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Landmark Center One, Suite 600
315 East Robinson Street, P.O. Box 3000
Orlando, Florida 32802-3000 (Orange Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
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(Main Office) ZKS is a full-service law firm representing individuals, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies in Florida and throughout the United States since 1984. As a member of the MSI Global Alliance (www.msiglobal.org), we are associated with over 250 independent legal and accounting firms located in 100 countries throughout the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Statement of PracticeAppellate; Arbitration and Mediation; Banking and Finance; Business and Commercial Litigation; Business Formations; Business Mergers; Acquisitions and Sales; Commercial Transactions and Contracts; Construction Litigation; Corporate; Corporations, Partnerships and LLCs; Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy; Easements, Licenses and Special Use; Eminent Domain/Condemnation; Employer/Carrier/Self-Insured Defense; Estate and Trust Planning; Federal Employees Compensation; Financing/Lending; Guardianship; Insurance Coverage and Disputes; Insurance Defense/Personal Injury/Product Liability; Labor and Employment; Land Use/Zoning and Development Approvals; Leasing; Litigation; Litigation Management; Maritime Defense; Premium Disputes; Nonprofit Organizations; Probate and Estate Administration; Professional Malpractice; Purchase/Sales Transactions; Real Estate; Risk Management; Tax; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Planning and Structuring; Transactions; Special Disability Trust Fund; Workers' Compensation. Year Established: 1983
Firm Size: 35
Firm Affiliations MSI GLOBAL ALLIANCE
AddressLandmark Center One, Suite 600
315 East Robinson Street P.O. Box 3000
Orlando, FL 32802-3000, (Orange Co.)
PhonePhone: 407-425-7010
Telecopier: 407-425-2747
Website
http://www.zkslawfirm.com
Bernard J. Zimmerman (Retired Partner) (Retired).
Roland A. Sutcliffe Jr. (Retired Partner) (Retired).
Robert E. Mansbach, Jr. (Shareholder) born Cheverly, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida.; 1983, U.S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Florida. and U.S. Ct. of App., 11th Cir.; 2000, U.S. Supreme Ct. Education: Trinity College (B.A., with honors in History, 1979); Vanderbilt Univ. (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert E. Mansbach, Jr.
Robert L. Dietz (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, Fla., U.S. Ct. of App., 11th Cir. and U.S. D.Ct., Northern, Middle and Southern Dists. of Fla. Education: Eckerd College (B.A, with honors, 1979); Vanderbilt Univ. (J.D., 1982). (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Mediation(15%); Appellate Practice(1%); Workers Compensation(84%).Email: Robert L. Dietz
Stephen B. Hatcher (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Southwestern at Memphis (B.A., with honors, 1978); Vanderbilt Univ. (J.D., 1981); Univ. of Fla. (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: Stephen B. Hatcher
Robert W. Peacock, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Fla.; 1972, U.S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Fla.; 1975, U.S. Ct. of App., 5th Cir.; 1977, U.S. S.Ct.. Education: Mercer Univ. (B.A., 1968); Walter F. George Law School (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; Corporate; Title Insurance.Email: Robert W. Peacock, Jr.
J. Timothy Schulte, Sr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Florida, and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1989, U.S. D. Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Dist. of Florida. Education: Univ. of Florida. (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Lenders Rights.Email: J. Timothy Schulte, Sr.
