William J. Green
William J. Green is an of counsel partner of the firm McDonald Fleming Moorhead.  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
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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