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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Complex fiduciary litigation experience involving high-net worth probate, trust, and guardianship disputes.• Pursuing and defending claims on behalf of beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust matters regarding lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust, tortious interference, failure to account, and probate/trust administration issues involving sophisticated business interests.• Pursuing and defending contested mental health… Show more • Complex fiduciary litigation experience involving high-net worth probate, trust, and guardianship disputes.• Pursuing and defending claims on behalf of beneficiaries and fiduciaries in will and trust matters regarding lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust, tortious interference, failure to account, and probate/trust administration issues involving sophisticated business interests.• Pursuing and defending contested mental health and guardianship proceedings. • Performing all attorney functions including developing and implementing core strategies, primary drafting of all key pleadings, preparation and analysis of discovery efforts, and leading court appearances. • Conducting extensive legal research • Negotiating advantageous settlement agreements for favorable and efficient outcomes. Show less

Jacksonville, Florida

• Complex probate/trust litigation for high net-worth individuals and complex business litigation for sophisticated owners and investors. • Develop and implement global and tactical strategy for all litigation matters. • Responsible for commercial litigation matters involving multi-million dollar breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, closely-held partnership and shareholder, and local mega-church governance… Show more • Complex probate/trust litigation for high net-worth individuals and complex business litigation for sophisticated owners and investors. • Develop and implement global and tactical strategy for all litigation matters. • Responsible for commercial litigation matters involving multi-million dollar breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, closely-held partnership and shareholder, and local mega-church governance disputes.• Probate/trust litigation experience including undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, civil theft, trustee and personal representative breach of fiduciary duty, breach of Florida Power of Attorney Act, elder abuse, and Slayer Statute allegations.• Perform all lead attorney functions including authoring decisive trial and appellate pleadings, executing deposition and mediation strategy, undertaking oral argument at key hearings, and leading mediation negotiations.• Spearhead law firm technology initiatives including re-design of firm webpage and implementation of Search Engine Optimization strategy.• Facilitate weekly litigation team meetings and mentor attorneys and staff. Show less

Seattle, Washington

• Complex business litigation experience for sophisticated corporate and individual clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts.• Defended legal malpractice claims against large Pacific Northwest law firms involving broad ranging underlying subject matters such as Ponzi scheme fraudulent transfer claim, federal banking regulation dispute, international maritime litigation, and bankruptcy reorganization.• Defended high-value close corporation shareholder oppression, breach of… Show more • Complex business litigation experience for sophisticated corporate and individual clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts.• Defended legal malpractice claims against large Pacific Northwest law firms involving broad ranging underlying subject matters such as Ponzi scheme fraudulent transfer claim, federal banking regulation dispute, international maritime litigation, and bankruptcy reorganization.• Defended high-value close corporation shareholder oppression, breach of land purchase agreement, and family trust litigation claims. • Defended self-insured county risk pool in bad faith claim arising from wrongful conviction litigation including direct appeal to Washington State Supreme Court.• Provided complex contract interpretation and remedies advice for Fortune 100 aviation parts supplier.• Defended federal class action consumer protection claim against global online travel company.• Prosecuted and opposed public records requests for global technology and national securities firms.• Performed in-depth legal research and drafted research memoranda and pleadings. • Led investigations to discover facts, drafted discovery requests and responses, and negotiated discovery disputes.• Reviewed extensive productions in Summation, Relativity, and Concordance. • Assimilated and distilled key facts from voluminous and multi-party productions.• Prepared attorneys and clients for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trial testimony. Show less

West Palm Beach, Florida

• Defended legal malpractice claims against large Florida law firms involving various underlying topics including business partnership disputes, international law disputes, real estate transaction disputes, and constitutional challenges to Florida statutes.• Defended national securities firm in federal multi-district Madoff Ponzi scheme litigation.• Performed complex legal research, evaluated legal precedents, drafted research memoranda, and prepared recommendations for supervising… Show more • Defended legal malpractice claims against large Florida law firms involving various underlying topics including business partnership disputes, international law disputes, real estate transaction disputes, and constitutional challenges to Florida statutes.• Defended national securities firm in federal multi-district Madoff Ponzi scheme litigation.• Performed complex legal research, evaluated legal precedents, drafted research memoranda, and prepared recommendations for supervising attorneys and clients.• Drafted procedural and dispositive trial court pleadings. • Managed extensive documentary and electronic fact discovery. • Negotiated discovery disputes and drafted and responded to discovery motions.• Responsible for all quarterly malpractice insurance updates, strategy reports, and budgets. Show less

West Palm Beach, Florida

• Advised civil and criminal state court trial judges on important and unique legal issues.• Performed in-depth legal research and drafted proposed decisions for matters including dispositive motions, jury selection concerns, evidence questions, and sentencing/damages issues.• Researched, drafted, and orally presented bench memoranda for monthly circuit court civil and criminal appellate panels and drafted resulting majority and/or dissenting opinions. • Supervised and mentored law… Show more • Advised civil and criminal state court trial judges on important and unique legal issues.• Performed in-depth legal research and drafted proposed decisions for matters including dispositive motions, jury selection concerns, evidence questions, and sentencing/damages issues.• Researched, drafted, and orally presented bench memoranda for monthly circuit court civil and criminal appellate panels and drafted resulting majority and/or dissenting opinions. • Supervised and mentored law student interns. Show less

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: University of Miami Center for Ethics and Public Service - Project leader in the Law, Public Policy and Ethics.

Bachelor Of Science In Communication, Journalism And Political Science