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123 South Calhoun Street, P.O. Box 391
Tallahassee, Florida 32302 (Leon Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative and Legislative, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Commercial, Communications, Computer, Constitutional, Construction, Corporation, Corporation Financing, Creditors' Rights, Education, Eminent Domain, Environmental, Franchise, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Products Liabilities, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities, Tax (State and Federal), Transportation, Trusts and Estates, and Utilities Law. Year Established: 1930
Firm Size: 35
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL TO: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
The Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.
The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
COUNSEL TO: Ajax Building Corporation
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Champion Chevrolet, Inc.
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Deloitte & Touche
Florida Telecommunication Industry Association, Inc.
Gadsden County School Board
General Motors Corporation
Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc.
Maytag Corporation
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Proctor Acura-Honda
Proctor Cadillac, Buick, & Pontiac
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
R.J. Reynolds
The Procter & Gamble Company
The Buckeye Cellulose Company
The School Board of Leon County, Florida
Sprint Corp.
Sprint-Florida
Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Tampa Electric Co.
TECO Energy, Inc.
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Authority
University Chevrolet, Inc.
AddressWashington Square Building
123 South Calhoun Street P.O. Box 391
Tallahassee, FL 32302, (Leon Co.)
PhonePhone: 850-224-9115
Fax: 850-222-7560
Website
http://www.ausley.com
Kenneth Abele (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, April 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1994; J.D., with honors, 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: North Hill Manor vs. AHCA, 881 So. 2d 1174 (Fla. 1 st DCA 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice; Securities Fraud; Landlord and Tenant Law; Administrative Law; Personal Injury.Email: Kenneth Abele
DuBose Ausley (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, May 13, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, Florida. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1959) University of Florida (J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1962); Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Florida State University, 1995. Chairman: United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission, Eastern Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, 1977-1981; Member, Second Judicial Circuit of Florida Nominating Commission, 1971-1978; Member, Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for Florida, 1993-1995, 2009; Chairman, Florida Commission on Ethics, 1977-1978; Member, Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 1977-1978; Member, Board of Regents, State University System of Florida, 1978-1994, Chairman, 1981-1983. Member: American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American Judicature Society. [U.S. Army (Capt.)]. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Administrative Agency Practice; Corporate Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates.Email: DuBose Ausley
Margaret B. Ausley (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, September 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., cum laude, 1964); Florida State University (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate Title Insurance; Probate Administration; Estate Planning.Email: Margaret B. Ausley
James D. Beasley (Shareholder) born Nashville, Tennessee, June 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Utility Law; Appellate Practice.Email: James D. Beasley
John R. Beranek (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, December 6, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1961); University of Florida (J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1964). Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1964. Circuit Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County, 1974-1979. Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeal, 1979-1984. Past Chair, Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee, 1980-1984. Special Counsel to Governor Bob Graham, 1984-1985. Chairman, The Florida Bar Contingency Fee Commission, 1986-1987. General Counsel to Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission. Listed Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White 1996. Florida Bar Certified Appellate Specialist. Past Chair: Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee; Florida Bar Appellate Practice Certification Committee. Member, Federal Judicial nominating Commission, 1994. Member: American Inns of Court. Fellow: American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Appellate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Trial Practice.Email: John R. Beranek
Kevin J. Carroll (Shareholder) born Durham, New Hampshire, April 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1982, Alabama; 1983, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1992, U.S. Tax Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1977); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1979; Vice-Magister, 1978). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Transportation.Email: Kevin J. Carroll
Robert N. Clarke, Jr. (Shareholder) born Long Beach, California, February 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1986). Florida State Gold Key. Member, Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, 1984-1986. Adjunct Professor of Law, Florida Civil Procedure, Florida State University College of Law, 1999. Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, The Florida Bar, 1990-1992; Chairman, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, The Florida Bar, 2004. President, Board of Directors, Florida State University College of Law Alumni Association, 2000. Graduate, 1995 and Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1997, Leadership Florida. Member, Board of Directors, Florida Bar Foundation, 2006-2009. Member: Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tallahassee American Inn of Courts. [U.S. Army, 1979-1983; Lt. Col., U.S. Army Reserves, 1983-2003]. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(20%); Civil Litigation(20%); Intellectual Property(20%); Construction Law(20%); Environmental Law(20%).Email: Robert N. Clarke, Jr.
