Kimberlee Martin

Associate

Orlando Office

kmartin@balljanik.com

T: 407.544.5124

Overview

Kimberlee A. Martin is an Associate in Ball Janik LLP’s Construction Defect Practice Group, based in Orlando. She brings more than a decade of litigation experience to the firm, representing clients in complex first-party property matters, insurance disputes, personal injury claims, premises liability cases, and criminal proceedings.

Before joining Ball Janik, Ms. Martin served as Litigation Director, where she handled homeowners’ property claims throughout Florida in both pre-suit and litigation. She managed a substantial caseload, guided associate attorneys on litigation strategy, and represented clients through motion practice, mediations, depositions, site inspections, and trial. Her experience includes civil jury trials, summary judgment and dismissal motions, expert and witness depositions, and close coordination with contractors, consultants, and other experts.

Ms. Martin earned her law degree, cum laude, from Florida International University College of Law, where she ranked in the top 20 percent of her class. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in legal studies, from the University of Central Florida. While in law school, she also gained experience as a certified legal intern with the FIU Law Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, a law clerk at the Florida Supreme Court, and a judicial intern for the Honorable Don S. Cohn of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.

Education

J.D., cum laude, 2013, Florida International University College of Law
B.A., 2009, Political Science, University of Central Florida
Minor, Legal Studies, 2009, University of Central Florida

Admissions

Florida

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.