Kim Wells

Mr. Wells has been a member of the Florida Bar for over 32 years and has represented both insurers and their insureds over the course of his career. His practice originally concentrated in the areas of insurance defense, and defense of bad faith and bodily injury claims. Over time his practice evolved and is now dedicated to exclusively representing individuals in select personal injury cases and consumers in insurance cases against their own insurance companies. These cases include bodily injury cases and insurance coverage claims, first party property matters (hurricane, windstorm, sinkhole, water damage, and fire losses), other insurance claims (life, disability and other direct actions against insurers), bad faith claims (claims against an insurer for improper claim handling), and insurance agent negligence, in both the state and federal courts. Mr, Wells is an experienced litigator, having litigated cases statewide, including the trial of numerous insurance coverage, bad faith, and bodily injury matters from as far north as Panama City and Jacksonville to as far south as West Palm, including a number of trials in the Tampa Bay area. Mr. Wells is active in the community and is a member of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce. He is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Brandon, is a former Legal Adviser to the Florida State Elks Association, Inc. and Florida Elks Properties, Inc. and is a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Wells' publications include "Raising the Coverage Defense in the Bad Faith Case" found at Mealy's Litigation Report, Insurance Bad Faith, Vol. 14, #12, p.24. He has also prepared and presented seminar materials in the area of Insurance Bad Faith Claims Handling for attorneys and insurance claims personnel and in both public seminars and in house seminars for insurers. Practice Focus: Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Automobile Accidents, Insurance Litigation, Sinkhole, Fire and Windstorm damage claims, Home Owner's Insurance Claims, and Insurance Bad Faith