Florida’s Workers’ Comp & Injury Lawyers

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Bradley Guy Smith graduated from Lakeland High School with Honors in 1988. He received a full athletic scholarship to attend the University of Kentucky where he was a starting quarterback during 2 seasons of SEC college football. He was also a three year academic All-SEC selection. After a successful football career, Brad was inducted into the Lakeland High School Dreadnaught Hall of Fame. Mr. Smith attended Law School at Regent University. During this time, he lived in Madrid, Spain, where he learned to speak Spanish. In 1995, he began his law practice and since that time he has exclusively represented the rights of injured workers. Currently, he handles a variety of State and Federal actions, including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Workers’ Compensation, and Federal ADA / EEOC claims. He enjoys integrating modern laws, such as ADA / EEOC, with State Workers’ Compensation laws, to comprehensively protect American Rights for his clients. He has given State-wide presentations on a variety of topics, including annual case law updates for fellow members of the Claimant’s Bar. He is a Board Certified specialist in Workers’ Compensation, and a Board Member of the Florida Workers’ Advocates. He has personally tried over 750 cases, in front of over 30 Judges from Pensacola to Miami. He has been a part of over 150 appeals with significant decisions that positively impact workers around the State. In addition to his law practice, he and his wife, Nicolette Tsambis, have four children, Alex Ann, Holden, Sevianna, and Selinda. They enjoy being active in their children’s lives and participating in their growth.

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Licensed to practice law in 1993, Carl A. Feddeler, III has concentrated his practice and expertise representing injured workers in workers’ compensation proceedings both at the trial level before the judges of compensation claims and at the appellate level before the First District Court of Appeal. Over the course of his practice, he has represented thousands of workers and has been very passionate to ensure that they received the appropriate medical and compensation benefits to which they were entitled. He is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation and is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Cooley Law School, where he served on the Law Review. Outside of his practice, Carl is active in his church and enjoys wrestling, fitness and outdoor activities. He resides in Lakeland with his wife. He is very involved with his four children and is recently the proud Grandpa of a new baby boy.

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Nicolette Tsambis graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stetson University with degrees in Finance and Mathematics. After working as an accountant, Ms. Tsambis went to Florida A&M College of Law where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2007. Her Florida Bar Exam score was within the top 1% of those who sat for the test. After law school, Ms. Tsambis worked for an insurance defense firm learning the prospective of the employers and insurance carriers in handling their workers’ compensation cases and longshore claims. In 2015, Ms. Tsambis joined Smith, Feddeler, and Smith, P.A. and now focuses her practice solely on representing the needs of injured workers and aggrieved employees throughout the State of Florida. Her practice in workers’ compensation also provides her the necessary expertise to handle associated employment related claims including wrongful termination for pursuing your benefits owed through workers’ compensation and/or harassment/discrimination in the workplace based on disabilities. There are a variety of tools available to our employment specialists including utilizing the Federal Government and State protection laws with the Florida Civil Rights Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She also handles the firm’s appellate work. She resides in Lakeland with her husband and five children where they enjoy togetherness, sports, and outside adventures.

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After graduating from Stetson University College of Law in 1998, Kevin L. Balentine began his legal career in the State Attorney’s Office, and in his Tenth Judicial Circuit, where he focused on a Misdemeanor, General Felony and Special Prosecution for seven years.He studied in Stetson University College of Law and When he started in the firm’s Personal Injury department in 2011, he also brought over five years of experience in defense and of first and third party personal injury legal claims, as well as extensive trial experience. He now represents plaintiffs in negligence claims.

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Scott Eldridge is an associate in the firm’s Tampa office. Mr. Eldridge practices in Personal Injury Protection, and is experienced in the area of Worker’s Compensation Litigation. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from the University of Florida majoring in Political Science. While at the University of Florida he was selected for membership in The University of Florida’s Blue Key Organization, its highest Leadership Honorary as well as the Order of Omega for service on an off campus. He received his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law where he was an active participant in Stetson’s award winning Trial Team preparation, as well as serving as a Resident Advisor aiding handicapped residents with their daily activities. Honors and distinctions include Honor Roll. Mr. Eldridge is admitted to practice before all State courts within the State of Florida.