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- NATALIE C. ANNIS
- ANNIS, NATALIE C.
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trust and Estate, Administration, Probate, Tax Planning
- Telephone: 813-273-4334
- Office: Tampa
- Email: nca@macfar.com
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NATALIE C. ANNIS
| Practice Areas |
Estate Planning Trust and Estate Administration Probate Administration Tax Planning Business Succession Planning and formation and representation of Charitable Organizations |
| Practice Emphasis | Representing individual clients in preparation of Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Healthcare Surrogate Designations and complex estate planning matters, including life insurance planning, and business succession planning; representing fiduciaries in estate and trust administration, including probate administration, financial planning matters and tax matters. |
| Education | University of Florida, J.D., 1998, Florida Journal of International Law University of Virginia, B.A., in German, 1994 |
| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts |
| Bar and Professional Memberships | The Florida Bar (Tax Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections) Hillsborough County Bar Association Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers, Board of Directors (2002-2003) Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
Selected for inclusion in Florida Rising Stars 2009 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009 - 2011 Florida Trend Legal Elite Up and Coming, 2005 Tampa Bay Review 40 under 40, 2002 AV Preeminent Peer Rating  |
- KRISTEN GUNTER
- GUNTER, KRISTEN
- Position: Shareholder
- Practice Areas: Food Law, Business Litigation, Administrative & Governmental
- Telephone: 863-680-9908
- Office: Lakeland
- Email: kcg@macfar.com
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KRISTEN GUNTER
| Practice Areas |
Food Law
Business Litigation Administrative & Governmental |
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| Practice Emphasis | Food law, citrus law, contracts and business litigation; real property litigation; constitutional law | |
| Education |
Stetson College of Law, J.D., 1977
University of Florida, B.S. in Journalism, with high honors, 1974 |
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| Court Admissions | All Florida State Courts | |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar
International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers Technical Committee for Juice and Juice Products |
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| General Counsel |
National Juice Products Association (1997-2002)
Florida Department of Citrus (1985-93) |
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| Professional and Other Activities |
Lawton M. Chiles Center for Florida History, Florida Southern College, Board of Governors 2009
National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council- Citrus Greening Study Liason Committee 2009 Florida Citrus Processors Association, Executive Director 2006 to present Non-Governmental Observer and Delegate to the Codex Alimentarias Commission 1998-2004 (Codex Committee on Food Labeling, Codex Committee on Juice Standards) President of the Commission on Legislation and Executive Committee, International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers, Paris, France 1998-2004 Technical Committee for Juice and Juice Products, Secretary/Treasurer 2001-2004 Tenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee B 1997-2000 Association of Food and Drug Officials 1989-1993 Joint Citrus Industry Legislative Committee, Secretary 1983-1993 Florida Citrus Commission, Corporate Secretary 1983-1993 Boys and Girls Club of Lakeland, Board Member 1981-1992 |
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| Awards | Florida Rural Legal Services Recognition Award 2006 | |
| Community Activities and Memberships |
Polk Theatre, Board of Directors 2005-06
Polk Museum of Art, Board of Trustees, Past President 2001-2002 Florida Southern College Citrus Archives, Past Chair Endowment |
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| Representative Case | Tampa Juice Service, et al. v. Florida Department of Citrus, Circuit Court, Polk County, Case No. GC-00-3718 | |
| Publications |
Citrus Industry Magazine, March 2000 "International Standards"
University of Florida/IFAS Extension Document FE201 "Managing Legal Risk in the Citrus Industry (1999) (co-authored with Abel Putnam) University of Florida/IFAS "Citrus Processing Short Course" (1997):131-139 Citrus Industry Magazine, September 1997 "Legal Lines Food Safety" Citrus Industry Magazine, Jun 1997 "Can Florida Grapefruit Growers Regulate Themselves to Prosperity?" University of Florida/IFAS "Ready to Serve Citrus Juice and Juice Added Beverages" (1988):15-34 |
