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- NATALIE C. ANNIS
- ANNIS, NATALIE C.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trust and Estate, Administration, Probate, Tax Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4334
- Office: Tampa
- Email: nca@macfar.com
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NATALIE C. ANNIS
| Practice Areas |
Estate Planning![]() Trust and Estate Administration ![]() Probate Administration ![]() Tax Planning ![]() Business Succession Planning and formation and representation of Charitable Organizations ![]() |
| Practice Emphasis | Representing individual clients in preparation of Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Healthcare Surrogate Designations and complex estate planning matters, including life insurance planning, and business succession planning; representing fiduciaries in estate and trust administration, including probate administration, financial planning matters and tax matters. |
| Education | University of Florida, J.D., 1998,![]() Florida Journal of International Law ![]() University of Virginia, B.A., in German, 1994 |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | The Florida Bar (Tax Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections)![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers, Board of Directors (2002-2003) ![]() Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() Selected for inclusion in Florida Rising Stars 2009 ![]() Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009 - 2011 Florida Trend Legal Elite Up and Coming, 2005 Tampa Bay Review 40 under 40, 2002 AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- DAVID M. BOGGS
- BOGGS, DAVID M.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Tax & Planning, Business Litigation, Probate Litigation
- Telephone: 813-273-4328
- Office: Tampa
- Email: dmb@macfar.com
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DAVID M. BOGGS
| Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate![]() Tax & Planning ![]() Business Litigation ![]() Probate Litigation |
| Related Practice Areas |
Estate Planning
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| Education |
New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1977![]() University of Cincinnati, J.D., 1976 ![]() University of Cincinnati, B.A., cum laude, 1973, Departmental Honors, Honors Program |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida![]() U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit ![]() U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ![]() U.S. Tax Court ![]() U.S. Claims Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Corporations Banking & Business Law; Taxation and Real Property; Probate & Trust Law Sections) ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Phi Alpha Delta |
| Community Activities |
Former President of the Special Operations Memorial Foundation
![]() Delta Tau Delta Tampa Bay Alumnae Association |
| Representative Cases |
Container Corporation of America v. Kiewit Continental, Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., Houston Pipeline Company and Enron Corp., 90-887-CIV-J-14
![]() Nancy N. Sauer, et al. v. Trammell Crow Company, et al., 93-5384 ![]() James D. Milby v. Robert E. Swain, 99-7013-CV-15 ![]() James Hardie Building Products, Inc., v. CSR America, Inc., et al., 2001-CA-1052 |
| Accomplishments |
Selected by Tampa Bay Magazine as one of Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers
![]() Repeatedly selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- ANDREW M. BROWN
- BROWN, ANDREW M.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Professional Liability, Products Liability
- Telephone: 813-273-4209
- Office: Tampa
- Email: ab@macfar.com
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ANDREW M. BROWN
| Practice Areas | Medical Malpractice ![]() Business Litigation ![]() Professional Liability ![]() Products Liability |
| Practice Emphasis | Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Defense Commercial Litigation |
| Education | University of South Carolina, J. D. 1986. Moot Court Competition Finalist Member Craven Moot Court Competition Team ![]() Davidson College, B. A. 1982 Class President |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts ![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section) Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() American Bar Association ![]() Florida Defense Lawyers Association ![]() Defense Research Institute ![]() Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association |
| Community Activities and Memberships | Member, Lay Reader, and Chalice Bearer, St. John's Episcopal Church ![]() Member, Tampa Yacht & Country Club |
| Accomplishments | Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine ![]() Florida Super Lawyer (2010-2011) Awarded in the area of Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Mr. Brown has been involved in the defense of a wide range of matters in the field of medical malpractice. He has successfully tried medical malpractice cases on behalf of physicians specializing in emergency medicine, internal medicine, oncology, and a blood bank. He has also defended physicians in multidisciplinary practice groups, specialty groups, and university based physicians as well. Mr. Brown has also been involved in the defense of a wide range of general liability cases, including products liability and members of other professions as well. He has also been involved in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including real estate litigation, and other business and corporate tort litigation. ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- 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 |

