MEMBER PROFILE: William Garth Christopher
 

William Garth Christopher
Maglio Christopher Toale & Pitts
1751 Mound Street, Second Floor
Bayou Professional Center
Sarasota
FL 34236

Tel: (941) 952-5242
Fax: (941) 952-5042
Email: wchristopher@mctplaw.com

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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS
 
ADR Services:
Mediation (Circuit-Civil)
Arbitration (Civil/Commercial)
Arbitration (Construction)
Med-Arb
Insurance Umpire

 

Formal Certifications:
Circuit-Civil Mediator
Fl. Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator

Serving the following Judicial Circuits:
12

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CASE EXPERIENCE
 
William Garth Christopher has experience in the following areas of Civil Law:
Banking & Finance
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums
Construction
Contract Disputes
Debt / Foreclosure
Engineering
Health Care
Insurance
Landlord / Tenant
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Religious Institutions
Small Claims
 
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Biographical Notes:

I have been admitted to practice law in Virginia(1970), the District of Columbia (1970), Michigan (1977), Florida (1988) and Texas (1989). Additionally, I have been allowed to conduct trials in New York, Minnesota, California and Colorado.

I am a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court and various Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and District Courts. I am certified in Business Litigation Law and Construction Law by the Florida Bar's Board of Legal Specialization. I am certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

I am also a member of the Commercial Panel, Construction Panel, Large & Complex Case Panel, and a mediator for the American Arbitration Association. I am a certified Umpire with the Windstorm Insurance Network. I am certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit/Civil Mediator.

ADR Experience:
Over 40 years in the practice of law in large to medium size firms in Washington, D.C., Detroit, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Sarasota. My entire practice has involved trials, arbitrations and mediations of complex business cases, with about 70% of my cases related to construction problems of all types. I have arbitrated over 150 cases as a neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and I have mediated over 60 cases as a mediator for the AAA and also as a Florida State Circuit/Civil mediator. I am a certified Umpire with the Windstorm Insurance Network. I am certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit/Civil Mediator. I completed Florida’s “Approved Arbitration Training” on August 28, 2008, to be a court-appointed arbitrator under Chapter 44, Fla. Stat. and Fla. R. Ct. App. Arb. 11. On March 5, 2010, I completed the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Training pursuant to Administrative Order No. AOSC09-54.

Education:

  • United States Military Academy, West Point, West Point, N.Y. (B.S.Engineering, 1962
  • University of Virginia School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1970)
  • Languages

    English

    Memberships & Affiliations :

  • Order of the Coif (Virginia Law School)
  • The Raven Society (University of Virginia)
  • The Barristers (Washington D.C.)
  • American Arbitration Association
  • The Association for Conflict Resolution
  • The Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
  • The Florida Bar
  • The District of Columbia Bar
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Manatee County Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi (Magister, Minor Inn 1969-1970)
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America (07-05)

    RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION

    Rates: Please call Kelly Parsons for details at 888-952-5242 or kelly@mctplaw.com.

    Payment: Please call Kelly Parsons for details at 800-952-5242 or kelly@mctplaw.com.

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    Calendar Last Updated: 9 Mar 10

     





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