Background
Augustine, Robert J. was born in 1947 in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
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Robert J. Augustine
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Georgia State University (Bachelor of Science, 1974). University of Georgia (Juris Doctor, 1979). Emory University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1986).
Career
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, 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, 1979, Georgia. Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Liability and Risk Avoidance Under Environmental Law," Advanced Real Estate Law in Georgia (National Business Institute, 1991).
"Resolving Property Lincolnshire Problems," Georgia Survey Issues: Recognition and Remediation (National Business Institute, 1994).
"Procuring and Insuring Free and Clear Title," Advanced Real Estate Law in Georgia (National Business Institute, 1995). Instructor, College of Business, Department of Insurance and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 1978-1979.
Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1980-1982. President, Georgia State University, Real Estate Alumni Group, 1990.
Leadership DeKalb, Class of 1995.
Regional Leadership Institute, 1997. Chairman, DeKalb County Development Authority, 1997. Member: Atlanta (Member, Real Estate Section) and American (Member: Section of State and Local Government Law.
Section of Real Property Law and Committees on Real Estate Financing and Title Insurance.
Company-Chairman, Broker Lien Law Subcommittee) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property, Local Government and Environmental Law Sections).
Holland & Knight is one of the largest law firms based in the Southeastern United States with offices in Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, and nine locations in Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach). 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.
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Membership
Member: Atlanta (Member, Real Estate Section) and American (Member: Section of State and Local Government Law. Section of Real Property Law and Committees on Real Estate Financing and Title Insurance. Company-Chairman, Broker Lien Law Subcommittee) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property, Local Government and Environmental Law Sections).
