Ernie Trichler received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wright State University in 1993. Following graduation, he served as an officer in the United States Army and served overseas in Operation Desert Storm. He received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, in 1999.
Following graduation, Ernie worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Tampa bureau where he primarily litigated cases involving abused, neglected and abandoned children. He joined the law firm of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., as an associate attorney in June 2001, where he practiced in the areas of long-term care, general liability and medical malpractice. He joined Bush Graziano & Rice, P.A., as an associate attorney in March 2003, where he continued to practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, products liability and general liability cases. Ernie was voted Shareholder in December of 2006 prior to leaving to form Trichler Law Center, P.A. in January of 2007. Prior to the formation of Mandelbaum Trichler Law Center, P.A. in 2011, Ernie continued to represent insurance carriers and their insured's in the areas of commercial trucking, medical malpractice, wrongful death, motorcycle accidents and automobile negligence.
Ernie is a member of The Florida Bar, the Trial Attorneys Section of the Florida Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association and the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association. He is also admitted to practice in the Middle and Southern Districts of the U.S. District Court of Florida. Ernie now dedicates his practice solely to representing the injured and primarily concentrates in the areas of long-term care, medical malpractice, premises liability, trucking cases, motorcycle cases and wrongful death. Ernie has tried several cases to verdict with favorable results for his clients. Ernie was named as one of Florida's Rising Stars in 2009. Ernie is also a frequent lecturer for continuing legal education seminars in the State of Florida. In 2013, Ernie was appointed to the Hillsborough County Civil Service Board by Florida Governor, Rick Scott, for a two year term.
Super Lawyers
Areas of Practice
Personal Injury
Health Care
Negligent Security
Products Liability
Wrongful Death
Motorcycle Accidents
Family Law
Collections
Medical Malpractice
Long-Term Care
Construction Law
Administrative Law
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Florida, 1999
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Education
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
J.D.
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1993
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Classes/Seminars Taught
Advanced Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law, 2012
Automobile Litigation: Strategic Issues and Answers, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
The Florida Bar, Member
Trial Lawyers Section
Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1999 - Present, Member
American Association of Justice, 1999 - 2011, Member
Defense Research Institute, 2009 - 2011, Member
Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2008 – 2011, Member
Florida Justice Association, 2012 - Present, Member
Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 – Present, Member
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2013 – Present, Member
Past Employment Positions
United States Army, Officer
Tampa Bureau, Assistant Attorney General
Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2003
Bush Graziano & Rice, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2003 - 2006
Birth Information
Dayton, Ohio, United States of America