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Maxwell G. Battle, Jr.

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Maxwell G. Battle, Jr.

Of Counsel
 
Carey & Leisure
622 Bypass Drive, Suite 100
Clearwater, Florida  33764
(Pinellas Co.)

Telephone: 727-799-3900
Toll Free: 800-927-0400
Fax: 727-799-8181
http://www.clinjurylaw.com


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#8 out of 688 lawyers in Clearwater, Florida
#3,799 out of 890,243 total lawyers Overall


Experience & Credentials
 


Practice AreasConstruction Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law
 
EducationUniversity of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1980, University of South Florida, B.S.E., 1974; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.S.E.E., 1975
 
Admitted1980, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1985, New Mexico; 1989, Colorado; 1995, Montana
 
MembershipsHillsborough County and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1980—; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
 
BornCamden, South Carolina, May 26, 1953
 
BiographyTau Beta Pi. Recipient: Gertrude Brick Law Review Apprentice Prize for Outstanding Student Note, University of Florida Law Review, Summer Quarter 1979; Book Awards - Contracts II, Estates and Trusts I, Land Use Planning, Property I, Torts II. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1979-1980. Licensed, Professional Engineer, Florida, 1978—. Florida Certified General Contractor, 1976. Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, 1977. Author: "The Validity of Conditional Zoning: A Florida Perspective," University of Florida Law Review, Volume XXXI, No. 5, Fall 1979; "Design Professional Malpractice: A Practical Guide," Lorman Educational Services, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, January 1995; "Avoiding Construction Claims: Some Practical Thoughts," HDR Transportation Seminar, Orlando Airport Hyatt, February 2000; "Engineer's Liability in the Construction Arena: Some Practical Thoughts on Avoiding Construction Claims," American Society of Civil Engineers, Gainesville, Florida Seminar, October 2001. Teacher, Appellate Advocacy, University of Florida, Summer 1979. Formerly with: Shackleford, Farrier, Stallings & Evans, Tampa, Florida; Cason & Henderson, Tampa, Florida; Maxwell G. Battle, Jr. P.A., Tampa and Dunedin, Florida; Battle & Edenfield, Brandon and Dunedin, Florida and Whitefish, Montana.
 
Reported CasesW.R. Grace & Co. v. Geodata Services, 547 So. 2d 919 (Fla. 1989) rev'd 2nd; Taylor Forge, Int'l. v. Specialty Maintenance & Construction, Inc., 685 So. 2d 1360 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); Sun City Shell v. Department of Transportation, 626 So. 2d 1097 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Hewitt Contracting Company v. Joyner Electric, Inc., 616 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993); Bared & Company Inc. v. Specialty Maintenance and Construction, Inc., 610 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1992); Biltmore Construction Company, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, 572 So. 2d 532 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1990); Cone Corp. v. State, DOT, 556 So. 2d 530 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990); Nolan Contracting, Inc. v. Nickson, 544 So. 2d 1082 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); GeoData Services, Inc. v. W.R. Grace & Co., 526 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1988); U.S. Home Corporation v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company, 516 So. 2d 3 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Vogel Bros. Building Co. v. Scarborough Constructors, Inc., 513 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Roberts v. Dept. of Professional Regulation, 509 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
 
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Devotes all or the greater part of his or her time to the affairs of a single client, or is retired, semi-retired or semi-active, or principally engaged in activities other than the practice of law.


 

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