Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, p.a.

“Property rights. Every American citizen values these rights and regards their protection as a basic premise upon which our constitutional democracy is founded.”

R. Gale Porter, Jr.

Email: GaleP@bsbfirm.com

EDUCATION:

J.D. University of Florida, Levin College of Law, emphasis on land use planning, 1985

B.S. Business Administration, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 1982

(Major-Business Administration; Minor-English and Philosophy)

Jesuit High School, Tampa, FL 1976-1979

EXPERIENCE:

Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A. 2008 - present, Shareholder

Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A. 2004 - 2008, Of Counsel

Law Offices of R. Gale Porter, Jr. P.A., Tampa, FL 1989–present, Principal Shareholder

Law Offices of Horace A. Knowlton III, Tampa, FL 1988–1989, Senior Associate

Taub & Williams, Tampa, FL 1987–1988, Associate

Law Offices of Dale M. Swope, Tampa, FL 1985-1986, Clerk/Associate

City of Tampa Attorney’s Office, Tampa, FL 1985, Clerk

Born in Tampa, Florida, on July 15, 1961, Mr. Porter’s practice involves a wide variety of cases involving both business and individual clients, often involving complex issues in Florida state and federal courts. For more than 20 years, Mr. Porter has practiced exclusively in the field of litigation. His practice currently focuses primarily in the area of construction and real estate, fraud, and unfair trade practice cases. Mr. Porter is a third generation Tampa native, and is married to Mary Ann, with three children, Gale III, Griffin, and Camryn.

ACTIVITIES:

Admitted to practice: Florida Bar, 1986; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1990; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1999; U.S. Supreme Court, 2001.

Member: The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Tampa Yacht & Country Club; FSU Alumni Association; Hyde Park United Methodist Church; St. Johns Episcopal Day School parent; Pack 23 Cub Scouts.

PUBLISHED DECISIONS:

Wolfe v. Stevens, 965 So. 2d 1257 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2007).

Kissimmee River Valley Sportsman Ass'n v. City of Lakeland, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT, 250 F.3d 1324, Decided, May 10, 2001, Certiorari Denied by U.S. Supreme Court, November 26, 2001.

MacNamara v. Kissimmee River Valley Sportsmans' Ass'n, SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA, 651 So. 2d 1195; 1995 Fla. LEXIS 178, February 1, 1995, cert. denied, opinion published at 648 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1994) (Acting trial counsel in case below).

Jenkins v. Jenkins, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT , 857 So. 2d 302; 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15056; October 8, 2003, Opinion Filed, Released for Publication October 27, 2003.

Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am. v. Skilled Servs. Corp, COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT , 801 So. 2d 937; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 13945, October 5, 2001, Opinion Filed, DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION, Petition for Review Dismissed December 6, 2001, (Amicus Curiae).

Gale Porter Temporary Help, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., CASE No. 93-2447., COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, FOURTH DISTRICT, 633 So. 2d 64; 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 963; February 16, 1994.

Watson v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT , 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 4479, April 2, 2004, Opinion Filed, DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION.