Elizabeth Herd - Lawyer in Palm Harbor, FL

Elizabeth Taylor Herd

Medical malpractice Attorney at Palm Harbor, FL

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Excellent Attorney who genuinely cares about her clients

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Practice areas

Medical malpractice

25%

Surgical Fires, Failure to diagnose infection and treat, Failure to diagnose impending signs and symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure, Failure to recognize and treat bleeding post procedure, failure to treat heart disease, failure to properly administer and monitor coumadin, failure to properly catheterize, failure to diagnose epidural abscess, etc.
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28 years, 100 cases
Car accident

20%

motorcycle, trucking and automobile

28 years, 200 cases
Trucking accident

20%

trucking cases involving commercial vehicles which involve the Federal Carrier Motorist Safety Act and its application.

24 years, 50 cases
Personal injury

8%

Slip and fall and other personal injury type cases.

28 years
Animal and dog bites

5%
Birth injury

5%

Injury during labor and delivery, as well as wrongful infant death

27 years, 10 cases
Brain injury

5%

I have handled injury cases involving significiant and subtle brain injury resulting from oxygen deprivation, significant blood loss and diffuse axonal traumatic injury.

28 years, 15 cases
Defective and dangerous products

5%
Motorcycle accident

5%
Slip and fall accident

1%
Wrongful death

1%

I have a Masters Degree in Cardiovascular Physiology from Wake Forest University. I worked for 8 years as a Clinical Manager in the hospital industry and as a nurse educator for a national cardiac rehabilitation company. I began my career working as a defense lawyer for insurance companies and defending medical malpractice defendants. My practice now is exclusively for victims of medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice and automobile injuries.

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Licensed for 27 years

State FL

Status Member in Good Standing

Acquired 1995

Updated 11/23/2022

State TN

Status Inactive

Acquired 1996

Updated 11/19/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Morgenstern & Herd

800 Tarpon Woods Boulevard

Suite F-1

Palm Harbor, FL, 34685

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Posted by Glenn | April 12, 2016

Excellent Attorney who genuinely cares about her clients

I have worked with attorney Herd on a difficult malpractice case. She obtained an excellent result due to her knowledge of medicine, extraordinary efforts in investigating the matter, and her skill in litigating the case. I highly recommend her.

Posted by Cheryl | October 26, 2014

Excellent lawyer

I highly recommend Betsey and her team. Her professionalism, compassion, and experience in both law and the medical field made her the perfect fit to handle my auto accident case. It was such a traumatic time for me and I am glad that I found a lawyer who truly cared about my well being. She and her staff were readily available to answer my questions and concerns. I truly appreciate everything she did to navigate me through that stressful time in my life.

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Posted by Zach | October 22, 2014

Recommended for getting you through the tough times...

Nobody ever wants to be in a situation where you need a lawyer, but when you do, Betsey Herd and her team are the ones you want on your side. I worked with Betsey for close to three years on my accident case and would work with them again in a heartbeat. Everyone that I worked with at her firm is extremely professional but also caring and understanding of delicate situations. If she wasn't available, my calls or emails were always promptly returned. Being in an accident and dealing with insurance companies and their lawyers is VERY stressful and one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. Betsey and her team did everything they could to make the overall experience as easy as possible and helped to return my life to normal as quickly as possible.

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Posted by Darcy | October 22, 2014

This is the firm you want!

This isn't your typical law firm. I say that with experience as I am in the legal field and know about attorneys and their ethics. Ms. Herd takes her clients personally. She cares about them, their well being, as well as their case. She puts her heart and soul into her cases and her knowledge of the law and medical field makes her the complete package. At the same time she will fight to the end for you and not settle for less than what you deserve. She is definitely the one you want on your side with her compassion, fire and knowledge. She has been such a blessing in our lives.

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Posted by Julie | October 21, 2014

Great Lawyer

Betsy was a great lawyer, I trusted that she was always looking out for my best interest and always felt well informed. I would recommend her to anyone that was in a car accident. My accident has impacted my life forever and I truly believe she went above and beyond. I am grateful for everything she did for me.

