Background
Lawrence II, Joseph W. was born in Watertown, New York, United States.
Lawrence II, Joseph W. was born in Watertown, New York, United States.
Florida State University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1973. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975).
Worked at Lawrence Vezina & Piscitelli, P.A. (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) specializing in Construction and Public Contracts Law. Civil Litigation and Arbitration. Administrative Law. General Corporate, Business Transactions.
Admitted to the bar, 1976, Florida. United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. United States. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney General, 1976-1978. Administrative Law Chief, 1978-1980, Florida Office of Attorney General.
Chief Attorney and Director of Regulation, Florida Department of Professional Regulation, 1980-1986. Approved Arbitrator for Construction Contract Disputes, American Arbitration Association. Member: Broward (Member, Construction Law Committee) and Federal Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident)
Cummings, Lawrence & Vezina, P.A. serves the construction industry throughout Florida, the eastern seaboard of the United States and the Caribbean Basin. The firm is dedicated to providing all legal services required by contractors, design professionals, sureties and owners.
The firm's practice encompasses construction litigation, environmental law, business law and transactions, public contracts law, labor law, administrative law and other legal specialties required to serve the construction industry. The firm was started in Tallahassee because of the substantial interaction between the construction industry and state government. A second office is located in Fort Lauderdale to better serve the firm's clients in South Florida and the Caribbean Basin.
Member: Broward (Member, Construction Law Committee) and Federal Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident).