Stuart C. Markman
100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1300
Tampa, Florida 33602
Phone: (813) 229-1118
Fax: (813) 221-6750
smarkman@kmf-law.com
Stuart C. Markman's Biography
LEGAL EDUCATION:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum laude, Honor Graduate, May, 1979
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phi Beta Kappa; Claude H. Richards Award in Political Science;
Guy T. Carswell Scholar; Omicron Delta Kappa
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, magna cum laude, May, 1976
AWARDS AND HONORS:
AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 1988
Listed in THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, Appellate Law, Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and White-Collar Criminal Defense
Listed in FLORIDA TREND'S FLORIDA LEGAL ELITE, Appellate Practice
Listed in FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS, Appellate Practice, "The Top 100" Lawyers in Florida
Listed in FLORIDA MONTHLY'S FLORIDA'S TOP LAWYERS, Appellate Practice
Listed in CORPORATE COUNSEL, Bet-The-Company Litigation
Listed in BAR REGISTER OF PREEMINENT LAWYERS
Recipient of 2002 George C. Carr Memorial Award for excellence in federal practice and distinguished service to the Federal Bar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A. (formerly Kynes & Markman, P.A.), Tampa, Florida, Summer 1991 - present
Adjunct Professor of Appellate Law, Stetson University College of Law, 2001 -
Stuart C. Markman, P.A., Tampa, Florida, Fall 1990 - Summer 1991
Winkles, Trombley, Kynes & Markman, P.A., Tampa, Florida, Fall 1982 - Fall 1990
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Paul H. Roney, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida, Fall 1981 - Fall 1982
Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable George C. Carr, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, Tampa, Florida, Summer 1979 - Summer 1981
STATE/COURT ADMISSIONS:
North Carolina, 1979
Florida, 1981
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1982
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
United States Supreme Court, 1985
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, ASSOCIATION,
AND ORGANIZATIONS:
The Florida Bar
Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section (Member, Executive Council, 1995-2000)
Appellate Court Rules Committee (Member, 1987-2000)
Federal Practice Committee (Chair, 1996-1998)
Criminal Rules Subcommittee of the Appellate Court Rules Committee (Member, 1994-1995)
The Hillsborough County Bar Association
Appellate Practice Section (Chair, 1992-1994, Member, 1992- )
Trial Lawyers Section (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1994; Member, 1995); Second District Court of Appeal Liaison (1991-1993); Young Lawyers Section (Treasurer, Board Member, 1986-1988)
Hillsborough County Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2004- )
The Federal Bar Association
Tampa Bay Chapter (President, 1997-1998; Vice President and Secretary, 1993-1995; Executive Committee Member, 1995-1998)
Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court,
Middle District of Florida (Chair, 1999-2004; Member, 1998-2004)
J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn of Court Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Master, Appellate Practice) (Treasurer, 2009-present)
The Eleventh Circuit Historical Society
The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society
SELECTED LECTURES:
Appellate Pointers for Trial Lawyers, Trial Lawyer Seminar, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, April, 2004
Florida Appellate Practice Board Certification Review Course, 2000, 2001
Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers, Top Ten Ways to Become a More Effective Trial Lawyer Seminar, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, October, 1998
Federal Judicial Internship Program, Stetson University College of Law, 1997
Federal Criminal Appeals: "After You've Lost," Federal Criminal Practice Seminar, 1994
Federal Criminal Appeals, Stetson University College of Law, 1992
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES:
Habeas Corpus, Chapter 10-F, Florida Appellate Practice (7th ed. 2010) [co-authored with Katherine Earle Yanes and original co-author James H. Kynes and it is dedicated to his memory]
Responding to Appellate Lawyers Who Cross the Line, 32 STETSON L. REV. 425 (Winter 2003)
No Rest For The Weary: The Trial Lawyer And The Recovery Of Appellate Costs, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Feb. 1997) [co-authored with Christopher S. Knopik and Adam M. Wolfe]
, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Feb. 1997) [co-authored with Christopher S. Knopik and Adam M. Wolfe] Take Your Best Shot - (or Two or Three But Not Fifteen), Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (June 1993)
The Florida State Court System - Part 2, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (May 1993)
The Florida State Court System, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (April 1993)
Getting Oral Argument in Florida's Five District Courts of Appeal, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Dec. 1992)
Tell It Straight, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Sept. 1992)
From Criminal Trial Lawyer to Appellate Advocate: Recent Changes in Eleventh Circuit Procedures for Appointment of Counsel, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Mar. 1992)
After the Appeal is Lost: Post Conviction Relief in Florida, Hillsborough County Bar Ass'n, THE LAWYER (Nov. 1991)
Corporate Internal Investigations for Criminal Wrongdoing, 63 Fla. Bar J. 57 (Dec. 1989)
PERSONAL DATA:
Date and Place of Birth: May 16, 1954, Lubbock, Texas