Adjunct Faculty

Florida State Law is proud to announce an unusually rich set of course offerings taught by adjunct professors. These instructors, though not on the regular faculty of the law school, bring a diversity of experiences and talents to the school and a very high degree of professional accomplishment and expertise.

Adjunct Professors: Fall 2009

James "Chet" Barclay – Health Law and Policy

Richard Benham – Contract Drafting

Albert J. Bowden, III – Civil Pretrial Practice

Meredith Charbula – Florida Criminal Practice

Robert N. Clarke, Jr. – Florida Civil Practice

Nancy A. Daniels – Trial Practice

Marc Dunbar – Gambling & Pari-mutuel Law

Peter M. Dunbar – Condominium and Community Housing Law

Craig Feiser – First Amendment

Janice Fleischer – Mediation

Matthew Foster – Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team

S. William Fuller, Jr. – Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team

Jeff Goodman – Sports Law

The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes – Civil Pre-Trial Practice (Drafting)

Laurie Jones – Sales and Leases, Professional Responsibility

James P. Judkins – Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team

Scott Palmer – White Collar Crime

J.R. Phelps – Law Practice Management

The Honorable Ricky Polston – Insurance Law

Roosevelt Randolph – Trial Practice

Gigi Rollini – Judicial Externship Perspectives

The Honorable James O. Shelfer – Land Transfer

E. Lamar Taylor – Accounting & the Law

Travis W. Trueblood – Federal Indian Law

The Honorable James Robert Wolf – State Constitutional Law

Fall 2009 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

James "Chet" Barclay will teach Health Law and Policy. Mr. Barclay, a 1968 Florida State Law graduate, has extensive experience in the health care law field. In addition to representing a broad array of health-care organizations and providers for almost 40 years, he is counsel to the Florida Patient Safety Corporation and previously served as general counsel of the Florida Hospital Cost Containment Board. For more information, please e-mail james.barclay@akerman.com.

Richard Benham will teach Contract Drafting. Mr. Benham is an attorney in Tallahassee whose practice focuses on technology law, intellectual property matters and business transactions. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Benham served in the computer hardware and software industry for almost 20 years in various business and technical roles. Mr. Benham has considerable experience in drafting and negotiating agreements in many subject areas including employment, real estate, intellectual property licensing, business combinations and finance. Mr. Benham holds a B.S. in accounting from Florida State University and a J.D. (with honors) from Florida State Law. For more information, please e-mail rbenham@law.fsu.edu.

Albert J. Bowden, III, assistant attorney general for the state of Florida, will once again teach Civil Pretrial Practice. Mr. Bowden, a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey, is an experienced litigator, having worked more than 16 years with the Attorney General's Office and before that as a public defender and private practitioner. He is also a certified mediator for circuit and county courts. For more information, call 850.414.3300 or e-mail al_bowden@oag.state.fl.us.

Meredith Charbula works with Florida's Office of the Attorney General and has taught several employment discrimination courses at Florida State Law. This fall she will again teach Florida Criminal Practice. Prior to her practice with the AG's Office, Ms. Charbula was an assistant state attorney in the Second Judicial Circuit, served nine years on active duty in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, was the deputy general counsel for Florida State and served as an elbow clerk to the Honorable Ricky Polston, First District Court of Appeal. She retired from the United States Army Reserve in 2002 after 22 years of service. She is a 1987 Order of the Coif graduate of Florida State Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. For more information, contact Ms. Charbula at 850.414.3583 or e-mail mcharbula@yahoo.com.

Robert N. Clarke, Jr., a shareholder with the Ausley & McMullen firm in Tallahassee, will be teaching Florida Civil Practice, which he has taught many times at Florida State Law. He is a 1986 honors graduate of the law school and now practices in complex commercial litigation and administrative law in a variety of federal, state and administrative forums. For more information, call 850.425.5456 or e-mail rclarke@ausley.com.

Nancy A. Daniels, who has served as public defender for the Second Judicial Circuit since 1990, will once again teach Trial Practice at Florida State Law. Ms. Daniels graduated with honors from Florida State Law in 1977, having served on the editorial board of the Law Review and as a legal writing instructor. Prior to joining the Public Defender's Office, she was the director of the Criminal Clinical Program at Florida State Law. For more information, call 850.606.1010 or e-mail nancyd@mail.co.leon.fl.us.

Marc Dunbar is a graduate of Florida State Law. Over the past decade, his legal practice has touched nearly every facet of gaming law in Florida. His early practice involved advising community associations on charitable gaming and penny-ante gaming laws. He is currently retained counsel for a number of gaming interests including North America’s largest pari-mutuel wagering conglomerate. He regularly appears before legislative and administrative panels to comment on changes to Florida’s gambling laws as well as to provide assistance in drafting legislative changes to Florida’s gaming statutes. He will be teaching Gambling & Pari-mutuel Law this fall. For more information, call 850.222.3533 or e-mail Mr. Dunbar.

Peter M. Dunbar, a shareholder at Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, will teach Condominium and Community Housing Law. Mr. Dunbar has published five books in this field, and has practiced administrative and land use law for many years. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and is currently serving his second term on the Florida Condominium Advisory Council. He also has served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing Pinellas and Pasco counties, as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics, and as general counsel and director of legislative affairs under Governor Bob Martinez. For more information, call 850.222.3533 or e-mail pete@penningtonlaw.com.

Craig Feiser serves as deputy solicitor general for the state of Florida. Prior to his employment at the Florida Solicitor General’s Office, Mr. Feiser was a full time professor at Florida Coastal School of Law where he taught a variety of constitutional law courses. Mr. Feiser graduated from the University of Florida Law School in 1998 in the top 10 percent of his class. Following law school, he worked as an associate with Holland & Knight, and also clerked for Judge Moore, Senior District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and for Judge Tjoflat of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. This fall, Mr. Feiser will teach First Amendment. For more information, e-mail ckfeiser@aol.com.

Janice Fleischer has been a full-time ADR practitioner since 1990. A certified Florida Supreme Court mediator, she designed and taught for several years the first mediation course offered by the University of Miami School of Law. She currently serves on the Florida Mediator Qualifications Board and is chair of the Ethics Subcommittee of the Environmental Public Policy Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution. She is also an honorary fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. She earned her J.D. from Miami Law, cum laude. Ms. Fleischer will teach Mediation this fall. For more information, e-mail janice@flashresolutions.com.

Matthew Foster, who will be teaching Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team, is a partner at Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney. He has practiced in civil and criminal litigation and served as a special prosecutor for the Florida Department of Education. A 1994 graduate of Florida State Law, he was on the mock trial team that won the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers competition. Since then, he has generously given of his time and expertise in trial skills, including co-coaching Florida State Law’s Lonestar Classic mock trial team with Ruth Stone. The team placed second out of 28 teams. For more information, call him at 850.222.2000 or e-mail him.

S. William Fuller, Jr. is co-teaching a special section of Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team with James Judkins. He earned his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1970, and has spent the better part of his career involved in different facets of litigation. He is a member of the executive council of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar and has taught an advanced trial advocacy workshop to practicing lawyers. For more information, call 850.222.0770 or e-mail Mr. Fuller.

Jeff Goodman will teach Sports Law this fall. Mr. Goodman has worked in the professional sports and agency field since 2003, first as an associate with Balch & Bingham, LLC (Birmingham), then with the Denver Broncos, where he first served as a scout and later as assistant general manager, when he oversaw player contract negotiations and ensured compliance with the National Football League salary cap. He is an NFL Players’ Association Certified Agent and was a member of the University of Florida football team. He earned his J.D. from Florida State Law, magna cum laude.