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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

Partner
Morgenstern & Herd, P.A.
2006 - Present

Partner
Wagner Vaughan & McLaughlin
2002 - 2005

Education

The University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
law
1994

Wake Forest University
Masters
1985

University of Florida
Bachelor of Science
1981

Legal Cases

Trucking Matter
Confidential 8 figure Settlement

Commercial Truck vs. Motor Vehicle
Settlement $400,000.00

Surgical Fire Case
Settlement in six figures

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Associations

Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
Mem
1998 - Present

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Member
1997 - Present

Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) (Hillsborough County Chapter)
member
1996 - Present

Hillsborough County Bar Association
Member
1996 - Present

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
Member
1996 - Present

Tennessee Bar Association
Member
1996 - Present

Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
President
2006 - 2007

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Executive Committee
2005 - 2006

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Board of Directors
2002 - 2010

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Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

Awards

Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2016

Super Lawyer
SuperLawyers
2015

Top 50 Women Lawyers
Florida Super Lawyers
2014

Legal Elite
Florida Legal Elite
2014

Florida Legal Elite 2013
Legal Trend's Legal Elite
2013

Florida's Top 50 Women Lawyers 2012
Super Lawyers
2012

Legal Elitee
Florida Legal Elite
2012

Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2012

Florida's Legal Elite
Legal Elite
2011

Named Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2011

SuperLawyer
SuperLawyers Florida
2010

Workgroup on Mammography Accessiblity
Florida Secretary of Health
2004

Shoe Leather Award - Lobbying Efforts
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
2004

Staff Appreciation Award - Florida Justice Association
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
2004

AV Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
2003

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Publications

American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Preparing for the Medical Expert's Deposition
2004

Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
preparing in advance for the medical expert's deposition
2003

Speaking Engagements

Florida Justice Association Annual Meeting
Non-Delegable Duty in the Medical Negligence Case
2009

Automobile Seminar
Aggravation of Pre-Existing Injury
2007

Medical Malpractice
Research for Cross Examination of the Medical Expert
2006

Paralegal Fall Convention
Managing the Medical
2006

Medical Malpractice Seminar
Pre-suit for Medical Malpractice
2005

Annual Seminar
Research for the Cross of the Compulsory Examiner
2004

Automobile Seminar
Preparing Your Client for Deposition
2003

Collateral Source Seminar
Hospital Lien Law
2002

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Attorney endorsements

Received (76)

Given (31)

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Lauren Calta

Medical malpractice Attorney | Nov 12
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend Attorney Herd. She is extremely knowledgeable in the fields of medical malpractice and injury cases and is a credit to the legal profession"

Jennifer Pollock

Medical malpractice Attorney | May 13
Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I highly recommend Attorney Herd. I have worked with her on several matters and she is well-respected in the legal community. She works tirelessly and aggressively for her clients to obtain favorable results."

Bradley Souders

Medical malpractice Attorney | Jan 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She has earned the respect of lawyers and judges in the community. She is dedicated, hard working and obtains great results. I whole heartedly endorse this lawyer."

Loren Gold

Unknown Attorney | Sep 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer for her knowledge of Medical Malpractice Law and for her contribution to the Avvo community."

Peter Biscontini

Birth injury Attorney | Aug 24
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Dennis Morgenstern

Medical malpractice Attorney | Jun 30
Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

Lawrence Flick

Unknown Attorney | Apr 20
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Elizabeth Herd's medical background is very valuable for personal injury cases generally and medical malpractice cases in specific."

Douglas Milch

Medical malpractice Attorney | Jan 08
Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Elizabeth's participation in the Avvo community has show her great depth of knowledge in the medical malpractice field. She knows the law and the medicine!"

Belal Hamideh

Birth injury Attorney | Jan 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Stuart Dimartini

Medical malpractice Attorney | Dec 16
Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

Valentine Wallace

Medical malpractice Attorney | Dec 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Elizabeth Herd. Her answers on Avvo demonstrate the depth of her knowledge and her commitment to excellence. She is an asset to the legal profession."

John DeProspo

Medical malpractice Attorney | Oct 31
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Elizabeth Taylor Herd is a highly skilled lawyer, especially in the area of medical malpractice. She provides excellent answers to Avvo users. I endorse her."

Michael Schmitt

Medical malpractice Attorney | Oct 12
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Judd Nemiro

Unknown Attorney | Oct 10
Relationship: Other

"Well respected in the community and known for effective advocacy for clients!"

Philip Israels

Medical malpractice Attorney | Oct 07
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse attorney Elizabeth Herd. Provides excellent legal answers on Avvo for people seeking advise. An asset to the legal profession. Respected by colleagues in legal field."

Sean Cleary

Car accident Attorney | Oct 01
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community."

Paul Molinaro

Car accident Attorney | Sep 06
Relationship: Other

"Having read many of this attorneys intelligent and well written comments here on Avvo, I endorse this lawyer."

Giacomo Behar

Car accident Attorney | Sep 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A brilliant attorney, highly respected in the legal community."

Hovanes Margarian

Birth injury Attorney | Jul 09
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

John Phillips

Unknown Attorney | Jun 09
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ms. Herd is one of the most giving lawyers in Avvo history. Her record of providing help to people is beyond elite. It's rare that lawyers spend so much valuable time helping the community, for free. Kudos. I endorse this lawyer."

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