Overview
Skooter has represented insurance companies and their insureds since 1983 after completing a two-year federal judicial clerkship for Chief Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges of the Middle District of Florida. He’s been defending physicians, nurses, and hospitals since 2000.
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. Mercer Law School, 1981
- Law Review
- Moot Court Board
- ABA/LSD Moot Court Team
- Dean’s List
- Legal Research/Writing Instructor
- Appellate Practice Advisor
- Oxford University, Oxford, England 1979
- B.S. University of Georgia 1978
- Dean’s List
- Honor’s Program
- Phi Alpha Sigma Award
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Award
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Admissions
- Georgia
- District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- Florida
- District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating 1990 to present
- Florida Bar Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 1989 to present
- Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney by National Board of Advocacy 2004 to present
- Board Certified Pretrial Practice Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy 2014 to present
- American Board of Trial Advocates 2001 to present
Professional Memberships
- Georgia State Bar Association
- Florida Bar Association
- Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 2018-2019
- Chair, Grievance Committees, 1994, 199-2001, 2005-2007, 2012, 2013, 2017-2018
- Chair, Judicial Nominating Commission, 1999-2000
- Chair, Florida Bar Journal Editorial Board, 2017-2018
- American Board of Trial Advocates, President Tampa Bay Chapter, 2013
- Florida Board of Governors, YLD, 1989-1997
- Federal Bar Association, U.S. Magistrate Selection Committee, M.D.Fla., 2013
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Presentations
- Advanced Trial Advocacy Instructor, University of Florida Law School, 2010-2019
- Florida Civil Trial Practice, Bridge-the-Gap Seminars, 1989-1995
- Safeco and Secondary Product Picketing, 32 Mercer Law Review 885, Spring 1981
- Florida’s Claims Administration Statute, 8 Trial Advocate Quarterly 96, July 1989
- Florida’s Claims Administration Statute, 16 THE ADVOCATE I, March 1990