Background
Harrison Rains, John was born on July 31, 1954 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States.
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John Harrison Rains
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Florida State University (Bachelor of Science, 1975. Master of Arts, 1977). Stetson College of Law (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1979).
Career
Worked at Annis, Mitchell, Cockey, Edwards & Roehn, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General, Commercial and Corporate Practice. Civil Litigation, Taxation, Bond and Municipal Finance, Estate Planning, Health, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, International Law, Agricultural Litigation, Eminent Domain, Construction, Professional Liability and Insurance Coverage Litigation, Labor/Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability Litigation, Patents and Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Employee Benefits Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Florida and United States.
District Courts, Eleventh Court.
United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Editor in Chief, Stetson Law Review, 1978-1979.
Author: "Stare Decisis: Toward Resolving Florida"s Conflict," 7 Stetson Law Review 111, 1978. "Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Personal Injury Actions," 2 CERL Review 24, 1981.
"Public Sector Competitive Bidding in Florida," 11 Stetson Law Review 428, 1982.
"Trial and Execution," Florida Bar Basic Commercial Litigation Seminar (1989 and 1991). "Commercial Code Sales Contracts" and "Construction Contracts," Florida Forms of Jury Instruction (1989). "Temporary Injunctive Relief: A Viable Tort Remedy," 3 Florida Torts Reporter 153 (1990).
"An Update on Public Sector Competition Bidding in Florida," 19 Stetson Law Review 771, 1990, Construction, Lien Law and Strategies in Florida, 1996.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1985. Member: Dean"s Circle of Stetson Presidential Counsellors, 1991.
President and Executive Council, Stetson Lawyer"s Association. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1992.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American ( Litigation. Criminal Justice; General Practice. Federal Contract Claims and Remedies Committee, Public Contract Law Section, 1981) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section.
Public Construction Law Committee, Litigation Section, 1981). American Judicature Society.
Annis, Mitchell, Cockey, Edwards & Roehn, P.A., was formed in 1982, and has established a reputation as one of the foremost law firms in the area. The firm"s lawyers represent financial institutions, government agencies, developers, insurance companies, and manufacturers in over 30 areas of the law.
The firm is a member of the European Law Firm EEIG (Eyes Lips Face), which has members with offices in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and an associate member in the United States of America.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Dean"s Circle of Stetson Presidential Counsellors, 1991. President and Executive Council, Stetson Lawyer"s Association. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1992.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American ( Litigation. Criminal Justice; General Practice.
Federal Contract Claims and Remedies Committee, Public Contract Law Section, 1981) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section.
Public Construction Law Committee, Litigation Section, 1981).
American Judicature Society.
