Archives: Team Members

Marni Rogalsky graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and obtained her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1991.  While at UM, she was a certified legal intern for the Public Defender’s Office of Miami-Dade County, where she worked after graduating.  She then spent 3 years at the Florida Office of the Attorney General, defending the State of Florida, its agencies, and officials in civil rights actions, negligence cases, and various other matters in State and Federal Courts.  Ms. Rogalsky entered private practice in 1997, and has worked in the insurance defense industry since then, with the exception of 2 years during which she represented injured individuals in personal injury cases.  For the insurance companies, Ms. Rogalsky has litigated virtually every  type of civil action, from wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases to construction defect litigation, legal malpractice, contractual disputes, and claims for personal injury protection benefits and property damage.  Ms. Rogalsky has tried over a dozen civil cases to verdict.  In her spare time, Ms. Rogalsky has dedicated countless hours to fostering dogs and cats for the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, in addition to raising her two human children, one of whom currently is a proud Gator!

• University of Miami School of Law – Juris Doctorate
• Newcomb College/Tulane University – Bachelor of Arts

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Steven Warner graduated from the University of Miami School of Business with a degree in Accounting in 1978. Mr. Warner graduated from the University of Miami School of Law, and was admitted to practice in 1982. He later received an LL.M. in Taxation of the University of Miami and is a retired Certified Public Accountant.

He has a broad background in both litigation and transactions. With his diverse background and in his 40th year as a member of the Bar, Steven has developed the sophisticated judgment and insight to address and resolve economic issues, as well as legal issues, necessary to achieve the most desirable results for his clients.

Mr. Warner’s litigation practice includes first and third party insurance defense, premises liability, construction litigation, business torts, contract disputes, complex real estate litigation, title litigation, subrogation, and appeals. Mr. Warner has been a lecturer for the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, and has been cited in La Coe’s Pleadings Under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

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• University of Miami – Master of Laws
• University of Miami School of Business – Juris Doctorate
• University of Miami School of Law – Bachelor of Arts

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit

Morgan E. Long is a graduate of Florida State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs. She then went on to obtain her Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University. While in law school, Ms. Long participated in the Environmental and Land Use Law Clinic, where she interned as a legal assistant to the City Attorney of Lake Worth, Florida.

Ms. Long has extensive experience representing lenders in circuit court foreclosure cases and municipal code enforcement. She also has experience representing medical providers in personal injury protection matters. Ms. Long currently focuses on subrogation recovery and insurance defense. She has a continued interest in local land use and development law.

• Nova Southeastern University – Juris Doctorate
• Florida State University – Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court (M.D. Florida)
• U.S. District Court (Northern Florida)

• National Association of Subrogation Professionals
• Morgan is active in the firm’s volunteer events
• Chair of the DSB&C Community Give Back Committee for 2024

• “Checklist in Hand – Are You Ready for Your Auto Subrogation Road Trip?” – National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference 2023

Milana Amiel was born in the United Kingdom. She attended law school in London, receiving her Bachelor of Law degree from The University of Law in 2014. Milana went on to receive her Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida in 2016. She was admitted to the Florida Bar later that year.

During law school, Milana served as an Editor on the Florida Coastal Law Review and was a recipient of the Governor’s Merit Scholarship. Additionally, she was an active member for the Moot Court Honor Board where she received the Best Oral Advocate Award in the Internal Competition and advanced to the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition.

• Florida Coastal School of Law – Juris Doctorate (Cum Laude)
• The University of Law – Bachelor of Law

• Insurance Subrogation
• Product Liability

• Florida
• U.S. District Court (M.D. Fla)

• Young Lawyer’s Division of the Florida Bar

Mary Grecz began her career with the firm as a law clerk in 2014. After graduating from law school cum laude she remained with the firm and has since focused her practice on commercial litigation and insurance subrogation. Ms. Grecz has experience litigating cases of all sizes from small claims to multi-million dollar disputes involving various issues such as product liability, negligence, breach of contract, property damage, and personal injury. She also serves private clients who need legal representation in real estate transactions and corporate matters. Ms. Grecz is a native Floridian, and believes strongly in giving back to the community through local organizations and networks. She is currently serving as a committee member for the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Lawyers for Literacy Committee and Law Related Education Committee, and has been an appointed member of the Florida Bar’s Law Related Education Committee since 2019.

• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center – Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
• South University – Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies, Cum Laude

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
• U.S. District Court (Southern District of Florida)

• National Association of Subrogation Professionals
• Broward County Bar Association
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar
• Palm Beach County Bar Lawyers for Literacy Committee
• Palm Beach County Bar Law Related Education Committee

• “The Evidence is Gone – Now What” – 2022 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
• “Forensic Engineering in Marine Claim Subrogation” – 2018 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference

Elizabeth Zimmaro received her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center in May 2010. While in law school, she was an active competing member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and was also involved in law school’s International Center for Human Rights.