Pamela Lynn Foels (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Florida.; 1990, U.S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Florida. and U.S. Ct. of App., 11th Cir. Education: Univ. of Florida. (B.S.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice.Email: Pamela Lynn Foels
Joseph C. L. Wettach (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. and U.S. Ct. of App., 11th Cir.; 1992, U. S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Florida. Education: Univ. of Florida. (B.A., 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Real Property(50%); Lender Law(50%).Email: Joseph C. L. Wettach
Kevin L. Lienard (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1990; J.D., with honors, 1993). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Workers Compensation.Email: Kevin L. Lienard
Kevin G. Malchow (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Fla. and U.S. D.Ct., Middle Dist. of Fla.. Education: Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1988); Fla. State Univ. (J.D., with high honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Military Law; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Subrogation.Email: Kevin G. Malchow
Tuwana J. McMillan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Fla.. Education: St. John's Univ. (B.S., 1984); Univ. of Fla. (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.Email: Tuwana J. McMillan
Lori A.W. Smith (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Fla. and U.S. D. Ct., Middle Dist. of Fla.. Education: Fla. State Univ. (B.S., with honors, 1992); Univ. of Fla. (J.D., with honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Lori A.W. Smith
Joanne M. Prescott (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida.; 1997, U.S. D. Ct., Middle Dist. of Florida. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.A., 1992; J.D., with honors, 1996). (Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law(100%).Email: Joanne M. Prescott
Edgar J. Hedrick III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida.; 1996, U.S. D. Ct., Middle Dist. of Florida. Education: Univ. of the South (B.A., 1991); Univ. of Miami (J.D., 1995). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Lender Law.Email: Edgar J. Hedrick III
Michael S. Grimsley (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Fla.. Education: Univ. of Central Fla. (B.S.B.A., 1989); Univ. of Fla. (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Lender Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Michael S. Grimsley
Dwight I. Cool (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Florida State Univ. (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); Univ. of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1979). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Development; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Mortgages.Email: Dwight I. Cool
Andrea Caro (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Duke Univ. (A.B., 1998); Wake Forest Univ. (J.D., 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Andrea Caro
Katherine E. McKinley (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Centre College (B.S., 1998); Univ. of Florida. (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Katherine E. McKinley
Richard B. Webber, II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Univ. of Southern Maine (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Univ. of Tulsa (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights.Email: Richard B. Webber, II
Mark J. Chmielarski (Shareholder) born North Tonawanda, New York, August 31, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida International University (B.A., with honors, 1985); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Reported Cases: Horowitz v. Rose Printing Co., 664 So. 2nd 325 (5th DCA 1995); Towne of Ponce Inlet v. Rancourt, 627 So.2nd 586 (5th DCA 1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.
N. Dwayne Gray, Jr. (Shareholder) born Tupelo, Mississippi, October 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1983). Chief Administrator, Loyola Moot Court Board. Law Clerk, Hon. George Arceneaux, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1984. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Affordable Housing Development; Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Finance; Creditor's Rights and Administrative Law.
——————————Nicola A. Boothe-Perry (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Fla.. Education: Univ. of Fla. (B.S., 1991); Fla. State Univ. (J.D., with honors, 1994). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense.Email: Nicola A. Boothe-Perry
Keef F. Owens (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Stetson Univ. (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Univ. of Florida. (J.D., with honors, 1998). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice.Email: Keef F. Owens
Ricki L. Whipple (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Jacksonville University (B.A., Political Science and Sociology, summa cum laude, 2000); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice.Email: Ricki L. Whipple
Julianna Canales Schmidt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Criminal Justice, with honors, 1996; MHS, Rehabilitation Counseling, 1997; J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Julianna Canales Schmidt
Kevin Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Cornell Univ. (B.S., honors 2002); Emory Univ. School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin Robinson
Sarah A. Lindquist (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Science, Cum Laude, 2003); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Law.Email: Sarah A. Lindquist
Phyllis Carole Taite Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Florida A&M University (B.S., 1992); Florida State University (J.D., 1994); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Guardianship.Email: Phyllis Carole Taite Smith
Scott Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1988); University of Texas at Austin (M.S., 1992); Florida A. & M. University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Rezoning; Zoning Variances; Zoning Law; Environmental Land Use; Real Estate Contracts; Mortgage Lien Foreclosure; Government; Building and Public Safety Codes; Landlord/Tenant.
Kristen K. Martin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A.; J.D.). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jamie Blucher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.A., 2001); Barry University School of Law (J.D., 2008).
OF COUNSELRobert G. Brightman (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, Fla.. Education: State Univ. of New York College at Oneonta (B.S., Biology, 1972); Univ. of Florida (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Workmen's Compensation Defense(80%); Workers Compensation Mediation(10%); Workers Compensation Appeals(10%).Email: Robert G. Brightman
Rodger D. Moss, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, September 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Rodger D. Moss, Jr.
Anthony M. Nardella, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Yonkers, New York; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1978); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1981). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Guardianship; Real Property; Wills; Trust Law; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Anthony M. Nardella, Jr.
Wendell J. Kiser (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, Fla.; 1975, U.S. S.Ct.. Education: Univ. of Fla. (B.S., in Pharmacy, 1967); Fla. State Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Practice Areas: Probate.Email: Wendell J. Kiser
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