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John F. sharpless

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law; Social Security Disability; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act.

Admitted to these courts: State of Florida, US District Court, Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Juris Doctorate.
Lehigh University, B.A

Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section, 1997); Florida Justice Association; Florida Workers Advocates (member of Board of Directors); National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR); Work Injury Law and Advocacy Group (WILG).

Biography: Former Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney with The Law Office of John S. Smith and Stiles, Taylor & Grace. (Board Certified Workers Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)

Richard W. Osborne

Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

Admitted to these courts: 1981, Florida; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court

Education: Law School of Stetson University, Juris Doctorate
University of Virginia, B.S.

Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Workers Compensation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Workers Compensation Section).

Biography: Sigma Nu Phi. Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who - Lifetime. (Board Certified Workers Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)