Kim Edwin Wells

Mr. Wells has been a member of the Florida Bar for over 30 years and has represented both insurers and their insureds over the course of his career. Mr. Wells handles bodily injury cases and insurance coverage claims, including first party property matters (fire, sinkhole, hurricane, windstorm, and water damage claims), other insurance claims (life, disability and other direct actions against insurers), bad faith claims (claims against an insurer for improper claim handling), and insurance agent negligence cases, in both the state and federal courts. Mr. Wells is an experienced litigator, having litigated matters statewide, including the trials of personal injury cases, insurance coverage and bad faith cases from as far north as Panama City, Tallahassee and Jacksonville to as far south as West Palm, including trials in the Tampa Bay area.

Stetson University College of Law

J.D. | Law

1984 - 1986

Honors: Dean's List

Managing Partner

Wells Law Group, P.A.

2009 - Current

Mr. Wells' practice concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury and First Party Insurance matters, including insurance coverage claims, first party property matters (fire, sinkhole, hurricane, windstorm, and water damage claims), other insurance claims (life, disability and other direct actions against insurers), bad faith claims (claims against an insurer for improper claim handling), and insurance agent negligence claims.

Partner

Pilka & Wells, P.A.

2007 - 2009

Mr. Wells worked on insurance coverage claims, first party property matters (hurricane, windstorm, sinkhole, water damage, and fire losses), other insurance claims (life, health, disability and other direct actions against insurers), bad faith claims (claims against an insurer for improper claim handling), insurance agent negligence, and bodily injury cases.

Senior Associate

Merlin Law Group

2006 - 2007

Mr. Wells' practice was limited to insurance coverage claims, first party property matters (hurricane, windstorm, sinkhole, water damage, and fire losses), commercial insurance matters, bad faith claims (claims against an insurer for improper claim handling), and insurance agent negligence.

Senior Associate

Butler Pappas

1999 - 2006

Represented insurers in liability, first party, and bad faith cases.

"Raising the Coverage Defense in the Bad Faith Case"

Mealy’s Litigation Report, Insurance Bad Faith, Vol. 14, #12, p.24

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Martindale Hubbell

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Martindale Hubbell

US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Attorney Member

1994 - Current

Florida State Bar  # 629219

Member

1987 - Current

US District Court, Middle District of Florida

Attorney Member

1987 - Current

Florida

Since 1987

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