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| | Address | | 1300 Thomaswood Drive | | Tallahassee, Florida 32308 | | (Leon Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 850-385-0070 | | Telecopier: 850-385-5416; 850-422-3173 | | |
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(Main Office)
| Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth & Bowden, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Contract, Land Use, Real Estate, Construction, Corporate, Administrative, Estate Planning, Employment, Eminent Domain, Banking, Probate, Adoptions and all areas of Family Law. | | Year Established: 1978 | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
The Tallahassee State Bank; Commercial Bank of Thomasville, GA; Security Bank of Albany, GA; Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, ACA; Florida Home Builders Assn.; Synovus Financial Corp.; Stewart Title Guaranty Company; Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; Southwest Georgia Oil Co., Inc.; Coldwell Banker Hartung & Noblin, Inc.; Capital City Bank; Sperry & Associates, Inc.; North Florida Construction, Inc.; St. Joe Timberland Company of Delaware, L.L.C.; The St. Joe Company; Turner Heritage Homes, Inc.; Phipps Holdings, Inc.; Park Plaza Hotel; Ayavalla Land Company; Parrish Builders, Inc.; BrackenChase Builders, Inc.; Benedict Industries, LLC; and Farmers & Merchants Bank. |
APPROVED TITLE ATTORNEYS FOR: Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; First American Title Insurance Co. and Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| | Charles R. Gardner (Shareholder) born Quincy, Florida, March 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Emory University and Florida State University (B.A., 1971); Florida State University (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1972-1973). Co-Author: "Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure," Third Edition, 1977. Member, Governor's Florida Land Acquisition and Eminent Domain Task Force, 1981-1982. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member: Committee on Eminent Domain, 1974-1984; Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1979-1980; Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1979-1999; Chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee on Real Property, 1993-1999; Chairman, 2nd Circuit Grievance Committee, 1994). Reported Cases: King v. Ellison, 648 So.2d 666 (Fla. 1994); Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enterprises, Inc., 641 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1994)(Amicus Curiae); Wilson v. Forte Hotels, Inc., 632 So. 2d 271 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Demars v. Village of Sandalwood Lakes Homeowners Ass'n, Inc,. 625 So. 2d 1219 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Waller v. Dept. of Banking & Finance, 592 So. 2d 319 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); J.H. Dowling, Inc. v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Perry 502 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); Young v. Johnston 475 So. 2d 1309 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); Vance v. Indian Hammock Hunt & Riding Club, Inc., 403 So. 2d 1367 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Banking Law; Eminent Domain Law; Land Use; Commercial Transactions. | | Michael P. Bist (Shareholder) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1982, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Catawba College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Nova University (J.D., 1980). Recipient: Moot Court Freshman Oralist Award. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida, 1985-1994. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Corrections Committee, 1988-1990; Grievance Committee, 1998-2001; Chairperson, 2000-2001). [Capt., U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corp., 1980-1983]. Reported Cases: Forrestor v. John H. Phipps, Inc., 643 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Killearn Properties, Inc., et al v. Dept. of Community Affairs, 623 So. 2d 771 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Kirby Center of Springhill v. Dept. of Labor & Employment Security, Case No. 94-1035 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995); In Re Hoffman, Case No. 1D05-500 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. | | Bruce I. Wiener (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, June 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Florida State University (J.D., 1993). Research Editor, Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law. Author: "Obstacles and Pitfalls for Landowners: Applying the Ripeness Doctrine to Section 1983 Land Use Litigation," 7 J. Land Use & Envtl. L. 387, 1992. Co-Author, "Wetlands Regulation and Mitigation After the Florida Environmental Reorganization Act of 1993," 8 J. Land Use & Envtl. L. 521, 1993. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Land Use, 1993—; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1998—). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: King v. Ellison, 648 So.2d 666 (Fla. 1994); Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enterprises, Inc., 641 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1994) (Amicus Curiae). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Acreage and Timberland Transactions; Land Use; Real Property Law; Eminent Domain. | | Murray M. Wadsworth, Jr. (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, May 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1992) Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1995). Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Transportation, 1995-2001. Member, Municipal Code Enforcement Board, 1999-2001 and Member, Environmental Code Enforcement Board, 2001—, City of Tallahassee. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Association of Eminent Domain Professionals; American Inns of Court (Tallahassee Chapter). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Real Property Law; Trial Practice. | | Garvin B. Bowden (Shareholder) born Winter Park, Florida, August 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2001,U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1993); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Stetson University College of Law National Mock Trial Team, 1996-1998. Recipient, Ralph Harris Farrell Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, 1998. Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit, 1998-2000. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association (Member: Young Lawyers Section, President, 2003; Legal Aid Foundation Board of Directors, 2001-2002); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Committee on Construction Law); Second Judicial Circuit (Member, Professionalism Committee); Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy Law; Professional Licensing Defense; Construction Law. | | ASSOCIATES | | Benjamin B. Bush (Associate) born Donalsonville, Georgia, January 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Mercer University (B.S., 1998); Florida State University (J.D., 2003). President, Moot Court Team. Member, Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Environmental and Land Use). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Acreage and Timberland Transactions; Real Property Law. | | Erin W. Duncan (Associate) born Tallahassee, Florida, June 10, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida State University (cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2005). Member: Tallahassee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. | | OF COUNSEL | | Murray M. Wadsworth (Of Counsel) born Tallahassee, Florida, November 26, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1964, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1959); University of Florida (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1962. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida, 1964-1966. Chairman, 1969-1972 and Member, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission. Member, First Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission, 1980-1981. Member, Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Florida, 1998-2001. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member: Tallahassee (President, 1973-1974) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, 1977-1979; Eminent Domain Committee). Listed in each edition of The Best Lawyers of America for the past 15 years. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Florida State Chair, 1998-2000); Society of Eminent Domain Professionals. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Trial Practice; Mediation. |
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