Michael K. Bailey received his undergraduate education at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he earned an A.B. Degree in 1978. He completed his legal education at Stetson University College of Law, receiving his J.D. Degree in 1981. While in law school, Mr. Bailey was selected as a Dana Scholar, an honorary position based on faculty nomination and his rank in the top fifteen percent of his class. He received The American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in the study of Tort Law and served as an Associate Editor of the Stetson Law Review. Mr. Bailey is the author of "Torts: Damages for Outrageous Conduct-Florida Recognizes An Overdue Remedy", 9 Stetson Law Review, No. 2, 1980; and "Florida's New Fee Recovery Statute: Bad Medicine", 10 Stetson Law Review, No. 3, 1981. While pursuing his law degree, he was listed in Who's Who Among Students in America's Universities and Colleges as a result of his academic and extracurricular achievements.
Of over sixty-seven thousand attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, Mr. Bailey became the youngest Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer in the State at the time of his certification in June, 1987. He is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a select group of attorneys who have obtained verdicts or settlements of One Million Dollars or more. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Charter member, President's Club), the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Eagle sponsor) and the Orange County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the Untied States, all Florida State Courts, the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Bailey has received an "AV" rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who Among Young American Professionals, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. He has been active in the American Inns of Court and was a charter member of The First Central Florida Inn #123. 
As a civil trial attorney, Mr. Bailey has concentrated his practice over the past twenty years in the prosecution and defense of cases involving automobile negligence, uninsured motorist and no-fault insurance, products and premises liability, medical malpractice and other professional liability.
Mr. Bailey is married and has two children, Julia Anne and David Allen. His wife, Linda, holds her designation as a Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter (C.P.C.U.) and worked for ten years in the insurance industry. The Baileys are active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. A graduate of the Leadership Orlando leadership training program, Mr. Bailey is active in community affairs.
Donald A. Myers, Jr. completed both his undergraduate degree in psychology and a Master's degree in Medical Science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, with an emphasis in speech, language and hearing disorders. After graduation in 1984, Mr. Myers engaged in a clinical practice for two years with the Orange County Public School system in Orlando, Florida, and with the Department of Education in Kauai, Hawaii, serving as both a practicing clinician and as a consultant to local hospitals and other providers in the specialty area of swallowing disorders.
Thereafter, Mr. Myers attended law school at the University of Florida, graduating with honors in 1989. During law school, he participated as a competing member of the Mock Trial Team, winning the Rumberger, Kirk, et al., and Marks, Gray, et al., team competitions, and as a regional finalist in the ABA Mock Trial Competition. Mr. Myers received the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in Legal Drafting, and was selected as a Teaching Fellow in 1988-89.
Upon graduation from law school. Mr. Myers returned to Orlando where he practices as a civil trial lawyer in the area of plaintiff's personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death litigation.
Mr. Myers is a member of The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and the Orange County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before all Florida State courts, the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Mr. Myers is married and has four children. Both he and his wife are longtime Orlando, Florida residents with strong local ties. The Myers are active members of Central Church of the Nazarene, where Mr. Myers is a Board member and has served as Chairman of the Finance Committee and Director of Christian Education. Additionally, Mr. Myers serves on the boards of several local charitable organizations and lectures to undergraduate and graduate level classes at Valencia Community College and at the University of Central Florida.
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