Margaret T. Stopp Pensacola, Florida
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| phone | 850-583-2300 866-564-2546 |
| fax | 850-435-7899 |
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Margaret T. Stopp has a civil practice focusing on real estate, real property, leases, contracts, public and low income housing, community associations, sunshine law, public records, and local government-related issues. In 2007 - 2009, she served as general counsel to the City of Pensacola Charter Review Commission as it worked through the process of significantly revising the City of Pensacola's Charter. She served as an assistant county attorney prior to joining the firm. She taught at the University of West Florida for ten years in the Legal Studies program, and is the author of numerous publications. Early in her career she had her own law practice, specializing in real estate and contracts, within a general practice. While attending the Georgetown University Law Center, she worked for the U.S. House of Representatives as a legislative aide and a House Appropriations Committee staff member. She is active in the community, serving on a number of boards.
Community Service
Baptist Hospital, Inc.
Jay Hospital, Inc.
Baptist Health Care Foundation, Inc.
Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Foundation
Every Child a Reader Escambia, Inc.
Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc., 2010 - 2012 Vice President
Rotary Club of Pensacola, 2009-2010 President
- Areas of Practice:
- Business Law
- Community Associations
- Contracts
- Local Government Law
- Real Estate
- Public and Low Income Housing
- Bar Admissions:
- Virginia, 1982
- North Carolina, 1983
- Florida, 1989
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1998
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1981
J.D. - McNeese State University,
1977
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Representative Cases:
- State v. Whitmire, 791 So.2d 1192 (Fla.1st DCA 2001)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Associate Professor, University of West Florida, 1989 - 2000
- Public Records, Lorman Education Services, 2003 - 2005
- Public Records Requests, Florida Association of Court Clerks, 2005
- Unlicensed Practice of Law and Ethical Consideration for Paralegals, NWFPA, 2011
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
- 2002-2003 President
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Northwest Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- 2003 Vice-President
- American Bar Association
- Community Associations Institute (CAI)
- Housing and Development Law Institute (HDLI)
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
- Past Employment Positions:
- Escambia County, Assistant County Attorney, 2000 - 2002
- University of West Florida, Associate Professor, 1989 - 2000
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Kappa Phi
