Background
Pugh, Michael Joel was born on September 9, 1946 in Mitchell Air Force Base, New York, United States. Son of Franklin Lee and Beatrice Neddy (Herman) Pugh.
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Michael Joel Pugh, American Lawyer. Bar: Florida 1974, United States District Court (northern district) Florida 1977, United States Court Appeals (2nd, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, District of Columbia circuits), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1989. Jervey fellow in foreign and comparative law Parker School Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, 1972-1974; U. Florida Law Center scholar, 1969-1972.
Education
AB with honors, Auburn U., 1968; Juris Doctor with honors, U. Florida, 1972; postgraduate, U. Munich, Germany, 1973-1974; Master of Laws in Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, 1974.
Career
Law clerk, United States District Court, Northern District Florida, Pensacola, 1974-1975; attorney appellate section, Antitrust division unites states department Justice, Washington, 1974-1976, 78-79; associate, Holland & Knight, Lakeland, Florida, 1976-1977; instructor law, University Miami, Florida, 1977-1978; associate director continuing legal education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1979-1980; partner, Fisher & Pugh, Cape Coral, Florida, 1980-1982; managing attorney, Allen, Knuths & Cassell, Pensacola, 1982-1984; partner, Mann, Lang, Staples & Pugh, Pensacola, 1984-1989; shareholder, head litigation, Smith, Sauer, DeMaria, Pugh & Johnson, Pensacola, 1989-1993; private practice, Navarre, Florida, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
President, chairman World Trade Council, Pensacola, 1985-1987. President, vice-president, director, chairman Volunteer Pensacola, since 1990. Director, treasurer Midway Water Systems, 1989-1994.
Member Florida Council International Development, Florida District Export Council, Pensacola International Edition and Development Committee. Member American Bar Association, Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Rotary (director, Paul Harris fellow), Masons.
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Children: Jason Michael, Harrison Brandon.
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American
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Jervey fellow in foreign and comparative law Parker School Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, 1972-1974. U. Florida Law Center scholar, 1969-1972.Jervey fellow in foreign and comparative law Parker School Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University, 1972-1974. U. Florida Law Center scholar, 1969-1972.