Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 850-205-1996
- Fax: 850-205-3004
- E-Mail: rsniffen@sniffenlaw.com
- Website: www.sniffenlaw.com
Established: 2005
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Appellate Practice
- Civil Rights
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Education Law
- Insurance Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Land Use
- Law Enforcement Liability
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability
- Estate Planning
- Wills and Estate Litigation
- Wills
- Trusts
- Class Actions
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Directors and Officers
- Local Government
- Special Education Litigation
About Us
Sniffen & Spellman, P.A. represents its clients in several diverse practice areas, including labor and employment law, civil rights litigation, police liability, local government law, commercial litigation and commercial transactions, administrative law and administrative litigation, legal issues that affect water and wastewater utilities, school law, property taxation issues, real estate, and election law and voting rights issues. The Firm's mission is to provide innovative, creative and cost-effective solutions with respect to the issues facing our clients.
The Firm's success is measured by the quality of the representation we provide and our reputation. We do not gauge our success by how many hours a client is billed or by the fees that are paid. Serving our clients' best interests in a responsive, efficient and thorough manner is the standard of success we have set for ourselves.
Additional Locations
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- 605 North Olive Street, 2nd Floor
- West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
- Telephone: 561-721-4000
- Pensacola, Florida
- 700 South Palafox Street, Suite 95
- Pensacola, Florida 32502
- Telephone: 850-741-2510
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- ACE Westchester Specialty Group
- Allied World National Assurance Company
- Avemco Insurance Company, Rockwood Programs
- Beazley Group, Lloyd's London
- Chartis
- Chubb
- CUNA Mutual Group
- Farmers Insurance Group
- Freedom Specialty Insurance Company
- Glatfelter Claims Management, Inc.
- Great American Insurance Company
- The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
- Lexington Insurance Company
- LVL Claims Services, LLC
- Philadelphia Insurance Companies
- Thomas T. North, Inc
Personnel Information
Principal
Robert J. Sniffen
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: rsniffen@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1994
Certifications:
- Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Education:
- University of Florida, B.A., 1990
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1993
Shareholders
Michael P. Spellman
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: mspellman@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1992
Education:
- University of Florida, B.A., 1987
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1991
Matthew J. Carson
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: mcarson@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2004
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education:
- University of Florida, B.S., 2000
- University of Florida College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2004
John R. Eubanks, Jr.
West Palm Beach, FL
- E-Mail: jeubanks@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1991
Education:
- University of Virginia, B.A. (with high distinction), 1988
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (Order of the Coif), 1991
Lisa B. Fountain
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: lfountain@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education:
- Florida State University, B.A. (cum laude), 1989
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1992
Terry J. Harmon
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: tharmon@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2006
- Tennessee, 2014
Certifications:
- Board Certified in Education Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Education:
- Florida State University, B.S. (cum laude), 2003
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2006
Francis X. J. Lynch
West Palm Beach, FL
- E-Mail: flynch@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1983
- U.S. Tax Court
Certifications:
- Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida State Bar
Education:
- Villanova University, B.A., 1980
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1983
Jeffrey D. Slanker
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: jslanker@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 2012
- U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- University of Central Florida, B.S.B.A. (summa cum laude), 2008
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2012
Dawn Pompey Whitehurst
Tallahassee, FL
- E-Mail: dwhitehurst@sniffenlaw.com
Admitted
- Florida, 1989
- Virginia, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
Education:
- Florida State University, B.S., 1985
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1988
Of Counsel
- Vickie A. Gesellchap
- Mark Knowles Logan
- Diana K. Shumans
- Molly L. Shaddock
- Amy Pitsch
Special Counsel
- Robert Hauser
Associates
- Mitchell J. Herring
- Kristen C. Diot
- Kristine Shrode
- Michael Terry
- Christen Petruzzelli
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