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Jameil C. McWhorter

Senior Associate

Practice Areas

• General Litigation
• Sports and Entertainment Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Family And Marital Law

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Banking Litigation
• Commercial Landlord/Tenant Litigation
• Mediation and Dispute Resolution
• Family Law/Divorce Litigation

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 2002
• University of Central Florida, M.P.A, 1999 with honors, President's Honor Roll
• University of Central Florida, B.S., 1997

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 2002
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Recognition

• Recongnized by "Who's Who of America" among student athletes from 1993-1997
• Former Arthur Ashe Scholarship Recipient
• Former Law Clerk for famed Civil Trial Attorney, Willie E. Gary, known as "The Giant Killer," from 2001-2002 and participated in the Maris Distributing Company v. Anheuser Busch trial during the summer of 2001
• Former full scholarship student-athlete and a member of the men's varsity football team for the University of Central Florida from 1993-1997 and was voted one of the defensive team captains in 1996 and 1997
• Formerly certified as a Contract Advisor/Agent by the NFL Player's Association for the National Football League

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
The Florida Bar
Orange County Bar Association
National Bar Association
American Bar Association
Paul C. Perkins Bar Association

Community Activities

Faith World Church Ministries
Florida Citrus Sports
Junior Achievement of Central Florida
University of Central Florida Alumi Association
University of Central Florida Letterman's Club
United Negro College Fund, Orlando Advisory Board

Representative Client Experience

• Successfully represented a commercial landlord in an action against commercial Tenant and obtained a judgment in excess of $500,000, for the Tenant's breach of lease.
• Serves as Legal Counsel to numerous business clients involving cases that pertain to hospitality management, landlord/tenant litigation and business collection litigation.
• Represents a national banking organization in various litigation matters involving check and deposit issues (UCC Articles 3 and 4), defensive litigation and collection matters.
• Personally handled settlements and/or mediations totaling more than $3 million dollars for various business clients.
• Represents current and former professional athletes in various capacities.