- ROBERT G. COCHRAN
- COCHRAN, ROBERT G.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Real Estate, Real Property Litigation, Bankruptcy, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4342
- Office: Tampa
- Email: rgc@macfar.com
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ROBERT G. COCHRAN
| Practice Areas |
Real Estate![]() Real Property Litigation ![]() Bankruptcy ![]() Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning |
| Related practice areas | Probate |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 1972, Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi
![]() University of Florida, B.S., 1967 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate & Trust Section)
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() American Bar Association |
| Community & Pro Bono Activities |
Bay Area Legal Services
![]() Nativity Catholic Church |
| Published Articles |
Mechanics Liens, Florida Bar Journal
![]() Boundary Disputes, Florida Real Property Practice III |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() 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 |

- JAMES WILLIAMS GOODWIN II
- GOODWIN, JAMES WILLIAMS, II
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Tax & Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4337
- Office: Tampa
- Email: jwg@macfar.com
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JAMES WILLIAMS GOODWIN II
| Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
![]() Tax & Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions ![]() Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning |
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| Practice Emphasis |
Assisting small and large businesses in a broad range of matters, including selection of entity structure, business planning, transactions involving the merger, sale and acquisition of businesses and contract negotiations
![]() Estate planning, as well as trust and estate matters involving the IRS. |
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| Education |
University of Florida, LL.M. in Taxation, 1987
![]() University of Illinois, J.D., 1983 ![]() Illinois Wesleyan University, B.S. in Accounting, cum laude, 1980 |
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| Related Experience | Associate Professor at University of South Florida Business School (Advance Corporate Taxation) and at University of Illinois (Business Law) | |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida ![]() U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit ![]() U.S. Tax Court ![]() U.S. Claims Court |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Tax, Business, Trusts & Estates Sections)
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Leadership Tampa |
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| Accomplishments |
Designated as Tampa Bay Top Lawyer in Florida Trend magazine (2010)
![]() Repeatedly selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- CRAIG M. HARRIS
- HARRIS, CRAIG M.
- Position: Associate
- Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice
- Telephone: 813-273-4200
- Office: Tampa
- Email: cmh@macfar.com
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CRAIG M. HARRIS
| Practice Areas |
Business Litigation
![]() Legal Malpractice ![]() Professional Liability ![]() Medical Malpractice ![]() |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2007
![]() Research Editor, Florida Journal of International Law; Member, Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy; Honors in Trial Practice ![]() Davidson College, B.A. English, Minor in Spanish, 2004 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ![]() United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() American Bar Association ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Florida Defense Lawyers Association ![]() Ferguson-White Inns of Court |
| Accomplishments | Co-translated with Author "A Diez Pasos al Paraiso" by Alberto Hernandez-Chiroldes. |

- REBECCA R. JOHNS
- JOHNS, REBECCA R.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Eminent Domain & Property Rights, Real Estate, Land Use
- Telephone: 813-273-4344
- Office: Tampa
- Email: rrj@macfar.com
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REBECCA R. JOHNS
| Practice Areas |
Eminent Domain & Property Rights
![]() Real Estate ![]() Land Use |
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| Education |
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., May, 2000
![]() Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S. in Finance, 1996 |
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| Court Admissions |
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
![]() All Florida State Courts |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers ![]() Bay Area Real Estate Council |
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| Accomplishments |
Selected for inclusion in Florida Rising Stars 2009![]() Authored The Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act – April 2010 |

- ASHLEY R. KELLGREN
- KELLGREN, ASHLEY R.
- Position: Associate
- Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Liability
- Telephone: 813-273-4347
- Office: Tampa
- Email: ark@macfar.com
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ASHLEY R. KELLGREN
| Practice Areas |
Medical Malpractice Defense![]() Professional Liability ![]() |
| Education |
J.D., 2010, University of Florida Levin College of Law
![]() B.A., 2005, University of Florida ![]() B.S., 2005, University of Florida |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | The Florida Bar
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association |
| Certifications | Certified County Mediator |
| Accomplishments |
Law School Book Award, Growth Management![]() Law School Book Award, Natural Resources ![]() Law School Book Award, Administrative Law ![]() Law School Book Award, Copyright Law ![]() Law School Book Award, Environmental Law ![]() Academic All-Southeastern Conference Honor Roll ![]() 4 Year Varsity Scholarship Athlete – University of Florida Women’s Soccer |
| Community Activities and Memberships | Caring and Sharing Mentoring Program |

- PATRICK T. LENNON
- LENNON, PATRICK T.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Business Litigation
- Telephone: 813-273-4360
- Office: Tampa
- Email: ptl@macfar.com
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PATRICK T. LENNON
| Practice Areas |
Bankruptcy
![]() Business Litigation |
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| Practice Emphasis | Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Restructuring | |
| Education |
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1989
![]() University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1978 |
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| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Business Section)
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() American Bankruptcy Institute ![]() Hillsborough Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association |
|
| Related Experience | Former Bank Vice President |

- ANDREW K. MACFARLANE
- MACFARLANE, ANDREW K.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate
- Telephone: 813-273-4271
- Office: Tampa
- Email: akm@macfar.com
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ANDREW K. MACFARLANE
| Practice Areas | Business & Corporate | |
| Related Practice Areas |
Eminent Domain
![]() Real Estate |
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| Practice Emphasis | Drafting Contracts, Marketing and Distribution, State Taxation | |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., 1980
![]() Florida State University, B.A., 1977 |
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| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida ![]() U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit ![]() U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Business Section)
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() |
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| Published Articles | Chapter 2 of Florida Real Property Litigation (CLE 1996): "Boundary Disputes" | |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- ELLEN M. MACFARLANE
- MACFARLANE, ELLEN M.
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Vice President 2008
- Practice Areas: Real Estate
- Telephone: 813-273-4313
- Office: Tampa
- Email: emm@macfar.com
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ELLEN M. MACFARLANE
| Practice Areas | Real Estate |
| Related Practice Areas | Business & Corporate ![]() Banking |
| Education | Ohio State University, J.D., cum laude, 1979 ![]() Ohio State University, B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1975, Phi Beta Kappa |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | Board Certified Real Estate Attorney ![]() The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate & Trust Section) ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers |
| 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 (2011) ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- 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 |

- CHARLES A. III "CAM" MOORE
- MOORE, CHARLES A. III "CAM"
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Tax & Planning, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4210
- Office: Tampa
- Email: cam@macfar.com
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CHARLES A. III "CAM" MOORE
| Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
![]() Tax & Planning ![]() Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning |
| Practice Emphasis |
Assisting small and large businesses in a broad range of matters, including selection of entity structure, business planning, transactions involving the merger, sale and acquisition of businesses and contract negotiations
![]() Estate planning, as well as trust and estate matters involving the IRS. |
| Education |
University of Virginia, J.D., 1998, Senior Editor, Virginia Tax Journal
![]() University of Virginia McIntire Business Institute, 1996 ![]() University of Michigan, B.A., summa cum laude, 1995 |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council ![]() Tampa Connection ![]() Leadership Tampa |

