Background
Blackwell, Bruce B. was born on July 23, 1946 in Gainesville, Florida, United States.
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Bruce B. Blackwell
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Florida State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1974).
Career
Worked at King & Blackwell, P.A. (Orlando, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation. Appellate Practice. Eminent Domain Trial Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Florida.
1977, Georgia; 1979, United States. Supreme Court; 1980, New New York
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Book Awards. Adjunct Professor of Law, Corporations, Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978.
President, Central Florida Corporate Counsel Association, 1980-1981.
Chair, Grievance Committee Panel "Doctorate", Ninth Circuit, 1985-1986. Member, Board of Trustees, 1984-1987 and Recipient, Award of Merit, 1993, and Judge J.C. "Jake" Stone Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, 1996, Orange County Legal Aid Society. National President, Florida State University Alumni Association, 1985-1986.
President, Orlando Touchdown Club, Incorporated., 1996-1997.
Member: Orange County (President 1987-1988. Member: Executive Council, 1983-1986.
Judicial Relations Committee 1992-1994. Chair, Gender Bias Committee, 1991-1993) and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1994.
The President"s Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Service Award, 1996. Chair, 1997 Annual Meeting for The Florida Bar, Vice-Chair, Access to Courts Committee, 1996-1997. Vice Chair, Statewide Disciplinary Review Committee, 1995-1996.
Recipient, Award of Merit for Runnerup-Best Single Member Project Statewide, 1983.
Chair: Mid-year Meeting, 1986. Chair, Ninth Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 1993-1994).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Military: Captain, United States Air Force, 1968-1972.
Staff Judge Advocate, National Guard, 1975-1979. Founded in 1984, King & Blackwell, P.A. handles only litigation and appellate matters, focusing primarily on complex commercial litigation, eminent domain proceedings and significant personal injury and wrongful death cases. King & Blackwell, P.A. was the only Central Florida commercial litigation firm selected for the American Lawyer"s 1994 nationwide Clients" Choice Award.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Trustees, 1984-1987 and Recipient, Award of Merit, 1993, and Judge J.C. "Jake" Stone Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, 1996, Orange County Legal Aid Society. National President, Florida State University Alumni Association, 1985-1986. President, Orlando Touchdown Club, Incorporated., 1996-1997.
Member: Orange County (President 1987-1988.
Member: Executive Council, 1983-1986. Judicial Relations Committee 1992-1994.
Chair, Gender Bias Committee, 1991-1993) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1994.
The President"s Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Service Award, 1996.
Chair, 1997 Annual Meeting for The Florida Bar, Vice-Chair, Access to Courts Committee, 1996-1997. Vice Chair, Statewide Disciplinary Review Committee, 1995-1996. Recipient, Award of Merit for Runnerup-Best Single Member Project Statewide, 1983.
Chair: Mid-year Meeting, 1986.
Chair, Ninth Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 1993-1994). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers. Military: Captain, United States Air Force, 1968-1972.
Staff Judge Advocate, National Guard, 1975-1979.
