Thomas Richard Julin

Thomas Richard Julin

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 44 years

Constitutional Lawyer at Miami, FL
Practice Areas: Constitutional, Communications & Media, Libel & Slander ... +2 more

600 Brickell Ave, Suite 3500, Miami, FL

About Thomas

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Constitutional 20%

Much of the work that I do involves First Amendment issues

45 years

20%
Internet 20%

45 years

20%
Privacy 20%

45 years

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 20 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 14 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2011

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 44 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1981

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

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600 Brickell Ave, Suite 3500, Miami, FL, 33131

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Thomas Richard Julin's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | November 26, 2016 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Defamation case.

Very professional. After our conversation about my potential defamation case he sent me a letter detailing everything to be considered in that case.

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Thomas Richard Julin's Lawyer Endorsements

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Robert Rivas

Communications and media lawyer | Jul 31

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Tom is a great lawyer. Period."

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Henry Kaufman

Libel and slander lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2015

Top 100 Lawyers in Florida, Super Lawyers

2015

Top 100 Lawyers in Miami, Super Lawyers

2015

First Amendment Litigation Notable Practitioners, Chambers USA

2015

Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation

2015

Most Effective Public Interest Lawyer, Daily Business Review

2014

Florida First Amendment Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America

2014

Florida Media Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America

2014

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

Most Effective Public Interest Lawyer, Daily Business Review

2007

Award of Honor, PEN USA

2005

Most Effective First Amendment Lawyer, Daily Business Review

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Shareholder, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart

2000 - Present

Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP

1986 - 2000

Partner, Steel Hector & Davis

1981 - 1985

Associate, Steel Hector & Davis

Associations

2014 - Present

Union Internationale des Avocats Media Law Commission

Member

1981 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2013 - 2015

University of Florida Law Center Association

Board of Trustees

2009 - 2010

Florida Bar, Media and Communications Law Committee

Chair

2001 - 2015

Florida Bar

Moderator

1990 - 2015

Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Broward Bulldog, Inc. v. US Department of Justice, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D361a, (S.D. Fla. 2014)

Pending - Interlocutory order requires FBI to submit 80,000 pages of material for in camera review

Rosa Nales v. Carnival Corp., 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D259a, 2013 BL 398929 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

Summary judgment for defendant,

Brugmann v. State, 117 So. 3d 39 (Fla. 3d DCA June 12, 2013) (en banc)

Order affirming sealing of tape recordings of client’s attorney made without attorney’s consent over opposition of publisher of the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

IMS Health, Inc. v. Sorrell, 2012 WL 2915845

Award to client of $2.244 million in attorneys' fees and expenses as prevailing party

Solymar Investments, Ltd. v. Banco Santander, S.A., 672 F.3d 981 (11th Cir. 2012)

Affirmance of dismissal of claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duties against Banco Santander arising from Bernie Madoff investments and to invalidate settlement agreement in light of arbitration and forum selection clause in settlement agreement

Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011)

Declaration in favor of IMS Health, Verispan, and Wolters Kluwer Health that state law prohibiting use of prescriber identifiable information in prescription records violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments

Witt v. La Gorce Country Club, Inc., 35 So. 3d 1033 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009)

Affirmance of final judgment in favor of ITT Industries

American Dental Assn. v. Cigna Corp., 605 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2010)

Affirms dismissal of all claims.

Rico v. Miami-Dade School Board & Marta Perez, 2009 WL 3273247, 22 Fla. L.W. Fed. D54a (S.D. Fla. 2009)

Order dismising claim with prejudice on basis of school board member's immunity to suit.

Wright v. Frankel, 965 So. 2d 365 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007) (en banc)

City violated charter by refusing to place referendum on ballot.

Hogben v. Google, Inc., 14 Fla. L.W. Supp. 450a (Fla. 11th Cir. 2007)

Claim dismissed with prejudice.

Borcea v. Carnival Corp., 19 Fla. L.W. Fed. D549a (S.D. Fla. 2006)

Order declared Seaman's Wage Act violates Due Process by coercing payment of claims before defenses can be presented.