- STEPHEN H. REYNOLDS
- REYNOLDS, STEPHEN H.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Real Estate
- Telephone: 813-273-4343
- Office: Tampa
- Email: shr@macfar.com
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STEPHEN H. REYNOLDS
| Practice Areas | Real Estate |
| Related Areas |
Land Use ![]() Environmental ![]() Business & Corporate |
| Practice Emphasis | Issues dealing with owning, buying and selling real estate, including development and regulatory issues; Title Insurance |
| Education |
University of Florida School of Law, J.D., 1969 ![]() University of the South, B.A., English, 1966 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts ![]() U.S. Supreme Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate & Trust Section) ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Bay Area Real Estate Council ![]() Board of Attorney's Title Insurance Fund - Re-Elected in 2008 for 4th term |
| Community Activities/ Memberships |
Tampa History Center ![]() Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts ![]() Florida Trust for Historic Preservation |
| Accomplishments | Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine ![]() Selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" - one of the top five percent of lawyers in the state (2006-2009, 2011) ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- STEPHEN H. SEARS
- SEARS, STEPHEN H.
- Position: Shareholder
- Head of Professional Liability Section
- Past Firm Chairman
- Practice Areas: Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Mediation
- Telephone: 813-273-4237
- Office: Tampa
- Email: shs@macfar.com
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STEPHEN H. SEARS
| Practice Areas |
Professional Liability ![]() Medical Malpractice ![]() Legal Malpractice ![]() Mediation |
| Practice Emphasis | Medical malpractice litigation defense and legal malpractice litigation defense |
| Education |
University of Florida, J.D., 1966 ![]() University of Georgia, B.A., 1963 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts ![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida ![]() U.S. Court of Military Appeals |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Defense Research Institute ![]() Florida Defense Lawyers Association ![]() Hillsborough County Trial Lawyers Association ![]() Executive Committee Hillsborough County Trial Lawyers Association (1989-1992) ![]() Member, 13th Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 1993 to 1996 Chairman, 13th Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee,1994 to 1996 ![]() "The Best Lawyers in America" Elected by peers as leading Florida lawyer in medical negligence ![]() Certified Circuit Court Mediator ![]() Member, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc. |
| Published Articles | "Inequities in Florida's Good Samaritan Act", Polk County Medical Association Bulletin, 1991 |
| Presentations (as featured speaker) |
The Role of Charting in Risk Reduction
Gessler Clinic P.A., August 16, 2006 ![]() Med Mal 101: Basic Principles of Medical Negligence, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, April 11, 2005 ![]() Physician Risk Management Seminar: "Sensitizing Your Communication Antennae," Watson Clinic, September 23, 2004 ![]() Physician Office Practices: Communication Issues Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management July, 31, 2003 ![]() Current Issues in Medical Negligence Risk Management, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, February and March, 2003 ![]() Physician Risk Management Seminar-"Informed Consent: Issues and Complexities", The Doctors' Company, May 2001 ![]() Physician Risk Management Seminar - Florida Orthopedic Institute - "Charting Errors and Litigation Impact, January 2001 ![]() Effective Communications/Documentation - Frontier Healthcare Risk Management, February, 1999 ![]() Discussions on the Use of the Electronic Medical Record - American College of Medical Quality and PHICO, February, 1999 ![]() Risk Management for Attorneys - "The Cutting Edge", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, January 1998 ![]() Hillsborough County Bench Bar Conference - Panel Member, November 1997 ![]() Abuse and Exploitation of the Elderly and Child Abuse/Domestic Violence, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, October 1997 ![]() Presentation to Florida Orthopaedic Institute - "Current Issues in Risk Management", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, May 1997 ![]() Risk Management, HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence Seminar, PHICO Insurance Company, Clearwater, Florida, February 1997 ![]() Risk Management for Attorneys - "The Cutting Edge", CNA Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida, January 1997 ![]() Update on Florida Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida , November 1996 ![]() Workshop Presentation - Coping With Malpractice Litigation, "Tricks of the Trade", Professional Risk Management Services, Inc., Naples, Florida, November 1996 ![]() Recent Developments in Florida Medical Malpractice Law, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, July 1996 ![]() Recent Trends in Medical Malpractice Litigation, CNA Insurance Companies, Tampa, Florida, June 1996 ![]() Impact and Explanation of Wells Decision on Apportionment and Set-Off Doctrines, Presented to CNA Professional Liability Claims Adjusters, May 1996 ![]() Comparative Analysis of Criminal and Civil Burdens of Proof, Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, Florida, April 1996 ![]() Minefields of Practice - An Overview of Legal