J. Marshall Conrad (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, November 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Emory University and Florida State University (B.S., 1961); Stetson University College of Law (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney, Department of Transportation State of Florida, Eminent Domain Division, 1964-1967. Member: Florida Government Lawyers Association; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Construction Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Contracts; Real Property.Email: J. Marshall Conrad
James M. Donohue (Shareholder) born Middletown, New York, November 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1972); Florida State University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section); Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association (Former Officer); American Bankruptcy Institute. [Capt., USAF Reserves, 1972-1992]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law.Email: James M. Donohue
Richard E. Doran (Shareholder) born Warren, Ohio, December 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Bethany College (B.A., 1978); Stetson University (J.D., 1981). Attorney General, 2002-2003 and Chief Deputy Attorney General, 1997-2002, Florida. General Counsel, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 1995-1997. Chair, Florida Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2003-2004. Chair, Florida Bar Committee on Corrections, 1986-1988. Master Lawyer, The Judge William Stafford American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Government.Email: Richard E. Doran
Stephen C. Emmanuel (Shareholder) born Pensacola, Florida, May 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1983). General Counsel, Florida Catholic Conference. The Florida Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 2001-2002). Florida Legal Services, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1996-2002; President, 2001-2002). Leadership Florida, Class XXII. Florida Appellate Rules Committee (2005). Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2006). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Health Law; Administrative and Civil Appeals.Email: Stephen C. Emmanuel
Michael J. Glazer (Shareholder) born Charleston, West Virginia, September 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1976); Emory University (J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi. Board Certified, State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice. Named "Legal Elite" in Health Care Law, Florida Trend Magazine, 2006-2009. Florida Bar Board of Governors, 1998-2005. President, Tallahassee Bar Association, 1992-1993. Member, Health Law Section; Chair, 1997-1998, Administrative Law Section. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Florida Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Administrative Litigation; Civil Litigation; Communications Law; Health Law.Email: Michael J. Glazer
Jason B. Gonzalez (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, September 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1995; J.D., 1998). General Counsel to Governor Charlie Crist, 2008-2009. General Counsel to the Republican Party of Florida, 2007, 2009-. Florida Supreme Court, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2007. First District Court of Appeal, Judicial Nominating Commission, Chairman 2006-2007 (direct gubernatorial appointee). Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001-2004 (direct gubernatorial appointee), Chairman 2004. Leon County Chairman, Charlie Crist for Governor 2006. University of Florida Christian Legal Society. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, President, Tallahassee Lawyers Chapter. American Cancer Society Relay for Life Committee, Leadership Tallahassee Class XXI. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate; Construction Litigation; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Jason B. Gonzalez
Major B. Harding (Shareholder) born October 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, North Carolina; 1960, Florida. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S.,1957; J.D., 1959); University of Virginia (M.S., 1995). Recipient: Judge of the Year Award, Florida Board of Trial Advocates, 2002; William Hoeveler Judicial Award and Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts, 2001. Duval County Juvenile Court Judge, 1968-1970; Circuit Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1970-1991; Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1991-2002; Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court, 1998-2000. President: Rotary Club of Riverside, 1987-1988; Rotary Club of Tallahassee, 1995-1996. Ex-officio member of the Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Member of The Florida Bar Special Commission on Lawyer Regulation. Ex-officio Board Member of the American Inns of Court and Master Emeritus of the Chester Bedell and Tallahassee American Inns of Court. Board Member and President, Economic Club of Florida. Board Member, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program. Dean of New Judges College, 1984-1992, and Member of the Faculty from 1984. Trustee, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Vestry, St. Peter's Anglican Episcopal Church, Tallahassee, Florida. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; U.S. Supreme Court Bar. [U.S. Army, Discharged 1962]. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Major B. Harding
Kenneth R. Hart (Shareholder) born Whittier, California, February 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1968; M.A., 1970; J.D., 1974). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Florida State Gold Key. Author: "Comprehensive Land Use Plans and the Consistency Requirement," 2 Florida State University Law Review 766, 1974. Member: State Comprehensive Plan Committee, 1985-1987; Board of Trustees, Florida State University Foundation, 1995; Florida Ad Valorem Task Force, 1996-1997; Florida Commission on Ethics, 1997-1999. Member: Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; State Taxation.Email: Kenneth R. Hart
