William J. Green William J. Green is an of counsel partner of the firm McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead, Ferguson, Green, Smith, Blankenship, Heath & de Kozan, LLP.  He graduated magna cum laude from the University of West Florida and received his Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law. After practicing law in Pensacola for ten years, he served as an Escambia County Judge and was the administrative county judge for ten years. During his tenure on the bench, Bill served on numerous committees for the Conference of County Court Judges, as well as the Florida Supreme Court’s Technology Committee and its standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. He also served as a member of Florida’s Mediator Qualification Board. Among his many community service activities, Bill has served as pro bono counsel for the Warrington Emergency Aid Center and on the Board of the Escambia County Clean Community Commission. He has taught law related classes as an adjunct instructor at Pensacola Junior College and the University of West Florida and has lectured as a faculty member of the National Center for State Courts and the State Court’s College of Advanced Judicial Studies. After leaving the bench in 1999, Bill resumed the practice of law, primarily in the field of commercial law, including commercial litigation and appeals. Primary Areas of Practice Business Law Commercial Litigation Commercial Collections Appellate Practice Admissions Admitted to practice law before all Florida Courts, United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal. Education Juris Doctor, 1977 Stetson University College of Law General Jurisdiction Class of 1987 National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada Trial Court Class of 1987 Florida Judicial College B.S. (Management) Magna Cum Laude, 1974 University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida Employment 1999-Present Partner / of counsel McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead, Ferguson, Green, Smith, Blankenship, Heath & de Kozan, LLP 1992-Present Adjunct Professor Department of Business Pensacola Junior College Department of Government University of West Florida 1989-1999 Administrative County Judge Escambia County Courts Pensacola, Florida 1987-1999 Escambia County Judge Pensacola, Florida 1977-1987 Founding Partner Green, Dees & France Pensacola, Florida Professional Associations Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Member 1990-2001 • Florida Supreme Court Technology Committee, Member 1990-1998 • Florida Mediator Qualifications Board • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar •American Bar Association • Florida Bar
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