SENIOR COUNSEL
Patrick G. Emmanuel (Senior Counsel) born Pensacola, FL., January 25, 1920; admitted to bar, 1946, Florida; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S. in B.A., 1940; J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1946). Supreme Court Special Committee for Lawyer Disciplinary Procedures, 1977-1978. Member: The Florida Bar (President, 1985-1986). Practice Areas: Business Law; Wills & Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Patrick G. Emmanuel
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Alan B. Bookman (Director) born New Orleans, LA., November 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana; 1973, Florida; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1971). Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors; President, 2005-2006); Escambia/Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations (Member 2004); Florida Supreme Court. Fellow: The Florida Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1984-1990, 2000, Assistant Treasurer, 1983-1984). [Capt., U.S. Army, JAGC, 1971-1975]. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Probate; Civil Litigation; Mediation; Wills.Email: Alan B. Bookman
Gerald L. Brown (Director) born November 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Louisiana and Florida. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1961). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1974-1980); American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1982). Practice Areas: Real Property; Probate; Commercial Law; Estate Planning.Email: Gerald L. Brown
A. G. Condon, Jr. (Director) born Pensacola, FL., September 24, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Florida. Education: College of the Holy Cross and Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1956); University of Florida (J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1961). Special Counsel to the Governor of Florida, 1982. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1994). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care Law.Email: A. G. Condon, Jr.
Erick M. Drlicka (Director) born Chicago, Illinois, May 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Columbia University (M.I.A., 1983); University of Florida (J.D., 1987). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; Mediation.Email: Erick M. Drlicka
Patrick G. "Rick" Emmanuel, Jr. (Director) born Pensacola, Florida, December 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1973); Florida State University (M.S., 1975); Florida A & M University (M.S., 1980); Florida State University (J.D., 1983). Attorney, Taub & Williams, P.A., 1984. Attorney, Winn-Dixie Stores, 1996. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). (Board Certified Real Estate Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Contracts; Real Estate.Email: Patrick G. "Rick" Emmanuel, Jr.
Robert A. Emmanuel (Director) born Pensacola, FL., May 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1976); Duke University (J.D., 1979). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Diocesan Attorneys Association. (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Eminent Domain; Land Use Litigation.Email: Robert A. Emmanuel
Sally B. Fox (Director) born Arlington, Virginia, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Certified Circuit Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: In re Santa Rosa Truck Stop, U.S.B.C. N. Dist. of Fla. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Finance; Creditor Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate Litigation; Business Law; Mediation.Email: Sally B. Fox
John W. Monroe, Jr. (Director) born Pensacola, FL., May 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida. Education: University of the South and Auburn University (B.S., 1975); Stetson University (J.D., 1978). Member: The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate.Email: John W. Monroe, Jr.
P. Michael Patterson (Director) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1971); University of Florida Law School (J.D., 1973). Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida (1993-2001). United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Member 1995-1997. Extensive experience in both mass tort litigation and the defense of environmental pollution actions. Numbered among his current clients are CITGO, BP, Agrico Chemical Company, Sacred Heart Health System and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Mike enjoys professional relationships with firms throughout the United States. He has testified on prosecutorial ethics before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Defense Litigation.Email: P. Michael Patterson
Wanda W. Radcliffe (Director) born Gulfport, Mississippi, July 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Justice Association; American Association for Justice; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Social Security Disability; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability.Email: Wanda W. Radcliffe
H. Wesley Reeder (Director) born Asheboro, North Carolina, November 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Columbia College (BA, 1995); Florida Coastal School of Law (JD, with honors, 1999). Member, American Inns of Court. Member: Gulf Breeze Rotary Club; Fiesta Forces; Pensacola Runners Association; Christ Episcopal Church in Pensacola. Board Member, Pensacola Heritage Foundation. Board Secretary, Fiesta Conquistador. Committee Chair, Fiesta of Five Flags-Parade, 2005. Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. Member: Escambia County, Santa Rosa County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Eminent Domain Committee, 2002-2003). The Florida Bar Fellow. [Naval Aviation Depot Jacksonville, 1994-1999; Naval Aviation Depot Pensacola, 1979-1994; U.S. Navy, 1973-1979; U.S. Navy Reserves, 1989-2004]. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Eminent Domain; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Mediation.Email: H. Wesley Reeder
