Lakin Law Firm, LLC
PRACTICE
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Business Law/Contracts
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Criminal Law
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Fiduciary/Wills&Trusts
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Insurance Law
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Fire/Hurricane/Property Damage Cases
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Property Damage/Mold/Fungi Cases
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Business Interruption/Loss of Business income/Lost Rents/Additional Living Expense Damages;
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Property damage related co-insurance issues;
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Insurance/Reinsurance/Retrocessioniare disputes
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Lyold’s of London, Law Commission of England
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Toxic Tort Law
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Asbestos Litigation
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Chemical Exposure Cases
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Transportation/Trucking/Train Cases.
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Entertainment Contract Law
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Civil Litigation
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Personnel Injury/Wrongful Death Cases
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Product Liability Cases
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Premises Liability
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Land/Property/Boundary Disputes
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Employment Law
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Arbitration/Mediations/ADR
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Insurance Claim Organization and Audits/Reviews.
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Reinsurance Disputes.
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Sports/Entertainment Contract Representation
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PFAS Claims and Litigation Cases
Lakin Law Firm, LLC
Our firm was formed by business oriented lawyers to serve clients in a professional and productive manner and to minimize legal expenses. We believe practical experience and knowledge is the critical factor in comprehending and determining legal issues.
Our firm has conscientiously chosen to operate at a manageable size, large enough to provide a full range of services to our clients, both internally and through our network of counsel serving throughout New England, Florida, Georgia and Washington DC, yet small enough to offer a personal approach to our clients. We believe it is vitally important to provide all our clients the attention and dedication necessary to solve their problems and to offer the personal touch that many large firms cannot offer.
We serve as national, regional and local counsel and coordinators to corporations and insurance companies. We believe our clients can be better served by first solving their problems short of litigation, thereby saving unnecessary costs associated with litigation. However, if litigation is required, our firm has extensive trial experience with over one hundred civil and criminal trials in the last ten years.
Additionally, we believe prompt, effective, and accurate business and legal evaluations of claims and legal problems can avoid litigation. Our partners have extensive business and management experience, working for and with various types of corporations, including manufacturers, professional service organizations, and insurers. This experience, coupled with our legal knowledge, and trial experience, will assure our clients of the proper evaluations necessary in determining whether disputes should be settled, mediated, arbitrated or litigated. Consequently, we guide and represent various clients utilizing the most effective software technology, strategy and legal approaches in any case, to the fullest extent of the law.
We also have developed an extensive network of counsel throughout New England, Florida, Georgia and Washington DC . These individuals have backgrounds and/or degrees in engineering, accounting, nursing, and other professions. They provide technical and legal support in preparing and maintaining our cases, as needed. These collective resources are pooled and tailored to each client’s individual need, better serving our respective clients.
OUR ATTORNEYS
Kenneth A. Lakin
PARTNER
Mr. Lakin has an extensive insurance background, with over ten years of experience in that industry. He is a former adjuster, supervisor and manager at both Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the Lexington Insurance Company of Boston, the largest excess and surplus lines insurance carrier in the country. He has handled, developed, managed and litigated various claims dealing in a variety of liability areas, including auto, premise, products, environmental and toxic torts. He is a former workers compensation manager and has lectured on workers’ compensation laws in Massachusetts.
Mr. Lakin has experience in developing and managing an environmental claims unit handling and specializing in asbestos, silicosis, chemical exposure, lead paint, DES, latex, TMJ, tobacco, breast implants, carpal tunnel, radon, and other latent injury/toxic tort cases, as well as pharmaceutical negligence and drug product cases. He has litigated and managed various types of environmental bodily injury and property damage contamination cases. Mr. Lakin also has handled, managed, litigated and settled hundreds of insurance coverage disputes both in the Untied States and abroad. He has been involved in and is experienced with reinsurance, reinsurance settlement disputes, and cedant/reinsurer recovery disputes both in the domestic and London markets.