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| Presentations |
2011 International Citrus & Beverage Conference Sept 14, 2011 Clearwater FL – “State Regulation in Global Market”
2009 IFT Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA "Response to Attacks on Flavor Restoration by Farm-to-Consumer Movement 2006 Honey Industry Roundtable, Denver, CO 2006 American Beekeeping Federation Convention, Louisville, KY "A Legal Identity for Honey" 2004 Honey Industry Roundtable, San Antonio, TX "Regulatory Alternatives" 2002 World Fruit Juice Congress, Sydney, Australia "International Harmonization of Fruit Juice Standards." 2001 RSSL Scientific Seminar, Reading, UK "The Codex Alimentarius Commission"; 2001 Institute of Food Technologists, New Orleans, LA "Regulatory Outlook" 2000 7th Intl. Economic Outlook Conference for Juices, Orlando, FL "Codex Alimentarius"; 1999 National Honey Board Meeting, Reno, Nevada, "Combatting Adulteration"; 1999 Apple Processors Assn. Meeting, Washington DC "World Fruit Juice Standards"; 1999 Univ. of Florida/IFT Short Course, Clearwater, FL "European Juice Regulations"; 1999 IFT Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL "Legal Issues on the Use of Enzymes in Juices"; 1999 UF/IFAS-Florida Farm Bureau, Bartow, FL "Managing Legal Risks"; 1998 IFT, Atlanta, GA "Liability Concerns"; 1997 Institute of Food Technologist, Clearwater, FL "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Citrus Code"; 1997 IFT Food Expo, Orlando, FL "The History of Florida's Changing Laws"; 1994 International Citrus Industry Economic Outlook Conference, Sanibel, FL "The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990"; 1993 Institute of Food Technologists Meeting, Gainesville, FL "Florida and Federal Orange Juice Standards"; |
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| Accomplishments |
AV Preeminent Peer Rating |
- WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV
- TAYLOR, WILLIAM B. IV
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Practice Areas: Environmental Law, Plaintiff Personal Injury, General Litigation, Professional Licensure Defense, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Foreclosure Defense
- Telephone: 813-273-4228
- Office: Tampa
- Email: wbt@macfar.com
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WILLIAM B. TAYLOR IV
| Practice Areas |
Environmental Law
Plaintiff Personal Injury General Litigation Professional Licensure Defense Criminal Law Domestic Relations Foreclosure Defense |
| Practice Emphasis |
Personal injury - representing Plaintiffs; Commercial Litigation; Representing doctors and licenses before the state of Florida licensing boards.
Environmental litigation law in Federal, State and Administrative agencies and court proceedings. |
| Education |
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1972
Florida State University, B.S., 1968 |
| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit United States Supreme Court |
| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Environmental and Land Use, Trial Lawyers Sections)
Tampa Bay Inns of Court, Master Trial designation Association of Trial Lawyers of America Hillsborough County Bar Association |
| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2008-2010) Recognized by the National Law Journal in its selection of Tampa’s Top Attorneys 2011 AV Preeminent Peer Rating |
- ANSLEY WATSON JR.
- WATSON, ANSLEY, JR.
- Chairman Emeritus
- Position: Shareholder, Board of Directors
- Practice Areas: Food Law, Public Utilities, Administrative & Governmental
- Telephone: 813-273-4321
- Office: Tampa
- Email: aw@macfar.com
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ANSLEY WATSON JR.
| Practice Areas |
Food Law
Public Utilities Administrative & Governmental |
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| Related Practice Areas |
Business & Corporate
Energy Law |
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| Education |
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1970
Washington & Lee University, A.B., Psychology, 1967 |
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| Court Admissions |
All Florida State Courts
U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Bar and Professional Memberships |
The Florida Bar (Administrative Law Section)
Hillsborough County Bar Association Food and Drug Law Institute Executive Director, National Juice Products Association (1999-2003) Member, Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables (2002-2003) |
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| Community Activities and Memberships |
University Club of Tampa
Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club |
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| Accomplishments |
Listed among Tampa Bay's Top Lawyers by Tampa Bay Magazine
AV Preeminent Peer Rating |