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Address
116 East Fourth Street, P.O. Box 532
Panama City, Florida 32402 (Bay Co.)
Attorney at Law
(Main Office) Firm's present focus is on personal injury and wrongful death cases, civil and criminal litigation, family and elder law, estates and probate. The firm was founded in 1985 by Mike Stone, an experienced personal injury litigator, and Pam Sutton, a veteran of civil and criminal litigation. Until 1992, in addition to working for the firm, both partners served part-time as Assistant Public Defenders, specializing in death penalty litigation and co-authoring two chapters of the Florida P. D. Association Death Penalty Manual. In 1993, the firm was featured on CBS-TV's 48 HOURS for winning the acquittal of a teenager suffering from Battered Child Syndrome, who was tried for first degree murder in the shooting death of his father. The partners have lectured on various topics, including Battered Child Syndrome, child abuse, investigation techniques, elder law, and legal ethics at conferences and trainings sponsored by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps JAG, the Florida P. D. Association, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, local elementary schools and nursing homes. Statement of PracticeAuto Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Dog Bites, Slip and Fall, Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Civil and Criminal Litigation in State and Federal Courts, DUI, Drug Crimes, Homicide, Juvenile Law, Parole and Probation, Divorce, Marital and Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Domestic Violence, Visitation Rights, Adoptions, Elder Law, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Estate Planning, Estate Litigation, Asset Protection, Insurance Bad Faith, Business Law, Business Formation, Real Estate. Year Established: 1985
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Michel L. Stone (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude in Social Studies, 1971); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member, Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, NYU Review of Law and Social Change, 1975-1976. Author: "Off the Record: The Emerging Right to Control One's School Files," 5 NYU Rev. L. & Social Change, 39, 1975. Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1992-1994. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Medical Malpractice; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Michel L. Stone
Pamela Dru Sutton (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and Florida; 1980, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, in English, 1972); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1978). Associate Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1977-1978. Recipient, Attorney Pro Bono Award for the State of Florida from Office of Guardian Ad Litem, 1993. Author: "The Fundamental Right to Family Integrity and Its Role in New York Foster Care Adjudication," 44 Brooklyn L. R. 66, 1977. (cited as an authority in the Florida Bar publication Juvenile Law and Practice.) Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Child Custody; Elder Law; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Criminal Defense; Real Estate.Email: Pamela Dru Sutton
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