, Reda & Faherty, PA	1996 - 1998
Associate	Reinman, Harrell, Graham, Mitchell & Wattwood	1993 - 1996

Assistant State Attorney	Office Of The State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit	1988 - 1993

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Missouri Bar	Member	2019 - Present
State Bar of Michigan	Member	2018 - Present
Florida Bar, Clients' Security Fund Committee	Member	2017 - Present
American Bar Association, International Law Section	Co-chair Life Sciences and Health Law Committee	2016 - Present
19th Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee	Chair	2016 - Present

The Law Society of Ontario	Member	2013 - Present
The Law Society of England and Wales	Member	2010 - Present
District of Columbia Bar	Member	2003 - Present
American Health Lawyers Association	Member	1998 - Present
American Inns of Court	Alumni	1990 - Present
Florida Bar	Member	1988 - Present
American Bar Association	Co-Chair, International Life Sciences and Health Law Committee	2016 - 2017
American Bar Association	Vice Chair, Canada Committee, International Law Section	2015 - 2016
City of Westminster & Holborn Law Society	Member	2012 - 2014
Ontario Bar Association	Member	2012 - 2019
Canadian Bar Association	Member	2012 - 2019
Solicitors Association of Higher Court Advocates (SAHCA)	Associate Member	2011 - 2014
Florida Bar, Clients' Security Fund Committee	Member	2008 - 2014
Federal Bar Association (District of Columbia chapter)	Member	1998 - 2019
American Bar Association	Member	1988 - 2018

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
ABA Section on International Law	LIFE SCIENCE REGULATION AND THE TIDAL WAVES OF CHANGE	2018
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council White Paper	“Referrals Between the Florida Department of Health’s Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program and the Florida Department of Education’s Division for Vocational Rehabilitation”, (follow up study from "Economic Discrimination of Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Clients by Home Health Agencies in Florida")	2006
State of Florida, Florida Statewdie Advocacy Council	"Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2005-2006"	2005
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council White Paper	“Breast & Cervical Cancer Medicaid Benefit for Uninsured Women Program Review”	2003
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council Red Item Report	“Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care Program”	2003

State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council	“Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2003-2004"	2003
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council White Paper	"Economic Discrimination of Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Clients by Home Health Agencies in Florida"	2002
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council White Paper	"Efficiency & Effectiveness of Federally Mandated Advocacy Functions on behalf of Clients of the State's Health & Human Services",	2002
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council Orange Item Report	“Foster Care Program’s Client Medical Records maintained by Florida Department of Children & Family Services”	2002
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council Orange Item report	“Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care Program”	2002
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council	"Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2002-2003"	2002
State of Florida, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council	"Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2001-2002"	2001

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
The University of Toledo College of Law	Juris Doctor	1987
University of Florida	Bachelor of Arts	1985

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
The Family Cafe Annual Conference	HIPAA and Your Privacy	2004
American Bar Association Annual Meeting	Structuring a Health Care Transaction, Addressing Issues	2004
The Family Cafe Annual Conference	Self-Advocacy for Consumers of State's Health & Human Services	2003

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Antonio Beltran, M.D. v. Vincent P. Miraglia, M.D., P.A., 125 So. 3d 855 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).	Non-jury trial judgment in quantum meruit against non-partner, individual physician reversed in its entirety by Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Gold, Van & White, P.A. v. Allen P. Friedenstab, M.D., 831 So.2d 692 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).	Physician Practice Management Company Services Agreement held unenforceable as a prohibited fee-split arrangement.