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Email:
bprobst@waltonlantaff.com
Miami Office
Bernard Probst is a Senior Partner in the Miami office. He recently finished serving as Managing Partner of the firm from 2002-2008. Throughout his career, Mr. Probst has practiced primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation. He has handled virtually every form of insurance defense matter in numerous jurisdictions and venues throughout Florida, including jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and administrative hearings. He is also frequently retained as an attorney fee expert.
Mr. Probst is a member of The Florida Bar. He is admitted in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court. He is also a member of the Dade County Bar Association, and is the former chairman of Florida Bar Grievance Committee.
Bernard earned his juris doctor degree from Nova University Law Center in 1978, where he graduated with honors. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1975 and graduated cum laude. While in law school, Mr. Probst worked as a licensed insurance adjuster for the independent adjusting firm Lally Adjustment Bureau. Mr. Probst joined Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP in 1978.
Mr. Probst currently serves as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Counsel for Florida International University College of Law. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the South Florida Workers’ Compensation organization, a past president of The Friends of 440, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of The Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund, Inc.
In 1997, Mr. Probst was honored when he was awarded the Defense Attorney of the Year Award by the Friends of 440, Inc. He has also been named as one of South Florida’s top lawyers in 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the South Florida Legal Guide, and in 2007 was named as one of Florida’s top lawyers in Florida Super Lawyers. He is past President of the Notre Dame Club of Greater Miami and is on the Board of Directors of Boystown of Florida, Inc. He has also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. In addition, Mr. Probst served as a member of the Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Advisory Board, wherein he also served as Chair of the Board for two years.
Mr. Probst is certified by the Florida Department of Insurance as an instructor for continuing education credit for insurance adjusters. He has lectured throughout the southeastern United States for many years. Mr. Probst has also appeared as a guest on the television show "Workers' Compensation Today."
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