T Patrick Ford Jr

/Home/Injury Attorneys: Miami FL

Trial Attorneys, Located in Miami, Florida, Representing the Injured from Medical Malpractice or Nursing Home Neglect
* Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility Abuse
* Medical Malpractice
* Abuse of Developmentally Disabled
* Sexual Abuse
* Motor Vehicle Accidents
* Tire Defects
* Trucking & Transportation Negligence
* Catastrophic Personal Injury
* Birth Injuries
* Qui Tam / False Claims Act
* Funeral Home and Cemetery Negligence
* Legal and Professional Malpractice
* Criminal Defense

At Ford & Dean P.A. we are devoted to representing victims whose lives have been irrevocably changed due to medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, catastrophic injury and heinous sexual abuse.

We are proud of our record, of our tradition of excellence and the fact that our work has resulted in many victims receiving full compensation for their injuries and restoration of their dignity.

The law firm of Ford & Dean P.A. is also proud of the attention and care we give our clients, the personalized service we provide, our ability to resolve cases swiftly and the fact that we receive referrals from attorneys across the state and country.

Abuse and neglect of victims is a crime and should be considered as such. We litigate these cases as if they were criminal prosecutions and remain confident that juries will continue to award appropriate damages where the conduct of the defendant is abusive and grossly below acceptable standards. It may be harder and more expensive to reach our goals, but our goals will be reached! Abuse and neglect of victims cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. This is the mission statement of Ford & Dean P.A.

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

T Patrick Ford Jr
Ford & Dean PA
Turnberry Plaza #600
2875 NE 191st St
Aventura FL 33180
Tel: 305 670-2000
Fax: 305 670-1353
E-mail: tpf@forddean.com

T. Patrick Ford, Jr., is the senior partner in Ford & Dean P.A. He has been board certified in civil trial law by The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1983.

Mr. Ford has lectured nationally on medical malpractice and nursing home abuse for the American Institute of Medical Law, The Gerontological Society of America and the Florida Medical Directors Association and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

He is a former director of the Dade County and Coral Gables Bar Associations, a member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and a sustaining member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mr. Ford graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1965 and Columbia Law School in 1968. He joined the U.S. Navy JAG Corps in 1969 and served as a military judge in Pensacola and Key West, Florida until he entered private practice in Miami in 1973.

Mr. Ford is a member of the New York and Florida Bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1991, Mr. Ford successfully defended the first physician in the country to be charged with medical manslaughter arising out of the death of a nursing home resident. He has written numerous journal articles on nursing home litigation and is the author of the chapter "Punitive Damages in Nursing Home cases in Nursing Home Litigation" Pretrial Practice and Trials, 2nd Edition, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company (2003).

When Pat Ford is not in court, he spends his time fly fishing in the Florida Keys and is Chairman of the Golden Fly Invitational Tarpon Tournament, a charitable non-profit corporation. He has written articles on fly fishing for Salt Water Fly Fishing, Salt Water Sportsman, Florida Sportsman, American Angler, Salmon, Trout and Steelhead magazines and for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA).

Mr. Ford has held seventeen IGFA fly rod world records ranging from a 14 lb. 8 oz. Tigerfish caught in Africa to a 196 lb. Tiger shark caught in Florida Bay. Mr. Ford has fished all over the world and is dedicated to the protection of the Everglades ecosystem and the preservation of sport fishing in South Florida.

His underwater videos are shown throughout the Keys and Key West.