Scott Gardner Hawkins
 

Florida Bar Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Attorney

Intellectual Property, Trade Secrete Disputes, Software Litigation, Commercial Litigation,
Utility Contracts, Environmental, Land Use and Administrative Litigation,
ERISA Litigation, Health Care Disability Litigation 

Distinctions, Awards and Appointments:

Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, Board of Directors (Vice Chair) and Shareholder (since 1990)
Palm Beach Atlantic University's American Free Enterprise Day "Companion Medal" recipient, 2003
Listed as a Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Florida Super Lawyers Magazine
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
Trustee, University of Florida College of Law (2002-present)
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, Palm Beach Atlantic University (trustee, 1994 - present)
Member, Advisory Board, 2002 Managing Partner Forum for Florida Law Firms
Member, University of Florida Foundation Board of Directors and Chairman
     of the Alumni Giving Program Board Committee
President, The Palm Beach County Bar (2000-2001 Term)
United Way (Palm Beach County) Campaign Cabinet, 1995-96
President, University of Florida College of Law Alumni Council (1989-91)
President, University of Florida National Alumni Association (1998-99)
Frequent lecturer: trade secret litigation, legal ethics and other litigation topics.
Florida Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section, "Most Productive Young Lawyer" 1995
Center for Family Services, Palm Beach County, "Shooting for the Stars" Award (legal), 1995
Finalist, Price Waterhouse, "Up and Comers" Award, 1993
International Rotary Foundation Scholar, 1984-85
Florida Bar Board of Governors (Elected Spring 2004): 
2004-2005 Committee Service:  Budget Committee, Disciplinary Procedures Committee
Special Committee on Florida Constitutional Amendment Process, Special Committee on Judicial Independence

Community Service:

President, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Young Law Lawyers Section
Chairman, Environmental and Land Use Law, CLE Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association
President, Children's Place and Connor's Nursery (1989-1992)
   (This is a home that provides care for children and infants who have been abused, neglected, and/or are HIV positive)
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition, Steering Committee
Elder, Session Clerk, Coordinator of Celebration of Faith lay renewal program
     President, Board of Trustees,
     and Missionary Service Trip, Dominican Republic
     First Presbyterian Church of North Palm Beach
Leadership Palm Beach County Graduate
Interim Director and Associate Director of Development,
      University of Florida College of Law (1983-84)
Campaign Manager of successful Kirkpatrick State Senate Campaign, 1980

Reported Decisions and Lectures:

     Intellectual Property Rights and Claims
       (some involving multi-million dollar claims with nationwide impact)

trade secret misappropriation
copyright infringement
trademark protection
product development efforts with internet technology
telecommunications technology
software development
medical training equipment development
pharmaceutical product development
utility project development (including wind power, gas power sites)
food processing technology and other service sector claims

     Environmental Law Disputes

land use disputes

Represented Clients Before:

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
South Florida Water Management District
Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
Dade and Broward County Environmental Review Agencies

(Litigation has included federal and state law claims and administrative law challenges litigated before the State of Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.)
 

Administrative Law Challenges including:

U.S. EPA - Federal Debarment Proceedings
     -- alleged Clean Water Act Violations
State of Florida Department of Labor
State of Florida Department of Community Affairs
Palm Beach County Health Department
State of Florida Department of 
     Environmental Protection

Extensive Experience Resolving Regulatory Disputes
     with environmental agencies at all levels

Processing Environmental Permit Requests
     and modifications to existing permits
     (Including permits for marina facilities and hazardous
     waste treatment and disposal) 

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") Claims (extensive litigation on behalf of plans, plan sponsors, plan insurers and plan members)

Represented clients:

Health Maintenance Organizations
Nationwide Plan Insurers
Multi-State Large Employer Plans
High Net-Worth Plan Members

For Claims Involving:

Experimental Treatment
Fraudulent Plan Formation
Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
Claims Involving Extensive Mental/
     Nervous Conditions and Scope of Coverage

Extensive Commercial Litigation Experience (Federal and State Courts) including:

Intellectual Property Disputes
Environmental and Land Use Disputes
Eminent Domain
Contract Disputes
Real Property Transactions
Tortious Interference
Commercial Defamation Claims
Partnership Disputes
Dissolution Proceedings

Reported Decisions:

Florida Atlantic Marine, Inc. v. Seminole Boatyard, Inc., 630 So.2d 219 (Fla. 4^th DCA 1993);

Florida Atlantic Marine, Inc. v. Seminole Boatyard, Inc., 677 So.2d 849 (Fla. 4^th DCA 1996);

Taran v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, 685 So.2d 1004 (Fla. 3^rd DCA 1997);

Town of Jupiter v. Village of Tequesta, 713 So.2d 429 (Fla. 4^th DCA 1998);

Seminole Boatyard v. Robert W. Christoph, 715 So.2d 987 (Fla. 4^th DCA 1998);

Town of Jupiter v. Village of Tequesta, 722 So.2d 204 (Fla. 4^th DCA 1998);

Robert W. Christoph v. Seminole Boatyard, 727 So.2d 903 (Fla. Sup. Ct. 1998)

Pioneer Metals, Inc. v. Univar USA, Inc., Apperson Chemical, Inc. Lee H. Moore (Fla. 11th DCA 2006)

Bar Association Member:

         American Bar Association
         The Florida Bar
         The Palm Beach County Bar

Admitted to Practice:

          U.S. Supreme Court
          United States District Courts for Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
          Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, 1983
University of Florida, with honors, 1980, B.S. Economics
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1985, Masters of Business Administration
           Rotary International Foundation Scholar