Primary Office

225 Water Street
Suite 1750

Jacksonville, Florida
32202-5185

P: (904) 350-7171

F: (904) 350-5955

mcavendish@gunster.com

Michael Cavendish practices litigation, trial, and appellate law in the field of complex business disputes.

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Practice Areas[ - ]

• Complex Commercial Litigation

Education[ - ]

• University of Florida, J.D., 1998
• University of Florida, M.A., 1995
• Florida State University, B.Sci., 1993

Reported Cases[ - ]

Mr. Cavendish is featured as lead counsel in a number of reported cases. The most widely-reported judicial opinion deriving from his legal work is Goebert v. Lee County, FL, 510 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2007).

Honors[ - ]

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2012
• Chambers & Partners, 2011-12
• The Lawdragon 3000, 2006, 2010-11
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2005-12
• AV Rated as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
• Florida Bar Excellence in Law Practice Management [Crumbley] Award, 2010
• Florida Bar Journal Excellence in Legal Writing [Sanders] Award, 2000

Seminars & Presentations[ - ]

• “Infrastructure 2011,” Urban Land Institute (ULI) at University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, panel moderator, June 8, 2011
• “Aspects of state and local agencies,” Florida Coastal School of Law,  Jacksonville, FL, panelist, April 25, 2011

Publications[ - ]

Mr. Cavendish has written legal essays, articles, and journalism for The National Law Journal, The Bencher, The Banking Law Journal, Florida Coastal Law Review, The Florida Bar Journal, and various other peer-edited publications.

Professional Associations & Memberships[ - ]

• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Order of the Coif, Florida Chapter
• Florida Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Florida Bar

Bar Admissions[ - ]

• Florida
• All United States trial and appellate courts in Florida

Civic & Community Service[ - ]

• Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce,
  Board of Governors, 2012-present
  Trustee, 2012-present
• Jacksonville Transportation Authority,
  Chairman, 2011
  Director, 2007- 11
• Northeast Florida Regional Transportation Study Commission
  Chairman, 2011
• Community Connections of Jacksonville, Inc.,
  Director, 2003-06

Representative Matters[ - ]

Mr. Cavendish maintains areas of focus in complex contracting, sales, and supply chain problems, banking law and litigation, commercial real estate disputes, commercial insurance coverage, real estate securities, environmental contamination, water and wetlands problems, manufacturing, transportation and public works financing, corporate governance, and intellectual property.