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Karen Elizabeth Terry
also known as Karen E. Terry
About Karen
Biography
KAREN E. TERRY is a shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA in West Palm Beach, and has been with the firm for more than 19 years. She received the highest honor awarded by the Daily Business Review as the “Most Effective Lawyer” in the State of Florida for products liability, along with Chris Searcy. For the last 5 years in a row, she has been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America. Recently honored as one of the top rated lawyers in health care in the United States, Ms. Terry also was selected as one of the top 100 lawyers in the country. Recently, Ms. Terry was selected in the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Florida.
Ms. Terry has tried many big cases, but in August 2007, she received a jury verdict of over 25 million dollars in Polk County, Florida against Walgreens for misfilling a prescription. She also recently received a jury verdict over 12 million in Palm Beach County, Florida, in 2013. Ms. Terry also has been selected as one of the top five litigators by Florida Trend Magazine and the South Florida Legal Guide. For the past 18 years, she has been a member of the Florida Justice Association and the Palm Beach County Justice Association, and has been active in her community.
Before joining Searcy Denney, Ms. Terry clerked for former Chief Judge Walter Colbath of the 15th Judicial Circuit. A native of South Florida, she graduated cum laude from Duke University in three years, and earned a master’s degree from the University of Florida. She graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law, where she focused on First Amendment and telecommunications law.
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Licensed in Florida for 30 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33409
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"A fundamental pillar of our community, supporting and fighting for the rights of the injured. An endorsement is simply not enough to describe the good that Karen Terry does on a daily basis for the people in the community who need some one to speak on their behalf."
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Experience
Honors
2015
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
2015
Lawyer of the Year in Mass Torts/Class Actions, Best Lawyers
2014
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Florida Verdicts Hall of Fame, Daily Business Review
2014
Top Attorneys to Watch, Attorney at Law
2013
Top Lawyer, Florida Trend Magazine
2013
Top Rated Lawyers in Heath Care, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Top Rated Lawyers in Heath Care, American Lawyer Media
2010
Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2010
Member-Premiere, Who's Who Legal
2009
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Florida Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide
2007
Most Effective Lawyer, Daily Business Review
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale Hubbell
N/A
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1995 - Present
Shareholder, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
1900 - Present
Shareholder, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.
Associations
2014 - Present
Palm Beach County Bar Association, Judicial Relations CommitteeCommittee Member
2014 - Present
Palm Beach County Bar Association, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Law CommitteeCommittee Member
2012 - Present
Florida BarEagle Member
2010 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMember
1996 - Present
Million Dollar Advocates Forum for Top Trial Lawyers in AmericaMember
1996 - Present
American Association of JusticeMember
1995 - Present
Florida Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Palm Beach County Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Palm Beach County Justice AssociationMember
1995 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Florida Justice AssociationEagle Member
1994 - Present
MensaMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Callaway
settled for policy limits of $6 million
Education
1995
University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
University of Florida
JD
1991
Duke University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1991
Duke University
AB
Speaking Engagements
2014
Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Law Continuing Legal Education Committee
“What You Don’t Know May Kill Your Case. What is the Jury Saying on the Web?”
Publications
2015
Searcy Law Blog
Nothing Innocent or Harmless About Redactions In Discovery
2014
Searcy Law Blog
’Tis the Season for Data Breaches, Identity Theft
2013
Searcy Law Blog
Watch Out for More Auto Insurance Changes to Come
1995
University of South Carolina Communications Journal
Video Games, Violence, First Amendment Protection, and Regulation
Languages
English
Spanish