Bryan Aylstock
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Bryan F. Aylstock is a Florida
personal injury lawyer
and a founding partner of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz. Aylstock primarily represents clients who have been injured by defective drugs and defective medical devices, filing lawsuits against manufacturers, litigating trials, and negotiating settlements when appropriate.
, on July 13, 1970, Aylstock has lived in Florida
since childhood. His family moved to north Florida in the 1970s and remained there through his college and law school years. While growing up in Florida, Aylstock played soccer on city teams and school teams, including a starting position on the highly regarded Nease High School varsity soccer team in the late 1980s. He was also deeply involved in his local church community throughout high school and college. Today, he is an avid beach volleyball player. Aylstock married his college sweetheart, Lisa Dostal, one week after graduating from law school, on May 20, 1995.
, just north of St. Augustine, Florida, in 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of North Florida
in 1992 (magna cum laude), and graduated with the highest overall grade in his law school section at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law in May, 1995.
Prior to graduation, Aylstock received the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, became a member of The Order of the Coif, worked as a defense counsel for the University of Florida Honor Court, and was installed as a Teaching Fellow.
Upon completion of his tenure at the Department of Justice, Aylstock served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Roger Vinson
, Chief Judge for the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida.
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Aylstock is presently licensed to practice before all State and Federal Courts in Florida
, having passed the Florida Bar with the highest score in Florida's First Appellate District. He is also licensed to practice before all Alabama
and Mississippi
State and Federal Courts, the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Illinois
, and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit.
Aylstock is a member of the American Inns of Court, the American Association for Justice, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
He specializes in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, having successfully handled thousands of diet drug (Fen-Phen
), silicone gel breast implant, and diabetes drug (Rezulin) cases over the course of his career. Aylstock limits his practice to the areas of: wrongful death and personal injury and is currently involved in the following matters: Ford Truck Litigation, Vioxx, Fen-Phen and Automobile Negligence.
Aylstock is currently co-lead counsel in the Avandia
multidistrict litigation (MDL)
and chair of the discovery committee of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the MDL.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
personal injury lawyer
Lawyer
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and a founding partner of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz. Aylstock primarily represents clients who have been injured by defective drugs and defective medical devices, filing lawsuits against manufacturers, litigating trials, and negotiating settlements when appropriate.
Biography
Born in Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, on July 13, 1970, Aylstock has lived in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
since childhood. His family moved to north Florida in the 1970s and remained there through his college and law school years. While growing up in Florida, Aylstock played soccer on city teams and school teams, including a starting position on the highly regarded Nease High School varsity soccer team in the late 1980s. He was also deeply involved in his local church community throughout high school and college. Today, he is an avid beach volleyball player. Aylstock married his college sweetheart, Lisa Dostal, one week after graduating from law school, on May 20, 1995.
Early Education
He attended attended public and private schools in the Jacksonville, Florida, area. He graduated from Nease High SchoolAllen D. Nease Senior High School
Allen D. Nease High School is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in Ponte Vedra, Florida that was established in 1981. The school is a member of the International Baccalaureate program. The principal is Mr...
, just north of St. Augustine, Florida, in 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of North Florida
University of North Florida
The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...
in 1992 (magna cum laude), and graduated with the highest overall grade in his law school section at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law in May, 1995.
Legal Education
During law school, Aylstock was both an associate and a senior editor of the Florida Law Review publishing an article on the case of Fabre v. Marin, 623 So.2d 1182 (Fla. 1993), one of most significant cases to affect the area of personal injury law in Florida over the past ten years.Prior to graduation, Aylstock received the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, became a member of The Order of the Coif, worked as a defense counsel for the University of Florida Honor Court, and was installed as a Teaching Fellow.
Early Career
After completing law school, he was accepted as an Honors Intern at the United States Department of Justice, where he worked for the Director of the Federal Tort Claims Act Division on such high profile matters as the Ruby Ridge and Waco cases.Upon completion of his tenure at the Department of Justice, Aylstock served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Roger Vinson
Roger Vinson
Clyde Roger Vinson is a senior federal judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.-Life and career:...
, Chief Judge for the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida.
Civil Practice
Following his clerkship, Aylstock worked at Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Echsner, Rafferty, & Proctor, P.A., one of the nation's leading civil litigation law firms, in Florida. He left the firm to co-found a personal injury law firm in Pensacola, which is now named Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & OverholtzAylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz
Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC is a national plaintiffs' personal injury law firm based in Pensacola, Florida, with clients and lawsuits across the United States. The firm focuses primarily on representing clients who have been injured by use of a defective drug or a defective medical...
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Aylstock is presently licensed to practice before all State and Federal Courts in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, having passed the Florida Bar with the highest score in Florida's First Appellate District. He is also licensed to practice before all Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
State and Federal Courts, the United States District Court
United States district court
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for the Southern District of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, and the United States Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
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for the Eleventh Circuit.
Aylstock is a member of the American Inns of Court, the American Association for Justice, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
He specializes in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, having successfully handled thousands of diet drug (Fen-Phen
Fen-phen
The drug combination fenfluramine/phentermine, usually called fen-phen, is an anti-obesity treatment that utilizes two anorectics. Fenfluramine, its S-enantiomer dexfenfluramine, and a few other serotonin agonists were shown to cause potentially fatal pulmonary hypertension and heart valve...
), silicone gel breast implant, and diabetes drug (Rezulin) cases over the course of his career. Aylstock limits his practice to the areas of: wrongful death and personal injury and is currently involved in the following matters: Ford Truck Litigation, Vioxx, Fen-Phen and Automobile Negligence.
Aylstock is currently co-lead counsel in the Avandia
Rosiglitazone
Rosiglitazone is an antidiabetic drug in the thiazolidinedione class of drugs. It works as an insulin sensitizer, by binding to the PPAR receptors in fat cells and making the cells more responsive to insulin...
multidistrict litigation (MDL)
Multidistrict litigation
In the United States, multidistrict litigation refers to a special federal legal procedure designed to speed the process of handling complex cases such as air disaster litigation or complex product liability suits....
and chair of the discovery committee of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the MDL.
See also
- Fen-Phen drug descriptionFen-phenThe drug combination fenfluramine/phentermine, usually called fen-phen, is an anti-obesity treatment that utilizes two anorectics. Fenfluramine, its S-enantiomer dexfenfluramine, and a few other serotonin agonists were shown to cause potentially fatal pulmonary hypertension and heart valve...
- University of Florida College of Law
- U.S. Court SystemCourts of the United StatesCourts of the United States include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States and state and territorial courts of the individual U.S...