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Background and EducationBorn in Bradenton, Florida, John Harllee graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. degree in 1964 and earned his J.D. at the University of Florida in 1967. He served as a State Representative in the Florida Legislature from 1970 to 1974.Bar AdmissionsFlorida 1967U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits U.S. Supreme Court CertificationsArbitrator for Civil Cases, certified by U.S. District Court, Middle District of FloridaAwards and RecognitionJudge Robert J. Boylston Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Excellence, Civility and Professionalism, 1997Selected to Florida Trend Magazine's "Florida Legal Elite" for Commercial Litigation Achieved Martindale-Hubbell's AV rating, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards Selected to "Florida Super Lawyers", for Business Litigation in the publication The Florida Super Lawyers. Professional Associations and MembershipsThe Florida Bar - Trial Laywers sectionThe Florida Bar Foundation The Federal Bar Association Manatee County Bar Association Goodrich-Grimes Inn of the American Inns of Court, Charter Member and past President Broadband Tax Institute, Associate Member Florida Council of Property Tax Lawyers, Inc., Charter Member and Director Florida Farm Bureau, Tax Advisory Committee (1996-1997) Institute for Professionals in Taxation Florida State University Foundation, Inc., Board of Trustees (1977-1984) Joint Manatee County/City of Bradenton Governmental Reorganization Committee, Chairperson Manatee County Chamber of Commerce, past President Manatee County Civic Center Authority, past Board Member Manatee County Farm Bureau, past Board Member St. Stephen's Episcopal School, past Board Member Primary Areas of PracticeBusiness and Commercial LitigationProperty Tax Challenges Real Estate Litigation | |||