CURRICULUM VITAE:
CHRISTOPHER K. CASWELL
Christopher K. Caswell, P.A.
240 S. Pineapple Ave., Suite 802
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-366-7727 FAX 366-7478
ccaswell@flabizlaw.com
www.FLABIZLAW.com
www.FlaTrust.com
Education:
Florida State University (MBA Degree with High Honors) 1983
Florida State University Law School (Juris Doctor with High Honors) 1983
Hamilton College (B.A. in Mathematics/Computer Science (double major in Spanish)) 1976
Educational Distinctions:
Order of the Coif (Law School Honorary Society)
Beta Gamma Sigma (Graduate Business Honorary Society)
Editor: Florida State University Law Review
Certifications:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm)
Circuit Court Mediator (Florida Supreme Court Certified January 1991)
Empanelled Mediator for Florida Bar's Computer Mediation Project
Prior Law Firm Affiliations
Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., Sarasota, FL (1987 - 1996)
Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Ahladeff & Sitterson P.A., Tampa, FL (1983 - 1986)
Baker & Hostetler, P.A. Orlando, FL, Washington DC - Summer Associate (Summer 1982)
PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS AND LEADERSHIP
Member:
The Florida Bar (1983 - Present); Computer Law Committee (1984 - Present; Chairman 1992); Business Law Section (Intellectual Property Law
Committee); Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section, Executive Council (1998 - present);
The Georgia Bar (1997 - Present) Currently Inactive
American Bar Association (1983 - present) Business Law Section
Sarasota County Bar Association (1987 - Present)
Sarasota Committee of 100; Director (1991 - 1994); Committee Chairman - Motion Picture and Television (1991-1994)
Florida West Coast International Affairs Commission, Inc.; Founder and Treasurer (1992 - 1998); Director (1992 - 1998); Chairman (1994 -
1995)
Sarasota French Film Festival Board of Directors (1991, 1992)
Author:
"The New Mortgages: A Functional Legal Analysis," 10 F.S.U. Law Review 95 (1982)
"The Classification of Software: A Logical and Rational Approach," 24 Jurimetrics Journal 377 (1984)
"Computer Mediation", Chapter 11 of Alternate Dispute Resolution in Florida II, The Florida Bar (Revised February 1995)
Speaker:
"Computer Law Seminar: Computers in Litigation", Sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association (October 25, 1995) TOPIC:
Computer Law: Software and Multimedia Licensing
"Host of Lawline" (a one hour live call-in cable show ) (1991 - 1995)"Law Office Computer Technology Seminar", Sponsored by the Sarasota
County Bar Association and the Association of Legal Administrators Gulf Shores Chapter (February 17, 1993) TOPIC: Computer Ethics and
Your Law Firm
"Business Planning for Profit", Sponsored by SCORE, University of South Florida (February 20, 1993) TOPIC: Twenty Questions to Evaluate
Your Business' Legal Health
"Litigation and Litigation Avoidance in High Technology Businesses", Sponsored by the Florida Bar Computer Law Committee (June 24, 1993)
TOPIC: The Litigation Environment: Ethical Considerations
"Monthly Meeting, National Association of Purchasing Management - Florida Suncoast, Inc." (June 24, 1993) TOPIC: Legal Issues in the UCC
and Sales
"Small Business Series I, Sponsored by Ferguson & Kapusta, CPAs" (October 25, 1993) TOPIC: Professional Advice for Small Business
"The Export Solution", Sponsored by Sarasota County Economic Development Board (October 12-13, 1993) TOPIC: Moderator and Participant
of Panel Discussion: Select Questions in Export Financing
"Monthly Meeting, Florida Legal Assistants Inc. Region." TOPIC: Condominium Law Update
"Monthly Meeting, National Association of Purchasing Management - Florida Suncoast, Inc." (October 28, 1993) TOPIC: Computer Software
Contracts
"Business Teach-In" (1989, 1990 and 1991), Sponsored by University of South Florida at Sarasota and Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
(Chairman 1990) TOPIC: Various Small Business and Startup Topics