Practice Areas

• Environmental Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate
• Land Use
• Cannabis Law and Consulting
• Commercial Real Estate Litigation
• Commercial Real Estate Development
• Copyright Litigation
• Trademark Litigation
• Boundary Disputes
• Probate Litigation
• Condominium Development
• Conservation Easements
• Land Acquisitions
• International Real Estate
• Real Estate Foreclosure
• Real Estate Title Insurance
• Contract Litigation
• Franchise Litigation
• Franchises and Franchising

Since the passage of the Florida Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014, Robert has been assisting clients navigate the hurdles of obtaining a license and comply with the changing regulatory dynamics of the medical marijuana business.

University

• University of West Florida, B.S., 1995

Law School

• Vermont Law School, J.D., 1998

Admitted

• 1998, Florida Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court

Memberships

• The Florida Bar
• American Bar Association
• Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association
• Member, American Inns of Court

Birthplace

• Pensacola, Florida

Judicial Service

• Special Magistrate, Escambia County – 2008 – present.

Notable Jury Verdicts

• Roderic M. Wright v. William L. Amos, – Jury awarded $3,598,501 to Amos against Wright for fraudulent inducement into a company operating agreement.
• Beach Community Bank v. Schweizer & Schweizer Limited Partnership – Jury awarded Defendants $6.2 million dollars due to breach of contract and breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing by Beach Community Bank.
• BK Properties II, LLC v. Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc. -Jury awarded BK Properties II $1,310,000 on its title insurance claim against the insurer, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc.

Reported Appellate Cases

• Fuddruckers, Inc. v. Fudpucker’s Inc., 436 F.Supp.2d 1260, (2006)
• Rawson v. UMLIC VP, LLC, 933 So.2d 1206, (2006)
• Skopelos Seafood & Steak Restaurant, Inc. v. Estate of Silivos, 969 So.2d 462 (2007)
• Sims v. Meredith, 967 So.2d 393, (2007)
• Thomas Home Corp. v. Reve Development Corp., 280 Fed.Appx. 834 (11th Cir. 2008)
• Skopelos Seafood & Steak Restaurant, Inc. v. Estate of Silivos, 17 So.3rd 834 (2009)
• Boone v. Pelican Real Estate & Development Company, Inc., et al; 13 So.3rd 528 (2009)
• Rennekamp v. Abdullah, 26 So.3rd 585, (2010)
• EOS Transport Inc. v. Agri-Source Fuels LLC, 37 So.3rd 349 (2010)
• Advent Oil & Operating, Inc. v. S&E Enterprises, LLC, 48 So.3rd 70 (2010)
• O’Brien v. McMahon, 44 So.3rd 1273 (2010)
• The Michael Titze Co. v. Simon Property Group, Inc., 400 Fed.Appx 455 (11th Cir. 2010)
• Carter v. Environmental Sec. of Okaloosa, Inc., 61 So.3rd 1115 (2011)
• Faulkner v. Faulkner, —So.3rd— (2011).
• Sandshaker Lounge & Package Store LLC v. Quietwater Entertainment Inc., 602 Fed.Appx 784 (11^th Cir. 2015).
• Roderic M. Wright v. William L. Amos, 2016 WL 5171996 (11^th Cir. 2016).
• FDIC v. Amos, 2015 WL 12425992 (11^th Cir. 2015).
• Scrap Inc. v. Mullins, 226 So.3d 821 (1^st DCA 2017).