Michael C. Addison
Principal since 1992
I have focused on commercial litigation and appellate work in the 38 years since completing a judicial clerkship in Miami . My practice includes litigation involving contract disputes, employment agreements, commercial construction, securities, antitrust and intellectual property law, both in state and federal court, in Central Florida. I conduct both jury and non-jury trials, including jury trials of patent and trademark matters. I am Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a civil trial lawyer (1983) and a business litigation lawyer (1997). My appellate practice includes appeals resulting from cases I handled in the lower courts, as well as matters referred by trial counsel for both state and federal courts. From 1983 through 1985, I served as an Adjunct Professor in intellectual properties at Stetson University Law School , and have continued to lecture on business litigation topics for The Florida Bar, including restrictive covenants and securities matters.
My goal is to work toward a cost effective early resolution of a matter, while at the same time satisfying the needs of my client.
Areas of Practice
- Business Organizations
- Construction
- Contracts
- Copyrights
- Employment Contracts
- Patents
- Securities
- Trademarks
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1983
- Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1997
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1972
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia - 1972
Representative Cases
- JLM Marketing Inc. v. Belgio, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 2437600 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008)
- Florida Auto Auction of Orlando v. Kase, 978 So.2d 166 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008)
- Price v. Hannahs, 954 So.2d 97 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)
- Cooper v. Thomas Craig & Co. LLP, 906 So.2d 378 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)
- Condon v. Office Depot, Inc., 2003 WL 21990263, 28 Fla. L. Weekly D1961 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2003)
- Behr v. Foreman, 824 So.2d 222 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2002)
- In re Frank, 753 So.2d 1228 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2000)
- Paoli v. Natherson, 732 So.2d 486 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1999)
- Corn v. Greco, 694 So.2d 833 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1997)
- Leroux v. NYNEX Worldwide Services Group, 677 So.2d 956 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1996)
- Terrace Bank v. Brady, 598 So.2d 225 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992)
- Stone v. E. F. Hutton & Co. Inc., 898 F.2d 1542 (11th Cir. 1990)
- E. F. Hutton v. Hadley, 901 F.2d 979 (11th Cir. 1990)
- Acosta v. Rahdert Acosta, P. A., 561 So.2d 17 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1990)
- Florida Nat. Bank v. 1 Phillips Center, Ltd., 555 So.2d 951 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1990)
- U.S. v. Sans, 731 F.2d 1521 (11th Cir. 1984)
- Rollins, Inc. v. Heller, 454 So.2d 580 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1984)
- Alderman v. Tandy Corporation, 720 F2d 1234 (11th Cir. 1983)
- Servidone Const. Corp. v. Southeast Materials Corp., 421 So.2d 695 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1982)
- General Wholesale Co. of Fla. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, 375 So.2d 581 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979)
- Volume Services Div. of Interstate United Corp. v. Canteen Corp., 369 So.2d 391 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1979)
- Aviation Specialties, Inc. v. United Technologies Corp., 568 F2d 1186 (5th Cir. 1978)
- General Wholesale Co. of Florida . Div. of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobaacco, 375 So.2d 581 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979)
- Tampa Farm Service Inc. v. Cargill, 356 So.2d 347 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1978)
- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Lowe, 337 So.2d 1036 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1976)
- Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Nakis, 333 So.2d 54 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1976)
- Ohio Casualty Insurance co. v. Redden, 323 So.2d 599 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1976)
- Alabama Securities Com'n v. Greater Ministries Intern., Inc., 2003 WL 21802139 (M.D. Fla 2003)
- Rosati v. Bekhor, 167 F.Supp. 2d 1340 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
- Louis Berkman Co. v. Davit Master Corp., 1998 WL 181603, 46 U.S.P.B.2d 1380 (M.D.Fla. 1998)
- Barneby v. E.F. Hutton & Co., 130 F.R.D. 679 (M.D. Fla. 1990)
- In re GIC Government Securities, Inc., 122 B.R. 148 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. 1990)
- Schoch v. Dade City Retirement Housing, Inc., 124 F.R.D. 688, Blue Sky L. Rep. P 72,933 (M.D. Fla. 1988)
- Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc. v. Gauzza, 57 So.3d 858 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011)
- Piven v. Sykes Enterprises, Inc., 137 F.Supp.2d 1295 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2011)
- Zboch v. Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A., 48 So.3d 850 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010)
- Zboch v. Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A., 43 So.3d 57 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010)
- In re Sunterra Corp. Securities Litigation, 199 F.Supp.2d 1308 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2002)
- WSC-L Lakeside Investors V, LLC v. Pulte Home Corp., Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2009)
- WSC-L Lakeside Investors V, LLC v. Pulte Home Corp., Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2009)
- Sure Fill & Seal, Inc. v. Platinum Packaging Group, Inc. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2010)
- Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 172 F.R.D. 462 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers 1997)
- Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 172 F.R.D. 469 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers 1997)
- Jackson v. Motel 6 Multipurposes, Inc., 175 F.R.D. 337 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Fort Myers 1997)
- Watson v. State Dept. of Labor and Employment Sec., 552 So.2d 970 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)
- Guy’s World, Inc. v. Condon, 1 So.3d 240 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008)
- KPMG Peat Marwick LLP v. Barner, 799 So.2d 308 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001)
- Foreman v. Behr, 866 So.2d 705 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003)
- Brown v. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2010)
- Mobile-One Communications and Electronics, Inc. v. Lazy Days R.V. Center, Inc. , Aug. 1 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2006)
- Woodland Trust v. Flowertree Nursery, 982 F.Supp. 478 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Ocala 1997)
- Hamilton v. Wilder Corp. of Delaware , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2009)
- Idearc Media Corp. v. Kimsey & Associates, P.A. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2009)
- McBride v. Vision Twenty-One, Inc. , Aug. 1 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2000)
- Sure Fill & Seal, Inc. v. Platinum Packaging Group, Inc. , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2010)
- Barry B. Roseman, D.M.D., M.D., Profit Sharing Plan v. Sports and Recreation, 165 F.R.D. 108 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 1996)
- O’Halloran v. First Union Nat. Bank of Fl., 205 F.Supp.2d 1296 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2002)
- O’Halloran v. First Union Nat. Bank of Fl., 350 F.3d 1197 (11th Cir. 2003)
- Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Sep. 21 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2006)
- Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Jun. 7 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2007)
- Sparton Electronics Florida, Inc. v. Electropac Co., Inc. , Aug. 9 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2007)
- Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 142 F.R.D. 687 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 1992)
- Cornerstone Home Builders, Inc. v. Lemanski , Slip Copy (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2005)
- Raymond James & Associates v. Bank of New York Trust Co., N.A. , Jan. 18 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2008)
- Raymond James & Associates v. Bank of New York Trust Co., N.A. , Sep. 18 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2008)
- Cray v. NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A., 982 F.Supp. 850 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 1997)
- Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 691 F.Supp. 291 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 1988)
- Pierce v. Commercial Warehouse, 876 F.2d. 86 (11th Cir. 1989)
- Haynes v. Wilder Corp. of Delaware, 721 F.Supp.2d 1218 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2010)
- Greco v. Corn, 724 So.2d 612 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998)
- Cannon v. Gardner-Martin Asphalt Corp. Retirement Trust-Profit Sharing Plan, 699 F.Supp. 265 (U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 1988)
- Bert Smith Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Franklin, 400 So.2d 1235 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981)
- In re 21st Century Satellite Communications, Inc., 278 B.R. 577 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Fla., Tampa 2002)
- U.S. v. Martino, 648 F.2d 367 (5th Cir. 1981)
Classes/Seminars
- Commercial Disputes and Business Torts, The Florida Bar, 2002 - 2003
- Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets, The Florida Bar, 1996 - 2003
- Conducting an Effective Cross Examination, Lorman, 2003
- Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules, National Business Institute, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
- American Association For Justice
- Ferguson-White Inn of Court, Master, 1986 - Present
- Federal Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Addison & Delano, P.A., Partner, 1992 - 2008
- Dykema Gossett, Attorney, 1990 - 1992
- Addison, Ketchey & Horan, P.A., Partner, 1980 - 1990
- Trenam Kemker, P.A., Associate, 1974 - 1980
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Law Clerk, Judge C. Clyde Atkins, 1972 - 1974
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Gamma Delta
