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Jamal McBroom, IV

Associate | Tampa

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Jamal McBroom is an Associate Attorney at Butler, practicing in first-party coverage defense. Jamal was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, spending his adolescence years there with his family. Jamal left Jacksonville in 2014 to attend college at the University of Central Florida and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2017. While at UCF, Jamal gained his initial passion for the law and legal system through his undergraduate courses regarding U.S. Constitutional Law.

After graduating, Jamal took the passion he obtained for the law in college and decided to attend law school. Jamal continued his education at Stetson University College of Law and became actively involved on campus. This included serving as a Stetson Ambassador and mentor to groups of students, working at the Law Library, and earning his Juris Doctorate cum laude and from the Honors Program.

Upon passing the July 2021 Florida Bar and being admitted to practice shortly thereafter, Jamal practiced at a prestigious insurance defense law firm in Tampa. He initially handled premises liability cases and subsequently expanded to First-Party coverage cases. Jamal joined Butler in the summer of 2023 to focus exclusively on First Party coverage cases.

In his spare time, Jamal likes watching UCF football, cheering for his hometown Jacksonville Jaguars, exercising, and spending time with his friends and family.

 

 

Admissions

  • Florida

Education

  • University of Central Florida
    Bachelor of Arts
  • Stetson University College of Law
    Doctor of Jurisprudence

Memberships

  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA)
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA)
  • The Florida Bar

Media

Order Denying Motion to Dismiss under Florida’s Notice of Intent Statute Reviewable by Certiorari

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal recently exercised its discretionary jurisdiction and granted review of an order denying a carrier’s motion to dismiss under Florida’s statute requiring notice of an intent to initiate litigation.  In Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Walden, No. 3D24-196, 2024 WL 4031549 (Fla. 3d DCA Sept. 4, 2024), the Third District granted the carrier’s petition for...

Insurers May be on-the-hook for Pre-Suit Attorney’s Fees, but Can Avoid Them by Considering Pre-Suit Settlement

  Tendering policy limits to an insured in response to a Notice of Intent to Litigate, under section 627.70152, Florida Statutes (2021), precludes insureds from recovering pre-suit attorney’s fees from their property insurers in a subsequently filed litigation for the same claim. The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently held that plaintiffs are not entitled to attorney’s fees if a...

Welcome Wednesday July 2023

We want to extend a warm welcome to our newest attorneys Ray Ayres, Amy Fuertes, Jamal McBroom, Samantha Wuschke, and Ashley Powell. Click their bios above to learn more about them....

Jamal McBroom, IV