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Todd K. Norman
Partner
Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32801
Suite 2460
Tampa, FL 33602
Todd practices as a commercial litigator and serves as a Team Leader for the North and Central Florida Litigation Team. Under his leadership, his team has won the American Lawyer’s prestigious Litigation Team of the Year award for Florida. He practices throughout the Southeast with a strong emphasis on commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, real estate,...
Todd practices as a commercial litigator and serves as a Team Leader for the North and Central Florida Litigation Team. Under his leadership, his team has won the American Lawyer’s prestigious Litigation Team of the Year award for Florida. He practices throughout the Southeast with a strong emphasis on commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, real estate, construction, creditor’s rights, and business disputes. His experience in this area includes “Bet the Company” litigation matters. Todd also is a “lawyer’s lawyer”, being hired to represent some of the country’s most prestigious law firms when they find themselves in need of a litigator.
Todd's practice has been devoted to client success in an array of commercial litigation fields, including real property litigation, banking, creditor’s rights, contract disputes, construction litigation, probate matters, partition, business valuation, merger litigation, and governmental zoning and land use litigation.
His corporate clients range from multinational financial institutions to contractors, developers, and banking institutions with important regional presence. He provides statewide representation for some of the nation’s foremost corporate citizens.
construction, creditor’s rights, and business disputes. His experience in this area includes “Bet the Company” litigation matters. Todd also is a “lawyer’s lawyer”, being hired to represent some of the country’s most prestigious law firms when they find themselves in need of a litigator.
Todd's practice has been devoted to client success in an array of commercial litigation fields, including real property litigation, banking, creditor’s rights, contract disputes, construction litigation, probate matters, partition, business valuation, merger litigation, and governmental zoning and land use litigation.
His corporate clients range from multinational financial institutions to contractors, developers, and banking institutions with important regional presence. He provides statewide representation for some of the nation’s foremost corporate citizens.
Experience
- Obtained an eight–figure verdict as first chair trial attorney against state’s largest privately held healthcare company in a Delaware reverse merger involving the squeeze out of minority owners, including extensive issues of business
- Litigated one of the largest trust litigation matters in Florida history involving the estate of one of America's best-known entrepreneurs with hundreds of millions of dollars at issue.
- Successfully obtained judgments in favor of a Florida county in protecting its “Rural Area” in a dispute over its development boundary, in a case garnering national media attention.
- Obtained an eight figure settlement in an intellectual property and commercial contract dispute in representing a Florida County over its high tech manufacturing hub.
- Represented one of the nation’s most prestigious “AmLaw 5” law firms as part of multi-billion dollar Federal Court litigation.
- Won a defense jury verdict in a high publicity case for one of America’s largest universities
- Prevailed at trial in a multi–million dollar contractual dispute regarding the development of intellectual property and software among high–tech companies.
- Successfully represented property owner and related insurers in premises liability– wrongful death claim stemming from allegations of negligent security
- Has litigated dozens of construction defect cases that collectively totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages. Included in such work are numerous successful trials, arbitrations and class action certification hearings
- Has appellate experience in both the state and federal court appellate systems and has more than a dozen reported decisions to his credit, many of which establish important legal precedents for future commercial disputes
- Experienced in trust and probate litigation, including will contests, claims of undue influence or lack of capacity, probate accountings, actions brought against personal representatives or trustees, elective share issues, and actions involving creditor claims
- Represented such clients as prominent regional and national development corporations, a state university and one of the nation’s largest school districts
- Has practiced before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and American Arbitration Association panels including numerous bench and jury trials
Education
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Florida State University College of Law,
JD
- Order of the Coif
- Katzentine/Simon Scholar
- Florida State University, BA, Political Science, magna cum laude
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, the Honorable William Stafford, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Obtained an eight–figure verdict as first chair trial attorney against state’s largest privately held healthcare company in a Delaware reverse merger involving the squeeze out of minority owners, including extensive issues of business
- Litigated one of the largest trust litigation matters in Florida history involving the estate of one of America's best-known entrepreneurs with hundreds of millions of dollars at issue.
- Successfully obtained judgments in favor of a Florida county in protecting its “Rural Area” in a dispute over its development boundary, in a case garnering national media attention.
- Obtained an eight figure settlement in an intellectual property and commercial contract dispute in representing a Florida County over its high tech manufacturing hub.
