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Thomas Howell Bateman III
also known as Tom
About Thomas
Biography
Served as Florida Trial Judge from Feb. 1990 until Jan. 2009.
Served as General Counsel to Florida Dept. of Transportation from 1987 to 1990.
Served as Asst. Attorney General from 1984 to 1987.
Served as Asst. Public Defender from 1982 to 1984.
Attended George Mason University School of Law from 1978 to 1981.
Served as Deputy Sheriff (highest rank: Lieutenant) from 1970 to 1978.
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Licensed in Florida for 43 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1982
No misconduct found
Location
Messer Caparello, P.A.
2618 Centennial Pl, Tallahassee, FL, 323080572
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"I whole heartedly endorse this excellent trial lawyer, who IMO should have stayed on the civil circuit bench in Leon County a lot longer than he did."
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Experience
Honors
2013
Chair, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, The Florida Bar
2013
Member, ADR Rules and Policy Committee, Florida Supreme Court
2008
Chair, Task Force on the Mgmt of Litigation in Complex Cases, Florida Supreme Court
2008
Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, The Florida Bar
2006
Trial Judge of the Year (Second Judicial Circuit), American Board of Trial Advocates (Florida chapter)
2005
Judge Thomas Finch Law Day Speech Award, American Bar Association
2005
Associate Dean, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Florida Supreme Court
1992
Davis Productivity Award, County Court Annexed Mediation Program, State of Florida - Publix Supermarkets
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Senior Associate Counsel, Messer Caparello P.A.
1990 - 2009
Circuit Judge, State of Florida
1987 - 1990
General Counsel, Florida Dept Of Transportation
1987 - 1990
Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General, Florida
1984 - 1987
Assistant Public Defender, Office of Public Defender, 9th Judicial Circuit
1981 - 1982
General Counsel, Bateman Contracting Corporation
1970 - 1978
Lieutenant, Broward County Sheriff's Office
Associations
2010 - Present
The Florida Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution SectionMember
2009 - Present
National Academy of Distinguished NeutralsMember
2009 - Present
Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator SocietyMember
2009 - Present
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers SectionMember
1995 - Present
Tallahassee Women LawyersMember
1995 - Present
Florida Women Lawyers Association (FAWL)Member
1995 - Present
The Florida Bar Administrative Law SectionMember
1995 - Present
The Florida Bar Criminal Law SectionMember
1992 - Present
The Florida Bar Government Lawyers SectionMember
1990 - Present
Tallahassee Bar AssociationMember
2013 - 2014
Florida Bar, Civil Procedure Rules CommitteeChair
2009 - 2017
American Bar AssociationMember
Education
1981
George Mason University School of Law
Law
Publications
1999
Florida Conference of County Court Judges
Criminal Law Bench Book
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers