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
- Florida Super Lawyers, PI General Plaintiff, 2022
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2021 – 2022
- Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2018 – 2022
- 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© 2022
- Trenam Law Attorneys Recognized in Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2021
- 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