Aug 2, 2024 - by BenchMark Website Design
Moorhead Law Group is pleased to announce that Robert Powell has become Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation — a credential held by only 218 of Florida’s 112,000 plus licensed attorneys. Robert is a Partner in the firm’s Pensacola office where he leads the Litigation Practice Group. “I am humbled and immensely grateful to have achieved this longstanding career ambition of becoming a Board-Certified business litigator. This accolade is the result of the outstanding mentoring, encouragement, and unique experiences that I have been blessed with throughout my career.” says Robert.
The purpose of this certification is to identify those lawyers who practice in the area of business litigation and have the special knowledge, skills, and proficiency, as well as the character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism, to be properly identified to the public as board certified business litigation lawyers. The minimum qualifications include:
- Practice of law for at least five years;
- Substantial involvement in the specialty of business litigation – 30% or more – during the five years immediately preceding application;
- Handling of at least 25 contested business litigation matters during the five years immediately preceding application, including at least eight submitted to the trier of fact;
- Handling of at least one business litigation jury trial during the 10 years immediately preceding application;
- 50 hours of approved business litigation certification continuing legal education in the three years immediately preceding application;
- Peer review; and,
- A written examination.
Robert is a Florida Panhandle native who is honored to practice in the community where he was born and raised as a trusted advisor to local, regional, and national business interests. He is foremost a problem-solver who recognizes the litigation process as only one avenue to resolving the disputes he is engaged to handle. Robert maintains a broad-based commercial and real estate litigation practice ranging from straightforward disputes to complex, bet-the-company litigation. His diverse business litigation background now entails a client list that includes publicly-traded companies, small business owners, insurers, hoteliers, developers, brokers, commercial landlords, and individuals. Robert also maintains an active appellate practice, having successfully briefed and argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the Florida Supreme Court, and the Florida District Courts of Appeal. Read more about him here.