Background
Barnett, Martha W. was born on June 1, 1947 in Dade City, Florida, United States.
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Martha W. Barnett
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Newcomb College, Tulane University of Louisiana (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Career
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Florida. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi.
Florida Blue Key.
Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1972-1973. Trustee, University of Florida Law Center, 1996. Member: Florida Commission on Human Relations, 1977-1979.
Florida Commission on Ethics, 1984-1988.
Chairperson, 1986-1987. Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Constitutional Commission, 1990-1994.
Constitution Revision Commission, 1997. Member, Martindale-Hubbell/LEXIS-NEXIS Legal Advisory Board, 1990.
Member: The Florida Bar ( Public Interest Section, Administrative Law Section).
American Bar Association (Chair, House of Delegates, 1994-1996. Member: Board of Governors, 1986-1989. 1992-1996; Chair, Finance Committee, 1988-1989.
House of Delegates, 1984.
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. Chair, 1984-1985; Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Executive Council, 1990-1994 and 1996.
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm. Taxation Sections; Government and Public Sector.
Law Practice Management.
Commission on Women in the Profession, 1987-1990. American Bar Association Journal Board of Editors, 1990-1996. Member, Chair, Commission on Public Understanding About the Law, 1990-1993).
American Judicature Society.
American Law Institute. National Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1988-1994.
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms. Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 Lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Florida Commission on Human Relations, 1977-1979. Florida Commission on Ethics, 1984-1988. Chairperson, 1986-1987.
Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Constitutional Commission, 1990-1994.
Constitution Revision Commission, 1997. Member, Martindale-Hubbell/LEXIS-NEXIS Legal Advisory Board, 1990.
Member: The Florida Bar ( Public Interest Section, Administrative Law Section). American Bar Association (Chair, House of Delegates, 1994-1996.
Member: Board of Governors, 1986-1989.
1992-1996. Chair, Finance Committee, 1988-1989. House of Delegates, 1984.
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.
Chair, 1984-1985. Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Executive Council, 1990-1994 and 1996. General Practice, Solo and Small Firm.
Taxation Sections; Government and Public Sector.
Law Practice Management. Commission on Women in the Profession, 1987-1990. American Bar Association Journal Board of Editors, 1990-1996.
Member, Chair, Commission on Public Understanding About the Law, 1990-1993).
American Judicature Society. American Law Institute.
National Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1988-1994. Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
