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Workers' Compensation
Florida
Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1990
University of Florida
B.A., 1986
Todd J. Sanders is an accomplished workers’ compensation defense attorney practicing throughout the state of Florida. Todd has handled hundreds of workers’ compensation matters throughout all stages of litigation, including representing appellate matters before the Florida First District Court of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. His judicious approach to defending his clients, which include insurance carriers, third-party administrators and large self-insured businesses, is evident as he strives to produce a defense strategy that leads to a successful resolution and mitigates future risk.
Prior to joining the firm, Todd served for fourteen years as a senior staff attorney for the Florida First District Court of Appeal, which has exclusive statewide jurisdiction over workers’ compensation appeals for the State of Florida. For the last seven years Todd was with the Court, he served as Director of the Court’s Workers’ Compensation Unit where he was responsible for a staff of attorneys who analyzed, researched, and summarized all workers’ compensation cases filed in the Court before they were assigned to a panel of judges for adjudication. Todd was also twice nominated for the position of judge of compensation claims.
Florida Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section
First District Appellate Inn of Court, alumni member
“The Times They are A Changin’,” New Court Rule Amendments and Their Impact on Workers’ Compensation Appeals, News and 440 Report, Fall 2019
“Recent Developments in Heart and Lung Claims,” The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, 2008
“Handicap Legislation,” 43 Mercer Law Review 63, 1991
“Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust: The Supreme Court and Employment Discrimination – Disparate Views on Disparate Impact,” 40 Mercer Law Review 1025, 1989
Gallingane v. Bishops Glen, 635 So. 2d 71 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)
Remington v. City of Ocala, 940 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Williams v. BCI Indus., 943 So. 2d 911 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Quiroz v. Health Cent. Hosp., 929 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Rice v. Reedy Creek Improvement Dist., 924 So. 2d 882 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Orange Cty. Fire Rescue v. Jones, 959 So. 2d 785 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
Norris v. City of Kissimmee, 955 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
City of Kissimmee v. Simpson, 964 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) (citation opinion)
Temples v. WDW Hospitality & Recreation Corp., 993 So. 2d 63 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
Guckenberger v. Seminole Cty., 979 So. 2d 407 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
Murray v. Mariner Health, 994 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. 2008)
Sanders v. City of Orlando, 997 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2008)
Todd J. Sanders is an accomplished workers’ compensation defense attorney practicing throughout the state of Florida. Todd has handled hundreds of workers’ compensation matters throughout all stages of litigation, including representing appellate matters before the Florida First District Court of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. His judicious approach to defending his clients, which include insurance carriers, third-party administrators and large self-insured businesses, is evident as he strives to produce a defense strategy that leads to a successful resolution and mitigates future risk.
Prior to joining the firm, Todd served for fourteen years as a senior staff attorney for the Florida First District Court of Appeal, which has exclusive statewide jurisdiction over workers’ compensation appeals for the State of Florida. For the last seven years Todd was with the Court, he served as Director of the Court’s Workers’ Compensation Unit where he was responsible for a staff of attorneys who analyzed, researched, and summarized all workers’ compensation cases filed in the Court before they were assigned to a panel of judges for adjudication. Todd was also twice nominated for the position of judge of compensation claims.
Florida Bar Association, Workers’ Compensation Section
First District Appellate Inn of Court, alumni member
“The Times They are A Changin’,” New Court Rule Amendments and Their Impact on Workers’ Compensation Appeals, News and 440 Report, Fall 2019
“Recent Developments in Heart and Lung Claims,” The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, 2008
“Handicap Legislation,” 43 Mercer Law Review 63, 1991
“Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust: The Supreme Court and Employment Discrimination – Disparate Views on Disparate Impact,” 40 Mercer Law Review 1025, 1989
Gallingane v. Bishops Glen, 635 So. 2d 71 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)
Remington v. City of Ocala, 940 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Williams v. BCI Indus., 943 So. 2d 911 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Quiroz v. Health Cent. Hosp., 929 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Rice v. Reedy Creek Improvement Dist., 924 So. 2d 882 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
Orange Cty. Fire Rescue v. Jones, 959 So. 2d 785 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
Norris v. City of Kissimmee, 955 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
City of Kissimmee v. Simpson, 964 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) (citation opinion)
Temples v. WDW Hospitality & Recreation Corp., 993 So. 2d 63 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
Guckenberger v. Seminole Cty., 979 So. 2d 407 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
Murray v. Mariner Health, 994 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. 2008)
Sanders v. City of Orlando, 997 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2008)
