SHAREHOLDERS
Timothy W. Volpe (Shareholder) born Pulaski, Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1979; M.A., with high honors, 1982; J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial; Health Law; Tort; Insurance). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Commercial Law; Business Law; Technology Law; Healthcare.Email: Timothy W. Volpe
Michael M. Bajalia (Shareholder) born Valdosta, Georgia, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida and Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Valdosta State College; University of North Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Trial Lawyers Section and Tort and Insurance Section); State Bar of Georgia; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Michael M. Bajalia
Leslie A. Wickes (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989; J.D., with honors, 1992). Member, Order of the Coif. Senior Executive Editor, Florida Law Review, 1991-1992. Author, "Florida's Noncompetition Statute: An Analysis of the 1990 Amendment," 44 Florida Law Review 259, April 1992. Member: Jacksonville, Fourth Judicial Circuit (Secretary, Pro Bono Committee, 2000-2002) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers; Business Law); Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (President, 1999-2000); Women Business Owners of North Florida; Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Barrister, 2001-2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Intellectual Property.Email: Leslie A. Wickes
John T. Rogerson, III (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1985; J.D., with honors, 1989). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; Gold Key. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflict of Laws. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Past Member); American College of Barristers (Barrister Member). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Insurance.Email: John T. Rogerson, III
Alan S. Wachs (Shareholder) born New York, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1993). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Order of the Coif. Member, 1991-1993, Associate Editor, 1992 and Articles Editor, 1992-1993, Florida State University Law Review. Co-Author: Chapter 22 (Declaratory Judgments) Florida Civil Practice Before Trial. Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law, 2000. Member: The Million Dollar Advocates' Forum; The Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Alan S. Wachs
Michael D. Lee (Shareholder) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Florida School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Recipient, 1997 Book Award for Legal Drafting. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance; Litigation.Email: Michael D. Lee
Michael Linn Duncan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Drexel University (B.S., Commerce and Engineering, 1989); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1994). Florida Trend's Legal Elite; Member, American Inns of Court (Chester Bedell Chapter). Jacksonville Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 In Business Award, 2003; Law Clerk to Hon. Howard T. Snyder, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1994-1996. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, Rutgers University School of Law, 1992-1993. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations (Member; Litigation, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Trial Lawyers). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Business Law; Litigation; Class Actions; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Contracts.Email: Michael Linn Duncan
PARTNERS
Kenneth C. Steel, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1985; J.D., with honors, 1992). Order of the Barristers. National Merit Scholar. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Remedies; Book Awards in Remedies and Legal Drafting; College of Law Alumni Council Community Service Award. Outstanding Graduating Senior, Trial Team, 1992. Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, 1991-1992. Assistant State Attorney, 7th Circuit, Florida, 1994-1996. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation.Email: Kenneth C. Steel, III
Chris T. Harris (Partner) born Benton, Arkansas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Federal Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., 1992); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1996). Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Reinsurance; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Chris T. Harris
Matthew P. McLauchlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; 2002, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1996; J.D., with honors, 2000). Member, Florida Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Matthew P. McLauchlin
ASSOCIATES
Gregory J. Lesak, Jr. (Associate)
Jason B. Snyder (Associate)
Genesa L. Eavenson (Associate)
Ian R. McKillop (Associate)
Daren Anderson (Associate)
OF COUNSEL
Robert E. Warren (Of Counsel) born Brunswick, Georgia, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Mississippi; 1975, Florida. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1971); University of Mississippi (J.D., with highest honor, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Honorable Charles R. Scott, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida. Member: Jacksonville and Federal (President, 1979-1980, Jacksonville Chapter) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1996); Defense Research Institute and International Association of Defense Council. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury.
William L. Roelke, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Frederick, Maryland, July 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: McDaniel College (B.A., 1979); Cleveland State University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Law Clerk to The Honorable Anthony A. Alaimo, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Georgia. Member: Jacksonville, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Criminal Defense; Family Law; Appellate Practice; Matrimonial Law.