The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes will teach Civil Pre-Trial Practice (Drafting) during the fall of 2009. Judge Hawkes serves on the First District Court of Appeal and previously worked for the Florida state legislature, governor and in private practice. He graduated with honors from Florida State Law, where he served as the research editor of the Florida State University Law Review. For more information, call 850.487.1000 or e-mail Judge Hawkes.

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of the Law Review. Since her graduation, she has clerked for Judge Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and has served many times as an adjunct for the law school. This fall, she will once again teach Sales and Leases. For more information, call 850.656.0360 or e-mail Ms. Jones.

James P. Judkins is co-teaching a special section of Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team with William Fuller. He is a partner at Judkins, Simpson & High, and is one of the premier family law practitioners and general litigators in the state. Mr. Judkins received his J.D. from Florida State Law in 1973. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubble, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years. For more information, call 850.222.6040 or e-mail jjudkins@readyfortrial.com.

The Honorable Philip J. Padovano of the First District Court of Appeal will teach Statutory Interpretation. Judge Padovano has taught Trial Practice at Florida State Law in the past. He also has taught many lectures for CLE seminars on statutory interpretation and evidence. Judge Padovano earned his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 1973 and practiced law for 15 years prior to becoming a judge. For more information, contact Judge Padovano at padovanp@1dca.org.

Scott Palmer will teach White Collar Crime. He is special counsel for Antitrust Enforcement and chief of the Mortgage Task Force in the Florida Attorney General’s Office. From 1997-2007, he headed the Antitrust Practice at Berman DeValerio; from 1988-1997, he served in the Economic Crimes Division of the Attorney General’s Office, where he oversaw its complex litigation; and from 1982-1986, he was the chief prosecutor of the Statewide Grand Jury, responsible for the prosecution of multi-circuit organized crime cases. Mr. Palmer earned his J.D. (with honors) from the University of Miami and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. For more information, contact Mr. Palmer at scott.palmer@myfloridalegal.com.

Margaret O’Sullivan Parker will again teach Education Law this fall. Ms. Parker is the deputy general counsel at the Florida Department of Education, where she has worked for more than 10 years. Her educational areas of practice includes special education, choice and parental rights, constitutional law, administrative procedures and employment issues. For more information, contact Ms. Parker at Margaret.Parker@fldoe.org.

J.R. Phelps is one of the nation’s leading authorities in law practice management, which is the subject of a new course this fall. Mr. Phelps created the Florida Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Service (LOMAS) in 1984 and served as its director until his recent retirement. His work with LOMAS permitted intensive exposure to the areas of general firm practice management, financial management, human resource management, technology/systems management, firm governance, and firm start-ups and mergers. In addition, his office regularly received orders from the Florida Supreme Court to counsel members found guilty of violating Bar Rules, fielded more than 10,000 calls for lawyer assistance annually, and conducted 60 to 80 interventions each year. Prior to his work with LOMAS, he served as director of administration for several mid-sized law firms, with responsibility over a broad range of issues. He is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and a recipient of the ABA’s Foonberg Award for law practice management. Mr. Phelps earned his degree from Marshall University in business.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the Florida Supreme Court will teach Insurance Law during the fall of 2009. Justice Polston, a Florida State Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years as audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s, and law for 14 years (commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida). For more information, call 850.487.1000 ext. 151 or e-mail Justice Polston.

Roosevelt Randolph is the director of the litigation section of Knowles, Marks & Randolph in Tallahassee and will be teaching Trial Practice once again at Florida State Law. He is a 1974 graduate of Florida State Law and has since served as an assistant state attorney conducting hundreds of jury trials. He is also a past president of The Florida Bar Foundation and active in many other bar associations. For more information, call 850.222.3768 or e-mail Mr. Randolph.

Gigi Rollini is an attorney for Holland & Knight LLP, where she practices in the areas of Florida administrative law, utility regulation and appellate law. Ms. Rollini graduated magna cum laude from Florida State Law and served as senior articles editor for the Florida State University Law Review. She also interned for the Honorable Robert L. Hinkle at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. After law school, she worked as senior law clerk to the Honorable Robert T. Benton, II at the Florida First District Court of Appeal. This fall, Ms. Rollini will teach Judicial Externship Perspectives. For more information, please e-mail gigi.rollini@hklaw.com.

The Honorable James O. Shelfer serves as a judge on the County Court for Leon County. He is returning to teach Land Transfer this fall. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a partner in the firm of Gardner, Shelfer, Duggar, Bist & Weiner, which he helped found. While in private practice Judge Shelfer was certified by The Florida Bar in the area of real property law. He earned his J.D. from Stetson Law School in 1974. For more information, call 850.577.4309 or e-mail Judge Shelfer.

Twyla Sketchley is the founder and managing partner of The Sketchley Law Firm in Tallahassee. Her practice focuses on elder law-related issues. She has an extensive set of publications in the field of elder law and is a frequent lecturer. Ms. Sketchley serves as treasurer of the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and as a board member of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, among several other affiliations. She received the award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from Legal Services of North Florida in 2006. Ms. Sketchley has served as an adjunct instructor at Tallahassee Community College, where she taught an elder law-related course. She also worked with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana. Ms. Sketchley is a 2000 graduate of the University of Montana School of Law. This fall, she will teach Elder Law. For more information, e-mail twyla@sketchleylaw.com.

Mary F. Smallwood has an extensive career in the field of environmental law and will teach Florida Environmental Law at Florida State Law. She is currently a partner in the Ruden McClosky firm in Tallahassee and is former general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Ms. Smallwood is a former chair of both The Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Law Section and the Administrative Law Section. For more information, call 850.412.2004 or e-mail Ms. Smallwood.

E. Lamar Taylor is an attorney with the Division of Bond Finance of the Florida State Board of Administration. He also has worked as an attorney with Bryant Miller Olive P.A., and Ausley & McMullen. Mr. Taylor graduated third in his class at Florida State Law in 1998. Mr. Taylor also has undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting and is a CPA. This fall, he will teach Accounting & the Law. For more information, please e-mail ltaylor99@comcast.net.

Blan Teagle is the deputy state courts administrator for the Supreme Court of Florida and the State Courts System. He earned his J.D. in 1985 from the University of Florida College of Law, and was a research and writing instructor and editor-in-chief of the University of Florida Law Review that year. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of the South (Sewanee) and a master's in pastoral studies (practical/applied theology) from Loyola University – New Orleans. Mr. Teagle was director for The Florida Bar Center for Professionalism from 2001 through 2003. He has authored articles and bench guides about legal and judicial ethics and professionalism and has participated in numerous presentations on ethics and various other topics. He will teach Professional Responsibility during the fall 2009 semester. For more information, call 850.410.2504 or e-mail teagleb@flcourts.org.

Travis W. Trueblood is founding partner of the Trueblood Law Group, P.A., and has significant practice experience in Indian Law matters. An enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, he served as special assistant to Governors Bush and Chiles on the Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs. Mr. Trueblood earned his J.D. from Florida State Law, an LL.M. in Real Property Development from University of Miami, and an M.B.A. from Florida State University. For more information, please e-mail TTrueblood@truebloodlawgroup.com.

