 | Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. | | | | | 9th Floor, SunTrust Tower, 220 West Garden Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502 View Map | |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Banking, Probate, Negligence, Insurance, Surety, Real Estate, Professional Malpractice, Bankruptcy and Administrative Law. | | | | Year Established: 1969 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Now in its fifth decade of service, Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. has established itself as one of the pre-eminent law firms in Northwest Florida. The firm currently consists of eleven attorneys, two of whom are board certified civil trial lawyers and one of whom is board certified in appellate practice. While the firm offers a full range of legal services to its clients, its emphasis has always been on civil litigation, and the firm is widely recognized for its experience with complex litigation. Firm attorneys have represented clients before courts and administrative bodies in more than 20 different states. The firm prides itself on providing unmatched service to its clients while at the same time doing so in a cost-effective and professional manner. To achieve this, the firm employs an experienced and highly-trained staff including certified paralegals. Moreover, the firm maintains a state-of-the-art computer system and a full range of legal research capabilities. The firm is committed to tailoring its legal services to the specific needs of its clients, which range from individuals to small businesses to many Fortune 500 companies. Despite its growth and expanding client base, firm attorneys remain committed to the highest degree of professionalism and community involvement. Our attorneys have held numerous leadership roles in bar, civic, charitable and church organizations. In fact three of the firm's attorneys are past presents of the local bar association. | | | | Firm Size: 11 | | | | Representative Clients: | | Abbott Laboratories; American Fidelity Life Insurance Company; APAC, Inc.; Area Housing Commission of Pensacola, Florida; Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.; CSX Transportation, Inc.; Fudpuckers Beach Bar & Grill; Global Military Marketing, Inc.; Gulf Atlantic Constructors; ICI Americas, Inc.; International Paper Company; Met Life; La Florida Coastal Properties, LLC; Lowe's; Magna International Inc.; Merck Co., Inc.; Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce; Otis Elevator; The Palms of Perdido, LLC; Pensacola Historical Society; Premcor, Inc.; Qantum Communications Corporation; Regions Bank; Retreat Homeowners Association; Roadway Express; Sherwin-Williams Company; Speegle Construction, Inc.; St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation of Pensacola, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Companies; The St. Paul Travelers, Inc.; TransWorld Assurance Co.; U-Haul; United Technologies, Corp.; L-3 Communications/Vertex; Weyerhaeuser. | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| | | | H. Edward Moore, Jr. (Shareholder) born Atmore, Alabama, October 17, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Florida; 1969, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Pensacola Junior College (A.A., 1960); University of Florida (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1964). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Florida Blue Key; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1964. President, Student Bar Association, University of Florida, 1964. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1986-1987, First District Court of Appeal, Judicial Nominating Commission. Member, Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, 1997-2006. Included in, Best Lawyers In America, 1989—. Member, Florida Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, 1996-2000. Master-Counselor, Pensacola American Inn of Court. Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Special Counsel, U.S. Senator Bob Graham, 1998. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Florida State Chairman, 2007—). Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa (President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1971-1975; Board of Governors, 1980-1982; Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1982-1983). [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1965-1968]. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Mediation. | | | | J. Lofton Westmoreland born Century, Florida, April 13, 1946; (1946-2004). | | | | Larry Hill (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, February 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Pensacola Junior College (A.S., summa cum laude, 1969); University of West Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); Florida State University (J.D., with high honors, 1973). Phi Theta Kappa. Articles Editor, 1972-1973 and Notes Editor, 1973, Florida State University Law Review. Master, Pensacola American Inn of Court. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocacy (Former President of the Northwest Florida Chapter). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Products Liability Law; Class Action Litigation; Mass Torts; Business Litigation. | | | | Yancey F. Langston (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1989, California; 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: North Georgia College and State University (B.S., cum laude, 1982); Mercer University School of Business and Economics (M.B.A., 1985); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of California; The Florida Bar. [Captain, U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1985-1990]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Litigation. | | | | Charles F. Beall, Jr. (Shareholder) born Dublin, Georgia, September 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1997, Alabama; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1987; J.D., 1991). Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review. Author, " Economic Damages in Personal Injury Cases," Florida Civil Practice, Damages, 6th ed., 2005. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, 1991-1996. Member, Escambia County Charter Commission, 2002-2004. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa (President, 2004-2005) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Practice Certification Committee, 2004—). (Board Certified Appellate Practice Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation. | | | | George R. Mead, II (Shareholder) born Pensacola, Florida, November 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, California (inactive) and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1996). Commercial Pilots License, 1989. Adjunct Professor, University of West Florida, 2000. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Member, Executive Council, 1999-2003). [Lt., Naval Aviator, USN, 1987-1996]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Government Contracts; Land Use; Construction Litigation. | | | | Margaret T. Stopp (Shareholder) born Binghamton, New York, June 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1983, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: The State University of New York at Binghamton; McNeese State University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Author, Evidence Law in The Trial Process, West Legal Studies (1999). Associate Professor, University of West Florida, 1989-2000. Member, Community Associations Institute and Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Member: Escambia/Santa Rosa (President, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, First Judicial Circuit "A" Grievance Committee, 2003-2006); Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers (Vice President, 2001-2004). Reported Cases: Counsel of Record for Escambia County Florida in State v. Whitmire, 791 So.2d 1192 (Fla. 1st D.C.A. 2001) (related to remission of bail bond). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Contracts; Small Business Law; Commercial Contracts; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Condominium Law; Condominium Association Law; Community Association Law; Conservation Easements; Conveyancing; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements. | | | | Douglas S. Woodward (Shareholder) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2002, Alabama. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar (Board Member, Young Lawyers Division, 2002—). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability Law; Insurance Litigation. | | | | Sarah Dyrda Crane (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, March 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1997); Florida State University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, with highest honors, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Florida State University Law Review. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Planning; Commercial Transactions; Real Property. | | | | Tiffany A. Durst (Shareholder) born Pensacola, Florida, March 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2004, Alabama. Education: Florida State University (A.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of North Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | | | Daniel M. Ewert (Associate) born McComb, Mississippi, December 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, Florida. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Sr. Editor, Baylor Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Sherry Radack, Texas 1st DCA, Houston, Texas, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | | | Amy M. Klotz (Associate) born Kosciusko, Mississippi, June 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi; 2000, Alabama; 2007, Florida. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi College School of Law, Law Review, 1998-1999. Recipient: Deposit Guaranty National Bank Award; American Jurisprudence Awards in Labor Law, Criminal Procedure. Law Clerk to the Hon. Tom S. Lee. Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law. |
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