Background
Pappas, John J. was born on February 25, 1956.
Pappas, John J. was born on February 25, 1956.
Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Florida State University (Master of Science, 1980). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Butler, Burnette & Pappas (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Insurance Defense Practice including Property, Casualty, Pollution and Hazardous Waste, Product and General Liability Actions, Workers' Compensation, Bad Faith Litigation, Large Loss Subrogation and General Corporate Defense Litigation. Commercial Litigation and General Corporate. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Florida and Supreme Court of Florida.
1983, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1989, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.
Member, Moot Court. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, Southern Region, American Bar Association, 1982. Tax Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: "Pandora's Key: A Standard of Discovery in First Party Claims for Punitive Damages," Volume 55, Defense Counsel Journal, 1988.
"Subrogation," Insuring Real Property (Mathew Bender 1989). Instructor, Political Science, Florida State University, 1980. Member, Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention.
Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice. Litigation) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee).
Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute. Butler, Burnett & Pappas is a full service defense firm founded in 1979.
Its practice encompasses all areas of tort and insurance law and the defense of self-insureds. In addition, the firm has served as coordinating counsel for a number of carriers overseeing the handling of bad faith cases and premises liability claims involving violent crimes.
Member, Moot Court. Finalist, Moot Court Competition, Southern Region, American Bar Association, 1982. Tax Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1981-1982.