Overview

Shirin M. Vesely concentrates her practice in business litigation, personal injury law, wrongful death, nursing malpractice, legal malpractice, and employment litigation.  She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit Mediator.

Representative Matters

• Defended sports organization against damage claims based on alleged trade secret violations
• Represented an investment group with negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims against an attorney and manager
• Represented patients and residents in negligence claims against hospitals and nursing homes
• Represented  seriously injured persons against product manufacturers, insurance companies, and other entities/persons.
• Defends a nursing home management company  in relation to contract disputes with other companies
• Represents a company in an action against a member of affiliated entity relating to alleged ownership rights
• Represented a dietary and health supplement manufacturer against damage claims based on alleged violations of non-compete and trade secret violations
• Represents physicians groups against subpoenas and depositions that seek confidential and proprietary information
• Represents large real estate developer regarding various construction claims
• Represents a financial group against tortious interference claims by prior employer of sales representative
• Defended a law firm against legal malpractice claims
• Represented former clients of law firms in legal malpractice claims against law firms

Honors and Distinctions

• AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs) 2021
• Florida Trend Legal Elite, 2018-2020
• Barney Masterson American Inn of Court Award
  • The Richard T. Earle, Jr. Professionalism Award, 2020 - Awarded to a lawyer who demonstrates the highest degree of professionalism in the practice of law.
  • The Barney Award, 2015 - Awarded to a lawyer who demonstrates the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, civility and legal excellence in the practice of law.

Professional Involvement

• The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyer Section
  • Executive Council Member, 2020-2021
• St. Petersburg Bar Association, Member
  • Chairperson Trial Practice Section: 2003-2005, 2013-2017
  • Executive Committee Member: 2004-2006, 2013-2016
• St. Petersburg Bar Foundation, Trustee
• Clearwater Bar Association, Member
• Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Barney Masterson Inn of Court

Community Involvement

• Adjunct Professor, Stetson University College of Law (Trial Practice) 2016
• ATLA Trial Team Coach, Stetson University, 1996-1997
• ABA Trial Team Coach, Stetson University, 1997-1998

News

• Fifty-Four Attorneys from Trenam Law Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021
• Trenam Law Attorneys Recognized in Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2020
• Twenty One Attorneys Named to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2019
• Trenam’s Mediation Newsletter: Using Experts in Your Next Mediation
• Trenam Law Featured in Business Observer for Continued Growth Following Addition of Shirin Vesely