Over the last six decades, our firm has changed. Today, our office makes the most of modern technology to expedite the research and litigation process and enable us to respond more quickly to our clients' needs.  But what sets us apart from other firms has not changed — it is and always has been our team.  This group of seasoned professionals offers diverse strengths, but what differentiates us from others in our profession are the qualities we share — experience, expertise and energy to spare.  Moreover, the members of our team share a sense of loyalty and dedication that is rarely found in today's business world.

 Some of our recent victories are listed below:

• Tom Dukes and  Ruth Osborne obtained a defense verdict recently for a local physician in an obstetric malpractice case.  The child was diagnosed shortly after birth with a brachial plexus injury which led to a permanent Erb's palsy.  The Plaintiff claimed that there was excessive lateral traction applied associated with the delivery and thus that the obstetrician was negligent.  The defense contended that it was the forces of labor which accounted for the injury, and not any wrongdoing by the obstetrician.  The jury verdict exonerated the physician of any wrongdoing. (January, 2010)
  
  
• Tom Dukes and Pamela Padilla obtained a defense verdict in August, 2009, in the case of an Orlando Pulmonologist accused of negligence in a patient who died from complications after bronchoscopy.
  
  
• Tom Dukes obtained a defense verdict in Brevard County for an OB/GYN physician on a wrongful death case after a 12-day jury trial in June, 2009.
  
  

• John McEwan and Tom Dukes obtained a defense verdict in Brevard County for an Emergency Room physician after an eleven day jury trial in January, 2009.
  
  
• Tom Dukes and Mark Ahrens obtained a summary judgment for a Lake county neurologist in a claim arising out of a patient's suicide.
  
  

• Ralph Martinez received a defense verdict while representing the University of Florida in a case involving a quadrapleagic after a three week trial.
    
  
• Ralph Martinez and Tom Dukes received a defense verdict for two Brevard County Pediatricians in a case involving shock after surgery to correct a congenital heart defect.
  
  
• In the last six years, McEwan, Martinez & Dukes, P.A. has earned more than 50 defense verdicts in complex medical malpractice cases.