Diego C. Asencio

EDUCATION

• Juris Doctor, May 1982, Notre Dame Law School,-South Bend, Indiana

• National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program

• B.A. Political Science, August 1979, Texas A & I-University, Kingsville, Texas
   
     * Dean's List
     * Honor Roll
     * Who's Who

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BAR MEMBERSHIPS      

• Admitted Florida Bar, October 1982

• Admitted Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida October 1986

• Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, June 1989,

• Recertified 2010

• Admitted U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, October 1995

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EXPERIENCE                  

1994- Present             

• Sole Practitioner, Diego C. Asencio, P.A.,North Palm Beach, Florida

• Plaintiff Personal Injury and Wrongful Death With Emphasis on Suits Against Drunk Drivers

1988 - 1994       

• Senior Associate, Edward M. Ricci & Associates-West Palm Beach

• Florida-Plaintiff Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Insurance Bad Faith and  Products Liability Attorney

1986 - 1988  

• Senior Associate, Slawson, Burman & Critton, P.A. North Palm Beach, Florida

• Plaintiff Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

• Insurance Bad Faith, Products Liability

1982 - 1986  

• Associate, Law offices of Jose Rodriguez, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL

• Plaintiff Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

1981 - 1986                 

• Director Migrant Division, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Notre Dame Law School

• Fair Labor Standards Act and Civil Rights

• Litigation, Computer Research, LEXIS

1980 - 1981       

• Law Clerk, McCroskey, Libner, Van Leuven, Feldman, Cochrane & Brock, P.C., St. Joseph, Michigan

• Social Security Disability Appeal Briefs

• General Personal Injury Litigation Research

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PROFESSIONAL  MEMBERSHIPS

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

• Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)

• Palm Beach County Bar Association

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                 

• Civil Actions Against Drunk Drivers

• Numerous Jury Trial Verdicts on DUI Crashes

• Complete Discovery/Litigation Forms on DUI

• Experienced in DUI Related Bankruptcy Issues

• Experienced in UM & PIP DUI Related Issues

• Experienced in Insurance Bad Faith DUI Issues

• Insurance Bad Faith-Discovery Forms/Settlement Agreements

• State and National Discovery and Networking

• Bankruptcy Matters in Bad Faith Cases

• No Fault-Complete Litigation Forms

• Extensive Courtroom Experience

• Comprehensive Outlines on No Fault law

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LANGUAGES

• English

• Fluent Spanish

• Working knowledge of French and Portuguese

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Chairman, MADD West Palm Beach Affiliate 2006-2010

• Victim Impact Panel (VIP) facilitator MADD 2010-present

• Chairman, MADD Florida Public Policy 2010-present

• Vice President, MADD Palm Beach Chapter 2005-2006

• Hispanic Human Resources Council 1990-1994

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PUBLICATIONS                   

• F.S. §624.155 Actions: The Expanding Field of Claimants, Claims and Complexities, Trial Advocate Quarterly, October 1990

• 1990 Legislative Changes Affecting the Personal Injury Practitioner, November 1990, of Actions During 1990 by the Florida  Legislature which Affect the Personal Injury Practitioner, Trial Advocate Quarterly, January 1991

• A Digest Florida Bar Ethics Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Cases, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, February 1991

• Florida Bar Ethics Opinions in Insurance Bad Faith Cases, Procedure, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, January 1992

• State Farm’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy on UM”, Procedure, Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, December 1994

• May "Paper IMEs" be used to limit No-Fault Benefits, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, February 1995

• State Farm has been hit with 2.5 multiplier once again, Cases and Comments, Victor Tipton reporting on DeBourbon v. State Farm, Case No. 92-12542 11/23/94 attorneys fees award by Judge James T. Carlilse

• No Fault Insurers Refusing Medical Payments Coverage to Pedestrians, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, April 1995

• Judicial Notice to Establish Ethics Rules vs. Insurer Profits, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, June 1995

• Certifying Questions of Great Public Importance in PIP Cases, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, October 1995

• Victims of Drunk Drivers vs. Bankruptcy Laws, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, February 1996

• Deceptive Insurers and Mistaken Consumers: Abuse of §627.409 By Insurance Industry, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, April 1996

• Federal Bankruptcy Law and Recovery of Damages by Florida Victims of Drunk Driving, The Advocate, Florida Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, May 1996

• Litigating Attorney Fee Awards Under F.S. §627.428: Amount or Entitlement, That is the question, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, January 1997

• F.S. §92.33 & Frederick v. Faeges, 117 So.2d 858 (Fla. 3d DCA 1960), Insurance Companies losing Your Client’s Statement, Procedure Section, Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, February 1997

• Allstate Adjusters & Officers Admit to “Severity Control” by Diego C. Asencio, Insurance Section by Terri S. Johnson, Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, June 1997

• Riche v. Hawkins, Case No. CA 01-9430 AO, Cases & Commentaries, Miscellaneous, Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, March 4, 2002

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SEMINARS

• Bad Faith Law Outline, Florida Insurance and Tort Law Update, PESI, January 1990

• Florida No-Fault Cases: Turning Problems into Opportunities, PESI, August 1990

• 8th Annual Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Seminar, Statutory Update, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 1991

• Florida Bad Faith Law From the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI, April 1991

• The Briar Patch: Thorny Issues in Florida Civil Litigation, PESI 1991

• Finding the Hidden Defendant:  How to Identify and Prosecute Often Overlooked Claims, March 1992

• Across the Board Insurance Claims: Maximizing UM converge, The Basics, Florida Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994

• Tort and Insurance Law Update, Florida Bad Faith Law      from the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1992

• Florida No-Fault and UM cases: Turning Problems into Opportunities, UM Cases From the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1993

• Tort and Insurance Law Update, Florida Bad Faith Law from the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1993

• How To Settle with Insurance Companies, Bad Faith When things go Awry, PESI 1994

• The Briar Patch: Thorny Issues in Civil Litigation, The Briar Patch from the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1994

• Tort and Insurance Law Update, Florida Bad Faith Law from the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1995

• How To Settle with Insurance Companies, Bad Faith When things go Awry, PESI 1995

• Florida No-Fault and UM cases : Problems and Opportunities, UM and PIP Cases From the Plaintiff's Perspective, PESI 1995

• Handling PIP and UM Cases for Accident Victims: What the Law Office Staff Should Know, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, ‘96 Spring Litigation Support for the Law Office Staff, May and November 1996

• Getting All Your Attorneys Fees on Insurance Cases, Insurance Seminar for Members Only, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, October 3 and 4, 1996

• P5 PIP Power Programmed from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, Legal Bytes, Inc., May 1997

• Coast to Coast Plaintiff’s Advanced PIP Seminar, DCA Seminars, March 1998

• The Cutting Edge Insurance Bad Faith Seminar for the Plaintiff, DCA Seminars, May and September 1998

• PIP A to Z, DCA Seminars, July and November 1998

• First Party Property Casualty Claims from the Plaintiff’s Perspective, DCA Seminars January 1999

• UM Cases: Where the Rubber Meets the Road, DCA Seminars May 1999

• PIP for the New Millennium, DCA Seminars March 2000

• Power PIP for Paralegals, DCA Seminars September 2000

• Fees, Fees and More Fees, DCA Seminars November 2000

• 2000-2001 PIP Case Law Update, Broward County Trial Laywers Monthly Meeting, February 2001

• Bad Faith Bullies, DUI Drivers, Bankrupt Insureds, Insolvent Insurers, and PIP Bad Faith, AFTL Bad Faith Seminar, September 21, 2001.

• Zealous representation of DUI Victims, DCA Seminars 2010

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