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| | Address | | 1983 Centre Pointe Boulevard, Suite 200, P.O. Box 12500 | | Tallahassee, Florida 32308-2500 | | (Leon Co.) | | Mailing Address: P. O. Box 12500, Tallahassee, FL, 32317-2500 | | | |
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| Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Simpson, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. State Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Administrative and Regulatory Law. Construction, Environmental, Petroleum Marketing, Insurance, Health Care and Hospital Law. Banking, Real Estate, Corporations and Business Law. State and Local Taxation. Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1986 | | Firm Size: 15 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects; Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, Inc.; Florida Association of Blood Banks, Inc.; Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. d/b/a CNS Healthcare. |
INSURANCE CLIENTS: Continental National American Insurance Companies; Federated Mutual Ins. Co.; Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.; Attorney's Title Insurance Fund; Western World Insurance Co.; Zurich North America; Lexington Insurance Company; XL Design Professional; St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. | Representative Clients:
SunTrust Bank, N.A.; Florida Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Barron Collier Co.; SunTrust Mortgage Co.; Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, Inc.; Florida Association of Community Colleges; Ryder System, Inc,; Clemons, Rutherford & Associates, Inc.; Florida Optometric Association; DAG Architects Inc.; Florida Psychological Association; Bencor, Inc.; Winewood Park; Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc.; Southeastern Fidelity Corporation; Collier Enterprises, Ltd.; Prime Residential, LLC; Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance; 7-Eleven, Inc.; Capital Health Plan; Medallion Convenience Stores, Inc.; The Radiant Group, LLC.; Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.; Ashwood Development Company; Motorola, Inc.; AT&T; Granite Construction Company of California; Laboratory Corporation of America; Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc. | | SHAREHOLDERS | | Thomas J. Guilday (Shareholder) born Decatur, Alabama, May 26, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Alabama; California State University at Long Beach (B.S., 1969); Florida State University (J.D., 1974). Member: Tallahassee and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Practice Section). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Tort Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Accountants Malpractice; Insurance Coverage. Email: Thomas J. Guilday | | J. Kendrick Tucker (Shareholder) born Dothan, Alabama, August 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida; 1972, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1967); University of Florida (J.D., 1970). Assistant Attorney General, 1973-1978 and Deputy Attorney General, 1978-1983, Florida. Associated Industries Private Property Rights Commission, 1993. Contributing Editor, Treatise on Environmental and Land Use Law, 2002. Member: Tallahassee and American (Member, Natural Resource Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Administrative and Government Law; Environmental and Land Use). [Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, 1971-1975]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use Law; Hazardous Materials Law. Email: J. Kendrick Tucker | | Geoffrey B. Schwartz (Shareholder) born Columbus, Ohio, August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); Florida State University (M.B.A., 1980; J.D., with highest honors, 1980). Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Curbing Predatory Practices in Florida's Petroleum Industry," 13 F.S.U.L. Rev. 923, Fall, 1985. Co-Author: "A Place For Fair Competition Acts in Motor Fuel Marketing," 26.2 N.K.Y.L. Rev. 211, Summer, 1999. AAA Commercial Arbitrator. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Franchise Law); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Tax Law). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Franchise Law; Petroleum Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; State Taxation; Local Taxation. Email: Geoffrey B. Schwartz | | Mary K. Simpson (Shareholder) born Waycross, Georgia, November 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1977; J.D., with high honors, 1985). Staff Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1983-1985. Adjunct Professor, Antitrust Law, Florida State University College of Law, 1987. Member: Tallahassee and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Law; Antitrust Law. Email: Mary K. Simpson | | Claude R. Walker (Shareholder) born Tallahassee, Florida, October 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: Tallahassee Community College (A.A., with honors, 1976); Florida State University (B.S., in Accounting, 1979); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1983). Phi Theta Kappa; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1981-1983). Member, Honorary Accounting Society. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1981 (Inactive 2004). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section); Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Wills; Probate. Email: Claude R. Walker | | Michael D. West (Shareholder) born Johnson City, New York, January 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Houghton College (B.S., cum laude, 1972); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1987). Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court, 1985-1987. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1985-1987. Member: American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Business Law, Health Law). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice; Architects and Engineers Liability; Construction Defects Litigation; Clinical Trials Liability. Email: Michael D. West | | Shawn M. Heath (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 2000, Florida. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1993); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1996). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. [Major, U.S. Army Reserve]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Shawn M. Heath | | —————————— | | Jaken Everette Roane (Associate) born Winter Park, Florida, August 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1996); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: American Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Jaken Everette Roane | | Albert J. Wollermann (Associate) born New Jersey, December 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Kean University (B.A., 1982); New York Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Administrative; Government. | | Catherine B. Chapman (Associate) born Hempstead, New York, May 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1994); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Articles Editor, Florida State University Law Review. Recipient, Outstanding Service to the Community Award, Florida State University College of Law, 1998. Staff Attorney, U.S. District Court of Appeals, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1999-2000. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers, Litigation, Health Law and Workers' Compensation); State Bar of Georgia (Member: Young Lawyers Division; General Practice and Trial Section); Tallahassee Women Lawyers' Association; Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Regulatory Investigations; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Property Law; Casualty Insurance; Nursing Home Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Catherine B. Chapman | | Daniel J. Kuhn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., 1998; M.B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel J. Kuhn | | Marc A. Peoples (Associate) born Gladstone, Missouri, September 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1995; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Marc A. Peoples | | D. Ty Jackson (Associate) born Ft. Walton, Florida, October 20, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. President, Moot Court Team, Florida State University College of Law. Articles and Notes Editor, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Professional Liability. | | Trudy E. Innes (Associate) born San Diego, California, February 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Lake City Community College (A.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of North Florida (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1998); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Recipient, Florida Association Criminal Defense Lawyers Scholarship, 2000-2001. Executive Student Works Editor, Florida Journal of International Law, 2000-2001. Member, Florida Journal, International Law, 1999-2000. Former Assistant Public Defender, Third Judicial Circuit. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Catholic Lawyers Guild. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense. Email: Trudy E. Innes |
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