H. Mark Purdy
LAW SCHOOL:
- Florida State University College of Law 1970
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Florida (1970)
- Hawaii (1992)
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:
- 1979-1981:
County Court Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. - 1981-1985:
Circuit Court in and for Broward County, Florida.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Circuit Court Mediator - Certified in 1990; Certified Family Law Mediator, Certified in 1993; Certified Mediator, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (1993); Qualified Arbitrator (1993)
PRIVATE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
- 1986 to present: Partner, Purdy & Flynn, P.A. Private practice of law restricted to civil litigation and appeals, including personal injury and wrongful death cases, family law, commercial litigation and insurance disputes (both plaintiff and defense). Insurance defense clients include Federated National Insurance Company, Seminole Casualty Insurance Company and Lozano Insurance Adjusters, Inc.
- 1970-1979: General practice of law with an emphasis on litigation, both civil and criminal at trial and appellate levels. Assistant City Attorney, City of Sunrise, Florida, 1975-1979.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Martindale-Hubbell rating is "av." Purdy & Flynn, P.A., is listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Three-term Chairman of the Broward County Bar Association Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Committee.
Adjunct Professor of Law (Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution), Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center.
Nominated to the Fourth District Court of Appeal by the Judicial Nominating Commission, 1988.
