Langston, Hess, Augustine, Sojourner & Moyles P.A.

Education: J.D. University of Florida, 1967; B.A. University of Florida.

Professional Activities: Current Co-Chair for the Workers’ Compensation Forum (formerly the Workers’ Compensation Certification Review Course); Past Chair and former 10-year member of the Workers’ Compensation Certification Committee of The Florida Bar; City Attorney, City of Maitland, Florida 1985-2002; Trustee, King College, Bristol, Tennessee (1989-1991); Selected as a Leading Florida attorney in workers’ compensation defense by American Research Corporation and as a Florida Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics Magazine; Guest Editor, The Florida Bar News and 440 Report (Summer 1993 and Summer 2002); Member of CLE Faculty of the Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar; Author of “Elements of Proof Required in Toxic Exposure and Occupational Disease Cases and Frye Objection to Expert Testimony,” “Practice Strategies From the Masters,” “Major Contributing Cause,” “2002 Workers’ Compensation Changes and Beyond,” and numerous other articles; Accredited lecturer throughout the State of Florida for insurance certification courses; Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator, with experience in mediating catastrophic and complex issue cases; AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Member: The Florida Bar; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals; Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; United States District Court, Middle District of Florida; Orange County and American Bar Associations (Insurance, Negligence and Workers’ Compensation Law Sections); Florida Association of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Selected to committee to review workers’ compensation system in Florida; Former member of the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of The Florida Bar; Former Claims Adjuster; and Sergeant, U.S. Army.

Florida Bar Board Certification: Florida Bar Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation Law; Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education.