JACKSONVILLE, FL—Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, a leading civil defense litigation law firm with four offices in Florida and 500 lawyers across the country, has added two lawyers to its Jacksonville office. James E. Kallaher and Taylor A. Naughton join the firm’s Professional Liability Department with a focus on construction defect litigation. Both attorneys previously practiced at their own firm, Kallaher, DeLuca, & Naughton, in Orange Park.
Mr. Kallaher, who joins the firm as a shareholder, is an accomplished trial attorney with extensive experience representing general contractors and sub-contractors in complex, multi-party litigation, as well as defending automobile dealerships, convenience stores, and other businesses against premises and automobile liability claims.
Mr. Naughton, who joins as an associate, represents and defends contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, developers, and design professionals when claims are made against them. He routinely counsels clients in construction disputes, handling pre-suit investigations, multi-party claims, code violations, negligence and breach of contract claims.