KRISTEN C. GUNTER          

Shareholder
Lakeland Office
Telephone:  863-680-9908
Email: kcg@macfar.com
Practice Areas Food Law                  Business Litigation              Administrative & Governmental
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
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
General Counsel National Juice Products Association (1997-2002)
Florida Department of Citrus (1985-93)
Professional and
Other Activities		 Florida Citrus Processors Association, Executive Director 2006
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
Awards Florida Rural Legal Services Recognition Award 2006
Community
Activities &
Memberships		 Polk Theatre, Board of Directors 2005-06
Polk Museum of Art, Past President
Florida Southern College Citrus Archives, Past Chair Endowment
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
Presentations
  • 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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