Licensed to practice law in 1993, Carl A. Feddeler, III has concentrated his practice on representing injured workers in workers’ compensation proceedings both at the trial level before the judges of compensation claims and at the appellate level before the First District Court of Appeal.  Over the course of his practice, he has represented hundreds of workers to ensure that they received the appropriate medical and compensation benefits to which they were entitled.  He is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation and is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Cooley Law School, where he served on the Law Review.  Outside of his practice, Mr. Feddeler is active in his church and enjoys spending time with his family.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Bradley Guy Smith joined the firm in 1995 after graduating from Regent School of Law.  Since then Mr. Smith has devoted all of his practice to the representation of injured workers in workers’ compensation proceedings and disability retirement proceedings.  In addition to serving as a panel member at The Florida Bar’s Advanced Professionalism Seminar, he has also traveled to Tallahassee to lobby for the interests of injured workers as part of the efforts of the Florida Workers’ Advocates.  He is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation by the Florida Bar.  Mr. Smith resides in Lakeland with his wife and two children.

Laurie Thrower Miles joined the firm in 1995.  She graduated with honors from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, where she served on the Law Review and the Moot Court Board.  Admitted to practice in Florida in 1996, Ms. Miles has exclusively represented injured workers both in trial proceedings before the judges of compensation claims and at the appellate level before the First District Court of Appeal and is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation.  Ms. Miles is the only attorney in the State of Florida to make a perfect score on the Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Test.  In addition to her membership in Florida Workers’ Advocates, she has also spoken at various seminars sponsored by Florida Workers’ Advocates and at the Florida Workers’ Compensation Convention.  She lives in Lakeland with her husband and two children.

In 1998, Edward T. Mason began his legal career with the firm after graduating from the Florida State University School of Law.  While initially involved in representing injured workers in Workers’ Compensation proceedings, Mr. Mason has primarily focused on representing individuals in Social Security proceedings since March of 2000.  Within the Social Security practice, he has appeared before the administrative law judges and handled appeals before the Appeals Council as well.  In addition to his active practice, Mr. Mason is involved in his church and community.  He resides in Lakeland with his wife and two daughters.