T. Shane Rowe (Director) born Pensacola, Florida, February 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Author, Florida Bar "Florida Automobile Insurance Law, sixth edition, Ch. 1 - Financial Responsibility And Compulsory Insurance Laws." Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida: Board Member 2001-2008; Board President 2006-2007. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Litigation Section); Alabama State Bar; Florida Justice Association; American Justice Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Insurance.Email: T. Shane Rowe
Warren R. Todd (Director) born Galveston, Texas, December 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Marketing, with honors, 1987); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Member: The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association; American Association for Justice; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Warren R. Todd
Charles P. Young (Director) born New York, June 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A.A., 1984); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Contract Litigation; Eminent Domain; Complex Litigation.Email: Charles P. Young
STAFF ATTORNEY
Charles P. Hoskin (Staff Attorney) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1994, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Hiram College (B.A., 1970); Emory University (M.B.A., 1977); Florida State University (J.D., 1982). Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court, 1999. Past President and Director, Pensacola North Rotary Club. Editor, Fund-Raising Chairman and Bulletin. Member: Rotary Paul Harris Fellow; United Way, Fund-Raising Committee; Naval Reserve Association; Florida Sheriff's Association. Trustee, Hillcrest Baptist Church. Attorney and Construction Volunteer Pensacola Habitat For Humanity. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Past Chairman Continuing Education Committee); The Florida Bar (Business Law and Real Property and Trust Law Sections). [CDR., USNR.]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Real Property; Wills; Estates; Trusts; Probate; Civil Mediation.Email: Charles P. Hoskin
ASSOCIATES
Stacey Penn Clark (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Florida, October 2, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., B.S., 2000; J.D., with honors, 2003). Author: Comment, Copyright Law: Intellectual Property Law in Cyber-Space, J. Tech. L. & Policy, Fall 2002. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association; Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Social Security; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Insurance.Email: Stacey Penn Clark
Gregory Patrick Fayard (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, April 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., 1995); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Former Office of the Public Defender, First Judicial Circuit, Pensacola, Florida, 2002. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Contract and Commercial Litigation.Email: Gregory Patrick Fayard
Kathryn I. Kasper (Associate) born Athens, Georgia, November 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida and Alabama. Education: Samford University (M.B.A., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Formerly with: Eraclides, Jones, et. al, 2004-2008; McConnoughay, Duffy, et. al, 2002-2004; Escambia County Adult Soccer League; Teen Court, Attorney Judge Volunteer, 2003-2006; Escambia County Inns of Court, 2004-2006. Member: Pensacola Young Professionals, 2008; Pace Chamber of Commerce, 2008. Member: The Florida Bar; Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Pensacola Young Lawyer's Division. Practice Areas: Business Corporate; Banking Law; Creditors Rights; Foreclosures; Real Estate Trust; Probate Litigation; Real Estate Transactions.Email: Kathryn I. Kasper
Kevin D. Nelson (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2001, Louisiana. Education: Auburn University, Auburn (B.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1995); Loyola University (J.D., 1998); University of Florida College of Law (LL.M., 1999). Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section; New Tax Lawyers Committee; Chairman, 2001-2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Taxation.Email: Kevin D. Nelson
Joseph A. Passeretti (Associate) born Silver Springs, Maryland, February 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., suma cum laude, 2001); University of Miami (J.D., 2004). Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa (Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Contracts; Commercial Litigation; Complex Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Joseph A. Passeretti
Phillip A. Pugh (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, September 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; 2002, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1998); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Association, Executive Council, 2005-2007; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law); Alabama State Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate.Email: Phillip A. Pugh
OF COUNSEL
Alan C. Sheppard (Of Counsel) born Pensacola, FL., August 5, 1921; admitted to bar, 1947, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: LaSalle Extension University (LL.B., 1947). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property; Probate; Wills; Estate Planning; Trust.Email: Alan C. Sheppard