Aaron Holloway (Shareholder) born Eureka, California, June 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Nevada; 2000, Utah; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1996); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1999); University of Miami (LL.M., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Nevada; Utah State Bar; Tallahassee Regional Estate Planning Council; Rotary Club of Tallahassee. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Business Law.Email: Aaron Holloway
Douglas L. Kilby (Shareholder) born Beaumont, Texas, August 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1995, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Articles Review Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law. Dillard Fellow. Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida, 1996-2000. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: Douglas L. Kilby
John T. "Tim" Leadbeater (Shareholder) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1973; M.B.A., 1985); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., 1988; LL.M., in Taxation, 1989). Certified Public Accountant, Florida 1985. Member: The Florida Bar. [Lt. Col., USAR retired]. Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Taxation.Email: John T. "Tim" Leadbeater
Opal McKinney-Williams (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, October 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida A. & M. University (B.C.J., magna cum laude, 1998); Florida State University (J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Tallahassee Women Lawyers; William H. Stafford American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Public School Law.Email: Opal McKinney-Williams
Deborah Stephens Minnis (Shareholder) born Hall County, Georgia, July 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida including Southern District Trial Bar. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1980); Florida State University (J.D., 1983). Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida, 1985-1991. Member, Northern District Examination Committee. Former Member: Civil Justice Reform Act Committee; Board of Directors, Legal Aid Foundation (Past Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President). Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association (Past President, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Civil Rights; Education Law; Labor and Employment Law; Public School Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Deborah Stephens Minnis
Robert A. Pierce (Shareholder) born Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, February 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1971); Florida State University (J.D., 1973); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976).. Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Consulting Editor, State Taxation Volume, Florida Jurisprudence 2d, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Taxation, Florida State University College of Law, 1985-1993. General Counsel, Florida Department of Revenue, 1979-1982. Member, Tax Advisory Committee, Florida House of Representatives, 1983-1984. Florida Bar Tax Section Legislative Liaison, Florida Legislature, 1986-1989. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council, Tax Section; State Tax Division, 1987-1999; Department of Revenue Liaison); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; State Taxation.Email: Robert A. Pierce
M. Julian Proctor, Jr. (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, May 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1965); University of Florida (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Bryan Simpson, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1968-1969. Assistant State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1970-1971. Member, The Florida Bar Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Timber and Logging Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate.Email: M. Julian Proctor, Jr.
H. Palmer Proctor (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, January 4, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1963); University of Florida (J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Justice Richard W. Ervin, Supreme Court of Florida, 1966-1968. Member: Capitol Center Planning Commission, 1976-1986. Chairman of the Board, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, 1980-1990. Chairman of Trustees, Maclay School. Chairman, Board Community Foundation of North Florida. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Probate.Email: H. Palmer Proctor
E. Dylan Rivers (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, August 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 2000); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Real Estate; Contracts.Email: E. Dylan Rivers
Martin B. Sipple (Shareholder) born Omaha, Nebraska, August 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Nebraska; 1992, Missouri; 1994, Illinois; 1998, Florida. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1988); Washington University (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1991. Law Clerk to: Hon. William D. Stiehl, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 1992; C. Thomas White, Nebraska Supreme Court, 1991-1992. Named, "Legal Elite," Florida Trend magazine, 2009. Author: "The Wild, Wild Western Hemisphere: Due Process and Treaty Limitations on the Power of U.S. Courts to Try Foreign Nationals Abducted Abroad," 68 Wash.U.L.Q. 1047 (1990). Member, Federal Court Practice Committee, The Florida Bar. Certified Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau Auto Line Program. Member: American Bar Association. Reported Cases: EyeMed Vision Care, LLC v. State of Florida, Dept. of Management Services, 964 So.2d 201 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007); Linn v. Fossum, 946 So.2d 1032 (Fla. 2006); The Board of Education v. American BioScience, Inc., 333 F.3d 1330 (Fed.Cir. 2003); Alliant Capital, Ltd. v. Singleton, 835 So.2d 365 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003); State of Florida, Dept. of Lottery v. GTECH Corp., 816 So.2d 648 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Patent Litigation.Email: Martin B. Sipple
