Background
Kvartek, John M. was born on March 30, 1965 in Denville, New Jersey, United States.
Kvartek, John M. was born on March 30, 1965 in Denville, New Jersey, United States.
University of West Florida (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1991). Florida State University (Juris Doctor, 1994).
Worked at Kitchen, Judkins, Simpson & High (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial, Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Family Law, Negligence, Products Liability, Commercial, Administrative, Mediation Services. Admitted to the bar, 1995, Florida.
United States.
District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Florida State University Law Review.
Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.
Associate Editor: Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law and Policy. Judicial Intern, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1994. Member: Tallahassee Bar Association.
The Florida Bar (Secretary).
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1996). Kitchen, Judkins, Simpson & High resulted from the 1993 merger of two law firms located in Tallahassee, Florida. The merger of Kitchen & High with Judkins & Simpson created a firm exclusively engaged in trial practice.
The firm"s members include lawyers who are certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial Practice and Criminal Law.
The firm represents plaintiffs in cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death, and also represents corporate clients such as East.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Purina Mills, Syntex Laboratories and Northrup King in complex civil litigation. The firm"s criminal practice in state and federal courts encompasses complex matters as well as conventional criminal cases.
In addition, the firm has an active family law practice, focusing on larger estates and higher income families. The firm also has certified mediators who provide innovative alternative dispute resolution services.
Member: Florida State University Law Review. Florida State University Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.