Background
Dobson, Geoffrey B. was born on October 16, 1938 in Lynbrook, New York, United States.
Dobson, Geoffrey B. was born on October 16, 1938 in Lynbrook, New York, United States.
Florida Southern College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, 1967, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1963).
Worked at Dobson & Brown, P.A. (Saint Augustine, Florida) specializing in Municipal Law, Commercial, Construction Litigation, Labor Law, Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Florida. 1965, Georgia, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Florida.
1970, United States. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1973, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court; 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1984, United States. Tax Court. Pi Gamma Museum
Order of the Coif. Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Alpha Delta.
Author: "Attorney Fees Payable by Local Condemning Authorities in Florida," Stetson Law Review, Spring, 1993. "Payment of Attorney Fees in Eminent Domain and Environmental Litigation," Legal Research Digest, September, 1990.
"Constitutional and Statutory Requirements for Bonds," Financing Growth in Florida, The Florida Bar, June, 1985.
"Attorneys" Fees in Eminent Domain," p. 596, Florida Bar Journal, December, 1976. "Payment of Attorney Fees in Eminent Domain and Environmental Litigation," Volume III, Transportation Research Board, Selected Studies in Highway Law, 936-N59.
Attorney: City of Cedar Key, Florida, 1965-1969.
City of Chiefland, Florida, 1967-1969. City of Inverness, Florida, 1968-1969.
Town of Inglis, Florida, 1968-1969. City of Saint Augustine, Florida, 1978-1995.
City of Saint Augustine Beach, 1995.
General Counsel, Florida Department of Transportation, 1971-1976. Member: Saint Johns County Bar Association (President, 1981-1982). The Florida Bar (Member: Eminent Domain Committee, 1970-1973 and 1979-1982.
Admiralty Committee, 1978-1982.
Environmental and Land Use Section, 1990. Local Government Law Section, 1990).
National Association of Bond Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Author: "Attorney Fees Payable by Local Condemning Authorities in Florida," Stetson Law Review, Spring, 1993. "Payment of Attorney Fees in Eminent Domain and Environmental Litigation," Legal Research Digest, September, 1990. "Constitutional and Statutory Requirements for Bonds," Financing Growth in Florida, The Florida Bar, June, 1985.
"Attorneys' Fees in Eminent Domain," p. 596, Florida Bar Journal, December, 1976. "Payment of Attorney Fees in Eminent Domain and Environmental Litigation," Volume III, Transportation Research Board, Selected Studies in Highway Law, 936-N59.
Member: Saint Johns County Bar Association (President, 1981-1982). The Florida Bar (Member: Eminent Domain Committee, 1970-1973 and 1979-1982. Admiralty Committee, 1978-1982.
Environmental and Land Use Section, 1990.
Local Government Law Section, 1990). National Association of Bond Lawyers.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).