Practice Experience

• Ed Gerecke is a member of the Firm's Products and Toxic Tort Liability Practice Group.
• Mr. Gerecke is a National Board of Trial Advocates Certified Civil Trial Attorney (2001).
• He has extensive experience in prescription drug, medical device and OTC product defense.  He also practices general products liability and personal injury defense.

Professional and Civic Activities

• Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission
  (appointed by Governor Crist, 2008)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
  Treasurer, Tampa Bay Chapter (2008)
  Member (2000)
• Product Liability Advisory Council (2008)
• DRI Drug & Medical Device Committee
  Member, Steering Committee (1992-present)
• Chair, DRI Industrywide Litigation Committee (1999-2001)
• International Association of Defense Counsel
  Member (2002)
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
  Member (1992)
• J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn of Court
  Member (2001-present)
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
  Board of Directors (1995-2000)
• American Bar Association
  Litigation Section, Product Liability Committee
  Co-Chair, Pharmaceutical Subcommittee (1995-1999)

Professional Recognition

• National Board of Trial Advocates, Certified Civil Trial Attorney (2001)
• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers (Litigation)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in the International Who’s Who of Product Liability Lawyers
• Listed in the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
• Selected for inclusion in Guide to the World’s Leading Product Liability Lawyers
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend's Legal Elite
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education

• Indiana University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1981)
• Purdue University (B.S., with distinction, 1978)