Gerald C. Thomas (Shareholder) born Sacramento, California, April 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Management Information Systems, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Alpha Phi Alpha. Member: Florida State Law Review, 1997-1999; Law and Technology Association, 1998-1999. Member, Tampa Real Estate Investment Council (REIC). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Corporate Law.Email: Gerald C. Thomas
James Harold Thompson (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, November 18, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1966; J.D., with honors, 1969). Small Claims Court Judge, Gadsden County, 1970-1972. Member, House of Representatives, State of Florida, 1974-1986. Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980. Speaker of the House, 1985-1986. Member, Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 1998. Practice Areas: Government; Legislative Practice; Utility Law.Email: James Harold Thompson
J. Jeffry Wahlen (Shareholder) born Grinnell, Iowa, September 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 1985; MACC, 1986; J.D., with high honors, 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Honorary); Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honorary). Florida State Gold Key. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Electric Utilities; Administrative Litigation; Public School Law; Election and Campaign Finance; Telephone Utilities.Email: J. Jeffry Wahlen
Emily S. Waugh (Shareholder) born Bluefield, West Virginia, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1978); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Past Board Member, University of Florida Law Review. Past Treasurer and Director, Tallahassee Bar Association. Past Secretary and Director, Tallahassee Legal Aid Foundation, Inc. Graduate and Past Chairman, Board of Governors of Leadership Tallahassee. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Health Care.Email: Emily S. Waugh
C. Gary Williams (Shareholder) born Fernandina Beach, Florida, June 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Journalism, 1966); Florida State University (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. President, Florida State University College of Law Alumni Association, 1992. President, Tallahassee Bar Association, 1978. Chairman, Media Law Committee, The Florida Bar, 1981. Director, Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. Member: Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Communications Law; Health Care Law; Gaming Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: C. Gary Williams
Lee L. Willis (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, February 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1966); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1971). Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key. Author: "The Origin and Current Status of Telephone Access Changes," Public Utilities Fortnightly Volume 116, No. 7, pg. 22. Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1979 and Executive Council, Administrative Section, 1977-1981, 1984-1985, The Florida Bar. Member: Fellow, American Bar Foundation. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1966-1968; Army Commendation Medal, 1968]. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Governmental Law; Public Utility Law.Email: Lee L. Willis
——————————Erik Figlio (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Davidson College (A.B., History, 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Order of the Coif. Executive Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Hon. Joel F. Dubina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2003-2004. Deputy Florida Solicitor General, 2004-2006. Assistant General Counsel, Governor Charlie Crist, 2007-2009. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Constitutional Law; Government.
Jennifer M. Heckman (Associate) born July 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Journalism, 1997); Florida State University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Florida State Law School Moot Court Team. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: The Florida Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Linn v. Fossum, 946 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 2006); Crist v. Jaber, 908 So. 2d 426 (Fla. 2005); Kenan Transport Co. v. U.S. Coast Guard, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 1455658 (N.D. Ga. 2006); Smoliak v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 2005 WL 3434742, 33 Media L. Rep. 2452 (N.D. Fla. 2005). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Communications and Media; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Election Law; Election and Campaign Finance; Lobbying.
Daniel E. Nordby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Microbiology and Cell Science; B.A., Classical Studies, 2001); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2005). General Counsel: Republican Party of Florida; The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Tallahassee Lawyers Chapter; University of Florida Law Alumni Council; Republican National Lawyers Association. Member: The Florida Bar (Executive Council, Administrative Law Section). Practice Areas: Administrative Litigation; Administrative Adjudications; First Amendment Law; Constitutional Law.Email: Daniel E. Nordby
Ruth E. Vafek (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Goucher College (B.A., with honors, 2001); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Tallahassee and American (Member, Intellectual Property) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.Email: Ruth E. Vafek
ADMINISTRATORRonald C. Callen born Johnstown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1969); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Association of Legal Administrators; The Society for Human Resource Management. [Captain, USAF, 1969-1978]. Practice Areas: Wills; Living Wills; Durable Power of Attorney; Health Care Surrogate; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: Ronald C. Callen
The firm is a member of the State Capital Group. (Member firms of the State Capital Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law). (Most attorneys are members of The Tallahassee Bar Association and The American Bar Association. All attorneys are members of The Florida Bar).
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