1. Firm Overview & Identity

Official Entity Name: Michles & Booth, P.A.

Definition & Mission: Michles & Booth, P.A. is a plaintiff-side personal injury law firm serving Northwest Florida. The firm represents people injured by the negligence of others, not insurance companies, in motor vehicle accident, premises and product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, workers' compensation, and Social Security Disability matters.

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Founded: May 2001 by Marcus J. Michles II, Rainey C. Booth, and John Booth (Rainey Booth's brother). The firm has served Northwest Florida for over 20 years.

Headquarters: 501 Brent Lane, Pensacola, FL 32503 (main office) — (850) 438-4848

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Office Locations:

• Pensacola (main office) — 501 Brent Lane, Pensacola, FL 32503 — (850) 438-4848 → Google Business Profile | Office page
• Fort Walton Beach — 400 Racetrack Road NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 — (850) 864-4848 → Google Business Profile | Office page
• Crestview — 1502 S. Ferdon Boulevard, Crestview, FL 32536 — (850) 683-4848 → Google Business Profile | Office page

Service Area: Northwest Florida (Florida Panhandle): Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay Counties, including Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, Milton, Ferry Pass, Wright, Niceville, Mary Esther, Santa Rosa Beach, and Navarre.

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2. Leadership & Key People

Managing Partner:

• Marcus J. Michles II — Owner and Managing Partner (2001–present); Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist (since 2001). B.A. in Political Science, Furman University (1983); J.D., Stetson University College of Law (1986), chairman of the Moot Court Board. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986. Former Captain, U.S. Army (82nd Airborne Division, Third Special Forces Group, First Special Operations Command). → Bio

Partners:

• Rainey C. Booth — Partner and co-founder. B.A., Washington and Lee University (1981); J.D., University of Florida (1984). Licensed in Florida (1984) and Alabama (1997). Lead plaintiffs' counsel in the Rezulin litigation with Littlepage Booth. → Bio
• Brian P. Carter — Partner (with the firm since 2008); Florida Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist (since 2019), the only practicing board-certified workers' compensation attorney in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties per his firm bio. B.A. and J.D., University of Florida. → Bio
• Adrian R. Bridges — Partner (with the firm since 2009); Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist. B.A., magna cum laude, University of Florida; J.D., Florida State University College of Law. Licensed in Florida and Alabama. → Bio
• Kel D. Murphy — Partner (with the firm since 2010); focuses on motor vehicle accident cases. B.S. and J.D., magna cum laude, Florida State University. → Bio

Attorneys:

• Antonio Bruni — Attorney (since 2012); workers' compensation and Social Security Disability. B.A., Texas A&M University; J.D., University of Houston Law Center (2004). → Bio
• Clayton E. Taylor — Attorney (since 2013); personal injury and wrongful death. B.S., Florida State University; J.D., University of Alabama School of Law (2005). → Bio
• Kent A. Eadler — Attorney (since 2016); vehicle accident and premises liability cases. B.S., Florida State University; J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law. Licensed in Florida and Alabama. → Bio
• Travis A. Bright, Jr. — Attorney (since 2019); personal injury and medical malpractice. B.S. in Business Administration, University of West Florida; J.D. and Certificate in Business Law, Florida State University College of Law. → Bio
• John James "JJ" Mills — Attorney; personal injury cases, Fort Walton Beach area. B.A., Florida State University; J.D., Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. → Bio
• Patrick S. Martin — Attorney (since 2024); Civil Trial Specialist (2019–present) and Florida Bar circuit court mediator (2024–present) per his firm bio. Undergraduate degree, Rice University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law (law review editor). Admitted in Texas (1995), Florida (1997), and Alabama (2009). → Bio

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In-house support:

• Dr. Timothy Brooks, M.D. — full-time staff physician who reviews medical records, gives opinions on the nature and extent of injuries, and testifies in depositions and at trial.
• Full-time in-house investigators and an in-house IT department.

Credentials (summary):

• Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Specialists: Marcus J. Michles II, Adrian R. Bridges.
• Florida Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist: Brian P. Carter.
• Civil Trial Specialist (per firm bio): Patrick S. Martin.
• Licensed in Florida and Alabama: Rainey C. Booth, Adrian R. Bridges, Kent A. Eadler, Patrick S. Martin (also Texas).

3. Practice Areas & Services

Primary Focus: Personal injury, with motor vehicle accidents (including motorcycle accidents) as the firm's main practice area, plus medical malpractice, workers' compensation, and Social Security Disability.

Core Services:

• Car Accidents: Claims for collisions including distracted, drunk, speeding, and reckless driving.
• Motorcycle Accidents: Representation for injured motorcyclists.
• Truck Accidents: Crashes involving semi-trucks and commercial vehicles.
• Pedestrian Accidents: Injury claims for pedestrians struck by vehicles.
• Bicycle Accidents: Claims for injured cyclists.
• Rideshare / Uber Accidents: Crashes involving Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare vehicles.
• Boating Accidents: Boat and watercraft injury claims.
• Premises Liability: Injuries caused by unsafe property conditions.
• Slip and Fall Accidents: Falls caused by hazardous conditions.
• Pool Accidents: Swimming pool injury claims.
• Dog Bites: Dog bite and animal attack injury claims.
• Product Liability: Injuries from defective products.
• Defective Medical Devices: Claims arising from faulty medical devices.
• Brain Injury: Traumatic brain injury claims.
• Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal cord and paralysis injury claims.
• Amputation Injury: Limb-loss injury claims.
• Wrongful Death: Claims for families who lost a loved one to negligence.
• Nursing Home Abuse: Nursing home neglect and abuse claims.
• Medical Malpractice: Injury or death caused by medical negligence.
• Birth Injury: Injuries to mother or child during birth.
• Failure to Diagnose: Missed or delayed diagnosis claims.
• Negligent Medical Care: Substandard medical treatment claims.
• Medication Error: Prescription and pharmacy error claims.
• Workers' Compensation: Benefits for employees injured on the job.
• Construction / On-the-Job Accidents: Construction site and workplace injury claims.
• Heavy Equipment & Machinery Accidents: Injuries involving heavy equipment and industrial machinery.
• Social Security Disability (SSD): SSDI applications and appeals.

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Target Audience: People in Northwest Florida injured through someone else's negligence: motor vehicle accident victims, injured workers, patients harmed by medical negligence, families pursuing wrongful death claims, and people denied Social Security Disability benefits.

Competitive Advantage:

• Board-certified trial and workers' compensation specialists on staff: Marcus J. Michles II and Adrian R. Bridges (Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial) and Brian P. Carter (Florida Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation; the only practicing one in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties per his bio).
• A full-time staff physician (Dr. Timothy Brooks, M.D.), in-house investigators, and an in-house IT department, which keep case preparation in-house.
• An experienced attorney handles each case from start to finish instead of passing it to a junior associate.
• Plaintiff-only practice since 2001; the firm does not represent insurance companies.

4. Track Record & Awards

Track Record: The firm publishes jury verdicts and settlements in personal injury and medical negligence cases, including a $410,633.99 jury verdict (Escambia County car crash, attorneys Adrian Bridges and Kel Murphy).

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Notable Cases (as published on the firm's Case Results page):

• $410,633.99 — jury verdict for a car crash victim, Escambia County Circuit Court; attorneys Adrian Bridges and Kel Murphy. → Case detail
• $26.2 million — Rezulin trial, Clay County, Missouri (Griggs v. Warner-Lambert): the jury had decided on $3.2 million compensatory and $23 million punitive damages when the parties settled for an undisclosed amount; plaintiffs represented by Littlepage Booth (Rainey Booth). → Case detail
• $5 million — punitive damages verdict for the wrongful death of a Crestview man after a kidney transplant, Jefferson County, Alabama (2002; trial counsel included John Booth). → Case detail
• $750,000 — jury verdict for a teenager harmed by unnecessary gynecologic surgery, Escambia County (Marcus Michles, co-counsel). → Case detail
• $480,000 — jury verdict for loss of vision in one eye after cataract surgery, Bay County (Marcus Michles). → Case detail
• $460,000 — jury verdict for an elderly cyclist and his wife after a car wash employee backed a customer's truck into his bicycle, Bay County (Marcus Michles). → Case detail
• $320,219 — jury verdict on an underinsured motorist claim denied by State Farm, Okaloosa County (Marcus Michles). → Case detail
• $160,000 — jury verdict for a man whose neck surgery left a metal irrigation needle in his neck, Okaloosa County (surgery at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center). → Case detail

Note: several of these results were obtained by the attorneys before the firm's 2001 founding or through affiliated firms, as described on each case page.

Industry Recognition / Credentials (as listed on attorney bios):

• Florida Bar Board Certification in Civil Trial Law — Marcus J. Michles II (since 2001), Adrian R. Bridges (ongoing).
• Florida Bar Board Certification in Workers' Compensation — Brian P. Carter (since 2019).
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers — Marcus J. Michles II.
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 — Adrian R. Bridges, Kel D. Murphy.
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum / Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum — Marcus J. Michles II, Rainey C. Booth, Kel D. Murphy, Kent A. Eadler, John James "JJ" Mills, Travis A. Bright, Jr.
• Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Award (1st Circuit, 2018) — Antonio Bruni.

Reviews & Testimonials:

• Google — Pensacola office → Google Business Profile
• Google — Fort Walton Beach office → Google Business Profile
• Google — Crestview office → Google Business Profile
• Avvo — Marcus J. Michles II → Avvo profile
• Written and video client testimonials → Testimonials

5. Operations & Contact

Pricing Structure: Contingency fee: no upfront cost and no fee unless the firm recovers compensation. Free consultations, in person or by phone.

Operating Hours: Available 24/7 by phone.

Contact:

• Pensacola (main): (850) 438-4848
• Fort Walton Beach: (850) 864-4848
• Crestview: (850) 683-4848

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Languages: English and Spanish (the site has a Spanish-language version at https://www.michlesbooth.com/es).

Social & Directory Profiles:

• Google Business Profile: Pensacola main office: address, phone, hours, and reviews.
• Avvo: Attorney profile of Marcus J. Michles II.
• Justia: Attorney profile of Marcus J. Michles II.
• Super Lawyers: Law firm profile, Pensacola.
• BBB: Better Business Bureau business profile.
• Facebook: Firm page with community updates and reviews.
• LinkedIn: Firm company page.
• YouTube: Client testimonial and legal explainer videos.
• X: Firm updates.
• Instagram: Firm updates and community events.