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William Large Biography
William W. Large is a
passionate advocate for civil justice reform and an experienced attorney
who led Gov. Jeb Bush's fight to reform medical malpractice rules to cap
damage awards. As president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute (FJRI),
Mr. Large is responsible for the daily operations of FJRI. Mr. Large
brings extensive legal and political expertise to FJRI and has worked in
the highest levels of Florida government to bring about civil justice
reform.
Prior to serving as president, Mr. Large served as Governor Bush's
deputy chief of staff and was responsible for coordinating and advancing
Governor Bush's vision from the governor's executive office to several
state agencies, including: the Agency for Health Care Administration;
the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; the Department of Health; the
Department of Children and Families; the Department of Elder Affairs;
the Department of Veteran Affairs; and the Department of Business and
Professional Regulation.
Before becoming deputy chief of staff, Mr. Large served as the general
counsel for the Florida Department of Health from March 2000 until June
2004. In that capacity, Mr. Large oversaw more than seventy attorneys
and managed litigation files for the third largest executive branch
agency.
As DOH general counsel, Mr. Large became one of Governor Bush's chief
counselors as lawmakers negotiated reforms of the state's medical
malpractice laws. During his tenure as general counsel at DOH, Mr. Large
served as director of the Governor's Task Force on Professional
Liability Insurance, playing a vital role in ensuring the governor's
medical malpractice reform initiatives were approved by the Florida
Legislature. Mr. Large lobbied lawmakers and helped author the
governor's medical malpractice legislative proposals - including a cap
on non-economic damages - in order to provide much needed malpractice
premium relief for physicians.
Prior to working for the state, Mr. Large was a partner in the Orlando
law firm of Hill, Adams, Hall and Schieffelin, P.A., where he practiced
in the areas of professional malpractice defense litigation primarily
representing hospitals. Mr. Large is a member of The Florida Bar, as
well as the Administrative Law Section; Health Law Section; and the
Trial Law Section. He is admitted to practice before all Florida courts,
the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit,
and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Florida, the
Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida. Mr.
Large is an "AV" rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest Peer
Review Rating awarded. He is a member in good standing of the Federalist
Society, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense
Research Institute.
He received both his bachelor's degree and his juris doctor from the
University of Florida, and holds a master's degree in Applied American
Politics and Public Policy from Florida State University.
The following is a partial list of Mr. Large's reported cases:
Daube v. Department of Health, 897 So. 2d. 493 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2005)
Armashi v. Department of Health, 895 So. 2d. 1284 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2005)
State v. Presidential Women's Center, 884 So. 2d 526 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
Adv-Care Pharmacy, Inc., v. Department of Health, 864 So. 2d. 575 (Fla.
1st DCA, 2004)
Verlini v. Department of Health, 853 So. 2d. 481 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003)
Department of Health v. Thomas, 854 So. 2d. 259 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2003)
C.C. v. Department of Health, 851 So. 2d 881 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2003)
Barfield v. Department of Health, 805 So. 2d. 1008 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
Department of Health v. Lopez, 795 So. 2d. 1143 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
Department of Health v. Grinberg, 795 So. 2d. 1136 ( Fla. 1st DCA, 2001)
Department of Health v. McNeely, 770 So. 2d. 258 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2000)
Department of Health v. Edwards, 770 So. 2d. 241 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2000)
King ex rel. Murry v. Rojas, 767 So. 2d. 510 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
Stephens v. Bay Medical Center, 742 So. 2d. 297 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)
Torrey v. Leesburg Regional Medical Center, 731 So. 2d. 748 (Fla. 5th
DCA 1999); reversed 769 So. 2d. 1040 (Fla. 2000); on remand 796 So. 2d.
544 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
Nowling v. Walton Regional Hospital, 711 So. 2d. 631 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)
Noble v. Martin Memorial Hosp. Assn., Inc., 710 So. 2d. 567 (Fla. 4th
DCA 1997)
Vause v. Bay Medical Center, 687 So. 2d. 258 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)
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