Jodi Barrett
Biography
Jodi Barrett is a Partner in Hall Booth Smith’s West Palm Beach office and is active in a number of the firm’s professional practices.
She is a seasoned litigator having practiced over 27 years in high exposure cases including professional liability, legal liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, long-term care, employment, and general liability cases, and she holds the highest AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the nationally recognized and highly respected attorney rating service.
Jodi has resided in South Florida for her entire professional career and has been active in the local community. She is involved in many professional organizations including the Florida Bar and Palm Beach County Bar Association. Jodi resides near Wellington, Florida, with her husband and enjoys equestrian activities and travel.
Experience
Jodi’s practice focuses on professional liability defense. She represents lawyers, doctors, nurses, allied health care professionals, hospitals, long-term care entities, and other professionally related businesses. She has extensive experience in litigation of high exposure cases both locally and on a national basis.
Jodi has litigated cases covering the full variety of civil matters from premises liability to vehicular accidents for over 25 years.
Jodi has handled a variety of employment disputes including claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as accommodation based on disability and religion. She has represented Florida employers in both state and federal court and appreciates the complexities of employment law practice.
Jodi has been representing various health care providers, hospitals, and long-term care facilities for over 25 years. She provides counsel to physician groups and hospitals and has handled wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims. Jodi also represented health care providers before licensing boards including the Boards of Medicine, Nursing, Osteopathy, Dental, and other allied health specialists.
Jodi’s practice includes the representation of professionals including attorneys in legal malpractice claims including estate planning, dissolution cases, and real estate. She has also been involved in representing attorney clients involved with complex securities matters and fraud.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Florida, 1991
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Education
- J.D., Indiana University, 1991
- B.A., Sociology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 1988
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- DRI
- Florida Bar Association
- Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association (FDLA)
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
Recognition
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™, Martindale-Hubbell
Presentations
- Emerging Trends – Litigation Financing – Markel Corps
Underwriting and Claims Summit, March 2018 - Amendment 7 – The Risks of Having Access to Adverse Medical Incidents
South Florida Member Roundtable, Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management, April 2018
Publications
- New Laws for Prescribing Controlled Substances in Florida
June 2018 - Amendment 7: The Florida Supreme Court Eviscerates Traditional Statutorily Protections to Discovery of Quality Assurance Risk Management and Peer Review Documents – the Risks of Having Access to Adverse Medical Incidents
April 2018