<p>Litigation practice focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on class and collective actions and product liability.
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Relevant Experience <p> 
Class and collective action experience includes defense of consumer protection and product liability actions in state and federal courts.
<p>Product liability experience includes electronics, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, power tools, golf carts and kitchen products.
<p>Cases representative of commercial litigation experience include:
<p>Represents a national restaurant company in commercial, real estate and other litigation, including successful defense of franchisor's independent contractor status.
<p>Represented a multi-state convenience store owner whose franchise was terminated by a major oil company.
<p>Represented a national telecommunications company in arbitration over the termination of fiber-optic cable lease agreements.
<p>Represented a commodities trading company in defense of breach of fiduciary duty claim relating to joint venture.
<p>Pro bono practice includes representation of indigent criminal and civil defendants in appeals to the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.