Partner Profile
Partner Profile
Scott H. Michaud was born in Danvers, Massachusetts. The child of a military family, he lived all over the United States and in Europe before his family settled in Florida in 1969. After completing his public school education in the Orlando area, Mr. Michaud received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Central Florida in 1977 and his J.D. in 1980 from the University of Florida. Admitted to the Florida bar in 1980, he has also been admitted to the United States District Courts, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and Western District of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Michaud began his legal career as a trial lawyer for the State Attorney's office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he handled over forty jury trials and in excess of two hundred bench trials. After a brief tenure as an associate with a plaintiff's personal injury firm, he joined the insurance and malpractice defense firm of Parker, Johnson, Owen & McGuire and became a partner in that firm in 1985. He opened and served as the Managing Partner of the firm's South Florida office in Boca Raton from 1987 until June of 1993, when he founded the firm known as Michaud, Mittelmark, Marowitz & Asrani, P.A.
Because of his extensive experience in malpractice, insurance coverage cases, and general liability cases, Mr. Michaud is a frequent author and lecturer to physicians, attorneys, insurance claims people, risk managers, and other professionals. He has lectured and published on a wide variety of topics related to his expertise, has contributed to two books on the subject of malpractice litigation, written for the Florida Bar Journal, and authored and taught a 10-hour CME course entitled Medical Malpractice: A Survival Guide.
His professional memberships include the American Bar Association (Sections on Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice); the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar; the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and the Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council.
Mr. Michaud is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He enjoys an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and, for a number of years, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in South Florida Legal Guide's Top Lawyers, in Florida Super Lawyers, and in America's Leading Attorneys.
Mr. Michaud resides in Boca Raton with his wife, Debra, who has worked extensively as a Practice Management Consultant for legal and medical practices throughout South Florida. Believing strongly that professionals should give something back to the communities that support them, the Michauds are both active in civic, charitable, religious, and educational organizations, including service on multiple executive and advisory boards.
His professional memberships include the American Bar Association (Sections on Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice); the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar; the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and the Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council.
Mr. Michaud is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He enjoys an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and, for a number of years, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in South Florida Legal Guide's Top Lawyers, in Florida Super Lawyers, and in America's Leading Attorneys.
Mr. Michaud resides in Boca Raton with his wife, Debra, who has worked extensively as a Practice Management Consultant for legal and medical practices throughout South Florida. Believing strongly that professionals should give something back to the communities that support them, the Michauds are both active in civic, charitable, religious, and educational organizations, including service on multiple executive and advisory boards.
Michael Keith Mittelmark has been an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated attorney with the highest ratings in both Ethics and Legal Ability since 2004 and is a member of The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Mr. Mittelmark concentrates his practice in the areas of first-party property defense, medical malpractice matters for hospitals, physicians, and allied health care providers, insurance coverage disputes, and appellate practice. He represents a broad spectrum of property insurers and state entities, private companies, and individuals, as well as health care professionals, and has been recognized as a Top Lawyer. Mr. Mittelmark was admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1989. In June 1993, Mr. Mittelmark co-founded the firm now known as Michaud, Mittelmark and Asrani, PLLC.
In addition to handling trials for property insurers and obtaining multiple defense verdicts for physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice matters, Mr. Mittelmark has successfully argued appellate matters in front of the First District Court of Appeal, Second District Court of Appeals, Third District Court of Appeals, Fourth District Court of Appeals, Fifth District Court of Appeals, Sixth District Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Florida Supreme Court.
Mr. Mittelmark concentrates his practice in the areas of first-party property defense, medical malpractice matters for hospitals, physicians, and allied health care providers, insurance coverage disputes, and appellate practice. He represents a broad spectrum of property insurers and state entities, private companies, and individuals, as well as health care professionals, and has been recognized as a Top Lawyer. Mr. Mittelmark was admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1989. In June 1993, Mr. Mittelmark co-founded the firm now known as Michaud, Mittelmark and Asrani, PLLC.