The Honorable James Robert Wolf, a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal, will teach State Constitutional Law this fall at Florida State Law. Judge Wolf's strong background in state and local government law includes serving as an assistant state attorney, assistant city attorney for West Palm Beach, general counsel to the Florida League of Cities, and in private practice representing local governments. Judge Wolf graduated from the University of Miami Law School in 1975. For more information, call 850.922.6998 ext. 162 or e-mail Judge Wolf.

Adjunct Professors: Summer 2009

Manuel Farach–Land Transfer

Laura D. Jones-Sales and Leases

Thomas Kirwin-Trial Practice

The Honorable Ricky Polston-State Constitutional Law

Summer 2009 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Manuel Farach practices real estate, commercial and appellate litigation, and Internet law with Rutherford, Mulhall in West Palm Beach and is the author of Florida Real Estate Law (Thomson West 2008). Mr. Farach graduated with honors from Florida State Law in 1985 and was a member of The Law Review. This summer, he will teach Land Transfer. For more information, e-mail Mr. Farach at mfarach@rmlawyer.com.

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of The Law Review. She has clerked for the Honorable Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and has served many times as an adjunct for Florida State Law. This summer, she will teach Sales and Leases. For more information, e-mail Ms. Jones.

Thomas Kirwin teaches Trial Practice at the Florida State Law. Mr. Kirwin has litigated cases for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida since 1992, and currently holds the position of First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Prior to his work at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Kirwin was an attorney in the Florida State Attorney’s Office and Army JAG Corps. He has taught various courses overseas, training prosecutors in Indonesia, the Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia, Austria and Hong Kong. Mr. Kirwin earned his J.D. from Florida State Law in 1979. For more information, call 850.942.8448 or e-mail Professor Kirwin.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the Florida Supreme Court will teach State Constitutional Law for the summer semester. Justice Polston, a Florida State Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years as audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s, and law for 14 years in commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida. For further information, e-mail Justice Polston.

Adjunct Professors: Spring 2009

Gary Anton-Employment Law
Meredith Charbula-Criminal Justice Ethics
The Honorable Nikki A. Clark-Trial Practice
Jonathan A. Glogau-Land Use Regulation
The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes-Workers' Compensation
The Honorable Judith Hawkins-Florida Dissolution of Marriage
Joseph Jacquot-Federal Legislative Practice
Shannon Jacquot-Federal Legislative Practice
Laura D. Jones-Federal Jurisdiction
Fred E. Karlinsky-Insurance Law: A Law & Economics Perspective
Patrick T. Kinni-Civil Pre-Trial Practice
Bruce A. Leinback-Family Law
The Honorable Terry P. Lewis-Florida Civil Practice
The Honorable Ricky Polston-Alternative Dispute Resolution
David L. Powell-Planned Communities
Sharon Press-Mediation
The Honorable L. Clayton Roberts-State Constitutional Law
Gigi Rollini-Judicial Externship Perspectives
Maria A. Santoro-Mediation
Richard A. Tanner-Trial Practice
Herbert W.A. Thiele-Local Government Law
W. Robert Vezina-Construction Law
The Honorable James Robert Wolf-Local Government Law

Spring 2009 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Gary J. Anton will teach Employment Law, a course he has taught many times before at Florida State Law. An alumnus of Florida State Law and Florida State University, where he graduated first in a class of more than 5,000, Mr. Anton practices in the areas of employment litigation and consultation and complex commercial litigation. He has published several articles on the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information, e-mail Mr. Anton.

Meredith Charbula works with Florida's Office of the Attorney General and has taught several courses at Florida State Law. This spring she will teach Criminal Justice Ethics. Prior to her practice with the AG's Office, Ms. Charbula was an assistant state attorney in the Second Judicial Circuit, served nine years on active duty in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, was the deputy general counsel for Florida State and served as an elbow clerk to the Honorable Ricky Polston, First District Court of Appeal. She retired from the United States Army Reserve in 2002 after 22 years of service. She is a 1987 Order of the Coif graduate of Florida State Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. For more information, contact Ms. Charbula at 850.414.3583 or e-mail mcharbula@yahoo.com.

The Honorable Nikki A. Clark, judge on the Second Judicial Circuit Court, is a well-known alumna, an internationally sought-after speaker, and a veteran adjunct professor at her alma mater. Before her appointment to the bench, Judge Clark served as an aide to the governor and the attorney general of Florida, as a Florida assistant attorney general, and as director of legislation and policy development for the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. She will teach a section of Trial Practice. For more information, e-mail Judge Clark.

Jonathan A. Glogau has served since 2003 as chief of complex litigation for the Office of the Solicitor General. He has worked with the Attorney General’s office since 1987 and before that worked on land use issues in private practice and in government. Mr. Glogau received his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1983, and served as a Law Review editor. For more information, e-mail Mr. Glogau.

The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes will teach Workers' Compensation Law during the spring of 2009. Judge Hawkes serves on the First District Court of Appeal and previously worked for the Florida state legislature, governor and in private practice. He graduated with honors from Florida State Law, where he served as the research editor on the Law Review. For more information, call 850.487.1000 or e-mail Judge Hawkes.

The Honorable Judith Hawkins will teach Florida Dissolution of Marriage in the spring. Judge Hawkins earned her law degree from Florida State Law in 1984, and went on to establish a law firm specializing in family law and juvenile delinquency law in 1987. In 1996, she was elected to be a Leon County judge and has served in that position ever since. For more information, call 850.577.4317 or e-mail Judge Hawkins.

Joe Jacquot is the deputy attorney general for the state of Florida and chief of staff for Attorney General Bill McCollum. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Jacquot served as the deputy chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee (2005-2006). Mr. Jacquot served as the lead counsel on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation and he worked to enact a number of laws including the REAL ID Act and the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. He will co-teach Federal Legislative Practice this spring with Shannon Jacquot. For more information, e-mail Mr. Jacquot.

Shannon Jacquot will co-teach Federal Legislative Practice in the spring 2009 semester with Joe Jacquot. From January 2000-June 2006, Ms. Jacquot served as counsel to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, where she gained extensive experience with respect to a broad variety of legislative initiatives. Ms. Jacquot is an honors graduate of the University of Florida College of Law. For more information, e-mail Ms. Jacquot.

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of the Law Review. Since her graduation, she has clerked for the Honorable Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and has served many times as an adjunct for Florida State Law. This spring, she will teach Federal Jurisdiction. For more information, e-mail Ms. Jones.

Fred Karlinsky will co-teach a seminar on Law and Economics of Insurance with Professor Falaschetti. Mr. Karlinsky is currently a shareholder with Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, PA. His practice focuses on the areas of insurance law and administrative law. Mr. Karlinsky has been involved in revisions to the Florida automobile insurance law, worker’s compensation laws and medical malpractice laws. Mr. Karlinsky earned his J.D. from Florida State Law in 1992. For more information, e-mail Mr. Karlinsky.

Patrick T. Kinni will teach Civil Pre-Trial Practice in the spring of 2009. He is currently a senior assistant attorney in the Leon County Attorney’s office, where he has litigated at the trial and appellate levels various issues of interest to local governments. Mr. Kinni received his J.D. from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in 1989. For more information, call 850.606.2500 or e-mail Mr. Kinni.

Bruce Leinback will teach Family Law in spring 2009. Mr. Leinback is a highly regarded practitioner with more than 25 years’ experience in the field. Since 2000, he has been a principal at Bird & Leinback. He earned his B.A. and J.D. from Florida State and was notes and comments editor of the Law Review. For more information, please e-mail Mr. Leinback.

