Background
Litchford, Hal K. was born on February 20, 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Litchford, Hal K. was born on February 20, 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1975). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Bonito Boats, Incorporated. v. Thundercraft Boats, Incorporated., 515 So.2d 220 (Florida 1987), aff"d, 489 United States. 141 (1989); Bolt v. Halifax Hospital Medical Center, 851 F.2d 1273 (11th Circuit 1988), vacated in part, 874 F.2d 755 (11th Circuit 1989) (enbanc), on remand, 891 F.2d 810 (11th Circuit), certified denied, 495 United States. 810 (1990).Worked at Litchford & Christopher, Professional Association (Orlando, Florida) specializing in Antitrust Law, Aviation Law, Business and Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, District of Columbia. 1979, Florida; 1980, United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1981, United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
1988, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, The Florida Bar Journal, 1983-1988.
Company-Author: "The Florida Antitrust Acting of 1980," The Florida Bar Journal, October, 1980 and November, 1980. Author: "The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Litigation," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1983.
Company-Author: "Antitrust Implications of Land Use and Development in Florida," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1990.
Recipient: First Place Award, Section Column, The Florida Bar Journal, 1980-1981. Runner-Up Award, General Interest Article, The Florida Bar Journal, 1982-1983. Member, 1987-1990 and Vice Chair, 1987-1990, Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
Member, 1989-1993 and Chair, 1990-1993, Florida Bar Statewide Committee on Fee Arbitration.
Member, 1990-1992 and Chair, 1990-1992, Ninth Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee. Member, Florida Appellate Rules Committee, 1990-1994.
Arbitrator for Court Annexed Arbitration Program, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988.
Member: Orange County (Member, Fee Arbitration Committee.
Vice Chair, 1986-1987. Chair, 1987-1990) and American (Member, Antitrust and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.
The Florida Bar (Member: Business Law Section, Executive Council, 1991, Antitrust Committee, Vice Chair, 1991-1992, Chair, 1992-1994.
Intellectual Property Law Committee. Member, Continuing Legal Education, 1993).
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Commercial Pilot ASMEL. CFI-A, CFI-I, CFI-Master of Engineering. National Health Lawyers Association.
Florida Hospital Association.
Member, Board of Editors, The Florida Bar Journal, 1983-1988.