First Admitted: 2005, Florida

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Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):

Kenning v. Carli, 648 Fed. App’x 763 (11th Cir. 2016)
Howard v. Kraus, 642 Fed. App’x 940 (11th Cir. 2016)
United States v. Davis, 854 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2017)
United States v. Aldissi, Nos. 15-14193 & 15-14194 (11th Cir. 2018)
Jenkins v. S. David Anton, P.A., 922 F.3d 1257 (11th Cir. 2019)
United States v. Cingari, No. 17-12262 (11th Cir. 2019)
United States v. Cavallo, 790 F.3d 1202 (11th Cir. 2015)
Howard v. Kraus, 642 Fed. App’x 940 (11th Cir. 2016)
Dimanche v. Brown, 783 F.3d 1204 (11th Cir. 2015)
Wilson v. City of Tampa, 209 So. 3d 646 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)
Sammons v. Greenfield, 270 So. 3d 534 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)
Davis v. United States, No. 16-9642 (S.Ct.)
Aldissi v. United States, No. 19-5805 (S.Ct.)

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Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Speaker, Distinctions between State and Federal Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Mar. 18, 2011
Note, When Life is an Injury: An Economic Analysis of Wrongful Life Lawsuits, 52 Duke L.J. 807 (2003)
Florida State and Federal Appellate Rules: Distinctions with a Difference, Fla. B.J., June 2010, at 74-76
Executive Editor, Duke Law Journal, Duke University School of Law
Navigating the New Florida Appellate Mediation Rules, Lawyer, Summer 2011, at 14-15
Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Stretches Its Legs, Lawyer, Spring 2013, at 30-31
Panelist, Stetson Law Panel Discussion of Arda Goker’s Comment, Florida’s Statutory Sentencing Provisions, the Sixth Amendment, and the Province of the Jury: A Study in Constitutional Conformity, 47 Stet. L. Rev. 450 (2018), Nov. 1, 2016
Speaker, 11th Circuit Year in Review, American Constitution Society, July 18, 2018
Is It Over Yet? A Primer on Federal and State Appellate Finality Doctrines, 94 Fla. B.J. 35 (Jan./Feb. 2020)

Thomas A. Burns