The Honorable Terry P. Lewis, who sits on the Circuit Court for Leon County, will teach Florida Civil Practice during the spring of 2009. Judge Lewis earned his J.D. with honors from Florida State Law. He has been recognized with such awards as Judge of the Year by the Florida Law Related Education Association and Trial Judge of the Year by the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. For more information, call 850.577.4308 or e-mail Judge Lewis.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the Florida Supreme Court will teach Alternative Dispute Resolution for the spring semester. Justice Polston, a Florida State Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years as audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s, and law for 14 years in commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida. For further information, e-mail Justice Polston.

David L. Powell is a shareholder at Hopping Green & Sams, where he practices administrative law with a special emphasis on land use and growth management law. He earned his J.D. in 1986 from Florida State Law, where he served as editor in chief of the Law Review and graduated with high honors. He has published several articles on land use and property rights in Florida. He is teaching Planned Communities. For more information call 850.222.7500 or email dpowell@hgslaw.com.

Sharon Press, director of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center housed at the Florida Supreme Court, has been instrumental in bringing mediation into the court system of Florida. Ms. Press earned her J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, D.C., and is a Florida Supreme Court certified county court and family mediator. She will teach Mediation in the spring. For more information, contact Ms. Press via e-mail.

The Honorable Clay Roberts will team teach State Constitutional Law with Professor D’Alemberte during the spring 2009 semester. In January 2007, he was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal by Gov. Charlie Crist. Previously, he served as the executive deputy attorney general and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and Florida State Law. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Florida, the U.S. District Courts in Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. For more information, call 850.487.1000 or e-mail Judge Roberts.

Gigi Rollini is an attorney for Holland & Knight LLP, where she practices in the areas of Florida administrative law, utility regulation and appellate law. Ms. Rollini graduated magna cum laude from Florida State Law and served as senior articles editor for the Florida State University Law Review. She also interned for the Honorable Robert L. Hinkle at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. After law school, she worked as senior law clerk to the Honorable Robert T. Benton, II at the Florida First District Court of Appeal. Ms. Rollini will teach Judicial Externship Perspectives this spring. For more information, please e-mail gigi.rollini@hklaw.com.

Maria A. Santoro will teach Mediation during the spring 2009 semester. Ms. Santoro is managing partner of the Tallahassee office of George Hartz, where she specializes in health care and commercial litigation matters. An active participant in numerous law reform efforts, including the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Complex Litigation, Ms. Santoro earned her J.D. from Thomas Cooley in 1986 and her B.A. from Florida State in 1982. For more information, call 850.224.5252 or e-mail Ms. Santoro.

Richard A. Tanner will teach Trial Practice during the spring. Mr. Tanner is the managing partner of the Tallahassee branch of deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal. He has successfully litigated numerous criminal and civil trials and has served as an arbitrator and mediator. Mr. Tanner also has served as the moderator of CLE programs run by The Florida Bar and has given several CLE lectures on trial practice topics. Mr. Tanner earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1969. For more information, call 850.201.3655 or e-mail Mr. Tanner.

Herbert W.A. Thiele will co-teach Local Government Law in the spring of 2009 with the Honorable James Wolf. Mr. Thiele has served as Leon County attorney since 1990 and was city attorney of Delray Beach from 1981-1990. He earned his B.A. from Notre Dame in 1975 and J.D. from University of Florida in 1978. For more information, call 850.606.2500 or e-mail Mr. Thiele.

Rob Vezina will teach Construction Law in the spring. Mr. Vezina received his J.D. from Duke in 1981 and is a named partner of the leading firm dealing with construction law in North Florida. He has litigated numerous construction law cases. For more information, call 850.224.6205 or e-mail Mr. Vezina.

The Honorable James Robert Wolf, a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal, will co-teach Local Government Law with Herbert Thiele this spring at Florida State Law. Judge Wolf's strong background in state and local government law includes serving as an assistant state attorney, assistant city attorney for West Palm Beach, general counsel to the Florida League of Cities, and in private practice representing local governments. Judge Wolf graduated from the University of Miami Law School in 1975. For more information, call 850.922.6998 ext. 162 or e-mail Judge Wolf.

Adjunct Professors: Fall 2008

Richard Benham-Contract Drafting

Albert J. Bowden, III-Civil Pretrial Practice

Meredith Charbula-Florida Criminal Practice

Robert N. Clarke, Jr.-Florida Civil Practice

Nancy A. Daniels-Trial Practice

Marc Dunbar-Gambling & Pari-mutuel Law

Peter M. Dunbar-Condominium and Community Housing Law

Craig Feiser-First Amendment

Matthew Foster-Trial Practice for the Mock Trial Team

S. William Fuller, Jr.-Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team

The Hon. Paul M. Hawkes-Civil Pre-Trial Practice (Drafting)

Laurie Jones-Sales and Leases

James P. Judkins-Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team

The Hon. Philip J. Padovano-Statutory Interpretation

Scott Palmer-White Collar Crime

Margaret O’Sullivan Parker-Education Law

The Hon. Ricky Polston-Insurance Law

Roosevelt Randolph-Trial Practice

Gigi Rollini-Judicial Externship Perspectives

The Hon. James O. Shelfer-Land Transfer

Twyla Sketchley-Elder Law

Mary F. Smallwood-Florida Environmental Law

E. Lamar Taylor-Accounting & the Law
Blan Teagle-Professional Responsibility

The Hon. James Robert Wolf-State Constitutional Law

Fall 2008 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Richard Benham will teach Contract Drafting. Mr. Benham is an attorney in Tallahassee whose practice focuses on technology law, intellectual property matters and business transactions. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Benham served in the computer hardware and software industry for almost 20 years in various business and technical roles. Mr. Benham has considerable experience in drafting and negotiating agreements in many subject areas including employment, real estate, intellectual property licensing, business combinations and finance. Mr. Benham holds a B.S. in Accounting from Florida State University and a J.D. (with Honors) from Florida State Law.

Albert J. Bowden, III, assistant attorney general for the State of Florida, will once again teach Civil Pretrial Practice. Mr. Bowden, a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey, is an experienced litigator, having worked more than 16 years with the Attorney General's Office and before that as a public defender and private practitioner. He is also a certified mediator for circuit and county courts. For more information, call (850) 414-3300 or e-mail al_bowden@oag.state.fl.us.

Nancy A. Daniels, who has served as public defender for the Second Judicial Circuit since 1990, will once again teach Trial Practice at Florida State Law. Ms. Daniels graduated with honors from Florida State Law in 1977, having served on the editorial board of the Law Review and as a legal writing instructor. Prior to joining the Public Defender Office, she was the director of the Criminal Clinical Program at Florida State Law. For more information, call (850) 606-1010 or e-mail nancyd@mail.co.leon.fl.us.

Peter M. Dunbar, a shareholder at Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, will teach Condominium and Community Housing Law. Mr. Dunbar has published five books in this field, and has practiced administrative and land use law for many years. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and is currently serving his second term on the Florida Condominium Advisory Council. He also has served as a member of the Florida House representing Pinellas and Pasco counties, as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics, and as general counsel and director of legislative affairs under Governor Bob Martinez. For more information, call (850) 222-3533 or e-mail pete@penningtonlaw.com.

