Description Of Practice

Our attorneys have been representing injury victims since 1978. Our credentials speak for themselves. Most of all, we are here for our clients. And this statement is far more than just some words on a website. You can put it to the test. When you become our client, you have full access to us and to all of our resources, case archives, experts, and knowledge. We will always take your call and we will always answer your questions.

Primary Focus

The specific practice areas where we excel are:

• Automobile Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• I-95 / Turnpike Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Premises Liability
   

Clients Represented

We work with all types of clients who have been been affected by a personal injury or accident.

Attorneys who refer their clients to me

We accept referrals from all attorneys and pay referral fees in accordance with regulations from The Florida Bar.

Achievements, Awards, Articles or other publications

Awards and Honors:

• Martindale Hubbell – AV Rating
• Florida Super Lawyers - Top 5% of Attorneys in Florida
• Florida Trend Magazine’s – Legal Elite

Professional Memberships & Leadership Roles:

• Member: American Association for Justice
• Member: Brevard County Bar Association
• Member: Florida Bar Association
• Eagle Member: Florida Justice Association
• Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• 5th District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission, current-2011
• Former Member: 18th Judicial Circuit, Judicial Nominating Committee, 1987-1991.
• Former Board of Directors, 1982-1989; Treasurer, 1987-1988; Secretary, 1988-1989; President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991): Brevard County Bar Association
• Former Executive Committee, Worker's Compensation Section, 1986-1989: The Florida Bar
• Former Legislative Committee, 1984-1985; Chairman-Elect, Worker's Compensation Section, 1985-1986; Chairman, Worker's Compensation Section, 1986-1987; Board of Directors, 1986-1987: Florida Justice Association
• Former Member: Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Brevard County, 1984-1987
• Former Member: Capital University Law Review Staff, 1977-1978.

Publications:

•  Author: "Sovereign Rights and Sunken Treasure: Treasure Salvers, Inc. v. Unidentified and Abandoned Sailing Vessel," 7 Capital University Law Review, 1977.
• Recent Lectures/Presentations:
• Speaker, Florida Justice Association Convention, West Palm Beach - "Bad Faith Litigation and Trial Practice"

Conferences:

• North American Brain Injury Society, Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury, 2008
   

Personal Information

O. John Alpizar has been involved in civil trial litigation locally in Brevard County and Palm Bay since 1978. Growing up he wanted to be an FBI Agent. To be eligible for the FBI, John pursued a law degree in college. While clerking in Ohio he experienced what a career as a personal injury attorney was like and he was hooked. He liked helping people, righting wrongs and leveling the playing field.

John has been helping Palm Bay victims seek justice for more than 25 years. He has obtained numerous million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He has litigated and tried to verdict virtually every type of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death case including cases involving Automobile Accidents, Insurance Company Bad Faith and Premises Liability.

John is a member and past President of the Brevard County Bar Association, an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association and a member of the American Association for Justice, The Florida Bar, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In April 2008, he was appointed by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to a three-year term on the Fifth District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission.

John is very active in the local community and strongly believes in giving back. He and his firm have been a major sponsor of Drive Alive which is an entertaining and informative public service program focused on promoting safe driving among Brevard County teens. John is also active in the Brevard Art Center and museum, the Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Space Coast for Marine Conservation.