Mark P Rankin is a lawyer practicing administrative law, business law, criminal law and 5 other areas of law. Mark received a B.S. degree from Old Dominion University in 1996, and has been licensed for 27 years. Mark practices at Shutts & Bowen LLP in Tampa, FL.
About Mark P Rankin
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1999, Florida
2002, Delaware
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Bar FellowshipUniversity of Virginia School of Law, 1997-1999. Semi-Finalist, William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition, 1999. Author: "Informal Opinion: Watson v. United States The Supreme Court Limits the "Use" Prong Of Section g24 (c)," The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at 51 (March 2008); "Evidence Law Trumps the Fifth Amendment - Florida Rule of Evidence 806," HCBA Lawyer at 20 (February 2008); "Surprise, Surprise: Is Proper Notice Still Required for an Above-Guidelines Sentence in Federal Court?" The Champion (March 2007); "Rule 35 (b) Meets Section 3553 (a) What Can a Federal Court Consider?" The Champion (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) at 61 (September/October 2009). Co-Author: "Something Funny Happened On The Way To Discretionary Sentencing: Why A Presumption of Reasonableness Violates The Holding of Booker, "Committee on Criminal Litigation, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Winter 2007); "Traps for the Unwary: Cross References and Guideline Sentencing," The Champion at 52 (September/October 2006); "Substantial Assistance - The Key to Freedom: Representing a Cooperating Defendant in Federal Court," The Champion (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) at 12 (July 2007); "Parole's Essential Role in Bailing out Our Nation's Criminal Justice Systems," The Champion (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) at 47 (January 2009). Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 2005—. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida, 2003-2006. Law Clerk to: the Honorable Kenneth L. Ryskamp, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 2000-2001; the Honorable Ann E. Vintunac, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1999-2000. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Middle District of Florida, 2006—. Editor-in-Chief, ABA Criminal Litigation Newsletter, 2007—. Member: Federal Bar Association (Middle District of Florida, Board of Directors, Co-Chair, Criminal Law Section); The Florida Bar (Member: Grievance Committee; Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee); Goldberg Criminal Inn of Court (CLE Coordinator, 2003-2007); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, White Collar Crime Committee, Chair, Sentencing Committee). -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Virginia
Class of 1999
J.D.
Other EducationOld Dominion University
Class of 1996
B.S.
Criminal Justice
Old Dominion University
Class of 1996
B.S.
magna cum laude
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1974
1974
Mark P Rankin
4301 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 300Tampa, FL 33607U.S.A.
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