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- FRANK E. BROWN
- BROWN, FRANK E.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Labor & Employment Law & Litigation, Civil Rights Litigation, Business Litigation
- Telephone: 813-273-4381
- Office: Tampa
- Email: feb@macfar.com
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FRANK E. BROWN
| Practice Emphasis |
Labor & Employment Litigation Business Litigation |
| Education |
Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1987 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, B.A., with honors, 1983 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court - Middle, Southern & Northern Districts of Florida U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit United States Supreme Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Section; Federal Court Practice Committee; Labor & Employment Law Section (Executive Council 2002 - ; Co-Chair of Publications Subcommittee 2003 - ; Chair of Employee Benefits Committee 2000-2003); Trial Lawyers Section American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section) Hillsborough County Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section) |
| Publications |
Co-Author with the Honorable Elizabeth A. Jenkins, Chapter on Federal Court Discovery, Eleventh Circuit Federal Civil Practice Before Trial Guide (Lawyers Cooperative American Inns of Court Series) Author, Chapter on "Pretrial Discovery in ERISA Benefits Cases," in ERISA Litigation, 2d Ed. (BNA 2005) Contributing Editor, The Fair Labor Standards Act (BNA) Contributing Author, Employee Benefits Law (BNA), The Family and Medical Leave Act (BNA), and Age Discrimination in Employment Law (BNA) Editor, The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Column in The Florida Bar Journal, 2003- |
| Accomplishments |
Florida Bar Certified Labor & Employment Law
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2010) Florida Super Lawyer (2006-2011) Florida Trend's Legal Elite (2004-2009) Chambers USA's American Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2008) AV Preeminent Peer Rating  |
- STEPHEN O. COLE
- COLE, STEPHEN O.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor & Employment, Auto Dealership, Trust & Estate Litigation
- Telephone: 727-444-1415
- Office: Clearwater
- Email: soc@macfar.com
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STEPHEN O. COLE
| Practice Areas |
Business Litigation Construction Litigation Labor & Employment Trust & Estate Litigation |
| Related practice areas |
Civil trial Contract Labor Trust and estate Real estate litigation |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., high honors, 1975, Order of the Coif University of Florida, B.A., 1969, Phi Beta Kappa, Florida Blue Key |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. Tax Court U.S. Supreme Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Trial Section) Clearwater Bar Association (Trial Section, Past President) |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Kiwanis, local and district boards Religious Community Services, Gulf Central District, UMC First United Methodist Church of Clearwater |
| Articles Online | Restrictive Covenants |
| Accomplishments |
Florida Bar Certified Civil Trial
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" (2009, 2011) Included in Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” Florida Bar Certification in Civil Trial law for 25 years AV Preeminent Peer Rating |
- JEFFREY W. GIBSON
- GIBSON, JEFFREY W.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, Appellate, Medical Malpractice
- Telephone: 813-273-4357
- Office: Tampa
- Email: jg@macfar.com
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JEFFREY W. GIBSON
| Practice Areas |
Business Litigation Labor & Employment Law Appellate Medical Malpractice |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 2001, Law Review, Senior Management Editor, Fall 2001
University of Tampa, B.A., magna cum laude, in Political Science, 1998 Oxford University 8/97-12/97 -- selected as the only student from the University of Tampa to attend foreign study at Oxford |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern & Northern Districts of Florida U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association American Bar Association Board of Directors - Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts |
- SCOTT T. LYON
- LYON, SCOTT T.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Real Property Litigation, Construction Litigation, Appellate
- Telephone: 727-444-1410
- Office: Clearwater
- Email: stl@macfar.com
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SCOTT T. LYON
| Practice Areas | Business Litigation Real Property Litigation Construction Litigation Appellate |
| Education | Vanderbilt Law School, J.D. 2002 Vanderbilt Divinity School, M.A. 1999 University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. 1998 |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern & Northern Districts of Florida All Tennessee State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | Hillsborough County Bar Association Clearwater Bar Association |
| Community Activites | Florida Super Lawyer Rising Star (2011) All Children's Hospital Foundation Development Council Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay |
- JAMES ADDISON MARTIN JR.
- MARTIN, JAMES ADDISON, JR.
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Vice President, Clearwater Office 2006
- Practice Areas: Labor & Employment, Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation
- Telephone: 727-444-1408
- Office: Clearwater
- Email: jam@macfar.com
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JAMES ADDISON MARTIN JR.
