Andy Dogali

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 co-founded the firm of Forizs & Dogali, P.A. In 2013 he aquired sole ownership of Forizs & Dogali and re-named the firm Dogali Law Group. 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, and Hillsborough County Bar Associations. He has been an officer and/or member of many bar sections and committees, including: •Florida Bar Law Office Management Assistance Service (LOMAS), Advisory Board: Chair, 2008 – 2011; Vice-Chair, 2006 – 2008; member, 2005 – 2011 •Florida Bar Practice Management and Development Section: Chair, 2001 – 2002; Past Chair, 2002-2003; Legislative Chair 2005-2008; member, 1999 – 2007 •Florida Bar Committee on Technology: Chair, 1999 – 2001; Vice-Chair, 1998 – 1999; member, 1997 – 1998 •Florida Bar Business Law Section: member, 2006 – present •Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section: 2011 – present •ABA Law Practice Management Section: member, 2002 – present •ABA Forum on the Construction Industry: member, 1994 – present •ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section: member, 1994 – present •ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee: Chair, Emerging Issues Subcommittee Chair, 2011 – 2013; member, 2000 – present •Hillsborough County Bar Association Construction Law Committee: member, 2011 – present Mr. Dogali’s law practice includes a wide range of civil litigation matters, chiefly in the areas of insurance, construction, malpractice, disability claims, products liability, and more.

Florida State University College of Law

J.D. (1986)

1983 - 1986

Honors: With honors

Activities: Intern, Supreme Court of Florida; Intern, Senate Criminal Justice Committee; Law clerk, multiple firms; Research assistant; Editor, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

Florida State University College of Law

B.S. (1983)

1981 - 1983

Honors: magna cum laude

Gulf Coast State College

1980 - 1981

Owner

Dogali Law Group, P.A.

2013 - Current

Owner/Managing Partner

Forizs & Dogali, P.A.

1999 - 2013

Shareholder

James, Hoyer, Newcomer, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A.

1998 - 1999

Shareholder

Blasingame, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A.

1992 - 1997

Associate Attorney

Blasingame, Forizs & Smiljanich, P.A.

1986 - 1991

Law clerk

Aurell, Fons, Radey & Hinkle

1986 - 1986

Intern

Supreme Court of Florida

1985 - 1985

Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr.

Intern

Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee

1984 - 1985

Previously known as the Florida Senate Judiciary-Criminal Committee

Law clerk

Holland & Knight LLP

1984 - 1984

Insurance 101: Insurer's Use of Extrinsic Evidence for Duty to Defend in Florida

American Bar Association

February 4, 2014

Florida Consumer Financial Transactions

The Florida Bar

2007

Ad Litem Representation of Absent Defendants in Florida Mortgage Foreclosures

The Florida Bar

May, 1996

Bar Examination Review Guides

Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich Legal and Professional Publications, Inc.

1986

Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law

Florida State University College of Law

1985

Various speaking engagements

Topics include, e.g., economic loss rule; class action litigation; architect and engineer liability and risk management; law firm practice management; ADA and building code liability; copyrighting construction plans

Florida

• Free Consultation
  Frequently, depending upon the case and case type.
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  Occasionally, depending upon the case and case type.

• Disability discrimination