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Stephen J Darmody

Litigation Attorney at Jacksonville, FL

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5
Practice areas
  1. Environmental and natural resources
    30%

  2. Litigation
    30%
    Principally cases involving environmental law, maritime environmental law, related commercial transactions, land use, toxic torts and related personal injuries.

  3. Admiralty and maritime
    10%

  4. Criminal defense
    10%
    Principally defending people and entities charged with environmental crimes.

  5. Land use and zoning
    10%

  6. Mediation
    10%
    South Carolina Supreme Court certified mediator

Licensed for 34 years
State SC
Status Good Standing
Acquired 2017
Updated 02/22/2023
State FL
Status Member in Good Standing
Acquired 2001
Updated 02/23/2023
State NC
Status Active
Acquired 1996
Updated 12/27/2022
State DC
Status Good Standing
Acquired 1989
Updated 06/08/2022
State VA
Status Active
Acquired 1988
Updated 12/27/2022

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AVVO RATING 9.2 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Shareholder
  • Darmody PA
  • 2017 - Present
  • Partner
  • Hollingsworth LLP
  • 2015 - 2017
  • Partner
  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • 2011 - 2013
  • Partner
  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • 2001 - 2011
  • Regional Counsel - Great Lakes
  • U S Coast Guard
  • 1997 - 2001
  • Military Judge
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • 1996 - 2001
  • Executive Secretary, Marine Safety Council
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • 1995 - 1997
  • Office of Environmental Law
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • 1993 - 1995
  • Assistant Regional Counsel -- Gulf of Mexico
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • 1988 - 1992
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Education

  • George Washington University Law School
  • LL.M. - Master of Laws (with highest honors)
  • 1993
  • George Washington UniversityLaw School
  • JD - Juris Doctor (with honors)
  • 1988
  • George Washington University
  • M.B.A
  • 1984
  • United States Coast Guard Academy
  • BS - Bachelor of Science
  • 1979
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Legal Cases

  • United States v. Han
  • Indictment dismissed.
  • Upmal v. Paradise Divers, Inc.
  • Paradise Divers Inc. v. Upmal
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Associations

  • Defense Research Institute
  • Member
  • 2013 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1988 - Present
  • Judge Advocates Association
  • Director
  • 1993 - 1996

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Career Coast Guard Lawyer of the Year
  • Judge Advocates Association
  • 1996
  • Outstanding Young Coast Guard Lawyer of the Year
  • American Bar Association
  • 1991

Publications

  • Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure
  • Environmental Concerns
  • 2007
  • Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure
  • Environmental Concerns
  • 2003
  • Fla. B.J
  • Environmental Regulation in Florida's Coastal Zone,
  • 2002
  • 10 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 173
  • Using Financial Markets to Protect the Environment,
  • 1998
  • Nat. Resoures & Env't. (ABA)
  • The Law of the Sea: A Delicate Balance for Environmental Lawyers,
  • 1995
  • 26 Chemical Waste Litig. Rep. 426
  • The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come and Gone
  • 1993
  • 21 B.C. Evntl. Aff. L. Rev. 89
  • The Oil Pollution Act's Criminal Penalties: On a Collision Course with the Law of the Sea,
  • 1993
  • 40 Fed. B. News & J. 650
  • Hazardous Waste Law for the Federal Employee
  • 1993
  • 22 Geo. Wash. J. Int'l. L. & Econ. 215
  • An Economic Approach to Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals Requested by U.S. Multinational Corporations,
  • 1988
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Speaking Engagements

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Criminal Law Considerations, The Costa Concordia: What If This Happened in U.S. Waters?
  • 2014
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counse
  • "Lone Pine Orders in Toxic Tort Cases,"
  • 2007
  • University of Florida Public Interest Environmental Conference
  • "Defending Toxic Tort Cases,"
  • 2006
  • The Federalist Society
  • "Regulatory Takings in Environmental Law,"
  • 2005
  • Florida Bar
  • "Using Daubert Challenges to Win Environmental Litigation,
  • 2004
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Jacksonville Litigation Lawyer Stephen J Darmody
Stephen J Darmody
Litigation Attorney
Jacksonville, FL
Licensed for 34 years