Dora Gomez

Paralegal

Ft Lauderdale Office

dgomez@balljanik.com

T: 954.526.3605

Overview

Dora Gomez is an experienced paralegal based in Ball Janik’s Fort Lauderdale office. With over a decade of professional experience in legal document preparation, trial support, and client communication, Ms. Gomez is adaptable to client needs and managing complex assignments with tight deadlines. She assists attorneys through all phases of litigation, keeping track of calendars, scheduling hearings and client meetings, and drafting discovery requests, motions, subpoenas, affidavits, and demand letters.

Before joining Ball Janik, Ms. Gomez served as a litigation paralegal and administrative assistant to partners at law firms based in South Florida. She also has distinct industry knowledge as a licensed real estate agent. Ms. Gomez is fluent in English and Spanish.

Education

Legal Assistant Certification, 2006, Nova Community School

Certifications

Florida Registered Paralegal with The Florida Bar
Florida Notary Public

Kelly Corcoran is an insurance coverage attorney focused on resolving complex insurance coverage disputes on behalf of individual and corporate policyholders in their pursuit to recover claims. He has significant experience in handling construction defect coverage issues involving commercial and residential buildings including apartment complexes, condominiums, and single-family homes, as well as other coverage issues involving personal injury and property damage claims. Mr. Corcoran was selected to the Florida Rising Stars list, published in Super Lawyers Magazine, 2016-2018. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Before joining Ball Janik LLP, Mr. Corcoran served as coverage counsel for several national insurers, in which he gained invaluable experience in understanding how insurance companies defend themselves in legal battles with claimants and policyholders. His experience includes litigating disputes arising under commercial, homeowners, automobile and general liability policies.

Mr. Corcoran has been involved with coverage issues ranging from improperly installed roofs, fire sprinkler systems, curtain wall systems, and post-tension cables to large multi-district litigation involving Chinese drywall and FEMA Formaldehyde Travel Trailers. Mr. Corcoran is well-versed in primary and excess insurance policies, policy interpretations, as well as insurance policies covering subcontractors and additional insureds. He has numerous published opinions in the areas of tort and insurance law, including Claudio v. Regaldo, 116 So.3d 451 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Corcoran was a partner in the second oldest law firm in Florida, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP. On a personal note, Mr. Corcoran enjoys spending his free time with his wife, daughter, son, and two dogs.