Michael B. Colgan

Background

Colgan, Michael B. was born on January 16, 1948 in Pineville, Kentucky, United States.

Education

Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honor, 1971). University of Kentucky (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1974).

Career

Worked at Hoyt, Colgan & Andreu, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and before Administrative Agencies. Admiralty, Commercial and Business, Construction, Computer, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Franchise and Real Estate Litigation. Ad Valorem Tax Litigation.

Admitted to the bar, 1975, Florida.

Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.

Order of the Coif. Comments Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1974-1975.

Author: "Manufacturers" Liability for Hazardous Products," a Chapter in Environmental Dispute Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1991—.

Master of the Bench, Justice William Glenn Terrell Inn, American Inns of Court, 1992—. Member, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1994—.

Chairman, Thirteenth Circuit Grievance Committee, 1989-1991.

Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American (Member: Committees on Litigation Management and Economics. Antitrust Law) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Civil Trial Law Certification Committee, 1991-1994.

Federal Court Practice Committee, 1990.

Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1978-1981. Professional Ethics Committee, 1984-1987).

American Judicature Society. American Law Institute.

(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).

Hoyt, Colgan & Andreu was founded in April 1992 by three partners who left Florida"s largest law firm to establish a firm dedicated to providing resourceful, aggressive representation of the highest quality, coupled with the flexibility, responsiveness, enthusiasm and close attention to client needs that a smaller firm setting more easily permits.

Achievements

• Michael B. Colgan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Manufacturers' Liability for Hazardous Products," a Chapter in Environmental Dispute Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law, 1991?. Master of the Bench, Justice William Glenn Terrell Inn, American Inns of Court, 1992?.

Membership

Member, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1994—. Chairman, Thirteenth Circuit Grievance Committee, 1989-1991. Member: Hillsborough County, Federal and American (Member: Committees on Litigation Management and Economics.

Antitrust Law) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar (Member: Civil Trial Law Certification Committee, 1991-1994. Federal Court Practice Committee, 1990.

Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1978-1981. Professional Ethics Committee, 1984-1987).

American Judicature Society.

American Law Institute. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).