Ms. Zimmaro focuses her practice on complex civil matters including Construction Defect Litigation, Complex Commercial and Business Litigation, and General Liability Defense. For over the past decade, Ms. Zimmaro has worked extensively in all facets of construction law, including representation of design professionals, contractors, subcontractor and other in both state and federal courts throughout Florida.

• J.D. Nova Southeastern University, 2010
• B.A. Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2002

• Construction Defect Litigation
• Construction Law
• Professional Liability
• Premises Liability
• General Liability

• Florida Bar, 2010
• U.S. District Court (M.D. Florida)
• U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla)

• Florida Bar Member
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• American Institute of Architects

Peggy D. Cozad received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with honors from Louisiana State University in 1987. She became a registered nurse in Louisiana in 1987 and a registered nurse in Florida in 1988. Ms. Cozad actively practiced nursing through 2012 and her experience includes medical-surgical, orthopedic, neurology, telemetry, intensive care, and cardiovascular step down. She was previously employed as a nurse at Pembroke Pines General Hospital in Broward County and at JFK Medical Center in Palm Beach County from 2005-2012. Ms. Cozad received her Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from the University of Miami in 1992 and was admitted to the Florida Bar later that year. She was admitted to the Federal Bar, United States District Court Southern District of Florida in 1995. Her prior experience includes asbestos defense, products liability, medical malpractice, premises, and auto. Her wealth of medical knowledge and experience in nursing allows her to delve deeply into the medical issues of all cases. Her background is integral to her medical-legal analysis involving injury causation, damages, and pharmacology. Ms. Cozad joined Derrevere, Hawkes, Black & Cozad in 2011 and became a full-time associate in 2013.

• University of Miami – Juris Doctorate (Cum Laude)
• Louisiana State University – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honors)

• Litigation
• Premises liability
• Automobile liability
• Products liability

• Florida
• U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla.)

• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
• Registered Nurse – Florida
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Theodore “Teddy” Stevens is a graduate of Florida State University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Education, cum laude. Mr. Stevens received his Juris Doctorate Degree, cum laude, from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2011 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Florida in 2011. While attending law school, Mr. Stevens clerked at the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District in Jacksonville where he assisted with numerous prosecutions. Mr. Stevens practices in all areas of civil litigation, including, but not limited to, subrogation recovery, insurance defense, foreclosures, construction defect, products liability, contract disputes, and landlord/tenant disputes.

• Florida Coastal School of Law – Juris Doctorate (Cum Laude)
• Florida State University – Bachelor of Science in Education (Cum Laude)

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• Vermont
• U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court – Southern District of Florida

• National Association of Subrogation Professionals
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Shirley Jean McEachern received her Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University, graduating in the top ten percent of her class. Ms. McEachern graduated from Indiana School of Law at Indianapolis. Ms. McEachern is admitted to the Florida Bar. Her legal career has expanded over three decades, at both the trial and appellate level of the State and Federal Courts of Florida. Ms. McEachern is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta Georgia. Ms. McEachern is senior appellate counsel for Derrevere Stevens Black & Cozad.

• Indiana School of Law – Juris Doctorate
• DePauw University – Bachelor of Arts

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida

• Florida Bar
• Palm Beach County Bar Association

Zurich American Ins. Co. v. Puccini, 271 So. 3d 1079 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)

Espinoza v. Target Corporation, 843 Fed. Appx.168 (11th Cir. 2020)

Dieuvil v. Boynton Beach Assoc. XVI, LLLP, 303 So. 3d 940 9Fla. 4th DCA 2020)

Altman-Glenewinkel Constr. Co., LLC v. Orange & Blue Const., Inc.,

307 So. 3d 63 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020)

Kiefer v. Sunset Beach Inv., LLC, 207 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)

Sunset beach Investments, LLC v. Kimley-Horn and Assoc., 207 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)

Target Corporation v. Kaufer, 244 So. 3d 315 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)

Jomar Properties, LLC v. Bayview Constr. Corp., 154 So. 3d 515 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)

Hustad v. Architectural Studio, Inc., 67 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011)

Malon v. Colony Ins. Co., 778 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)

Derrevere v. Derrevere, 138 So. 3d 1038 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)

Derrevere v. Derrevere, 924 So. 2d 987 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)

Derrevere v. Derrevere, 899 So. 2d 1152 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)

Malon v. Colony Ins. Co., 778 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)