Honors and Awards:

• Jurisprudence Awards for Torts I, Trial Advocacy, Appellate Argument, and Moot Court
• Florida Secretary of Health Award for Service, Florida Department of Health, 2004
• Appointed to Mammography Accessibility Workgroup by the President of the Florida Senate, 2004
• Betsey Herd was Chosen by her Peers as one of the Florida Legal Elite Attorneys, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, The American Association of Justice
• Member, Florida Justice Association
• Member, The Florida Bar Association
• Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Tennessee, 1995
• Florida, 1995
• Elected to the Board of Directors, Florida Justice Association, 2001
• Served on the Executive Committee for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers., 2005
• President of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers, 2006
• Member of American Board of Trial Advocates, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Hillsborough County Bar Ask a Lawyer program in affiliation with Fox 13., 2006
• Served on Hillsborough County Committee for Community Support raising funds for Slain officers and The Gold Shield., 2010

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Various lectures on medical topics and preparing clients to testify and preparing your case for trial., Lecturer, CMEs, Cross Examination, Medical Experts, Florida Justice Association, 2001

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Verdict of $230,000 against Food Lion in fall down case with contested liability and unknown customers who allegedly moved warning cones., 2001
• Verdict against GEICO in autmobile case with TMJ injury in amount exceeding $750,000., 2001
• Verdict in excess of $1,000,000 against Cypress Gardens in Water Ski show for boat driver's negligence, 2004
• Verdict of nearly $2,000,000 against State Farm arising from refusal to pay policy limit of $100,000., 2005
• Settlement of fall with ankle fracture on apartment stairs where resident had lived for 2 years prior in an amount of $289,000., 2009
• Entry of Judgment against GEICO for $750,000 pending bad faith action where policy limit was $10,000., 2009
• Settlement with premises insurer involving fall on stairs by resident who had lived in apartment for two years in excess of $250,000.00., 2010
• Settlement of Automobile Injury Case in an amount exceeding $200,000 with disk injury from minor side impact., 2010
• 7 figure settlement with hospital system for failure to diagnose epidural abscess., 2010

Transactions:

• Verdict against Allstate in the amount of $653,000 pending bad faith action after underinsured Sheriff's Officer rearended client on $100,000 policy limit where Allstate paid full verdict.

Educational Background:

• University of Florida, B.S., 1982
• Wake Forest University, M.A., Cardiovascular Physiology, 1985
• J.D. Memphis State University, With Honors, 1994