R.W. "BUDDY" PAYNE, JR.
MAGNUS RESEARCH CONSULTANTS
DIRECTOR, LITIGATION CONSULTING DIVISION
1305 N.E. 23rd Avenue, Suite 1
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Tel 954/784-0110 - Fax 954/784-0211
E-mail: rwpayne@magnusweb.com

PROFESSIONAL & CAREER EXPERIENCE

R.W. Payne, Jr., P.A.; Miami, Florida, 2001 - present
(General trial practice with emphasis on personal injury and negligence, products liability and medical malpractice)

McLuskey, McDonald, and Payne, P.A.; Miami, Florida, 1999 - 2001
(General trial practice with emphasis on personal injury and negligence, products liability and medical malpractice)

Director, Litigation Consulting Division; May 1997 - present
Magnus Research Consultants, Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida

Payne Leeds Colby & Robinson, P.A.; Miami, Florida, 1995 - 1997
(General trial practice with emphasis on personal injury and negligence, products liability and medical malpractice)

Spence, Payne, Masington, Needle & Leeds, P.A.; Miami, Florida, 1967-1995
(General trial practice with emphasis on personal injury and negligence, products liability and medical malpractice)

Nichols, Gaither, Beckham, Colson, Spence & Hicks; Miami, Florida 1964-1967

Roney and Beach, St. Petersburg, Florida 1963-1964

Professional football with Ottawa Roughriders, Canadian Football League, Fall 1958

United States Marine Corps

Admitted to Practice

State of Florida
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court.

ACADEMIC TRAINING

L.L.B., Stetson University School of Law, August 1962

University of North Carolina School of Law, 1959-1961

B.A., University of North Carolina, 1958
Major: English

COLLEGE FRATERNITIES, SOCIETIES & ACTIVITIES

Order of Golden Fleece Honorary Society
Order of Old Well Honorary Society
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Patterson Medal - Outstanding Student/Athlete of University of North Carolina 1958
Captain, University of North Carolina Football Team 1957

ASSOCIATIONS

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (past member of board of Governors)
Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (founder and past president)
Dade County Bar Association (past member of Board of Governors)
Florida Bar Association
Florida Bar Association Young Layers Board of Governors
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Board of Trial Advocates
Selected "One of the Best Lawyers in America" 1994 to date
Selected “One of the Best Products Liability Lawyers in America” 1995 to date
Selected “Leading Lawyers in America” and on Board of Directors 1995 to date

NON-PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES (PAST AND PRESENT)

University of North Carolina Alumni Board - Vice President
Coral Gables Senior High School Athletic Boosters Club - President
Board of Directors, Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center
Board of Directors, First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables
Board of Directors Chemical Dependency Training Institute
Board of Directors Educational Foundation - University of North Carolina
Junior Orange Bowl Committee
Miami City Club
University Club
Coral Reef Yacht Club