Matthew Foster, who will be teaching Trial Practice for the Mock Trial Team, is a partner at Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney. He has practiced in civil and criminal litigation and served as a special prosecutor for the Florida Department of Education. A 1994 graduate of Florida State Law, he was on the mock trial team that won the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers competition. Since then, he has generously given of his time and expertise in trial skills, including co-coaching Florida State Law’s Lonestar Classic mock trial team with Ruth Stone. The team placed second out of 28 teams. For more information, call him at (850) 222-2000 or e-mail him.

S. William Fuller, Jr. is co-teaching a special section of Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team with James Judkins. He earned his JD from the University of Florida in 1970, and has spent the better part of his career involved in different facets of litigation. He is a member of the executive council of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar and has taught an advanced trial advocacy workshop to practicing lawyers. For more information, call (850) 222-0770 or e-mail Mr. Fuller.

The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes will teach Civil Pre-Trial Practice (Drafting) during the fall of 2008. Judge Hawkes serves on the First District Court of Appeal and previously worked for the Florida state legislature, governor and in private practice. He graduated with honors from Florida State Law, where he served as the research editor of The Florida State University Law Review. For more information, call (850) 487-1000 or e-mail Judge Hawkes.

James P. Judkins is co-teaching a special section of Trial Practice for the Florida State Law Mock Trial Team with William Fuller. He is a partner at Judkins, Simpson & High, and is one of the premier family law practitioners and general litigators in the state. Mr. Judkins received his JD from Florida State Law in 1973. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubble, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years. For more information, call (850) 222-6040 or e-mail jjudkins@readyfortrial.com.

The Honorable Philip J. Padovano of the First District Court of Appeal will teach Statutory Interpretation. Judge Padovano has taught Trial Practice at Florida State Law in the past. He also has taught many lectures for CLE seminars on statutory interpretation and evidence. Judge Padovano earned his JD from Stetson University College of Law in 1973 and practiced law for 15 years prior to becoming a judge. For more information, contact Judge Padovano at padovanp@1dca.org.

Scott Palmer will teach White Collar Crime. He is Special Counsel for Antitrust Enforcement and Chief of the Mortgage Task Force in the Florida Attorney General’s Office. From 1997-2007, he headed the Antitrust Practice at Berman DeValerio; from 1988-1997, he served in the Economic Crimes Division of the Attorney General’s Office, where he oversaw its complex litigation; and from 1982-1986, he was the Chief Prosecutor of the Statewide Grand Jury, responsible for the prosecution of multi-circuit organized crime cases. Mr. Palmer earned his J.D. (with honors) from the University of Miami and his B.A. from the University of Michigan. For more information, contact Mr. Palmer at scott.palmer@myfloridalegal.com.

Margaret O’Sullivan Parker will again teach Education Law this fall. Ms. Parker is the deputy general counsel at the Florida Department of Education, and has worked there for more than 10 years. Her educational area of practice includes special education, choice and parental rights, constitutional law, administrative procedures and employment issues. For more information, contact Ms. Parker at Margaret.Parker@fldoe.org.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the Florida First District Court of Appeal will teach Insurance Law during the fall of 2008. Judge Polston, a Florida State Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years as audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s, and law for 14 years (commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida). For more information, call (850) 487-1000 ext. 151 or e-mail Judge Polston.

The Honorable James O. Shelfer serves as a judge on the County Court for Leon County. He is returning to teach Land Transfer this fall. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a partner in the firm of Gardner, Shelfer, Duggar, Bist & Weiner, which he helped found. While in private practice Judge Shelfer was certified by The Florida Bar in the area of real property law. He earned his JD from Stetson Law School in 1974. For more information, call (850) 577-4309 or e-mail Judge Shelfer.

Twyla Sketchley is the founder and managing partner of The Sketchley Law Firm in Tallahassee. Her practice focuses on elder law-related issues. She has an extensive set of publications in the field of elder law and is a frequent lecturer. Ms. Sketchley serves as treasurer of the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and as a board member of the Academy of Florida Law Attorneys, among several other affiliations. She received the award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from Legal Services of North Florida in 2006. Ms. Sketchley has served as an adjunct instructor at Tallahassee Community College, where she taught an elder law-related course. She also worked with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana. Ms. Sketchley is a 2000 graduate of the University of Montana School of Law. This fall, she will teach Elder Law. For more information, e-mail twyla@sketchleylaw.com.

Mary F. Smallwood has an extensive career in the field of environmental law and will teach Florida Environmental Law at Florida State Law. She is currently a partner in the Ruden McClosky firm in Tallahassee and is a former general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Ms. Smallwood is a former chair of both the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Law Section and the Administrative Law Section. For more information, call (850) 412-2004 or e-mail Ms. Smallwood.

Blan Teagle is the deputy state courts administrator for the Supreme Court of Florida and the State Courts System. He earned his JD in 1985 from the University of Florida College of Law, and was a research and writing instructor and editor in chief of the University of Florida Law Review that year. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of the South (Sewanee) and a Masters in Pastoral Studies (Practical/Applied Theology) from Loyola University New Orleans. Mr. Teagle was director for The Florida Bar Center for Professionalism from 2001 through 2003. He has more than 22 years of experience in private practice and government service and has authored articles and bench guides about legal and judicial ethics and professionalism. He has participated in numerous presentations on ethics and various other topics. He will teach Professional Responsibility in the fall 2008 semester. For more information, call (850) 410-2504 or e-mail teagleb@flcourts.org.

Adjunct Professors: Summer 2008

Laurie Jones-Professional Responsibility and Sales & Leases

Thomas Kirwin-Trial Practice

The Hon. Ricky Polston-Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Hon. Clay Roberts-State Constitutional Law

Summer 2008 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of the Law Review. Since her graduation, she has clerked for Judge Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and has served many times as an adjunct for the law school. This summer she will be teaching Professional Responsibility and Sales & Leases. For more information, call (850) 794-1788 or e-mail Ms. Jones.

Thomas Kirwin teaches Trial Practice at the Florida State Law. Mr. Kirwin has litigated cases for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida since 1992, and currently holds the position of First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Prior to his work at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Kirwin was an attorney in the Florida State Attorney’s Office and Army JAG Corps. He has taught various courses overseas, training prosecutors in Indonesia, the Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia, Austria and Hong Kong. Mr. Kirwin earned his J.D. degree from Florida State Law in 1979. For more information, call (850) 942-8448 or e-mail Professor Kirwin.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the First District Court of Appeal will teach Alternative Dispute Resolution for the summer semester. Judge Polston, a Florida State Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years (audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s,) and law for 14 years (commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida). For further information, call (850) 487-1000 ext. 151 or e-mail Judge Polston.

The Honorable Clay Roberts will teach State Constitutional Law this summer. In January 2007, he was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal by Gov. Charlie Crist. Previously, he served as the executive deputy attorney general and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and Florida State Law. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Florida, the U.S. district courts in Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. For more information, call (850) 487-1000 or e-mail Judge Roberts.

