|   | | Law Firm in Panama City, Florida | |
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| | Address | | 221 McKenzie Avenue, P.O. Box 70 | | Panama City, Florida 32401 | | (Bay Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Burke, Blue, Hutchison, Walters & Smith, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice, Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate Law, Zoning, Planning and Land Use Law, Eminent Domain, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Banking Law, Products Liability, Negligence and Criminal Law, Corporation, Probate, Estate Planning, Insurance, Construction Law, Litigation and Condominium Law and Personal Injury. | | Year Established: 1973 | | Firm Size: 14 |
Other Office Locations of Burke, Blue, Hutchison, Walters & Smith, P.A.
Destin, Florida, U.S.A.
Panama City Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
| | Les W. Burke (Member) born Harlingen, Texas, December 5, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1966; J.D., with honors, 1968). Florida Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Bay County Attorney, 1971—. Member: Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1973-1974; Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1988). (Also at Destin Office). Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Government (or Public) Contract Law; Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Les W. Burke | | Rob Blue, Jr. (Member) born St. Petersburg, Florida, October 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Phi Eta Sigma; Florida Blue Key. Member: Bay County (President, 1977-1978) and American (Member, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 2000-2004). [Capt., USAF-JAGC, 1970-1974]. (Also at Destin Office). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate Transactions and Litigation; Condominium Law. Email: Rob Blue, Jr. | | Edward A. Hutchison, Jr. (Member) born Panama City, Florida, December 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., with honors, 1983); Stetson University (J.D., with honors, 1986). Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1985). Member: Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Estate Planning Law; Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Edward A. Hutchison, Jr. | | Elizabeth J. Walters (Member) born Panama City, Florida, August 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, Alabama. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., 1984; M.A., 1987); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; St. Andrews Bay Inn of Court. (Also at Destin and Panama City Beach Offices). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use Law; Condominium Law; Government Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: Elizabeth J. Walters | | Douglas L. Smith (Member) born Alexandria, Virginia, May 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1989). Recipient: Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award; Phoenix Award. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member, U.S. Peace Corps, 1984-1986. Past President, Habitat for Humanity of Bay County, Florida, Inc. Member: Bay County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Property Law; Eminent Domain; Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law. Email: Douglas L. Smith | | Michael S. Burke (Member) born Panama City, Florida, January 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1992); Nova Southeastern College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Formerly with State Attorney's Office. (Also at Destin Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Land Use; Probate; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael S. Burke | | William S. Henry (Member) born St. Albans, New York, December 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1995; Student Works Editor, 1994. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2006); Bay County and American Bar Associations; St. Andrew Bay Inn of Court; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; Property Damage Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation; General Litigation Defense. Email: William S. Henry | | —————————— | | William C. (WC/Bill) Henry (Interim Walton County Attorney) born Jamaica, New York, May 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S., 1969); Indiana University (M.A., 1970); Fordham University (J.D., 1977). Formerly with, Manatee County Attorney's Office, 1993-2003. [Colonel, U.S.A.F.- JA, 1969-1993]. Practice Areas: Local Government Law(80%); Civil Litigation(20%). Email: William C. (WC/Bill) Henry | | Denise Hallmon Rowan (Associate) born Panama City, Florida, May 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2002, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Barristers. Member, Executive Board, Moot Court. Formerly with, Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP, Atlanta, Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Civil Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Real Estate; Real Property; Local Government Law; Probate. Email: Denise Hallmon Rowan | | Joy A. Marler (Associate) born Panama City, Florida, January 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., Accounting, 1998); Florida State University (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida State Business Review. Joined Burke Blue, August 2004. Member: Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Property Law. Email: Joy A. Marler | | J. Christopher Barr (Associate) born Panama City, Florida, April 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S. 2002; J.D. 2005). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. (Also at Panama City Beach Office). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Real Estate Transactions; Condominium Law. | | Edmund D. Quintana (Associate) born Meridian, Mississippi, October 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1983, Florida. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., with honors, 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1980). [Capt., USAF, 1976-1984]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Personal Liability. Email: Edmund D. Quintana | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert E. Taylor (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1971); Salmon P. Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1975). Formerly an Ohio Municipal Court and Common Pleas Court Judge. Member: Cincinnati, Bay County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Association of Municipal-County Judges of Ohio, Inc.; The American Judges Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Local Government Law; Probate; Real Property. Email: Robert E. Taylor | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Destin, Florida Office: 215 Grand Boulevard, Suite 101, 32550. Telephone: 850-267-9498. Fax: 850-267-9499.
Panama City Beach, Florida Office: Beach Financial Center, 415 Beckrich Road, Suite 250, 32407. Telephone: 850-236-4444. Fax: 850-236-1313.
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