Michael J. Schofield Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond & Stackhouse 34990 Emerald Coast Parkway, Suite 301 Destin FL 32541 Tel: (850) 650-3304 Fax: (850) 650-3305 Email: mschofield@cphlaw.com www.cphlaw.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Circuit-Civil) Mediation (Federal) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Arbitration (Construction)

Formal Certifications: County Court Mediator Circuit-Civil Mediator Serving the following Judicial Circuits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 [ Click for Map of Florida's Civil Circuits ]

Automotive Aviation Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes

EEOC Employment Health Care Insurance Medical Malpractice Negligence Personal Injury

Product Liability Real Estate Torts Transportation Wrongful Death

Biographical Notes:

INTRODUCTION:

Michael J. Schofield has over twenty-five years experience in litigation in complex tort matters, products, liability, aviation, medical malpractice, medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith claims. He began his career at Kimbrell & Hamann in Miami, Florida in 1983. He returned to North Florida in 1989 and shortly thereafter established his own firm that grew to eight lawyers, four paralegals and total staff of over twenty employees. Mr. Schofield is now in practice at one of Pensacola's most prestigious firms, Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond & Stackhouse. Mr. Schofield has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has tried cases ranging from simple tort claims to aviation crash claims and currently litigates and mediates.

Mr. Schofield has written articles for Florida's Trial Advocate Quarterly, Law Seminars, Inc., and other publications both in the Alabama and Florida. He has provided seminar speeches to various groups. He served on numerous boards and committees, including the Florida Bar Committee on Aviation at its inception. Mr. Schofield is a past or current member of ATLA, Florida Trial Lawyers Association, Alabama Trial Lawyers, DRI, International Association of Defense Counsel (invitation only), and other groups. He obtained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of AV, signifying excellence in his field and the highest of ethical standards. Past clients included individuals, corporations, airlines, fixed-base operators (FBO's), pilots, air crew members, construction companies, manufacturers, and sales and distribution companies.

Mr. Schofield is licensed to practice law in Florida and Alabama is also a Circuit Court Certified Mediator and an Alabama Roster Mediator. His mediation career began actively in 2003, and has now mediated over 400 cases. He has been involved in mediating under the Florida Hurricane mediation program in residential and commercial matters and through the Florida State Department of Financial Services.

Mr. Schofield is a member in good standing in all courts in the State of Florida and State of Alabama, all Florida Federal District Courts, the Alabama Southern District Court, the Eleventh Circuit and Fifth Circuit US Courts of Appeal.

Mr. Schofield attends arbitration training courses on a regular basis. He is a Rostered Arbitrator in Alabama, under the auspices of the Alabama Dispute Resolution Center. He regularly attends the Dispute Resolution Center's annual convention to continue his mediation and arbitration training and a current member of various professional mediation and alternative dispute organizations. Mr. Schofield currently mediates, serves as arbitrator, and serves as umpire in appraisal claims while maintaining an active legal practice.

Mr. Schofield mediates throughout the state, and is based out of both the Destin and Penascola locations of Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond & Stackhouse.

Pensacola Office & Contact Info:
125 W. Romana St. Suite 800
Pensacola, Fl. 32502
Tel: 850-434-9200 Fax 850-432-7340

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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 2 Jul 09	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Michael Schofield's scheduling staff (Tracy Torrez, ttorrez@cphlaw.com)