Rainey C. Booth

Rainey C. Booth is a partner at Michles & Booth, P.A. and a product liability attorney in Pensacola, Florida, whose practice focuses on injuries caused by defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical products. The son of successful Florida attorney Edgar Booth and Judge Anne Booth, he comes from a family with a strong legal background. He represents plaintiffs in cases involving prescription medications and medical devices, including Rezulin, Propulsid, Sulzer Hip, PPA, Prempro, and OxyContin. Rainey began practicing law in 1984, handling both plaintiff and defense cases before focusing on representing people injured by defective drugs and medical products.

Rainey earned his B.A. with honors from Washington and Lee University in 1981 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law in 1984. He served on the Moot Court Team from 1983 to 1984 and was invited to join the Order of Barristers. He was admitted to the Florida Bar on October 18, 1984, and the Alabama Bar on January 1, 1997. His federal admissions include the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Rainey’s pharmaceutical litigation experience includes work on a mass tort team responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in drug injury settlements. He served as a lead plaintiffs’ attorney in Rezulin litigation involving a diabetes medication withdrawn because of liver toxicity. He helped try three Rezulin cases that resulted in verdicts totaling more than $37 million. He also co-led the trial team representing the family in the Monica George defective drug case in Rockville, Maryland.

Rainey C. Booth’s professional recognition includes the Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, listed in 2021, and selection among Florida’s Top Trial Attorneys by Climate Magazine. His memberships include the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He also lectures trial lawyers across the country on defective drug litigation, sharing experience from pharmaceutical injury cases and the courtroom challenges involved in presenting these claims to juries.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Michles & Booth, P.A.
• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Licensed State

• Florida
• Alabama

Education

• University of Florida College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Washington and Lee University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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