EDUCATION:
J.D., Florida State University College of Law, 1986, with honors
B.S., Florida State University, 1983 magna cum laude
Gulf Coast Community College.

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum on the Construction Industry; Law Practice Management Section; Construction Law Committee), Florida Bar Association (Chair, LOMAS Advisory Board; Past Chair, Committee on Technology; Past Chair Practice Management and Development Section; Business Law Section) Hillsborough County Bar Association (Construction Law Committee), St. Petersburg Bar Association, Clearwater Bar Association

COURT ADMISSIONS:
Florida state courts
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Northern District
United States Court of Appeals, Middle District
United States Court of Appeals, Southern District
Pro hac vice appearances, many states (California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri)

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Florida “SuperLawyer”, Construction Law, 2007-present
2008 Top Lawyers in Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Magazine
Chambers & Partners, Florida construction lawyers (For UK clients/businesses), 2005-present
Judicial Intern, Supreme Court of Florida, 1985
Legislative Intern, Florida Senate, 1984-85

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Board of Directors, Faces of Courage Foundation, Inc. (President, 2005-2009)

FAVORITE MUSICIANS:
Armor for Sleep, Enigma, Goo Goo Dolls, Ronan Hardiman, John Mayer

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS:
Florida State University – All Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

OTHER HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
Golf and FSU football and athletics

PERSONAL:
Wife Hope G. Dogali; Children Nick (b. 1990) and Scott (b. 1992)

PUBLICATIONS, NEWS & EVENTS:
Editor and Contributing Author, Practice Under Florida Usury Law (Florida Bar, 1986 ed.; 1989 ed.; 1993 ed.)
Contributing Author, Florida Consumer Financial Transactions (LEXIS/Florida Bar, 2007)
“Ad Litem Representation of Absent Defendants in Florida Mortgage Foreclosures”, Fla. Bar Journal, May 1996
Frequent lecturer, various topics (e.g., economic loss rule; class action litigation; architect and engineer liability and risk management; law firm practice management)
National moderator, construction law forum, Counsel Connect website, c. 1994
Articles & Notes Editor, Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, 1985-86

BIOGRAPHY:
Andy Dogali was born in San Diego, California in 1962. He received his B.A. Degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University in 1983. He received his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the Florida State University College of Law in 1986. He was admitted to the Bar in 1986 and later co-founded the firm of Forizs & Dogali, P.A.

Mr. Dogali is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Florida, and has appeared in litigated matters in more than a dozen other jurisdictions. He is a member of the American, Florida, Hillsborough County, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Bar Associations. He has been a member of many bar sections and committees, including a number of chairmanships and board positions. He is currently the Chair of the Florida Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Service Advisory Council. Mr. Dogali’s law practice includes a wide range of civil litigation matters, chiefly in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, construction law, and economic fraud litigation, as more fully described below.

In construction law, Mr. Dogali’s litigation practice has encompassed all types of construction disputes involving performing arts centers, power plants, industrial facilities, retail and movie complexes, bridges, college and educational facilities, hospitals, nursing home and retirement facilities, residences, commercial office structures, condominiums, roads and highways. Mr. Dogali has represented all aspects of the construction industry: architects and engineers, developers, owners, contractors, subcontractors, surveyors, and insurers, and has done so for all types of claims: cost overrun and delay claims, defect claims, lien claims, performance and payment bond disputes, claims of professional malpractice in design and construction administration, and personal injury matters. Mr. Dogali has also lectured for design professionals.

In insurance law, Mr. Dogali’s practice has encompassed both coverage and defense. In coverage matters, Mr. Dogali has most often represented the insurance industry in liability coverage and bad faith disputes, involving CGL policies, professional liability policies, first party casualty and collapse coverages, and others in relation to claims arising from construction defects, mold, pollution and environmental risks, professional negligence, building collapse, asbestos, and products liability.

In defense matters, he has defended a myriad of professional malpractice claims, on behalf of medical and legal professionals, architects, engineers, surveyors, accountants, and real estate agents and brokers. He has also defended general liability claims arising out of products liability, vehicular negligence, premises liability, and completed operations.   Finally, Mr. Dogali has defended a number of self-insured municipalities in Florida, in connection with claims relating to all facets of municipal and governmental liability, such as defective public facilities, inverse condemnation, police torts, civil rights claims, public records and Sunshine Law questions, and vehicular negligence.

In commercial litigation, Mr. Dogali’s practice has been diverse. Exemplary commercial cases include representation of lenders and borrowers in usury disputes, lenders in foreclosures and collections matters, corporations, shareholders, directors and officers in shareholder derivative suits, and malfeasance matters.

In investment, fraud and class action litigation, Mr. Dogali has represented corporate entities and victims in connection with investment and consumer fraud and class action litigation. Mr. Dogali also has represented hundreds of victims of economic fraud, including victims of sales of improper and unsuitable securities, investment, annuity and insurance products, in both individual lawsuits and class actions. These claims have often involved disguised retirement plans, hidden surrender or other charges, deceptive vanishing premium and replacement transactions, and unsuitable investments and equities. Mr. Dogali previously served as nationwide Liaison Counsel for all individual plaintiffs against the Prudential Insurance Company of America, in connection with claims regarding that company’s life insurance sales practices.