Background
Whetstone Wagner, Ruth was born on June 28, 1941 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States.
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Ruth Whetstone Wagner
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University of Colorado. University of Arkansas (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing, 1962. Juris Doctor, 1986).
Career
Worked at Wagner, Vaughan & McLaughlin, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Negligence, Professional Negligence, Admiralty, Products Liability, Aviation, Insurance Law, and Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Florida.
1987, District of Columbia, United States.
Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
The Florida Bar (Consumer Law Protection Committee).
American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Litigation. Tort and Insurance; Member, Minority Membership Subcommittee). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member.
Company-Chair: Orlando Mid-Winter Convention, 1990.
Member, Public Relations Committee 1989-1992. Member, Minority and Outreach Committee, Publications Committee, 1992-1997.
Company-Chairman, 1996-1997). Civil Justice Foundation (Founding Sponsor, 1988-1989.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1993-1995.
Trustee, 1991-1996). Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Eagle Member.
Judicial Achievement Award Committee, 1989-1990).
Hillsborough County Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1996). (Resident, Bayshore Boulevard Office). The firm was established in 1970 by Bill Wagner and Roger Vaughan who previously had practiced with the famous Perry Nichols law firm.
John McLaughlin joined the firm in 1976.
The firm has two offices, one in downtown Tampa adjacent to the Hillsborough County Court Complex and one on Bayshore Boulevard near the downtown area, close to the Regional Medical Teaching Center.
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Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. The Florida Bar (Consumer Law Protection Committee). American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance.
Member, Minority Membership Subcommittee). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member.