Mr. Lakin is general counsel for sports marketing companies and has tried many civil trials and is the litigation partner in charge of insurance litigation, toxic tort litigation, employment disputes, and environmental law. Mr. Lakin also represents small businesses including manufacturers, nursing homes, and service companies. Mr. Lakin handles Chemical PFAS exposure and clean up cases. Mr. Lakin is also currently a sports and entertainment agent representing professional football players. Mr. Lakin is also an adjunct professor of law teaching sports law at Massachusetts School of Law.
EDUCATION
A.B., Boston College
J.D., Massachusetts School of Law
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ADMITTED
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, United States Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts, United States Appeals Court for the First Circuit, New Hampshire Supreme Court, New Hampshire Federal Court and the United States Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, Lawrence Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Committee, Massachusetts Association of Defense Counsel, Boston Bar Association Environmental and Energy Committee, Boston College Alumni Education Committee, National Football League Player’s Association, Sports Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association.
John F. Lakin
PARTNER
John Lakin is one of the original founding partners with his brother when the firm opened in 1992. Mr. Lakin started his legal career in Boston, Massachusetts in 1990, working for a Boston area criminal defense firm.
After relocating to Florida in the year 2000, Mr. Lakin worked at the law firm of Barnes Walker, in Bradenton, Florida, where he became a partner in 2003. In 2007, Mr. Lakin and Attorney Randolph Smith opened the Law Firm of Lakin Smith, P.A. in Bradenton, Florida, where he worked until November of 2011.
John Lakin was selected as a Florida Super Lawyer, for each year from 2007 to 2010.
Additionally, he was a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer, as certified by The Florida Bar, from 2006-2016. At that time, less than two percent of the attorneys comprising The Florida Bar held this certification.
In 2012, Mr. Lakin was elected Circuit Court Judge in the State of Florida’s Twelfth Judicial
Circuit Court in and for Sarasota, Manatee and Desoto Counties. By the time he was elected judge, he had been lead counsel in over 100 civil and criminal jury trials. For two years, Judge Lakin served in the criminal felony division, handling over 800 felony cases, including several high profile murder trials. He later served in the circuit civil division, handling complex civil litigation. As a circuit judge, he presided over 40 trials during his judicial career, concluding his public service on the bench in 2016.
Currently Mr. Lakin handles first party property insurance litigation, civil litigation, and criminal defense cases. He has extensive experience in criminal defense work, in both Massachusetts and Florida having represented clients charged with serious felonies.
Mr. Lakin has appeared as a guest speaker on Court TV, CNN Headline News, C SPAN and
MSNBC as a legal analyst for criminal trials. He has been interviewed on BBC international radio regarding the American legal system. Mr. Lakin has lectured at seminars for numerous organizations, including the Judicial Assistants Association of Florida, The Florida Insurance Network’s Florida Windstorm Conferences, Florida Association of Public Adjusters (FAPIA) Conferences, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys and the American Bar Association. In 2013, Mr. Lakin was the commencement speaker at the Massachusetts School of Law, receiving an honorary degree from the law school.
As a member of ABA’s International Section, Europe Committee, Mr. Lakin has spoken at legal conferences and meetings, internationally, in London, Dublin, Toronto and Bermuda. Lawyers and Judges from United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Bermuda, Canada and other European countries attended these conferences and meetings. He has previously handled reinsurance disputes in both the domestic and London markets.
Mr. Lakin is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Florida. He is a member of the
Massachusetts Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Boston Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is currently a member of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, and it’s International Law Section and it’s Europe Committee. Mr. Lakin received his A.B. from Boston College and his J.D from Massachusetts School of Law. Mr. Lakin can be reached at jlakin@lakinslaw.com.
Tracy Kramer
OF COUNSEL
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Tracy Kramer handles civil litigation matters for Lakin Law Firm, LLC. She also represents insureds, both residential and commercial, in first party insurance coverage disputes during litigation as well as the pre-suit claim process.
Ms. Kramer’s practice includes prosecuting declaratory judgment actions regarding insurance coverage disputes. In addition, she defends Examinations Under Oaths of insureds and provides advice to her clients on how best to resolve their claims.
