BLUE & BYERS, PLLC

Bill Blue

Areas of Practice:

  • Civil and Criminal Litigation and Appeals;
  • Family Law, Divorce, and Child Custody;
  • Wills, Estates and Probate;
  • Administrative Law;
  • Commercial Litigation, Construction, and Landlord and Tenant Law;
  • Workers’ Compensation Defense, Insurance Defense, and Nursing Home Defense;
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Local Government and Municipal Law;
  • Restoration of Civil Rights;
  • State Elections Law; and
  • Union Elections.

Admitted:

  • The Florida Bar, September 20, 1989
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    March 15, 1990
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
    August 22, 1991
  • U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    January 5, 1996
  • Florida Supreme Court qualified Arbitrator
    November 13, 2005
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator
    March 17, 2006

Education

  • Florida State University, Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, 1986
  • Cumberland School of Law, Juris Doctorate in Law, 1989

Reported Decisions

  1. State v. Blair, 13 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1073, Case No. 05-340 CFP (Fla. 3d Cir. Aug. 29, 2006)(Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Suppress).

  2. Godwin v. Apalachee Correctional Institution, 868 So.2d 677 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)(workers compensation);

  3. Lanham v. Department of Environmental Protection, 868 So.2d 561 (workers compensation);

  4. State of Florida v. Smith, 722 So.2d 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)(workers compensation);

  5. Florida Police Benevolent Association v. Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., case no. 94-4146 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)(Lanham Act, trademarks);

  6. Brooks v. Lockett, 658 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)(Class Action, Writ of Prohibition);

  7. Winchester Construction Co. v. Miller County Board of Education, 821 F. Supp. 697 (M.D. Ga. 1993)(Construction Law);

  8. Florida State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Inc. v. City of Monticello, 23 FPER ¶ 28275, Docket No. RC-97- 036, Order No. 97E-236 (PERC Sep. 11, 1997) (Labor Law, Union Elections);

  9. Florida State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Tallahassee, 23 FPER ¶ 28250, Docket No. RC-97-035, Order No. 97E-211 (PERC Aug. 19, 1997) (Labor Law, Union Elections);

  10. Hall v. North Florida Law Enforcement Ass’n, 23 FPER ¶ 28181, Docket No. RD-97-012, Order No. 97E-141 (PERC June 17, 1997) (Labor Law);

  11. Florida Corrections Ass’n, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Management Services, 23 FPER ¶ 28060, Docket No. RC-96-012, Order No. 97E-023 (PERC Jan. 29, 1997) (Labor Law, Union Elections);

  12. In Re Petition of Southern States Police Benevolent Ass’, Inc. to Amend Certification 1093, 23 FPER ¶ 28028, Docket No. AC-96-018, Order No. 96E-252 (PERC Dec. 18, 1996) (Labor Law);

  13. In Re Petition of Southern States Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc. to Amend Certification 1079, 23 FPER ¶ 28029, Docket No. AC-96-019, Order No. 96E-251 (PERC Dec. 18, 1996) (Labor Law);

  14. Florida Corrections Ass’n, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Management Services, 23 FPER ¶ 27231, Docket No. RC-96-012, Order No. 97E-187 (PERC Sept. 12, 1996) (Labor Law, Union Elections, Challenge Ballots);

  15. Florida Corrections Ass’n, Inc. v. Florida Dept. of Management Services, 23 FPER ¶ 27217, Docket No. RC-96-012, Order No. 97E-170 (PERC Aug. 19, 1996) (Labor Law, Union Elections, Unit Determination);

  16. Yonce v. Big Bend Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc., 22 FPER ¶ 27026, Docket No. CB-95-030, Order No. 95GC-256 (PERC Dec. 6, 1995) (Labor Law, Union Elections, Union Unfair Practices);

  17. Yonce v. Big Bend Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc., 22 FPER ¶ 27017, Docket No. CB-95-088 (PERC Nov. 29, 1995) (Labor Law, Union Elections, Employer Unfair Practices);

  18. Town of Havana v. Southern States Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc., 22 FPER ¶ 27055, Docket No. UC-95-022, Order No. 95E-244 (PERC Nov. 20, 1995) (Labor Law, Union Elections);

  19. Southern States Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc., v. City of Bushnell, 21 FPER ¶ 26129, Docket No. RC-95-006, Order No. 95E-082 (PERC Mar. 15, 1995) (Labor Law, Union Elections);

  20. Southern States Police Benevolent Ass’n, Inc., v. Town of Havana, 21 FPER ¶ 26102, Docket No. RC-94-069, Order No. 95E-052 (PERC Feb. 15, 1995)(Labor Law, Union Elections).

Biography/Community Involvement

  • Deacon, Spring Warrior Church of Christ, 2000 – present (Member since 1994)
  • Code Enforcement Hearing Officer, Taylor County Board of County Commissioners, March 2006 – present
  • District Attorney, Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District, August 2005 – present
  • Friends of Taylor County Scouting Foundation, Inc., 2001 – present
  • BNI of Perry/Taylor County, Inc., May 2006 – present
  • Precinct Chairman, Taylor County Republican Executive Committee, Precinct One, 1996-2006
  • City Attorney, City of Perry 1997-2005
  • Campaign Manager, Clay Bethea for County Commissioner (R), District III, 2004
  • Member, Third Judicial Circuit Nominating Committee, 2001-2004
  • Board Member, Taylor County Development Authority, 2002 – 2004
  • Elected Treasurer, Taylor County Republican Executive Committee , 2003-2004
  • Board Member, Perry/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce, 1991, 2001-2003 (Regular member 1998 – present)
  • Elected Chairman, Republican Executive Committee for Taylor County 2001-2003
  • Campaign Manager, Daryll T. Gunter for County Commission (R), District II, 2002
  • Perry Kiwanis Club, 2000
  • Aucilla District Chairman & fund-raiser for the Boy Scouts of America 1997-1998
  • Volunteer, Third Judicial Circuit Guardian Ad Litem Program 1996 – 2000
  • Member, Tallahassee Chapter of American Inns of Court 1992-1996
  • Elected State Committeeman, Republican Executive Committee for Taylor County 1996
  • Republican Candidate for State House District 10, winner of contested primary 1996
  • Troop Committee Member, Boy Scouts Troop 600 1994-1996
  • Taylor County Touchdown Club High School Football Boosters 1994-1996
  • American Trial Lawyers Association 1994-1996
  • American Bar Association Litigation and Tort & Insurance Practice Sections 1991-1996
  • The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 1994-1995
  • Assistant Scout Master, Troop 600, Boy Scouts of America, 1994
  • Member, Centerville Road Church of Christ Tallahassee 1992-1994
  • Member, Florida Insurance Commissioner’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Technical Working Group 1992
  • Member, Monticello Church of Christ 1989-1992
  • Keep Perry/Taylor County Beautiful 1991
  • Member, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1987-1989 (Vol. 12 Research and Writing Editor, 1988-1989)
  • Author: Note, “State v. Williquette:  Protecting children from abuse through the imposition of a legal duty,“ The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Spring, 1989
  • Member, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board, 1988-1989
  • Research Assistant to Alabama Supreme Court Justice Richard L. “Red” Jones, 1987-1988