Education

Yale Law School, J.D.

University of California, Berkeley, A.B.

Bar Admissions

Florida

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Charles Wachter

Partner
Tampa
t: 813-227-6337

Charles Wachter practices in the areas of federal court litigation, class action litigation, securities litigation, insurance litigation and trade practices litigation.

Representative cases include:

  • Anderson v. Maronda Homes, Inc., 2D11-4203 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011)
  • Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurpose, Inc., 130 F. 3d 999 (11th Cir. 1997)
  • Horton v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 459 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (M.D. Fla. 2006)
  • Turner v. General Electric Co., Case No. 05-CV-00186, 2006 WL 2620275 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 13, 2006)
  • Fla. Dep't of Transportation v. Lounders, Case No. 04-CA-006624 (Fla. 13th Cir. Mar. 7, 2006)
  • Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. v. Hausinger, 927 So. 2d 243 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006)
  • Correctional Medical Services, Inc. v. Wise, 792 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
  • Greene v. Alachua General Hospital, Inc., 705 So. 2d 953 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)
  • Helbig v. Schneider, 686 So. 2d 742 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997)
  • Hall v. Humana Hosp. Daytona Beach, 686 So. 2d 653 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)

From 1981-1982, he clerked for Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. From 1982-1983, he clerked for Judge Myron H. Thompson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Commercial Litigation, 2008-2012
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2007, 2009-2012
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Memberships

  • The Florida Bar, Business Law Section
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association - Trial Section
  • American Bar Association, Committee on Corporate Counsel

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Speaking Engagements

  • "Powerful Techniques for Direct and Cross Examination," Speaker, National Business Institute, January 2008
  • "Variable Annuities," Speaker, John Hancock Law Seminar, November 2007
  • "Class Action Litigation," Speaker, November 2007
  • "Class Action Litigation," Speaker, Nationwide Insurance Law Seminar, September 2007
  • "Insurance Coverage Litigation," Speaker, National Business Institute, June 2007
  • "The Art of the Settlement," Speaker, National Business Institute, March 2007
  • "Superior Deposition Strategies in Florida Civil Trial Practice," Speaker, National Business Institute, May 2005
  • "Keys to Successful Pre-Trial Preparation in Florida," Speaker, National Business Institute, November 2004
  • "Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in Florida," Speaker, National Business Institute, February 2004
  • "Powerful Evidence in Florida Civil Litigation," Speaker, National Business Institute, January 2004
  • "Strategy in Numbers: The Paralegal's Guide to Conducting Discovery in Class Action Lawsuits," Speaker, National Business Institute, May 2003
  • "Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in Florida," Speaker, National Business Institute, September 2002
  • "The Joint Defense Strategy in Florida: When Is It Really 'All for One'?," Speaker, National Business Institute, April 2002