- Represented one of the nation’s most prestigious “AmLaw 5” law firms as part of multi-billion dollar Federal Court litigation.
- Won a defense jury verdict in a high publicity case for one of America’s largest universities
- Prevailed at trial in a multi–million dollar contractual dispute regarding the development of intellectual property and software among high–tech companies.
- Successfully represented property owner and related insurers in premises liability– wrongful death claim stemming from allegations of negligent security
- Has litigated dozens of construction defect cases that collectively totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages. Included in such work are numerous successful trials, arbitrations and class action certification hearings
- Has appellate experience in both the state and federal court appellate systems and has more than a dozen reported decisions to his credit, many of which establish important legal precedents for future commercial disputes
- Experienced in trust and probate litigation, including will contests, claims of undue influence or lack of capacity, probate accountings, actions brought against personal representatives or trustees, elective share issues, and actions involving creditor claims
- Represented such clients as prominent regional and national development corporations, a state university and one of the nation’s largest school districts
- Has practiced before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and American Arbitration Association panels including numerous bench and jury trials
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2023–2024), Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2024)
- Recipient, 2021 American Lawyer Litigation Team of the Year Award for Florida
Professional Activities
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
Community
- Past President and Member of Board of Directors, Sweetwater Episcopal Academy
Todd practices as a commercial litigator and serves as a Team Leader for the North and Central Florida Litigation Team. Under his leadership, his team has won the American Lawyer’s prestigious Litigation Team of the Year award for Florida. He practices throughout the Southeast with a strong emphasis on commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, real estate,... construction, creditor’s rights, and business disputes. His experience in this area includes “Bet the Company” litigation matters. Todd also is a “lawyer’s lawyer”, being hired to represent some of the country’s most prestigious law firms when they find themselves in need of a litigator.
Todd's practice has been devoted to client success in an array of commercial litigation fields, including real property litigation, banking, creditor’s rights, contract disputes, construction litigation, probate matters, partition, business valuation, merger litigation, and governmental zoning and land use litigation.
His corporate clients range from multinational financial institutions to contractors, developers, and banking institutions with important regional presence. He provides statewide representation for some of the nation’s foremost corporate citizens.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Obtained an eight–figure verdict as first chair trial attorney against state’s largest privately held healthcare company in a Delaware reverse merger involving the squeeze out of minority owners, including extensive issues of business
- Litigated one of the largest trust litigation matters in Florida history involving the estate of one of America's best-known entrepreneurs with hundreds of millions of dollars at issue.
- Successfully obtained judgments in favor of a Florida county in protecting its “Rural Area” in a dispute over its development boundary, in a case garnering national media attention.
- Obtained an eight figure settlement in an intellectual property and commercial contract dispute in representing a Florida County over its high tech manufacturing hub.
- Represented one of the nation’s most prestigious “AmLaw 5” law firms as part of multi-billion dollar Federal Court litigation.
- Won a defense jury verdict in a high publicity case for one of America’s largest universities
- Prevailed at trial in a multi–million dollar contractual dispute regarding the development of intellectual property and software among high–tech companies.
- Successfully represented property owner and related insurers in premises liability– wrongful death claim stemming from allegations of negligent security
- Has litigated dozens of construction defect cases that collectively totaled hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages. Included in such work are numerous successful trials, arbitrations and class action certification hearings
- Has appellate experience in both the state and federal court appellate systems and has more than a dozen reported decisions to his credit, many of which establish important legal precedents for future commercial disputes
- Experienced in trust and probate litigation, including will contests, claims of undue influence or lack of capacity, probate accountings, actions brought against personal representatives or trustees, elective share issues, and actions involving creditor claims
- Represented such clients as prominent regional and national development corporations, a state university and one of the nation’s largest school districts
- Has practiced before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and American Arbitration Association panels including numerous bench and jury trials
Education
-
Florida State University College of Law,
JD
- Order of the Coif
- Katzentine/Simon Scholar
- Florida State University, BA, Political Science, magna cum laude
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable William Stafford, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice & Legal Strategies
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Corporate & Securities
- Probate Litigation
- Construction and Construction Transactions
Industries
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2023–2024), Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2024)
- Recipient, 2021 American Lawyer Litigation Team of the Year Award for Florida
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- Past President and Member of Board of Directors, Sweetwater Episcopal Academy
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