Attorney Profiles

David A. Higley 
Altamonte Springs, Florida
phone (407) 389-7833
fax (407) 389-7838
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Areas of Practice:
Commercial and Business Law
Contract Litigation
Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate Law
Real Estate Litigation
Real Estate Foreclosure
Construction Law
Construction Lien Litigation and Foreclosure
Business Litigation
Business Acquisition and Sale
Corporate Law Litigation
Corporate Director and Officer Liability
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1976
New York, 1971
District of Columbia, 1975
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
Education:
University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York, 1971
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Erie County Bar Association Law Review Contribution Award
Honors: Carlos C. Alden Writing Excellence Award
Law Review: Buffalo Law Review, Member, 1969 - 1971
Law Review: Buffalo Law Review, Managing Editor, 1970 - 1971


State University College of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 1963
B.S.


Published Works:
O'Callahan Retroactivity: An Argument for the Proposition, Cited in Gosa v. Mayden, 413 U.S. 665, 1973


Justice and the Judiciary: A Look at the Partial Jurist, 29 JAG J 219 (Lead Article), 1977


Construction Lien Manual


Representative Cases:
Batur v. Signature Properties of Northwest Florida, Inc., 903 So.2d 985 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005)
Hufcor/Gulfstream, Inc. v. Homestead Concrete & Drainage, Inc., 831 So.2d 767 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
Summerton v. Mamele, 711 So.2d 131 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
Gulf Oil Realty Company v. Department of Transportation, 685 So.2d 1032 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997)
Juno Industries, Inc. v. Heery International, 646 So.2d 818 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994)
United States v. Doran, 9 M.J. 385 (USCMA 1980)
United States v. Trottier, 9 M.J. 337 (USCMA 1980)
United States .v Syro, 7 M.J. 431 (USCMA 1979)
United States v. Murawsky, 7 M.J. 353 (USCMA 1979)
United States v. Collins, 7 M.J. 188 (USCMA 1979)
United States v. Thomas, 1 M.J. 397 (USCMA 1976)
United States v. Beach, 1 M.J. 118, 23 USCMA 480 (  1975)
United States v. Cady, 1973 WL 14728, 22 USCMA 408 (  1973)
United States v. Alderman, 1973 WL 14505, 22 USCMA 298 (  1973)
Past Employment Positions:
United States Marine Corps., Lieutenant Colonel, Retired


Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Kappa Psi

Office Location

Higley & Szabo, P.A.
986 Douglas Ave., Suite 102
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714

Phone: (407) 389-7833
Fax: (407) 389-7838

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