Paul Buschmann is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled hundreds of jury trials in county, circuit and federal courts. He has litigated cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, transportation liability, bad faith, product liability, professional and medical negligence, construction defect and post-disaster subrogation.
Mr. Buschmann has spent the majority of his legal career representing a variety of individuals, businesses and corporations who have been accused of some form of wrongdoing in the civil courts.
He has represented clients in two-party matters, mass tort litigation, and everything in between. Mr. Buschmann has also represented a wide variety of professionals accused of professional negligence. He also advises and defends manufacturers, distributors and retailers of products of all types.
In addition to his active trial practice, Mr. Buschmann has been directly involved in all forms of ADR, including arbitration, mediation, mock trials and advisory jury trials. He has also performed appellate work on many of his cases where an appeal was filed.
Mr. Buschmann joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in December 2005. Previously he was a founding partner of Michaud Buschmann Mittelmark Blitz Coel & Warren of
Boca Raton for 10 years. He was also an associate and then partner at Parker Johnson Owen McGuire & Michard from 1987 to 1993, and he began his legal career at Wicker Smith Blomquist Tutan O’Hara McCoy Graham & Lane, where he was an associate for four years.
In addition to his legal degree, in 1996 Mr. Buschmann became Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar. He is one of only 1,100 attorneys in
Florida with this particular certification. He re-certified in 2003.
Mr. Buschmann is a member of The Florida Bar, Broward County Bar Association, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.
He holds the AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability.
Mr. Buschmann has spoken on topics relevant to trial practice, such as:
- “Post-Catastrophic Analysis of Subrogation Opportunities”
- “Wind Engineering for Non-Engineers”
- Expert Witness Retention and Preparation”
- “Voir Dire Goals in Catastrophic Damage Cases”