Malpractice Risk Management, Presented by CNA Insurance Companies, Tampa, Florida, February 1996 ![]() Physicians Risk Management Seminar - The Health Law, Jordan, Roberts & Company, Tampa, Florida, October 1995 ![]() Malpractice and the Law - A Discussion of Legal Precedent and Current Trends in Florida Law Presentation at Diagnostic Clinic, Largo, Florida May 1995 ![]() Diagnosis and Treatment of a Medical Malpractice Suit, CNA Insurance Companies, Saddlebrook Resort, Florida March 1995 ![]() CME Program for Lakeland Regional Medical Center Staff January 1995 - The Role of Legal Precedent in establishing medical standards of care and recent developments in medical negligence litigation. ![]() Closing Argument for the Defense (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1994) ![]() CNA Loss Control Seminars - Loss Reduction During Trial (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1993 to 1995) ![]() CNA Office Practice Seminar for Nurses (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1992 and 1993) ![]() Opening Statement for the Defense (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1992) ![]() Continuing Medical Education Program for St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Staff: Recent Non-Florida Appellate Decisions as Predictor of Theories of Medical Negligence Liability in Florida (November, 1991) ![]() Recent Trends in the Development of Malpractice Litigation (Polk County Medical Association 1991) ![]() CNA Physician Protection Program - Risk Prevention for the Medical Practitioner (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1990-1992) ![]() Cross-Examining the Orthopaedic Surgeon - Orthopaedics for the Lawyer (Professional Education Seminars, Tampa, Florida 1990 and 1991) ![]() CNA Insurance Company - Communication and Legal Issues in the Medical Office (Multiple cities in Central Florida 1988-1990) ![]() Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar Workshop leader, lecturer, executive committee (served in various capacities from 1976 to 1994) ![]() Voir Dire and the Art of Jury Selection (Florida Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar 1989) |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine ![]() Selected by his peers as a "Florida Super Lawyer" - one of the top five percent of lawyers in the state (2006 - 2012) ![]() Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2008-2012) Practice areas of Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice ![]() Stephen Sears was selected by Tampa Bay Business Journal readers and editorial staff to be featured in the Who's Who in Business in the Tampa Bay area. Mr. Sears was one of just 25 business people selected in the field of law, which also includes MFM's Stella Thayer. ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- WILLIAM M. STAINTON
- STAINTON, WILLIAM M.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Commercial Litigation, Tax & Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4325
- Office: Tampa
- Email: wms@macfar.com
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WILLIAM M. STAINTON
| Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
![]() Commercial Litigation ![]() Tax & Planning |
| Practice Emphasis | Advising clients in a broad range of corporate and business matters, including entity formation and structure, business planning, contract negotiations, transactions involving the merger, sale, and acquisition of businesses, corporate governance, partnership and stockholder agreements, indemnification and risk allocation, and a variety of strategic and licensing arrangements. Mr. Stainton also counsels clients in connection with venture capital and private equity transactions, financings through private placements, joint venture relationships, the dissolution and liquidation of businesses, and related tax matters. In addition, he has experience handling commercial litigation matters related to complex corporate and business disputes, and advises clients on intellectual property related issues. Mr. Stainton serves as general counsel to a number of Florida based companies and partnerships. |
| Education |
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
![]() University of Florida, B.A. in Political Science, 2000 |
| Court Admissions and Appointments |
All Florida State Courts
![]() United States District Court, Middle District of Florida ![]() United States Tax Court ![]() Commissioner, Federal Judicial Nominating Commission (State of Florida)2005-2009 |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Appointed to the Florida Bar's Standing Committee on Judicial Administration and Evaluation – 2010-2013 |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Tampa Bay Field Representative, Mel Martinez for U.S. Senate 2004
![]() Intern for U.S. Senator Connie Mack, Washington, D.C., Summer 1998 ![]() Advisory Board - Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO) ![]() TAMCO Foundation Steering Committee 2008-2009 ![]() Committee Member - 2007 Grand Slam for the Kids Easter Seals Florida ![]() Member of Association for Corporate Growth ![]() Member of Turnaround Management Association ![]() Member of Tampa Yacht & Country Club ![]() Member of University Club of Tampa ![]() Member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church ![]() Board of Directors of the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County ![]() |
| Articles / Seminars |
Deadlock: Business Partner Disputes in Privately-Held Businesses
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- 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 |