Adjunct Professors: Spring 2008

Gary Anton-Employment Law
Barbara Busharis-Family Law
The Hon. Nikki A. Clark-Trial Practice
Janeia Daniels-Judicial Externship Perspectives
The Hon. Ronald Flury-Trial Practice
Chad Anthony Guice-Copyright Law
Fred (Fritz) Gray-Litigating Civil Rights
The Hon. Paul M. Hawkes-Workers' Compensation
Judith Hawkins-Florida Dissolution of Marriage
Joseph Jacquot-Federal Legislative Practice
Laura D. Jones-Federal Jurisdiction
Patrick T. Kinni-Civil Pre-Trial Practice
The Hon. Terry P. Lewis-Florida Civil Practice
Robert A. McNeely-Entertainment Law
Barbara Petersen-Mass Media Law
The Hon. Ricky Polston-Accounting & the Law
Sharon Press-Mediation
Capt. Alan S. Richard-Admiralty Law
The Hon. L. Clayton Roberts-State Constitutional Law
Cathy Sellers-Florida Administrative Practice
Daniel Soloway-Litigating Civil Rights
Arthur Stern-Securities Regulation
W. Robert Vezina-Construction Law
Alan G. Williams-Medical Malpractice Law

Spring 2008 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Gary J. Anton will teach Employment Law, a course he has taught many times before at FSU. An alumnus of the College of Law and FSU, where he graduated first in a class of over 5000, Mr. Anton practices in the areas of employment litigation and consultation and complex commercial litigation. He has published several articles on the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information, e-mail Mr. Anton.

Barbara Busharis is a former first-year legal writing instructor at the College of Law who is returning to teach Family Law in the spring 2008 semester. She is a graduate of New York University Law School and practiced law with Duane, Morris & Heckscher in Philadelphia. For more information, e-mail Ms. Busharis.

Janeia Daniels will be teaching the Externship Perspectives course to students enrolled in judicial externships for the spring semester. Ms. Daniels currently is an associate at Meyer & Brooks. For the three years before joining this firm, she clerked for Judge Philip Padavano, who sits on Florida’s First District Court of Appeal. Ms. Daniels earned her JD from Florida State Law in 2003, where she was an editor of the Journal of Transnational Law and an award-winning member of the Moot Court Team. For more information, call (850) 878-5212 or e-mail Ms. Daniels.

Judge Ron Flury earned his JD from Florida State University in 1983 and served as a state attorney for 10 years before ascending to the bench. He is known as a very skilled trial lawyer, has taught seminars on various aspects of litigation during his career, and was recently elected as a Leon County judge. Judge Flury will be teaching Trial Practice during the spring semester. For more information, e-mail Judge Flury.

Chad Anthony Guice is an intellectual property lawyer with the Pennington firm and has provided legal counsel to more than 100 clients in copyright, patent, and trademark matters and has handled a wide variety of issues involving copyright. He graduated in 2004 in the top 15 percent of his class from Tulane Law School. Mr. Guice will be teaching Copyright Law for the spring semester. For more information, please e-mail Mr. Guice.

Fred Gray is a well known civil rights attorney from the late Thurgood Marshall era, who earned his JD from Case Western and has successfully litigated such cases as Gomillion v. Lightfoot, among others. He has agreed to lecture in the Civil Rights Litigation course with Dan Soloway in the spring semester. For more information please e-mail Mr. Soloway.

The Honorable Paul M. Hawkes will teach Workers' Compensation Law during the spring of 2007. Judge Hawkes serves on the First District Court of Appeal and previously worked for the Florida state legislature, governor and in private practice. He graduated with honors from Florida State University College of Law, where he served as the research editor on the FSU Law Review. For more information, call (850) 487-1000 or e-mail Judge Hawkes.

The Honorable Judith Hawkins will be teaching Florida Dissolution of Marriage in the spring. Judge Hawkins earned her law degree from FSU in 1984, and went on to establish a law firm specializing in family law and juvenile delinquency law in 1987. In 1996, she was elected to be a Leon County judge and has served in that position ever since. For more information, e-mail Judge Hawkins.

Joe Jacquot is the deputy attorney general for the state of Florida and the chief of staff for Attorney General Bill McCollum. Prior to his appointment, Joe Jacquot served as the deputy chief counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee (2005-2006). Jacquot served as the lead counsel on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislation and he worked to enact a number of laws including the REAL ID Act and the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. He will teach Federal Legislative Practice this spring. For more information, e-mail Mr. Jacquot.

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of the Law Review. Since her graduation, she has clerked for Judge Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and has served many times as an adjunct for the College of Law. This spring, she will be teaching Federal Jurisdiction. For more information, call (850) 794-1788 or e-mail Ms. Jones.

Patrick T. Kinni will teach Civil Pre-Trial Practice in the spring of 2008. He is currently a senior assistant attorney in the Leon County Attorney’s office, where he has litigated at the trial and appellate levels various issues of interest to local governments. Mr. Kinni received his JD from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in 1989. For more information, call (850) 606-2500 or e-mail Mr. Kinni.

The Honorable Terry P. Lewis, who sits on the Circuit Court for Leon County, will teach Florida Civil Practice during the spring of 2008. Judge Lewis earned his JD with honors from Florida State University. He has been recognized with such awards as Judge of the Year by the Florida Law Related Education Association and Trial Judge of the Year by the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. For more information, call (850) 577-4400 or e-mail Judge Lewis.

Robert A. McNeely, the managing shareholder in The McNeely Law Firm, will reprise his popular Entertainment Law course this spring. Mr. McNeely is an alumnus who has worked and published on topics in the areas of entertainment law, family law, legislative practice, intellectual property and appellate practice. For more information, contact Mr. McNeely via e-mail.

Barbara Petersen, a 1991 graduate of FSU College of Law, will teach Mass Media Law in the spring. Ms. Petersen has served as president of the First Amendment Foundation since 1995. She also served as a staff attorney for the Joint Committee on Information Technology Resources. For more information, e-mail Ms. Petersen.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the First District Court of Appeal will teach Accounting and the Law for the spring semester. Judge Polston, a Florida State University College of Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years (audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s,) and law for 14 years (commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida). For further information, call (850) 487-1000 ext. 151 or e-mail Judge Polston.

Sharon Press, director of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center housed at the Florida Supreme Court, has been instrumental in bringing mediation into the court system of Florida. Ms. Press earned her JD from the George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, DC and is a Florida Supreme Court certified county court and family mediator. She will reprise her Mediation course here in the spring. For more information, contact Ms. Press via e-mail.

Alan S. Richard is a captain with the Division of Law Enforcement for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and is a 1994 graduate with highest honors from the Florida State Law. He is teaching Admiralty Law, a topic on which he has published extensively and taught previously at the College of Law. While at the College of Law, he was a member of the FSU Law Review and the Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, and graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif. For more information, call (850) 488-5600 or e-mail Captain Richard.

The Honorable Clay Roberts will team teach State Constitutional Law with Professor D’Alemberte during the spring 2008 semester. In January 2007, he was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal by Gov. Charlie Crist. Previously, he served as the executive deputy attorney general and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and Florida State University College of Law. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Florida, the U.S. District Courts in Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. For more information, call (850) 487-1000 or e-mail Judge Roberts.

Cathy Miller Sellers of Broad & Cassel returns to teach Florida Administrative Practice this spring. A high honors graduate of the FSU College of Law who served as executive editor of the Law Review and earned five academic awards, Ms. Sellers has extensive experience practicing before Florida state agencies and federal environmental agencies. For more information, Ms. Sellers can be contacted at (850) 681-6810 or by e-mail.

Dan Soloway is a 1985 Florida State University College of Law alumnus. He is a successful litigator and has tried a significant number of civil rights cases. Mr. Soloway is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, among other courts. He will be teaching Civil Rights Litigation this spring. For more information, please e-mail Mr. Soloway.

