If you are considering hiring me and my team, of course you should know about my background, but just as important -who I am and why that can be helpful to you- First you should know the most important thing in my life is my family- I’m married with five children. I have a private pilots license and am instrument rated. I grew up in upstate New York in a rural area- actually a dairy farm. I am the son of fourth generation dairy farmers. In addition to farm work with my Dad and Grandfather, tending the livestock, working the fields, my brothers and I had a paper route. We delivered the Syracuse Herald Journal – seven days a week. After High School, I attended and graduated from the State University of New York at Morrisville with an Associate of Arts degree, then proceeded to the State University of New York at Buffalo and obtained a Bachelors of Arts, graduated from Law school at the State University of New York at Buffalo, receiving a Juris Doctor, cum laude. I was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1989, the District of Columbia Bar in 2008 and am seeking admission to the Michigan and the New York State Bar Association.

So what else, after life on the farm; I spent some time in politics. In the late 70’s and early 80’s, I served in various capacities for state, local and congressional campaigns. In Washington, D.C. I was on the staff of Hon. Gerald B. Solomon, Congressman from Glens Falls, New York, I also served on the campaign staff of Hon. George C. Wortley, Congressman from Syracuse, New York.

I am particulaly proud of my military service. I served in the United States Army, Infantry, 1/41st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas under the Command of Lt. Colonel Franklin W. Trapnell, Jr. Remarkably, thanks to the internet, even today I keep in touch with some of the men who then were a part of my everday life.

My legal career began ith a large commercial law firm. My work included handling legal matters on behalf of the Resolution Trust Corporation, products liability, directors and officers liability, and other commercial matters. In 1991 I formed Coye Law Firm, (Actually then known as Law Office of Wade Coye as a consumer focused practice handling personal injury, workers compensation, wrongful death, and insurance claims. I was an early adapter of computer technology and the Internet; appearing on one of the first national lists of lawyers using the Internet in 1994.

I feel priviledged and honored to have had the opportunity to work with clients who have received outstanding results in a variety of different types of legal cases. Cases have included successful suits against a major theme park in the Orlando area, Utiltities, Construction Companies and major insurance carriers. My team and I have obtained million dollar recoveries in catastrophic injury cases and has successfully handled appeals to the First and Fifth District Court of Appeals as well as the Florida Supreme Court . We work hard on client matters and I have always taken pride in giving our clients the best result possible. No question, not every case ends the way we would like it to, and I don’t believe in hiding problems in cases that are insurmountable to a clients final result. Unfortunately sometimes I have to be the one to deliver bad news. That is one of the hardest things for me to do in my law practice – letting someone know that we can’t help them or that the law and facts will simply not allow the result that we would like. Nevertheless, I now our efforts in thousands of cases have delivered results above and beyond my clients expectations and that is our goal.

You should also know about my team at Coye Law Firm. Many in the office have been with me for years. In fact, as an example, my partner Dan Smith, started with me as an undergraduate intern, continued through law school and has been with me every since. (he actually lives about three doors down from me). He is a first rate legal talent with outstanding passion and drive for our clients. (He graduated from undergraduate school with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The others in my office have many of the same characteristics – they started while in school, have been here since and are part of our team based efforts to obtain the best results possiible. Typically when we intake a new matter there are usually 2-5 team members who are involved in some capacity or another in working to achieve the success our clients deserve in their legal cases.