Hartman & Tyner, Inc. v. Satz, 12 Fla. L.W. Supp. 1152b (Fla. 17th Cir. 2005)

State laws declared unconstitution and prosecutor enjoined from enforcing the laws.

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Lauer, 18 Fla. L.W. D80a (S.D. Fla. 2004)

Order denied due to First Amendment protection of speech.

Alternate Energy Corp. v. Red Stone, 17 Fla. L.W. D836, 328 F. Supp. 2d 1379 (S.D. Fla. 2004)

Case dismissed because defendant had a small number of paid subscribers in Florida and no other contact with Florida.

Rosenauer v. School Board of Manatee County, 17 Fla. L.W. Fed. D669a (M.D. Fla. 2004)

Consent decree prohibiting sectarian prayers at school board meeting.

Animal Rights Foundation of Florida v. Siegel, 867 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)

Preliminary injunction against protests reversed as violating First Amendment rights of the protesters.

Lane v. MRA Holding, LLC, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1204 (M.D.Fla. 2002)

Summary judgment for the defendant.

Campus Communications, Inc. v. Earnhardt, 821 So. 2d 388 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)

Affirmance of order allowing photographs to be permanently sealed in accordance with statute passed after commencement of action

Access Now, Inc. v. Cunard Line Limited & Carnival Corp., 2001 WL 1622015 (S.D. Fla. 2001)

Approval of settlement of nationwide class action settlement that requires modification of fleet of 15 passenger cruise ships

Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Langhorne, 243 B.R. 142 (S.D. Fla. 1999)

Aware reversed.

Tampa Electric Co. v. Garcia, 767 So. 2d 428 (Fla. 2000)

Reversal of PSC order approving construction of plants that would compete with power plants owned by Florida Power & Light Co.

Celmins v. America Online, Inc., 748 So. 2d 1041 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999)

Affirmance of order dismissing complaint.

King v. State, 6 Fla.L. Weekly Supp. 490 (Fla. 8th Cir. 1999)

Motion fo injunction denied. Video recordings released to the public and press and later used in the making of the motion picture Raw Deal: A Question of Consent

Bermuda Triangle Coffeehouse, Inc. v. Florida Media Affiliates, 27 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1205 (Fla. 17th Cir. 1998)

All claims dismissed with prejudice.

Tobkin v. Jarboe, 710 so. 2d 975 (Fla. 1998)

Absolute privilege to complain to the Florida Bar recognized.

Gibson v. Lee County School Board, 1 F. Supp. 2d 1426 (M.D. Fla. 1998)

Preliminary injunction granted and case then settled.

Metropolitan Dade County v. Florida Power & Light Co., 5 Fla. L.W. Supp. 234 (Fla. 11th Cir. 1998)

Summary Judgment granted for county on grounds that Public Records Law is preempted by federal Copyright Act.

Jaisinghani v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., 973 F. Supp. 1450, aff'd, 149 F.3d 1195 (11th Cir. 1998)

Summary judgment for defendants affirmed on statute of limitations grounds.

Florida Power & Light Co. v. Glazer, 689 So. 2d 308 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997)

Summary judgment for utility company affirmed.

Worldwide Primates, Inc. v. McGreal, 87 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 1996)

$25,000 sanction affirmed

Mobile Press-Register, Inc. v. Witt, 4 Fla.L. Weekly Supp. 159 (Fla. 17th Cir. 1996)

All records ordered released.

International Research Seminars, Inc. v. Palomares, 3 Fla. L. W. 225 (Fla. 11th Cir.), aff'd, 661 So. 2d 1237 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)

Case dismissed with prejudice.

State v, Rolling, 1994 WL 722891 (Fla. 8th Cir. 1994)

Order permits inspection of photographs by the public and the press, but not copying.