- ASHLEY E. TAYLOR
- TAYLOR, ASHLEY E.
- Position: Associate
- Practice Areas: General Litigation, Environmental Law, Professional Licensure Defense, Foreclosure Defense, Plaintiff Personal Injury
- Telephone: 813-273-4369
- Office: Tampa
- Email: aet@macfar.com
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ASHLEY E. TAYLOR
| Practice Areas |
General Litigation
![]() Environmental Law ![]() Professional Licensure Defense ![]() Foreclosure Defense ![]() Plaintiff Personal Injury ![]() Family Law |
| Education |
Southern Methodist University, J.D., 2007
![]() University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 2003, cum laude |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() US District Court, Middle District |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar ![]() The Hillsborough County Bar ![]() Tampa Bay Inns of Court |

- WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV
- TAYLOR, WILLIAM B. IV
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Practice Areas: Environmental Law, Plaintiff Personal Injury, General Litigation, Professional Licensure Defense, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Foreclosure Defense
- Telephone: 813-273-4228
- Office: Tampa
- Email: wbt@macfar.com
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WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV
| Practice Areas |
Environmental Law
![]() Plaintiff Personal Injury ![]() General Litigation ![]() Professional Licensure Defense ![]() Criminal Law ![]() Domestic Relations ![]() Foreclosure Defense |
| Practice Emphasis |
Personal injury - representing Plaintiffs; Commercial Litigation; Representing doctors and licenses before the state of Florida licensing boards.
![]() Environmental litigation law in Federal, State and Administrative agencies and court proceedings. |
| Education |
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1972
![]() Florida State University, B.S., 1968 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida ![]() United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit ![]() United States Supreme Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Environmental and Land Use, Trial Lawyers Sections)
![]() Tampa Bay Inns of Court, Master Trial designation ![]() Association of Trial Lawyers of America ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2008-2010) ![]() Recognized by the National Law Journal in its selection of Tampa’s Top Attorneys 2011 ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- STELLA FERGUSON THAYER
- THAYER, STELLA FERGUSON
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Tax Planning, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
- Telephone: 813-374-8830
- Office: Tampa
- Email: sft@macfar.com
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STELLA FERGUSON THAYER
| Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
![]() Tax Planning ![]() Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning |
| Education |
Columbia University, LLB, 1965
![]() Hollins College, A.B., 1962 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() All New York State Courts ![]() All New Jersey State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() American Bar Association ![]() New York Bar Association ![]() New Jersey Bar Association |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Member of the Florida Council of 100
![]() Member of Board of Trustees of University of South Florida Foundation ![]() Member of the Board of Advisors of Columbia Law School ![]() Past President of Board of Governors of Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and Past Chairman of its Committee of 100 ![]() Past Chairman of Hillsborough County Hospital Authority ![]() Past Chairman, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority ![]() Member of 1978 Constitution Revision Commission ![]() Member of 1990 Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() Stella Thayer has been selected by Tampa Bay Business Journal readers and editorial staff to be featured in the 2004 Who's Who in Business in the Tampa Bay area. Ms. Thayer was one of just 25 business people selected in the field of law, which also included MFM's Stephen Sears. ![]() James M. "Red" McEwen Memorial Award - 1985 ![]() Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100, Hall of Fame Award - 1987 ![]() Executive Woman of the Year, Network of Executive Women - 1988 ![]() Co-Recipient of Top Management Award, Sales and Marketing Executives of Tampa - 1989 ![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- ANSLEY WATSON JR.
- WATSON, ANSLEY, JR.
- Chairman Emeritus
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Practice Areas: Food Law, Public Utilities, Administrative & Governmental
- Telephone: 813-273-4321
- Office: Tampa
- Email: aw@macfar.com
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ANSLEY WATSON JR.
| Practice Areas |
Food Law
![]() Public Utilities ![]() Administrative & Governmental |
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| Related Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
![]() Energy Law |
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| Education |
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1970
![]() Washington & Lee University, A.B., Psychology, 1967 |
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| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
![]() U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Administrative Law Section)
![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Food and Drug Law Institute ![]() Executive Director, National Juice Products Association (1999-2003) ![]() Member, Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables (2002-2003) |
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| Community Activities and Memberships |
University Club of Tampa
![]() Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club |
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| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
![]() AV Preeminent Peer Rating |

- JOHN A. WILLIAMS
- WILLIAMS, JOHN A.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Administration, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Business and Corporate, Tax Planning, Medicaid and Social Security Disability Benefits
- Telephone: 813-273-4308
- Office: Tampa
- Email: jaw@macfar.com
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JOHN A. WILLIAMS
| Practice Areas |
Estate and Trust Administration![]() Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning ![]() Business and Corporate ![]() Tax Planning ![]() Elder Law, Medicaid and Social Security Disability Benefits |
| Practice Emphasis | Estate and tax planning strategies for individuals and families, estate and trust administration, guardianship, asset protection strategies, business formation, business succession planning, not-for profit organizations, probate and trust litigation, elder law, and Medicaid and Social Security disability qualification, and entertainment law.
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| Education |
University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 2000, cum laude
![]() University of Florida, B.S. Business Management, 1996, summa cum laude |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
![]() Real Property, Probate, and Trust law section of the Florida Bar Tax Section of the Florida Bar ![]() Hillsborough County Bar Association ![]() Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council |
| Community Activities and Memberships | Advisory Board Member of Salvation Army, Tampa Area |
