Titans of Trial - Chris Searcy

The Florida Justice Association Research and Education Foundation

Chris Searcy grew up in trial practice in Miami, hanging around legendary lawyers such as Bill Frates, Larry Stewart, Bill Coleson, Bill Hicks, and J.B Spence, to name but a few. As a young law student at Stetson University in 1972, he became involved with the predecessor of the Florida Justice Association, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, at an early age, attending seminars and getting early career guidance.

And boy what a career he’s had, becoming one of today’s legendary trial lawyers. Chris Searcy is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of 100 lawyers. He has been honored with the Al J. Cone Award for lifetime achievement and the Perry Nichols Award, this association’s highest honor. He is a past president of the Florida Justice Association, and the association’s seminar on Voir Dire bears his name.

But it was the two terrible personal tragedies in his life that caused him to gravitate to representing clients in death cases and is ultimately the passion that fuels his great success as a champion advocate. Chris Searcy sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in July 2018 to talk about his special connection to personal injury law, his advice to rising lawyers seeking lead trial time, and the fine line between hating to lose and being afraid to lose a case.

Show Notes:
Chris Searcy is with the Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida – www.searcylaw.com

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The Titans of Trial podcast, sponsored by the Florida Justice Association Research and Education Foundation, features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words. Behind the sometimes tough courtroom veneer lies the heart of a champion advocate. Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a demonstrated difference to the practice of trial law in Florida.