Ms. Kramer is experienced in all aspects of trial practice, including conducting discovery; taking and defending depositions of insurance company representatives, third parties, and other persons; drafting pleadings and arguing a variety of motions, including motions to dismiss and for summary judgment; and conducting mediations, settlement negotiations and trials.
During the past few years, Tracy represented plaintiffs, previously working for Insurance Litigation Group. Prior to June 2014, the bulk of Ms. Kramer’s background involved representing insurers while working for McIntosh Sawran, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP for six years, and Butler Pappas for four and a half years. She began her legal career in 1995, and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida. Ms. Kramer is also admitted in Georgia, Colorado, California, and Massachusetts and handles all Georgia-based litigation. She graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1992, and obtained her law degree from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center in 1995.
Jo Anne Lanza
OFFICE MANAGER
SENIOR PARALEGAL
Jo Anne Lanza has over 20 years of management experience. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Paralegal Studies, from Rivier University and a Juris Doctor Degree, from Massachusetts School of Law.
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Jo Anne has worked in various areas of management including office management and small business management. Additional work experience includes working as a litigation support specialist in the area of environmental law and civil litigation including handling first party insurance coverage discovery, pre-trial documentation, and trial documents. Jo Anne also has extensive experience in property law and as a real estate professional.
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form or call us at 1-877-587-5532 , to book online, see "book online" page using the menu at the top of the page:
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CONTACT
OUR ATTORNEYS
Kenneth A. Lakin
PARTNER
Mr. Lakin has an extensive insurance background, with over ten years of experience in that industry. He is a former adjuster, supervisor and manager at both Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the Lexington Insurance Company of Boston, the largest excess and surplus lines insurance carrier in the country. He has handled, developed, managed and litigated various claims dealing in a variety of liability areas, including auto, premise, products, environmental and toxic torts. He is a former workers compensation manager and has lectured on workers’ compensation laws in Massachusetts.
Mr. Lakin has experience in developing and managing an environmental claims unit handling and specializing in asbestos, silicosis, chemical exposure, lead paint, DES, latex, TMJ, tobacco, breast implants, carpal tunnel, radon, and other latent injury/toxic tort cases, as well as pharmaceutical negligence and drug product cases. He has litigated and managed various types of environmental bodily injury and property damage contamination cases. Mr. Lakin also has handled, managed, litigated and settled hundreds of insurance coverage disputes both in the Untied States and abroad. He has been involved in and is experienced with reinsurance, reinsurance settlement disputes, and cedant/reinsurer recovery disputes both in the domestic and London markets.
Mr. Lakin is general counsel for sports marketing companies and has tried many civil trials and is the litigation partner in charge of insurance litigation, toxic tort litigation, employment disputes, and environmental law. Mr. Lakin also represents small businesses including manufacturers, nursing homes, and service companies. Mr. Lakin handles Chemical PFAS exposure and clean up cases. Mr. Lakin is also currently a sports and entertainment agent representing professional football players. Mr. Lakin is also an adjunct professor of law teaching sports law at Massachusetts School of Law.
EDUCATION
A.B., Boston College
J.D., Massachusetts School of Law
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ADMITTED
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, United States Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts, United States Appeals Court for the First Circuit, New Hampshire Supreme Court, New Hampshire Federal Court and the United States Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association, Lawrence Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Committee, Massachusetts Association of Defense Counsel, Boston Bar Association Environmental and Energy Committee, Boston College Alumni Education Committee, National Football League Player’s Association, Sports Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association.
John F. Lakin
PARTNER
John Lakin is one of the original founding partners with his brother when the firm opened in 1992. Mr. Lakin started his legal career in Boston, Massachusetts in 1990, working for a Boston area criminal defense firm.
After relocating to Florida in the year 2000, Mr. Lakin worked at the law firm of Barnes Walker, in Bradenton, Florida, where he became a partner in 2003. In 2007, Mr. Lakin and Attorney Randolph Smith opened the Law Firm of Lakin Smith, P.A. in Bradenton, Florida, where he worked until November of 2011.
