Diederich, Andrea L.

Andrea Diederich is an associate in the firm's Orlando office. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2008, Andrea focuses her practice on the defense of matters involving medical malpractice, premises liability, and long term care.  She represents hospitals, physicians, nurses, therapists, and assisted living facilities in health care liability matters.  Andrea is a member of The Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association, and Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Andrea was a defense attorney with the law firm of Wicker Smith, focusing her practice on high-exposure medical malpractice cases, premises liability, and automobile negligence.  Andrea was also a paralegal for seven years at a plaintiff's law firm specializing in complex medical malpractice cases.

Andrea is native of Peru, and is fluent in Spanish.  She has traveled extensively, and studied in Madrid, Spain.  In 2001, Andrea earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Foreign Languages from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She received her Juris Doctorate from Florida A&M University College of Law in December of 2007.

Significant Representative Matters:

• Obtained Final Judgment in favor of Defendant hospital in matter involving alleged medical malpractice and breach of contract during hospital admission.
  
  
• Assisted in obtaining defense verdict following trial in medical malpractice case against chiropractor where plaintiff claimed permanent damages due to spinal cord injury.
  
  
• Defeated plaintiff's motion for punitive damages against assisted living facility in wrongful death matter involving elderly resident.
  
  
• Successfully moved for sanctions against pro se plaintiff for filing frivolous pleadings, and obtained order prohibiting plaintiff from filing additional pleadings unless represented by counsel.