Arthur Stern has agreed to teach Securities Regulation in the spring. He earned his law degree from Harvard and worked in the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice before moving to Tallahassee. Since moving to Florida, he started his own law firm, representing small businesses on matters of corporate and securities law. For more information, e-mail Mr. Stern.

Rob Vezina will teach Construction Law in the spring. Mr. Vizena received his JD from Duke in 1981 and is a named partner of the leading firm dealing with construction law in North Florida. He has litigated numerous construction law cases.

Alan G. Williams will teach Medical Malpractice Law during the spring 2008 semester. Mr. Williams graduated from Florida State University College of Law in 1994 with high honors. While in law school he won both a national moot court and a state mock trial competition. He is a former shareholder with the law firm of Fowler, White, Burnett and now serves as president of Physicians MedicaLegal Prevention, LLC, a company dedicated to assisting health care providers with preventing malpractice claims. His book, "Physician, Protect Thyself: 7 Simple Ways NOT to Get Sued for Medical Malpractice," was recently published. For more information, e-mail Mr. Williams.

Adjunct Professors: Fall 2007

Albert J. Bowden, III-Civil Pretrial Practice
Meredith Charbula-Florida Criminal Practice
Robert N. Clarke, Jr.-Florida Civil Practice
Virginia C. Dailey-International Dispute Resolution

Janeia R. Daniels-Externship Perspectives

Nancy A. Daniels-Trial Practice

Marc Dunbar-Gambling and Pari-mutuel Law

Peter M. Dunbar-Condominium and Community Housing Law

Matthew Foster-Trial Practice

Laurie Jones-Sales and Leases

Margaret O’Sullivan Parker-Education Law

The Hon. Ricky Polston-Alternative Dispute Resolution

Roosevelt Randolph-Trial Practice

The Hon. James O. Shelfer-Land Transfer

Mary F. Smallwood-Florida Environmental Law

Rick Stone-Broker-Dealer Liability Law

Blan Teagle-Professional Responsibility

The Hon. James Robert Wolf-State Constitutional Law

Fall 2007 Courses for 2Ls and 3Ls

Albert J. Bowden, III, assistant attorney general for the State of Florida, will once again teach Civil Pretrial Practice. Mr. Bowden, a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey, is an experienced litigator, having worked over 16 years with the Attorney General's Office and before that as a public defender and private practitioner. He is also a certified mediator for the Circuit and County courts. For more information, call 414-3300 or e-mail al_bowden@oag.state.fl.us.

Meredith Charbula is with Florida's Office of the Attorney General and has taught several employment discrimination courses at the College of Law. This fall she is teaching Florida Criminal Practice. Prior to her practice with the AG's Office, Ms. Charbula was an Assistant State Attorney in the Second Judicial Circuit, served nine years on active duty in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, was the Deputy General Counsel for The Florida State University and served as an elbow clerk to the Honorable Ricky Polston, First District Court of Appeal. She retired from the United States Army Reserve in 2002 after 22 years of service. She is a 1987 Order of the Coif graduate of the College of Law, where she was a member of the FSU Law Review. For more information, contact Ms. Charbula at 414-3583 or e-mail mcharbula@yahoo.com.

Robert N. Clarke, Jr., a shareholder with the Ausley & McMullen firm in Tallahassee, will be teaching Florida Civil Practice, which he has taught many times before at the College of Law. He is a 1986 honors graduate of the College of Law and now practices in complex commercial litigation and administrative law in a variety of federal, state, and administrative forums. For more information, call 425-5456 or e-mail rclarke@ausley.com.

Virginia C. Dailey graduated magna cum laude from the FSU College of Law in 1999, where she was a member of the Law Review, Transnational Law Journal and Moot Court Team. She is currently working at Hopping Green & Sams, litigating in the areas of environmental, land use and energy regulation. Prior to working there, Ms. Dailey practiced international law and international dispute resolution at Hunton & Williams, LLP in Washington DC, and Clifford Chance, LLP, in London, England. Ms. Dailey is teaching International Dispute Resolution. For more information, call (850) 425-2328 or email vdailey@hgslaw.com.

Janeia R. Daniels will be teaching the Externship Perspectives course to students enrolled in judicial externships for the fall semester. Ms. Daniels currently is an associate at Meyer & Brooks, P.A. For the three years before joining this firm, she clerked at the First District Court of Appeal as a central staff attorney and law clerk for The Honorable Philip J. Padavano. Ms. Daniels earned her juris doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2003, where she was an editor of the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy and an award-winning member of the Moot Court Team. For more information, call (850) 878-5212 or e-mail Professor Daniels.

Nancy A. Daniels, who has served as Public Defender for the Second Judicial Circuit since 1990, will once again teach Trial Practice at the College of Law. Ms. Daniels graduated with honors from the College of Law in 1977, having served on the editorial board of the FSU Law Review and as a legal writing instructor. Prior to joining the Public Defender Office, she also was the director of the Criminal Clinical Program at the College of Law. For more information, call (850) 606-1010, or e-mail nancyd@mail.co.leon.fl.us.

Marc Dunbar is a graduate of Florida State University College of Law. Over the past decade, his legal practice has touched nearly every facet of gaming law in Florida. His early practice involved advising community associations on charitable gaming and penny-ante gaming laws. He is currently retained counsel for a number of gaming interests including North America’s largest pari-mutuel wagering conglomerate. He regularly appears before legislative and administrative panels to comment on changes to Florida’s various gambling laws as well as to provide assistance in drafting legislative changes to Florida’s gaming statutes. He will be teaching Gambling and Pari-mutuel Law in the fall 2007 semester. For more information, call 222-3533 or e-mail Mr. Dunbar.

Peter M. Dunbar, a shareholder in Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, will teach Condominium and Community Housing Law. Mr. Dunbar has published five books dealing with this field, and has practiced administrative and land use law for many years. He is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and he is currently serving in his second term on the Florida Condominium Advisory Council. He also has served as a member of the Florida House representing Pinellas and Pasco Counties, as a member of the Florida Commission on Ethics, and as General Counsel and Director of Legislative Affairs under Governor Bob Martinez. For more information, call 222-3533 or e-mail pete@penningtonlaw.com.

Matthew Foster, who will be teaching Trial Practice, is a partner at Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwartney. He has practiced in civil and criminal litigation and served as a special prosecutor for the Florida Department of Education. A 1994 graduate of our law school, he was on the mock trial team that won the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers competition. Since then, he has generously given of his time and expertise in trial skills, including co-coaching our Lonestar Classic mock trial team with Ruth Stone, a team that came in second out of 28 teams. For more information about his course, call him at 222-2000 or e-mail him.

Laurie Jones is a 2000 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, graduating first in her class and serving on the editorial board of the Law Review. Since her graduation, she has clerked for Judge Lanier Anderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and has served many times as an adjunct for the College of Law. This fall, she will once again teach Sales and Leases. For more information, call (850) 656-0360 or e-mail Professor Jones.

Margaret O’Sullivan Parker will be teaching Education Law this fall. Ms. Parker is the Deputy General Counsel at the Florida Department of Education, and has worked for the Department of Education for over 10 years. Her educational area of practice includes special education, choice and parental rights, constitutional law, administrative procedures and employment issues. For more information, contact Ms. Parker at Margaret.Parker@fldoe.org.

