David J. Volk
Work in Volk Law Offices, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Commercial Law, Litigation, Business Law, Construction, Employment, Criminal Law, Debtor & Creditor
One Harbor Place, 1901 S. Harbor City Blvd., Suite 700, Melbourne, FL 32901
About David J. Volk
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
- Litigation
- Business Law
- Construction
- Employment
- Criminal Law
- Debtor & Creditor
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West VirginiaDoctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Moot Court Board, 1985-1987; Lugar Trial Association, 1986-1987; Legal
- Honors: Research and Writing Teaching Assistant, 1986-1987
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1983B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Accounting
- Major: Business Administration
Representative Cases
- Bilbrey v. Myers, 91 So. 3d 887 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012)
- Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett, 135 S. Ct. 1995 (In re Caulkett, 566 Fed. Appx. 879 (11th Cir. 2014) 2015)
- Matlack v. Day, 907 So. 2d 577 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)
- Lester v. Arb, 658 So. 2d 583 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1995)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjust Professor - Paralegal Program, Brevard Community College
- Regular Guest Legal, The Cerny Success Show on WMEL-AM
- Member - spoken publicly on various bankruptcy topics, Florida Bar Speakers Bureau
- Instructor - providing start-up business advice, Brevard Community College Small Business Venture Clinic
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1987
- West Virginia, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar Speakers Bureau (Member)
- The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee (Past Chairman and Current Member)
- Brevard County Bar (Past Chair, Local Rules of Civil Procedure Subcommittee, past member, Judicial Liaison Committee)
- Florida Bar, 1993 - 1996 (Civil Procedure Rules Committee)
- Federalist Society
- Melbourne Police Foundation-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
- Chamber Industrial Council
- National Lawyers Association
- Leadership Brevard Chamber of Commerce program, 1994 - 1995
- College Leadership Brevard Mentor Program
- Melbourne High School Academy Internship Host
- Central Florida Bankruptcy Association (Past Member)
- Credit Professionals of Brevard (President, Vice-President)
- International Credit Association
Past Positions
- Reinman, Harrell, Graham, Mitchell & Wattwood, P.A., Partner, 1987 - 1994
- West Virginia State Tax Department, Law Clerk, 1986
- Fusco & Newbrough, Law Clerk, 1985
Articles
Published Works
- Author, Winning Listening & Negotiating Skills, BusinessLIFE, May, 2005
- Author, Evaluating a Nonconforming Construction Matter, The Ex Parte, February, 2006
- Author, Are You Ready for the Storms? How to Mitigate Your Legal Risks, Space Coast Business, August, 2011
- Author, Is Now the Time to Get Rich in Real Estate? How to Mitigate Your Legal Risks, Space Coast Business, October, 2011
- Our Always Changing Legal Landscape, The Ex Parte, September, 2015
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