TAMPA – Carlton Fields Tampa shareholder, Edward W. Gerecke, was invited to serve as a faculty member at the 38th annual Trial Academy of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). The program was held July 31 - August 6 at the Stanford Law School in Palo Alto, California. The IADC Trial Academy is one of the oldest and most well respected programs for developing defense trial advocacy skills. This seven day intensive program blends faculty instruction and demonstration with individual student participation. The faculty consistent of leading defense trial lawyers selected on a national basis from different regions around the country. The IADC is an invitation-only professional association for corporate and insurance defense lawyers around the world. For more information about IADC, please visit http://www.iadclaw.org/.

Gerecke is a member of the firm’s Products and Toxic Tort Liability Practice Group. He is a National Board of Trial Advocates Certified Civil Trial Attorney who has extensive experience in prescription drug, medical device, and over the counter (OTC) product legal defense. Gerecke also practices general products liability and personal injury defense. Gerecke is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney who has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, International Who’s Who of Product Liability Lawyers, Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, and Florida Super Lawyers. He received his B.S., with distinction, from Purdue University in 1978 and his J.D., with honors, from Indiana University School of Law in 1981.