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Bryna Jacobs
Thorp & Company
(305) 446-2700
bjacobs@thorpco.com

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer Names
3 Partners in Miami Office

MIAMI, Dec. 3, 2003 – Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer P.A. today announced it has named Ann H. King, Catherine B. Parks and Michael R. Ragan partners in its Miami office.

King’s areas of practice include civil litigation, commercial litigation, insurance defense, general liability, medical malpractice, nursing-home defense litigation and professional liability.

Prior to joining the firm, King was an associate with Daniels, Kashtan, Downs & Oramas in Coral Gables, Fla. Before this, she was an associate with the Miami firm Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson.

King holds a law degree from the University of Miami, School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California in Los Angeles.

Parks’ areas of practice include insurance defense, mass tort litigation, medical malpractice and nursing-home defense litigation.

Before joining the firm, Parks was an associate with Blackwell & Walker and Lanza & O’Conner. She began her legal career with Thornton, David & Murray. Parks is the author of "The Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1985."

She holds a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ragan represents physicians, dentists and nurses in civil and administrative litigation, hospital and nursing-home defense litigation, insurance coverage issues and health-care regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Ragan spent nine years in the insurance industry. At GE Employers Reinsurance Company in Overland Park, KS, where he supervised the underwriting of multiple insurance lines, including primary and excess liability insurance for physicians, dentists and allied health professionals. Before this, he worked with CNA HealthPro in Chicago, IL, where he managed health-care professional liability claims for physicians, dentists, hospitals and managed-care organizations.

Before this, Ragan practiced law with Fisher, Rushmer in Orlando, Fla., where he represented health-care professionals and hospitals in professional liability and administrative hearings.

Ragan holds a doctorate in dental medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, a master’s degree in health law from Loyola University College of Law, a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor’s degree in science from Syracuse University.

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer is a full-service law firm with six offices in Florida – Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee – and one in Jackson, Miss. The firm offers a wide range of litigation-defense services, including appellate, general litigation, health care, nursing home and professional-malpractice defense. The South Florida Legal Guide has ranked the firm among the "Top 100" law firms in Florida. For more information, visit www.qpwblaw.com.