Barbara B. Smithers
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Commercial Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust, Business Law, Federal, Employment, Litigation, Divorce, Corporate Law, Construction, Product Liability, Insurance, State, Local & Municipal, Debtor & Creditor, Consumer Law
1031 West Morse Boulevard, Suite 120, Winter Park, FL 32789
About Barbara B. Smithers
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Antitrust
- Business Law
- Federal
- Employment
- Litigation
- Divorce
- Corporate Law
- Construction
- Product Liability
- Insurance
- State, Local & Municipal
- Debtor & Creditor
- Consumer Law
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1992J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Teaching Assistant, Appellate Advocacy (1991-1992)
- Honors: Chairperson, Open Writing Committee (1992)
- Honors: Honors, Appellate Advocacy (Fall 1990)
Show More - State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, New York, 1987B.S.
- Major: Business Management
- Honors: cum laude
- Minor: Marketing
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- Olson Electric Co, Inc, Appellant v. The Winter Park Redevelopment Agency,et al, Appellees, 987 So.2d 118,33 Fla. L. Weekly D1806 (District Court of Appeal of Florida 2008)
- In Mora v. Abraham Chevrolet-Tampa, Inc, 913 So.2d 32,33-34 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)
- De Novo. Accord Avid Eng'g Inc. v. Orlando Mkt,Ltd, 809 So'2d l, 3 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
- ln Roth v. Cohen, 941 So.2d 496, 499 (Fla' 3d DCA 2006)
- See Seifert v U.S. Home Corp.,, 750 So.2d 633,636 (Fla 1999)
- ln Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Saldukas, 896 So.2d 707 (Fla 2005)
- The Court Quoted National Foundation for Cancer Research v. A.G. Edwards & Sons, 821 F.2d 772, 774 (D.C.Cir. 1987)
- Olson Elec. Co., Inc. v. Winter Park Redevelopment, 987 So.2d 178,33 Fla. L. Weekly DI806 (Fla.App.5 Dist 2008)
- District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District Maris Distributing Company, a Florida Corporation Petitioner v. Anheuser- Busch, Inc Charles Cindric, Individually, and Thomas Caddick, Individually, Respondents. , 710 So.2d 1022,23 Fla. L. Weekly D1279 (1998)
- See Martin-Johnson, Inc. v. Savage, 509 So.2d 1097,1099 (Fla 1987)
- Charlotte County v. General Development Utilities, Inc, 653 So.2d 1081, 1084 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)
- See Hardee Mfg. Co. v. Josey, 535 So.2d 655, 656 ((Fla. 3d DCA) 1988)
- See Vander Car v. Pitts, 166 So.2d 837, 839 (Fla. 2d DCA 1964)
- Plantation Village Ltd v. Aycock, 617 So.2d 729, 732 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993)
- Dykes v. Trustbank Savings, F.S.B., 567 So.2d 958 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990)
- O'Keeffe v. O'Keeffe, 522 So.2d 460, 461 (Fla' 3d DCA 1988)
- Amente v. New-man, 653 So. 2d 1030, 1032 (Fla 1995)
- Van Nostrand v. Olívieri, 427 So.2d 374, 377 (Fla.2d DCA 1983)
- Deltona Corporation v. Bailey, 336 So.2d I163, 1169 (Fla 1976)
- Smith v. Southern Baptist Hospital, 564 So'2d 1115, 1118 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
- Orlando Sports Stadium, Inc. v. Sentinel Star Co., 316 So. 2d 607, 610-611 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975)
- Scott v. Nelson, 697 So.2d 1300 (Fla.1st DCA 1997)
- Maris Distributing Company v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc, No. 5:97CVl5-0C-10C. (2000)
- Scott v. Nelson, 710 So.2d 1022,23 Fla. L. Weekly D1279
- Maris Distributing Company v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc, 710 So. 2d 1022, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D1279 (Fla. App. 1 Dist 1998)
- Maris Distributing Company v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc, et al., F.Supp. 2d, 2000 WL 33403622 (M.D.Fla.), 2001-1Trade Cases P 73, 290 (United States District Court, M.D. Florida 2000)
- Clark v. Coats and Clark, Inc, 929 F.2d 604, 608 (11th Cir 1991)
- Celotex Corp v. Catrett, 477 U.S 317, 106 S. Ct. 2548 (1986)
- Levine v. Central Florida Medical Affiliates, Inc, 72 F. 3d 1538, 1551 (l lth Cir 1996)
- Monsanto Company v.Spray-Rite Service Corporation, 465 U.S. 752, 104 SCt. 1464 (1984)
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc v. International Parts. Corp, 392 U.S. 134, 88 S.Ct 1981 (1968)
- Tidmore Oil Company, Inc. v. BP Oi Company/Gulf Products Division, 932 F. 2d 1384 (11th Cir. 1991)
- United States v. E.L DuPont De Nemours & Co, U.S. 377, 400, 76 S. Ct. 904, 1010 (1956)
- American Key Corp v. Cole National Corporation, 762 F.2d 1569, 1580 (11th Cir. 1985)
- Queen City Pizza, Inc v. Domino's Pizza, Inc, 124 F.3d 430 (3d Cir 1997)
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp., 467 U.S. 752, 104 S. Ct. 2731 (1984)
- Levine v. Central Florida Medical Affiliates, Inc. supra, 72 F.3d at 7555
- United States v. Grinnell Corp, 384 U.S 563, 570-71, 86 S. Cr. 1698, 1704 (1966)
- Norton Tire Co. v. Tire Kingdom Co, 858 F.2d 1533, 1535 (11th Cir. 1988)
- Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc, 509 U.S 579, 113 S. Ct. 2786 (1993)
- Kumho Tire Co v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137, 119 S.Ct 1197 (1999)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2000
Other Affiliations
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- Voile A. TVilliams American Inns of Court of Seminole County (Member)
- Seminole County Bar Association (Member)
- The Florida Bar, Construction Law Committee
- The Florida Bar (Member)
- Board Certified in Construction Law
- Seminole County Inns of Court (Member)
Past Positions
- Office of the Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Orlando, Florida, Assistant Attorney General, 2001 - 2004
- Dempsey & Sasso, Orlando, Florida, Senior Associate, 1992 - 1996
- Pohl & Short, Orlando, Florida, Associate, 1996
- Marriott's Orlando World Center, Orlando, Florida, Credit Manager, 1988 - 1989
Office Info
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