In addition to handling trials for property insurers and obtaining multiple defense verdicts for physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice matters, Mr. Mittelmark has successfully argued appellate matters in front of the First District Court of Appeal, Second District Court of Appeals, Third District Court of Appeals, Fourth District Court of Appeals, Fifth District Court of Appeals, Sixth District Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Florida Supreme Court.
K. Calvin Asrani is a litigation attorney with 16 years of experience handling complex professional and commercial disputes on behalf of hospitals, physicians, professionals, insurance companies, property owners, and large corporations. After receiving recognition as a Bright Futures Scholar, Florida Academic Scholar, and Target Scholar, he attended college at the University of Florida, where he received both his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1999 and his law degree in 2002. His assistance in the representation of indigent families in the Alachua and Marion County areas during law school earned him recognition for his significant contributions to pro bono service.
Mr. Asrani focuses his practice in the areas of premises liability and other general liability and tort defense, medical malpractice defense, physician regulatory defense, and insurance coverage litigation. He has defended hundreds of claims throughout South Florida over the course of his career and has achieved numerous noteworthy outcomes on behalf of his clients.
Mr. Asrani is licensed to practice law in Florida and is a member of The Florida Bar. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Asrani resides in Palm Beach County with his wife, a local practicing physician, and their son, with whom he enjoys the outdoor activities that South Florida has to offer.
Mr. Asrani focuses his practice in the areas of premises liability and other general liability and tort defense, medical malpractice defense, physician regulatory defense, and insurance coverage litigation. He has defended hundreds of claims throughout South Florida over the course of his career and has achieved numerous noteworthy outcomes on behalf of his clients.
Mr. Asrani is licensed to practice law in Florida and is a member of The Florida Bar. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Asrani resides in Palm Beach County with his wife, a local practicing physician, and their son, with whom he enjoys the outdoor activities that South Florida has to offer.
Tara Leigh Scott has 20 years of experience in civil and criminal defense litigation matters. Tara specializes in civil and criminal defense litigation. Her background includes a variety of criminal defense, family law, and general civil litigation matters. Tara is a 1994 graduate of St. John’s University, where she received a B.A., Summa Cum Laude, in criminal justice and a minor in international relations. To fulfill her minor in International Relations, Ms. Scott spent her junior year at the Technical University of Budapest in Budapest, Hungary.
Tara received her Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1997. During this time, Tara attended the University College of London in London, England, and studied international human rights issues. She co-authored an amicus curiae brief filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a local human rights organization in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tara is a member of the Florida Bar, the New York Bar, the Washington Bar, the USDC Southern District of Florida, and the USDC Middle District of Florida. She is a member of the Broward County Bar Association and the criminal law section.
Tara received her Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1997. During this time, Tara attended the University College of London in London, England, and studied international human rights issues. She co-authored an amicus curiae brief filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a local human rights organization in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tara is a member of the Florida Bar, the New York Bar, the Washington Bar, the USDC Southern District of Florida, and the USDC Middle District of Florida. She is a member of the Broward County Bar Association and the criminal law section.
Sarah has over 20 years of criminal & civil litigation, trial, and teaching experience. Sarah has tried hundreds of criminal felony and misdemeanor trials, including homicides, sexual batteries, and death penalty cases.
Sarah was a Public Defender in Miami for 12 years and spent the next 11 years as a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, teaching a wide range of criminal law and trial skills courses. As a law professor, Sarah founded and directed two highly successful live-client clinics: the Death Penalty Clinic and the Innocence Clinic. Sarah also supervised the law school's externship program. Sarah has also tried numerous state and federal civil litigation cases and, as a result of her wide-ranging experience, possesses a unique combination of legal knowledge and skill.
Sarah was a Public Defender in Miami for 12 years and spent the next 11 years as a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, teaching a wide range of criminal law and trial skills courses. As a law professor, Sarah founded and directed two highly successful live-client clinics: the Death Penalty Clinic and the Innocence Clinic. Sarah also supervised the law school's externship program. Sarah has also tried numerous state and federal civil litigation cases and, as a result of her wide-ranging experience, possesses a unique combination of legal knowledge and skill.