Suzanne Blankenship Suzanne Blankenship has been practicing law in Pensacola with the law firm of McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead, Ferguson, Green, Smith, Blankenship, Heath & de Kozan, LLP since 1996. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in political science and her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Alabama. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from Hamline University School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy. Suzanne is a member of the Florida Bar’s Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar. She is also an active member of the North Gulf Coast Chapter of Community Associations Institute, an organization devoted to representing the interests of condominium associations and homeowners’ associations throughout the United States. In 2006, Suzanne was selected by the Pensacola Business Journal as one of the "Top 40 Under 40 Up and Coming Community Leaders" for the Pensacola Bay Area. Suzanne's practice is focused on matters involving real estate law. A significant portion of her practice involves serving as legal counsel for numerous condominium and homeowners’ associations through Northwest Florida. She also regularly represents buyers, sellers and lenders in commercial and residential real estate transactions in Florida and Alabama. Primary Areas of Practice Community Association Law (Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations) Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Development Title Insurance Agency Approvals Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company/Land America (Florida and Alabama) Ticor Title Insurance Company of Florida (Florida) Attorney's Title Insurance Fund (Florida) First American Title Insurance Company (Florida) Admissions Admitted to practice law before all Florida and Alabama State Courts and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Education Juris Doctor, 1995 Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota Editor-in-Chief, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy Recipient of Law School Recognition Award for Excellence in Employment Law, given by Labor and Employment Section of Minnesota State Bar Association Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant Master of Public Administration, 1991 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Student Government Association Senator representing Graduate School Bachelor of Arts, 1989 Major: Political Science, Minor: Human Resources Management The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, President Employment February 2002 - Present Partner (currently serving as Assistant Managing Partner) McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead, Ferguson, Green, Smith, Blankenship, Heath & de Kozan, LLP April 1996 - February 2002 Associate Professional Associations Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association (Executive Council and Program Chair 2005-2007) The Florida Bar (Member Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Alabama State Bar Community Associations Institute (CAI)     -Sponsor of CAI’s North Gulf Coast Chapter     -Presenter at Legal Update Seminars for Licensed Community Association Managers Pensacola Association of Realtors Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce Community Involvement Leadership Pensacola Class of 2003; Former Curriculum Committee Member and Community Overview Day Co-Chair First Baptist Church of Pensacola Pensacola’s Promise, Inc./Chain Reaction – Vice Chair, Board of Directors IMPACT 100 Justice Teaching - School Resource Volunteer at Pensacola Beach Charter School www.justiceteaching.org The Pensacola Chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association, Inc. - President (2007-2008), Former Chair, Board of Directors Cordova Park Elementary School - Volunteer Ronald McDonald House - Volunteer Heavenly Blessings (ministry to the homeless) – Volunteer and advisor
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