Orlando Lawyer John Stemberger, is the principal of this established Florida law firm that has represented clients all across the United States and from countries around the world.  Stemberger has litigated cases against a number of major corporations including Citicorp, Disney, Dollar Rent-A-Car, Avis, Sears Roebuck, Columbia Healthcare System, CNN-Time Warner, Allstate, State Farm, and GEICO.  This Orlando law firm has handled a number of high profile cases and attorney Stemberger has appeared on national television arguing his clients cases on C-SPAN, The Fox News Channel, Court TV and MSNBC.  Mr. Stemberger has extensive litigation experience and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States who have won million dollar and multi-million dollar cases.

Background

Mr. Stemberger has a keen understanding of law, government and the news media, having spent ten years working in politics and within the Florida Legislature.  He has served as a consultant to local, state and federal campaigns, and in 1992 was appointed as Political Director of the State Republican Party of Florida during the final presidential campaign of former President, George H. Bush.

Education

Stemberger's legal background is distinguished.  He holds degrees in Political Science/Philosophy (minor) from Florida State University and a Juris Doctorate of Law from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he served on the Trial Advocacy Board and the Moot Court Board.  He has held a judicial internship with the Honorable Judge James Hard of Birmingham, Alabama.  In his final year of law school, Stemberger won first place in the first National Moot Court Competition sponsored by Duke University.  The competition was judged by former U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr.  Because of his skill in legal advocacy, Attorney Stemberger has been inducted into the prestigious legal society, The Order of the Barristers.  Stemberger was trained under prominent Florida trial attorneys including Ken Connor and the Billings Cunningham law firm.  Today, this Orlando lawyer is a Barrister member of the Central Florida Inns of Court and regularly teaches legal education courses to other lawyers on litigation and discovery strategy.

Qualifications

Mr. Stemberger is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh Cicuit Court of Appeals, Federal Courts of the Middle District of Florida, and every state court in Florida.  He is a member of the Orange and Volusia County Bars, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and the Christian Legal Society.  Mr. Stemberger was also appointed by Florida's Governor to serve on the Judicial Nominating Commission,  and serves as Chairman of this panel that interviews and selects judge candidates for appointment.