The Honorable Ricky Polston of the Florida District Court of Appeal will teach Alternative Dispute Resolution during the fall of 2007. Judge Polston, a Florida State University College of Law alumnus, has previously taught State Constitutional Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Accounting for Lawyers. He is a certified public accountant and was previously a certified circuit court mediator. Prior to becoming a judge, he practiced public accounting for seven years (audit manager with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, C.P.A.s,) and law for fourteen years (commercial litigation in federal and state courts throughout Florida). For further information, call (850) 487-1000 ext. 151 or e-mail Judge Polston.

Roosevelt Randolph is the director of the Litigation Section of Knowles, Marks & Randolph in Tallahassee and will be teaching Trial Practice once again at the College of Law. He is a 1974 graduate of The Florida State University College of Law and has since served as an assistant state attorney conducting hundreds of jury trials. He is also the past president of the Florida Bar Foundation and active in many other bar associations. For more information call (850) 222-3768 or e-mail Professor Randolph.

The Honorable James O. Shelfer serves as a judge on the County Court for Leon County. He is returning to teach Land Transfer this fall. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a partner in the firm of Gardner, Shelfer, Duggar, Bist & Weiner, which he helped to found. While in private practice Judge Shelfer was certified by the Florida Bar in the area of real property law. He earned his JD from Stetson Law School in 1974. For more information, call (850) 577-4309 or e-mail Judge Shelfer.

Mary F. Smallwood has an extensive career in the field of environmental law and will teach Florida Environmental Law at the College of Law. She is currently a partner in the Ruden McClosky firm in Tallahassee and is the former general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Ms. Smallwood is a former chair of both the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Law Section and the Administrative Law Section. For more information call (850) 412-2004 or e-mail Professor Smallwood.

Rick Stone currently is a partner who does securities and corporate work at Kirby, McInerney & Squire in New York. He earned his JD in 1983 from Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of the Columbia Law Review. After law school, Mr. Stone clerked for Judge Charles Sifton on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He has written numerous articles on securities law and issues involving securities brokers. He is teaching Broker-Dealer Liability Law in the fall 2007 term. For more information, call (561) 804-9569 or e-mail rstoneesq@aol.com.

Blan Teagle is the Deputy State Courts Administrator for the Supreme Court of Florida and the State Courts System. He earned his JD in 1985 from the University of Florida College of Law, and was a Research and Writing instructor and Editor in Chief of University of Florida Law Review that year. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of the South (Sewanee) and a Masters in Pastoral Studies (Practical/Applied Theology) from Loyola University New Orleans. Mr. Teagle was Director for The Florida Bar Center for Professionalism from 2001 through 2003. He has over 22 years of experience in private practice and government service and has authored articles and bench guides on legal and judicial ethics and professionalism. He has participated in numerous presentations on ethics and various other topics. He will teach Professional Responsibility in the fall 2007 semester. For more information, call (850) 410-2504 or e-mail teagleb@flcourts.org.

The Honorable James Robert Wolf, a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal, will teach State Constitutional Law this fall at the College of Law. Judge Wolf's strong background in state and local government law includes serving as an assistant state attorney, assistant city attorney for West Palm Beach, general counsel to the Florida League of Cities, and in private practice representing local governments. Judge Wolf graduated from the University of Miami Law School in 1975. For more information, call (850) 922-6998 ext. 162 or e-mail Judge Wolf.

Adjunct Professors: Summer 2007

The Hon. Raoul G. Cantero, III-Florida Supreme Court Decision-making
Laura D. Jones-Professional Responsibility and Sales & Leases
Thomas Kirwin-Trial Practice
The Hon. Clay Roberts-State Constitutional Law

Adjunct Professors: Spring 2007

Gary Anton–Employment Law

Fred L. Buckine-Florida Administrative Practice

Barbara Busharis–Child, Parent and State

The Hon. Nikki A. Clark–Trial Practice

Janeia Daniels-Externship Perspectives

Charles F. Edwards-Creditors' Rights

The Hon. Paul M. Hawkes-Workers' Compensation Law

Laurie Dietz Jones–Sales and Leases

Patrick T. Kinni-Civil Pre-Trial Practice

The Hon. Terry P. Lewis-Florida Civil Practice

Robert A. McNeely–Entertainment Law

Christopher McRae-Construction Law

The Hon. Ricky Polston-Law and Accounting

David L. Powell–Planned Communities

Sharon Press–Mediation

Capt. Alan S. Richard–Admiralty Law

The Hon. Clay Roberts–State Constitutional Law (with Professor D’Alemberte)

Thomas J. Schulte-Florida Dissolution of Marriage

The Hon. William A. Van Nortwick-Professional Responsibility

Alan G. Williams-Medical Malpractice Law

Adjunct Professors: Fall 2006

Albert J. Bowden, III-Civil Pre-Trial Practice
Robert N. Clark, Jr.-Florida Civil Practice
Nancy A. Daniels-Trial Practice
Virginia C. Dailey-International Dispute Resolution
Peter M. Dunbar-Condominium and Community Housing Law
S. William Fuller Jr.-Trial Practice
Bill Hollimon-Copyright Law
The Hon. Charles J. Kahn, Jr.-Professional Responsibility
Christopher M. Kise-Appellate Advocacy
The Hon. Ricky Polston-Alternative Dispute Resolution
Roosevelt Randolph-Trial Practice
The Hon. James O. Shelfer-Land Transfer
Mary F. Smallwood-Florida Environmental Law
The Hon. James Robert Wolf-State Constitutional Law

Adjunct Professors: Summer 2006

The Hon. Raoul Cantero III—Florida Supreme Court Decision-making
Laurie Dietz-Jones—Professional Responsibility
Matthew Foster—Trial Practice
The Hon. Ricky Polston—State Constitutional Law

Adjunct Professors: Spring 2006

Nathan Adams—Jurisprudence of Law and Economics
Gary Anton—Employment Law

Barbara Busharis—Child, Parent & State
The Hon. Nikki Clark—Trial Practice

Virginia C. Dailey—Jessup Moot Court
Christina Del Marco & Stephanie Johnson—Civil Pretrial Practice
Bill Fuller—Trial Practice

Bill Hollimon—Copyright Law

Laurie Dietz Jones—Sales and Leases

Jimmy Judkins—Florida Dissolution of Marriages

Charles J. Kahn, Jr.—Professional Responsibility

Cynthia McNeely—Animal Law
Robert A. McNeely—Entertainment Law

Thomas Pelham—Growth Management
The Hon. Ricky Polston—Alternative Dispute Resolution

David Powell—Master-Planned Communities
Sharon Press—Mediation
Captain Alan Richard—Admiralty Law
Clay Roberts—State Constitutional Law

Cathy Sellers—Florida Administrative Practice
Rick Stone—Broker-Dealer Liability Law

The Hon. James R. Wolf—Florida Constitutional Rights

Adjunct Professors: Fall 2005

Albert J. Bowden, III—Civil Pretrial Practice
Meredith Charbula—Employment Discrimination
Robert N. Clarke, Jr.—Florida Civil Practice
Nancy A. Daniels—Trial Practice
Fred Dudley—Land Transfer
Peter M. Dunbar—Condominium and Community Housing Law
Laurie Dietz Jones—Sales & Leases
The Hon. Ricky Polston—Alternative Dispute Resolution
Roosevelt Randolph—Trial Practice
Mary F. Smallwood—Florida Environmental Law
The Hon. James R. Wolf—State Constitutional Law