| Practice Areas |
Labor & Employment
Medical Malpractice Business Litigation |
| Education |
Emory University, J.D., with high honors, 1973
Masters of Arts, Brown University, 1972 Duke University, B.A., 1967 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court, All Districts in Florida and Texas U.S. Court of Appeals -- 11th and 5th Circuits U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Courts in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma U.S. Court of Claims |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
Clearwater Bar Association American Bar Association American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Tampa Bay Chapter of ABOTA American Health Lawyers Assoc (former Board Member) Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (President 2006-2008, Secretary 2003-2006) American Hospital Association American Health Lawyers Florida Society of Healthcare Risk Managers Licensed Risk Manager (State of Florida) Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Inc. – Board Member |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Board Member, PACT Foundation for Ruth Eckerd Hall
Morton F. Plant Hospital Foundation, including Chairman Family Service Center (Former Chairman) Chairborne Rangers Chapel By the Sea (former Board Member) Florida Fellowship of Community Churches (former Chairman) Kiwanis Club of Springtime City |
| Related Experience |
Wrote book entitled: "The Nomination and Rejection of G. Harold Carswell to the United States Supreme Court"
Instrument rated, multi-engine commercial pilot with over 5,000 flight hours Senior Clerk for The Honorable Paul H. Roney, Judge, United States Court of Appeals (1973-74) |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 – 2011 Recognized as one of "Florida's Top Lawyers" 2008 - 2011 Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2010 - 2011 AV Preeminent Peer Rating AV rated since 1988 |
- NOEL P. McDONELL
- McDONELL, NOEL P.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Criminal Litigation, Domestic Relations
- Telephone: 813-273-4330
- Office: Tampa
- Email: npm@macfar.com
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NOEL P. McDONELL
| Practice Areas |
Environmental Law
Labor & Employment Criminal Litigation |
| Education |
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1990
Florida State University, B.A., Honors & Scholars Graduate, 1988 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court – Middle District of Florida |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
Appointed to The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee for the term of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 Commission, Florida Real Estate Commission (appointed by Governor Bush in 2001-2005) |
| Previous Legal Experience |
Assistant Statewide Prosecutor, Office of Statewide Prosecution: Senior Attorney, Computer Crime and Identity Theft Unit
Assistant State Attorney - Office of the State Attorney - 13th Judicial Circuit, Lead Trial Attorney Assistant State Attorney - Office of the State Attorney - 12th Judicial Circuit, Felony Prosecutor, Supervisor of Domestic Violence Division |
| Significant Cases |
State v. Pizzo, et al.
State v. Young State v. McWhite |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
AV Preeminent Peer Rating |
- JANET GOLDBERG MCENERY
- MCENERY, JANET GOLDBERG
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Labor & Employment
- Telephone: 813-273-4307
- Office: Tampa
- Email: jeg@macfar.com
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JANET GOLDBERG MCENERY
| Practice Areas | Labor & Employment Law Employment Litigation (Defense) Traditional and Public Sector Labor Law |
| Practice Emphasis | Labor & Employment Law Employment Litigation (Defense) |
| Education | University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1975 State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., magna cum laude, 1972, Phi Beta Kappa |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts Supreme Courts of Illinois and Missouri U.S. District Court - Middle, Southern & Northern Districts of Florida United States Court of Appeals - 3rd, 7th & 11th Circuits |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | The Florida Bar (Labor & Employment Law Section) American Bar Association Hillsborough County Bar Association Illinois Bar Association Missouri Bar Association Academy of Florida Management Attorneys - Board Member since 2011 Society for Human Resource Management HR Tampa Florida Public Employers Labor Relations Association Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Chair Quarterly HR Forum |
| Articles |
“The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act – April 2010, The Lawyer Magazine
"Wage and Hour Update" - ALA Suncoast Chapter Newsletter, Summer 2007 "Downsizing - Study alternatives, liability when cutting staff size" Powerful Business, Spring, 2002 "HR 'obligated' to teach management of e-mail's legal pitfalls" Society for Human Resource Management, June, 2000 "Employees with Mental and Emotional Problems - Workplace Security and Implications of State Discrimination Laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Workers' Compensation and Related Issues" Stetson Law Review, Fall 1994 |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine Selected by her peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" - one of the top five percent of lawyers in the state (2007 - 2011) Former Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois Former Trial Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, St. Louis, Missouri Named in "The Best Lawyers In America" for Labor and Employment Law (2009, 2010, 2011) Board Certified as a Specialist in Labor & Employment Law by the Florida Bar AV Preeminent Peer Rating |
- CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART
- STEWART, CAROLYN HOUSE
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Litigation, Labor & Employment, Personal Injury, Eminent Domain
- Telephone: 813-273-4246
- Office: Tampa
- Email: chs@macfar.com
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CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART
| Practice Areas |
Litigation
Labor & Employment Personal Injury Eminent Domain |
| Realted Practice Areas |
Business Litigation
Casualty Litigation Products Liability |
| Education |
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
University of South Florida, B.A., 1974 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
Florida Board of Bar Examiners Hillsborough County Bar Association National Bar Association George Edgecomb Bar Association American Institute of Parliamentarians Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Keynote Speaker University of South Carolina Law Center Alumni Association Compleat Lawyers Awards Dinner
Keynote speaker for Hillsborough County's 15th Annual Black History Celebration held on February 9, 2007. The theme of the program was " African American Women ~ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." NAACP Bay Area Legal Services Volunteer Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – International President International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women League of Women Voters Jack and Jill of America Allen Temple AME, Church Board of Trustees |
| Published Articles |
Sexual Harassment -- What are the Grounds? EBONY MAN MAGAZINE, October, 1997 |
| Related Experience |
Corporate Counsel - Fortune 500 Company
Former Assistant County Attorney Former Assistant State Attorney Former Staff Counsel to an Insurance Company |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
2006 Achievement Award, Florida Commission on Status of Women Honored by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissions for her contributions to the African- American community in a Proclamation. Achievement Award, Florida Status on Women Commission Member of the Year, Florida Chapter NBA Francisco Rodriguez Award - George Edgecomb Bar Association Outstanding Young Women in America AV Preeminent Peer Rating |