Michael J. Celeste, Jr., Esq.

Mike received his B.A. in American Studies form Wesleyan University, Middle town, Ct. in 1975. He attended graduate school at the University of Massachusetts and Boston College from 1978 through 1980. Mike graduated with Honors from Nova Law School in 1986. Mike was President of the Student Chapter of ATLA (American Trial Lawyers Association) and represented Nova in the Southern Region Mock Trial competitions. Mike was the first recipient of the Krupnick & Campbell, P.A. award presented to the outstanding student trial advocate.

Mike was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986. He has been licensed to practice before the United States District Court, Southern Division since 1995.

Mike is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County Bar Associations, Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Florida Workers Advocates and American Trial Lawyers Association.

Mike has been a Board Certified Workers Compensation Attorney since 1998. Mike has been a trial attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida for seventeen years. Mike was assistant State Attorney in the 15th Judicial Circuit from 1986-1989. He then practiced for three years in a personal injury firm and five years in a Workers Compensation Firm before opening Michael J. Celeste, Jr. P.A., in 1997, Practicing in the areas of Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Employment Discrimination.

Philip G. Thompson, Esq.

Phil was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at Auburn University and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Auburn in 1992. Phil attended the University of Florida College of Law and graduated with Honors in 1995. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1996 and licensed to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that same year. He was also licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for both the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida in 1996 and 1998 respectively.

Phil is a member of the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar as well as the Trial Lawyers and Workers Compensation Section of the Florida Bar. He is also a member of the Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and St. Lucie County Bar Associations, as well as the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and Florida Workers Advocates.

Phil has eight years of trial experience in the areas of Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability. As Phil is a former defense attorney who spent several years representing insurance carriers on injury claims, he brings to the table a unique perspective and a significant advantage in the evaluation
and prosecution of all personal injury claims.

Charles D. Thomas, Esq.

Chuck received his B.S. Degree in Political Science from Shepherd College and graduated Cum Laude in 1995. Chuck attended Nova Southeastern University and graduated in 1999. Chuck served on the Moot Court Honor Society Board and represented Nova for two years at the Southern Region National Trial Competition. Chuck was the recipient of the Krupnick, Campbell, et. all, P.A. Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and also awarded the Order of the Barrister by his professor for excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Chuck was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1999. He has been licensed to practice in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 2000.

Chuck is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, St. Lucie Bar Association, Florida Workers Advocates and The Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.

Chuck has been practicing law in the area of Workers Compensation and Employment Discrimination for the past five years.
He has served as a lecturer for the past two years for Lorman Education Services on the topics of Employment Discrimination and Workers Compensation and presented a lecture in 2001 to the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association entitled "How to bring a successful Workers Compensation Relation Claim."

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