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| | Address | | 225 Water Street, Suite 1800 | | Jacksonville, Florida 32202 | | (Duval Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Smith Hulsey & Busey practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Law, Corporate and Real Estate Financing, Employment, Environmental, Healthcare, Land Use, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trial. | | Firm Size: 41 | Representative Clients:
ATP Tour; Baptist Health Systems; Citicorp North America, Inc.; City of Jacksonville; Florida Rock Industries; Mayo Clinic; PGA Tour; University of Florida; Wachovia Bank, National Association; Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | | Lloyd Smith (1915-1987). | | Mark Hulsey (Member) (Retired). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | James A. Bolling, Jr. (Member) born Altus, Oklahoma, March 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.C.E., 1981); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Law Clerk to the Honorable William Terrell Hodges, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1991-1993. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James A. Bolling, Jr. | | Stephen D. Busey (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Chairman, Local Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1993-1995; Chairman, Judicial Nominating Commission, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1984-1986. Master of the Bench, Chester Bedell Inn of Court, 1992—. Member: Jacksonville (President, 1981-1982) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chair, Business Law Section, 1998-1999; Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1996-1997); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (President, 1983-1984); American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy; American Bar Foundation; Florida Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Stephen D. Busey | | Charmaine T. M. Chiu (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, November 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: Harvard-Radcliffe University (A.B., cum laude, 1996); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1999). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Intellectual Property; Corporate Law. Email: Charmaine T. M. Chiu | | Andrew Keith Daw (Member) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1999, Texas. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Member: Florida Association of Environmental Professionals (Board of Directors, 1994-1997; Vice President, 1994-1997); Board of Directors, Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, 1995-1997; NAS Cecil Field Restoration Advisory Board, 1994-1998. Firm Representative, First Coast Manufacturers Association, Co-Chair, River City Brownfields Coalition. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental and Land Use Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Land Use. Email: Andrew Keith Daw | | Earl E. Googe, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Earl E. Googe, Jr. | | Michael H. Harmon (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, June 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1990); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1998). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida Journal of International Law, 1996-1998. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Michael H. Harmon | | Jeanne E. Helton (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, August 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care; Insurance. Email: Jeanne E. Helton | | David J. Hull (Member) born Daytona Beach, Florida, October 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.S., 1971); Indiana State University (M.A., 1972); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1978; LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Kappa Mu Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, 1976-1978 and Title Standards Editor, 1978, University of Florida Law Review. Instructor, Legal Research, University of Florida, 1978. Law Clerk to Honorable Bryan Simpson, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Finance; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: David J. Hull | | Cynthia C. Jackson (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University; Florida State University (B.S., 1981); University of Florida (J.D., 1984). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Cynthia C. Jackson | | G. Preston Keyes (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, February 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1976); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Case Comment and Note Editor, New England Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Mortgages; Real Estate Finance; Title Insurance. Email: G. Preston Keyes | | Richard E. Klein (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1977, Florida. Education: Hobart College (B.S., 1962); Columbia University (B.S.E.E., 1962); Georgetown University (J.D., 1966). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Bond Finance; Business Law. Email: Richard E. Klein | | William E. Kuntz (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, June 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., 1969); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1978-1981); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: William E. Kuntz | | Lauren P. Langham (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, April 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1987; J.D., with honors, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Workouts; Real Property. Email: Lauren P. Langham | | M. Richard Lewis, Jr. (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana; Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Member: Jacksonville (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1986; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Public Finance. Email: M. Richard Lewis, Jr. | | John F. MacLennan (Member) born Washington, D.C., November 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1975, Florida. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Cornell Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1973). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1971-1973. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: John F. MacLennan | | Raymond R. Magley (Member) born Point Pleasant, New Jersey, September 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1985). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Raymond R. Magley | | E. Owen McCuller, Jr. (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, October 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1973; M.A., with honors, 1976); Florida State University (J.D., 1985). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: E. Owen McCuller, Jr. | | Stephen D. Moore, Jr. (Member) born West Palm Beach, Florida, November 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.S.M.E., 1991); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1996). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Senior Notes and Comments Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities. Email: Stephen D. Moore, Jr. | | James H. Post (Member) born Miami, Florida, May 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., with honors, 1971); University of Florida (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: James H. Post | | Bryan L. Putnal (Member) born Macon, Georgia, September 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Mortgages; Real Estate Development; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate. Email: Bryan L. Putnal | | E. Lanny Russell (Member) born Bartow, Florida, September 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1980). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Senior Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1990). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Master of the Bench). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: E. Lanny Russell | | Joel Settembrini, Jr. (Member) born Washington, D.C., November 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1987, Florida. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1978); George Washington University (J.D., 1983). Member: Jacksonville, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Eminent Domain. Email: Joel Settembrini, Jr. | | Tim E. Sleeth (Member) born Spokane, Washington, August 31, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: Eastern Washington State College (B.A., 1968); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1975). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1974-1975. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1977. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Environmental and Land Use Section). Practice Areas: Energy; Insurance; Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Tim E. Sleeth | | John R. Smith, Jr. (Member) born Austin, Texas, February 11, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1966); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities. Email: John R. Smith, Jr. | | Harry M. Wilson, III (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1969); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage; Real Property; Real Estate Workouts. Email: Harry M. Wilson, III | | Allan E. Wulbern (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, July 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., 1987); Florida State University (J.D., with highest honors, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Allan E. Wulbern | | —————————— | | Meghan R. Applegate (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, April 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: Meghan R. Applegate | | Beau Bowin (Associate) born Melbourne, Florida, May 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1997); University of Florida (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk to the Honorable Steven H. Friedman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2002-2003. Member: Jacksonville, Palm Beach County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Beau Bowin | | R. Christopher Dix (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 4, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., M.S., Accounting-Taxation, 2003; J.D., with honors, 2006). Member: University of Florida Moot Court Team, 2005-2006; Florida Blue Key. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 2003. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: R. Christopher Dix | | David L. Gay (Associate) born Hollywood, Florida, August 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Florida, (B.S., B.A., 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1997-2001]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: David L. Gay | | Megan R. Harper (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, November 20, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., cum laude, 2002); Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Delta Epsilon Iota. Editor-in-Chief, Florida Coastal Law Review, 2005-2006. Intern to the Hon. Timothy J. Corrigan, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Author, "Pledging the Right to Protest Allegiance," Florida Coastal Law Review, Fall 2004. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Megan R. Harper | | Christopher H. Henderson (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, December 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2007; M.S.R.E., with high honors, 2007). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Christopher H. Henderson | | Julia B. Herron (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, May 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2000); University of Florida (J.D., 2007). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Julia B. Herron | | Kateena E. Manners (Associate) born San Jose, Costa Rica, October 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida, (B.S. Acc., with honors, 2002; J.D., cum laude, 2005; LL.M., with honors, 2006). Member, Golden Key National Honor Society. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Taxation. Email: Kateena E. Manners | | Nicholas W. Morcom (Associate) born Lakeland, Florida, August 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2005, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2000); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2003). Assistant State Attorney, 2005-2008. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Nicholas W. Morcom | | Elizabeth S. Paulk (Associate) born Rota, Spain, March 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., B.A., 2003; J.D. 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. National Order of the Barristers. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Elizabeth S. Paulk | | Leanne McKnight Prendergast (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Leanne McKnight Prendergast | | Megan B. Ryan (Associate) born Greensboro, North Carolina, December 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2004; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care. | | Annika D. Wallace (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, April 13, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005; Masters of Finance, 2006). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Health Care; Securities. Email: Annika D. Wallace | | Lee D. Wedekind, III (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1999); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Eminent Domain. Email: Lee D. Wedekind, III | | Thomas G. Wilson, III (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, February 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); University of Florida (J.D., 2005). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Thomas G. Wilson, III |
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