Friedgood v. Peters Publishing Co., 521 So. 2d 236 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988)

Summary judgment for the defendants on ground that plaintiff was a public figure and failed to show actual malice

Worldwide Primates, Inc. v. McGreal, 26 F.3d 1089 (11th Cir. 1994)

Reversal of order denying Rule 11 sanctions and requiring imposition of sanction against the importer and its counsel

Ross v. Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.

Jury verdict for defendants.

Telesat Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Riviera Beach, 773 F. Supp. 383 (S.D, Fla. 1991)

Ordinance upheld as constitutional.

Baumann v. Savers Federal Savings & Loan Association, 934 F.2d 1506 (11th Cir. 1991)

Judgment for plaintiff reversed in light of D'oench Duhme doctrine preventing liabilities from being created in the absence of a writing

Wells v. Marton, 704 F. Supp. 1092 (S.D. Fla. 1991)

Summary judgment for the defendants.

Dore v. SLiger, 17 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2239 (Fla. 2d Cir. 1990)

Stipulation to entry of permanent injunction against secret ballots.

Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. v. Turner Network Television, Inc., 741 F. Supp. 1546 (S.D. Fla. 1990)

Preliminary injunction denied.

Southern Air Transport, Inc. v. Post-Newsweek Stations, 568 So. 2d 927 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)

Jury verdict for defendants after remand concluded that actual malice evidence presented triable issues of fact

The Franklin Life Insurance Co. v. Davy, 753 So. 2d 581 (Fla. 1999)

Affirmance of jury verdict for The Franklin Life Insurance Co. against multi-million dollar libel and tortious interference claims.

Silvester v. American Broadcasting Cos., 839 F.2d 1491 (11th Cir. 1988)

Summary judgment for the defendants on ground that plaintiff was public figure who failed to prove actual malice.

Nelson v. Newsweek, Inc., 667 F. Supp. 1468 (S.D> Fla. 1987)

Summary judgment for Newsweek due to reliance on wire service report.

Campus Communications, Inc. v. Criser, 13 Mediia L. Rep. (BNA) 1398 (Fla. 8th Cir. 1986)

University's defense that federal and state privacy laws require names to be withheld rejected.

Wood v. Marston, 442 So. 2d 443 (Fla. 1983)

Injunction against closure of meetings affirmed.

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Education

1981

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

law

1978

University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Legal Learning Series

Secret Recordings: How and When They Can be Done

2015

Annual Meeting of the Florida Bar - Boca Raton, Florida

First Amendment Decisions of the US Supreme Court

2015

59th Annual Congress Union Internationale des Avocats - Valencia, Spain

Peut-On Rire du Tout?

2015

59th Annual Congress Union Internationale des Avocats

Peut-On Rire du Tout (Can We Laugh at Everything)

2014

Reporters' Workshop at the Florida Supreme Court

Libel: The Scourge of News Reporters

2014

58th Annual Congress Union Internationale des Avocats - Florence, Italy

Protection of Journalists and Their Sources

2014

58th Annual Congress Union Internationale des Avocats

Protection of Journalists and Their Sources

2013

Reporters' Workshop at the Florida Supreme Court

Libel in Elections

2013

Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers

Advertising in the Digital Age

2013

31st Annual Journalists & Editors Workshop on Latin America and the Caribbean

The Impact of the Declaration of Chapultepec: A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

2012

Media Law Resource Center

The Next Big Thing: First Amendment Protection of Data Mining

2011

Practising Law Institute

Commercial Speech

Publications

2015

37 Hastings Communications & Entertainment Law Journal 79 You Can Use Hidden Recorders in Florida

2014

Pharmaceutical Executive Fortuity & The First Amendment

2012

InsideCounsel Is the FTC Our Ministry of Truth?

2012

Is the FTC Our Ministry of Truth? InsideCounsel

2012

BNA Privacy & Security Law Report Sorrell v. IMS Health May Doom Federal Do Not Track Acts

1987

4 Entertainment & Sports Law Journal 191 Law of Defamation by Rodney A. Smolla (A Book Review

1983

Detroit College of Law Review The Inevitability of Electronic Media Access to Federal Courts

Languages

English

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