John Lakin was selected as a Florida Super Lawyer, for each year from 2007 to 2010.
Additionally, he was a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer, as certified by The Florida Bar, from 2006-2016. At that time, less than two percent of the attorneys comprising The Florida Bar held this certification.
In 2012, Mr. Lakin was elected Circuit Court Judge in the State of Florida’s Twelfth Judicial
Circuit Court in and for Sarasota, Manatee and Desoto Counties. By the time he was elected judge, he had been lead counsel in over 100 civil and criminal jury trials. For two years, Judge Lakin served in the criminal felony division, handling over 800 felony cases, including several high profile murder trials. He later served in the circuit civil division, handling complex civil litigation. As a circuit judge, he presided over 40 trials during his judicial career, concluding his public service on the bench in 2016.
Currently Mr. Lakin handles first party property insurance litigation, civil litigation, and criminal defense. He has extensive experience in criminal defense work, in both Massachusetts and Florida having represented clients charged with serious felonies.
Mr. Lakin has appeared as a guest speaker on Court TV, CNN Headline News, C SPAN and
MSNBC as a legal analyst for criminal trials. He has been interviewed on BBC international radio regarding the American legal system. Mr. Lakin has lectured at seminars for numerous organizations, including the Judicial Assistants Association of Florida, The Florida Insurance Network’s Florida Windstorm Conferences, Florida Association of Public Adjusters (FAPIA) Conferences, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Trial Attorneys and the American Bar Association. In 2013, Mr. Lakin was the commencement speaker at the Massachusetts School of Law, receiving an honorary degree from the law school.
As a member of ABA’s International Section, Europe Committee, Mr. Lakin has spoken at legal conferences and meetings, internationally, in London, Dublin, Toronto and Bermuda. Lawyers and Judges from United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Bermuda, Canada and other European countries attended these conferences and meetings. He has previously handled reinsurance disputes in both the domestic and London markets.
Mr. Lakin is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Florida. He is a member of the
Massachusetts Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Boston Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is currently a member of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, and it’s International Law Section and it’s Europe Committee. Mr. Lakin received his A.B. from Boston College and his J.D from Massachusetts School of Law. Mr. Lakin can be reached at jlakin@lakinslaw.com.
Tracy Kramer
OF COUNSEL
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Tracy Kramer handles civil litigation matters for Lakin Law Firm, LLC. She also represents insureds, both residential and commercial, in first party insurance coverage disputes during litigation as well as the pre-suit claim process.
Ms. Kramer’s practice includes prosecuting declaratory judgment actions regarding insurance coverage disputes. In addition, she defends Examinations Under Oaths of insureds and provides advice to her clients on how best to resolve their claims.
Ms. Kramer is experienced in all aspects of trial practice, including conducting discovery; taking and defending depositions of insurance company representatives, third parties, and other persons; drafting pleadings and arguing a variety of motions, including motions to dismiss and for summary judgment; and conducting mediations, settlement negotiations and trials.
During the past few years, Tracy represented plaintiffs, previously working for Insurance Litigation Group. Prior to June 2014, the bulk of Ms. Kramer’s background involved representing insurers while working for McIntosh Sawran, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP for six years, and Butler Pappas for four and a half years. She began her legal career in 1995, and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida. Ms. Kramer is also admitted in Georgia, Colorado, California, and Massachusetts and handles all Georgia-based litigation. She graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1992, and obtained her law degree from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center in 1995.
Jo Anne Lanza
OFFICE MANAGER
SENIOR PARALEGAL
Jo Anne Lanza has over 20 years of management experience. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Paralegal Studies, from Rivier University and a Juris Doctor Degree, from Massachusetts School of Law.
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Jo Anne has worked in various areas of management including office management and small business management. Additional work experience includes working as a litigation support specialist in the area of environmental law and civil litigation including handling first party insurance coverage discovery, pre-trial documentation, and trial documents. Jo Anne also has extensive experience in property law and as a real estate professional.
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form or call us at 1-877-587-5532 , to book online, see "book online" page using the menu at the top of the page: