Attorney Profiles

I have focused on commercial litigation and appellate work in the 34 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

• 10% Business Organizations
• 5% Construction
• 40% Contracts
• 5% Copyrights
• 5% Employment Contracts
• 5% Patents
• 10% Securities
• 5% Trademarks

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/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)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Commerical 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, 1986 - Present
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• 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

Birth Information

• July 17, 1947, Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America