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ID 1412992344 Email address mschofield@clarkpartington.com
Status Active
First name Michael Last name Schofield
Full name Michael J. Schofield
Gender Male
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Web folder michael-schofield
Contact information
Corporation Clark Partington
Address 1 125 East Intendencia Street
City Pensacola
ZIP Code 32502
State Florida
Phone (850) 434-8141 Fax (850) 432-7340
URL www.clarkpartington.com
Video conferencing? Yes Promote video conferencing? Online and In-Person
Assistant name Tracy Torrez Assistant email ttorrez@clarkpartington.com
CC name Michael Schofield CC email mschofield@clarkpartington.com
Formal Qualifications & Memberships
Judge? No
ADR services 5,10,4,1,2
Education
  • University of Florida (B.S., 1980)
  • University of Florida (J.D., 1983) 
       Moot Court; Appellant Advocacy Honors; and
       Academic Honors 1981, 1983
  • Luther Rice University and Seminary (M.A., 2013)
        Master of Arts  Apologetics 2013
  • Board Certified in Aviation Law (2017)
  • Commercial Pilot, multi-engine, instrument ratings
  • Certificated Flight Instructor, single, multi, and instrument
Memberships
  • Member, Committee on Aviation Law, 1985-1986, 2004-present; 
  • Member, Construction Law Committee, 2007 
  • Florida Bar (1983)
  • Alabama State Bar (1993)
  • American Bar Association - Torts and Insurance Practice Section
    - Former Member ABA Committee on Aviation Law
  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Panel Attorney)
  • Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
  • Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
    - (also past chairman, Legislation Committee and Committee on Auto/Transportation,
    Board Liason for both, Board of Directors 1997 - 2003)
  • Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • A.E. Rho National Honorary Broadcasting Society
  • I.A.D.C. (International Association of Defense Counsel-invitation only membership)
  • Member, Med Marc Product Liability Network
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
  • Appellate Advocacy Advanced Honors
  • Martindale-Hubbell - AV rated
Biography

INTRODUCTION:

Michael J. Schofield has 40 years experience in litigation in complex tort matters, products, liability, aviation, medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith claims.  He began his career at Kimbrell & Hamann in Miami, Florida in 1983.  He returned to North Florida in 1989 and practices at one of Pensacola’s most prestigious firms, Clark, Partington. Mr. Schofield has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and has tried cases ranging from simple tort claims to aviation crash claims and currently litigates and mediates.

Mr. Schofield has written articles for Florida’s Trial Advocate Quarterly, Law Seminars, Inc., and other publications both in Alabama and Florida.  He has provided seminar speeches to various groups.  He served on numerous boards and committees, including the Florida Bar Committee on Aviation at its inception.  Mr. Schofield is a past or current member of ATLA, Florida Trial Lawyers Association, Alabama Trial Lawyers, DRI, International Association of Defense Counsel (invitation only), and other groups.  He obtained Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV, signifying excellence in his field and the highest of ethical standards.  Past clients included individuals, corporations, airlines, fixed-base operators (FBO’s), pilots, air crew members, construction companies, manufacturers, and sales and distribution companies.  

 Mr. Schofield is licensed to practice law in Florida and Alabama, and is also a Circuit Court Certified Mediator and an Alabama Mediator. He has been involved in mediating under the Florida Hurricane mediation program in residential and commercial matters and through the Florida State Department of Financial Services.

Mr. Schofield is a member in good standing in all courts in the State of Florida and State of Alabama, all Florida and Alabama Federal District Courts, and the Eleventh Circuit and Fifth Circuit US Courts of Appeal.         

Mr. Schofield attends arbitration training courses on a regular basis.  He is a Rostered Arbitrator in Alabama, under the auspices of the Alabama Dispute Resolution Center, and a Qualified Arbitrator in Florida.  He regularly attends the Dispute Resolution Center’s annual convention to continue his mediation and arbitration training and a current member of various professional mediation and alternative dispute organizations.  Mr. Schofield currently mediates, serves as arbitrator, and serves as umpire in appraisal claims while maintaining an active legal practice.

Mr. Schofield may be reached at Clark Partington Attorneys At Law at (850) 434-9200 or mschofield@clarkpartington.com or his website for mediations and arbitrations, which includes an interactive calendar, can be found at www.FloridaMediators.org/Michael-Schofield.

Pensacola office:
125 East Intendencia Street, 4th Floor
Pensacola, FL 32502

Destin Office:
4100 Legendary Drive Suite 200
Destin, Florida 32541

Santa Rosa Beach Office:
1414 County HWY 283 S., Suite B 
Santa Rosa Beach FL 32459

Tallahassee Office:
106 E. College Avenue, Suite 600
Tallahassee FL 32301

 

ADR Practice & Case Experience
Additional languages 1
Practice started 1996
Rates

$425.00 per hour, split between the parties. Videoconferencing is also available, without the necessity of live appearances for any or all parties.  Please contact us to arrange a live or  videoconference mediation, arbitration, or appraisal hearing.

 

Dispute areas 2,7,8,12,14,15,16,17,18,20,25,28,35,37,38,42,44,46,48,49,50,54,58,59,61,62,65,66,67,69,70,71,72,75,76,78,83,85,86,87,88,94
Calendar Settings
Private calendar purchased No
Calendar preference Enabled Calendar display type 5 day
Calendar last update time Mar 28 2024
Booking
Whole days Enabled Multiple mediations Disabled Ask Client to Select ADR Service? Enabled
Time zone Central
Location options By Video Conference, In-Person Meeting
Notes prompt Please provide the names of all parties for a conflict check.
Requested Date Automatically Held/Booked? Enabled Auto hold type Booked Ask if all attending counsel agreed on date? Enabled
Notes mandatory? Yes
Additional attendees Yes
GoogleMaps
Map enabled Yes Streetview enabled Yes
Latitude 30.4109001
Longitude -87.2174988
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Time zone America/Chicago
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