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BACKGROUND: Mr. Huey is a shareholder of GrayRobinson. He was born in Statesboro, Georgia, and grew up in Leesburg, Florida. After graduating from Leesburg High School, he attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, where he graduated with a B.S. in Marketing in 1967. Thereafter, he attended Florida State University's College of Law and obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1970. After four years of practice, he began his own firm in Tallahassee which became known as Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A. In January 2007, Mr. Huey joined GrayRobinson in the Tallahassee office, where he is actively engaged in a wide variety of legal and governmental matters. EXPERIENCE: Mr. Huey's experience spans many practice areas, including commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation, governmental consulting, administrative law, petroleum, health care, and sales and use taxes. He has represented clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts including the Florida Supreme Court. He is experienced in complex, multi-party disputes as a litigator and as a certified circuit court mediator. Mr. Huey has represented design professionals, owners and contractors in construction matters for his entire career. He is experienced in construction contracts, mechanics' liens, licensing, public procurement, and civil and administrative disputes. Mr. Huey has also represented petroleum marketers and distributors throughout his career in matters involving franchising, pollution cleanup, environmental compliance, fair marketing and state and local taxation. For years he has served as general counsel to statewide professional and trade associations, advising them regarding employment law, officer/director liability, and state agency regulations and, also, representing them before the Florida Legislature, Governor and Cabinet and state agencies. In May, 1999, Mr. Huey was conferred Honorary Membership in the prestigious American Institute of Architects for his significant legal and governmental contributions to the profession of architecture. In 2003, Mr. Huey was honored for his decades of legal and governmental services to the petroleum industry by the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association by induction into the Association's Hall of Fame. He also represents local, national and international corporations in matters involving Florida's Legislature and agencies.EDUCATION: Florida State University, B.S. (1967) Gold Key, President Omicron Delta Kappa Florida State University, J.D. (1970) Class Vice President PROFESSIONAL: Florida Supreme Court; State and Federal Courts Admitted, Supreme Court of the United States of America Certified Circuit Court Mediator Tallahassee Bar Association The Florida Bar American Bar Association Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects Hall of Fame, Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association Florida State University, College of Law - Board of Visitors Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Florida Chamber of Commerce CIVIC / COMMUNITY: Chairman, Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Drug-Free Workplace Chairman, Tallahassee Race Relations Commission Chairman, Speaker's Ball, Florida House of Representatives. |
