2018 Leading Adviser Supplement

Acquisition International - Leading Advisers 2018 99 1807AI26 Mark Touby of Touby, Chait & Sicking has been awarded the Leading Workers’ Compensation Attorney of the Year, Florida title in the 2018 Leading Adviser Awards. Here, he tells us more about his background and the firm. ouby, Chait & Sicking, PL was founded in 2014 in Coral Gables, Florida for the purpose of representing the interests of injured workers throughout the state of Florida. The merger of the partners’ law firms brings together more than 100 years of legal experience and an exceptional history of success. The firm handles workers’ compensation claims, public employee pensions, Heart/Lung bill , social security disability, unemployment claims, Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), Defense Base Act, and personal injury cases. The laws surrounding workers’ compensation can be complex and fluid, tempting employers to try to avoid giving their injured employees the benefits they deserve. If this happens, it is critical to retain a firm that knows its way around the law to defend the claimant’s rights. At Touby, Chait & Sicking, PL, the attorneys have dedicated our lives and careers to protecting Florida workers’ rights and fight diligently for clients. “Protecting the rights of injured victims throughout the state of Florida is more than just a job to us, it is our passion,” explains Managing Partner, Mark Touby. “The satisfaction of our clients is of utmost importance to our legal team. At Touby, Chait & Sicking, PL, there are five attorneys working as a team on every case taken on. “We find that this approach allows us to pool our diversity of knowledge and experience to formulate a tailor-made legal strategy best suited to your circumstances,” embellishes Touby. “Our clients can get the best of both methods, benefiting from the team approach to their case as well as having access to their primary attorney throughout their case.” Attorneys Touby, Mora and Sicking are board- certified in workers’ compensation by The T “Protecting the rights of injured victims throughout the state of Florida is more than just a job to us, it is our passion,” explains Managing Partner, Mark Touby. Florida Bar , a certification maintained by taking a certain number of cases to trial. The experience that this brings with it is instrumental to achieving excellent results for the firm’s clients. Mr. Touby is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation and has been representing claimants since 1995. He is rated AV Preeminent 5.0/5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell, AVVO rated 10.0/10.0 and was recognized as a Rising Star in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine in 2009 and as a Super Lawyer in 2015-2018. He was a recipient of the Jon E. Krupnick Award for Perseverance in 2016. Mr. Touby has served on the Board of Directors of Florida Workers’ Advocates since 2003. He currently serves on the Executive Council of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. He served as Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee from 2014-2015. Mr. Touby also is a panel attorney for the National Football League Players’ Association. In addition, Mr. Touby serves as a trustee and Vice- President of Fundraising for the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund. He has served as President of the Friends of 440, Inc. from 2009-2010 and Vice- Chair of the Dade County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee from 2009-2013. Mr. Touby is a frequent lecturer and his practice also includes unemployment appeals, social security disability, and personal injury cases. LeadingWorkers’ Compensation Attorney of the Year, Florida Company: Touby, Chait & Sicking