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Scott Makar

Florida First District Court of Appeal
Professional Experience
Judge
Florida First District Court of Appeal
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Solicitor General, State of Florida
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Chief, Appellate Division
Office of General Counsel, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Florida
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Capital Partner/Partner/Associate/Summer Associate
Holland & Knight, Jacksonville, Tallahassee & Tampa offices
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Judicial Clerk
Judge Thomas A. Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, Georgia
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Legal Intern
United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Transportation Section, Washington, D.C.
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Education
University of Florida
Ph.D. (1993) | Economics
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University of Florida Levin College of Law
J.D. (1987)
Honors: Gertrude Brick Law Review Award, Best Note, Fall 1985; Book Awards: Antitrust & Florida Constitutional Law
Activities: University of Florida Law Review; University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Founder & Editor-in-Chief
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University of Florida
MBA (1982) | Finance
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University of Florida
M.A. (1982) | Economics
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Mercer University
B.S. (1980) | mathematics & economics
Honors: magna cum laude
Activities: Member, Golf & Tennis Teams
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Awards
Distinguished Service Award
Office of the Attorney General
Manager of the Year
Office of the Attorney General
Barbara W. Sanders Writing Competition Award
The Florida Bar
Annual award for best legal writing. 1994-95 (1st Place); 1992-93 (2nd Place); 1991-92 (2nd Place)
Professional Associations
Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 1999
Member
Current
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Governor’s Task Force on Capital Cases (appointed to 15 member group by Governor Jeb Bush on January 14, 2000)
Member
Current
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Florida Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court Historical Societies, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, and Florida Historical Society.
Member
Current
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Florida Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court Historical Societies, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, and Florida Historical Society.
Member
Current
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First District Appellate Inn of Court (Tallahassee, Florida).
Master Lawyer
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Master Lawyer & Alumnus, William H. Stafford American Inn of Court (Tallahassee, Florida)
- Current
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Jacksonville Bar Association
Founding Member
- Current
Activities: Chair, Appellate Practice Section (2001-02)
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American Law Institute
Member
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The Florida Bar
Member
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Activities: Founding Member & Executive Council, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section (1994-1997; Past Member, Antitrust Committee, Franchise Committee, Media Law Committee, Health Care Law Committee; Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure Committee; & Public Utilities Committee.
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Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions Committee (Civil)
Member
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Activities: Chair, 2005-07; Chair-Elect 2003-04
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American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA)
Board of Directors
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Last Words on Recent Developments: Browning v. Florida Hometown Democracy, Inc.: A Case Study in Judicial Opinion Writing
41 STETSON L. REV. 477
Reflections on Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
61 SYRACUSE LAW REV. 281
Dedication: Chesterfield Smith
15 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 1
Litigious Students and Academic Disputes
The Chronicle of Higher Education B20
Son of Snyder: Municipal Annexations and Quasi-Judicial Proceedings
1 FLORIDA COASTAL LAW JOURNAL 133
Litigating the Amount of Attorneys’ Fees: A Proposal For Reform,
73 Florida Bar Journal 16
In Praise of Older Judges: Raise the Mandatory Retirement Age?
71 Florida Bar Journal 48
Post-Judgment Motions For Attorneys’ Fees: Time For A Bright-Line Rule
71 Florida Bar Journal 4
Proverbially Speaking: Bad Apples, Philadelphia Lawyers, and Red Cows
7 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 113
Geographic Information Systems: Legal and Policy Implications
70 Florida Bar Journal 44
The Essential Facility Doctrine and the Health Care Industry
21 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 913
Vanishing Precedent: Settlement Vacatur on Appeal
69 Florida Bar Journal 18
Local Government, Privatization, and Antitrust Immunity
68 Florida Bar Journal 38
Professionalism, Civility, and Aspirational Conduct
68 Florida Bar Journal 14
Workers’ Compensation Group Self-Insurance Funds: Some Reform Proposals
12 JOURNAL OF INSURANCE REGULATION 57
Judicial Staff and Ethical Conduct
66 Florida Bar Journal 10
“Honey I Shrunk the First Amendment”: Free Speech on High School and University Campuses
66 Florida Bar Journal 13
Anticompetitive Actions in the Administrative Forum: Antitrust and State Law Remedies
66 Florida Bar Journal 33
Antitrust and the State Action Doctrine: An Analysis of Recent Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit Cases
4 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY 59
Antitrust Immunity Under Florida’s Certificate of Need Program
19 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 149
In Defense of Franchisors: The Law and Economics of Franchise Quality Assurance Mechanisms
44 VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW 721
The Structure of the Medical Malpractice Insurance Market: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It, 5 YALE JOURNAL ON REGULATION 427
5 YALE JOURNAL ON REGULATION 427
“In the Ordinary Course of Business”: The Legal Limits of Workplace Wiretapping
10 HASTINGS JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW 901
Attorney Advertising: The Case for Quality and Self?Laudatory Claims
37 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LAW REVIEW 969
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
First District Court of Appeal
2000 Drayton Drive.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Telephone: (850) 487-1000