Robert Stovash Stovash, Case & Tingley, P.A. SunTrust Center 200 South Orange Avenue Suite 1220 Orlando, FL 32801-3410

Bob Stovash was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Stovash graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.  Mr. Stovash received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1988 from Wake Forest University School of Law, and received the Order of the Barristers Award for excellence in courtroom advocacy.

Mr. Stovash became a member of The Florida Bar in 1988, and was a shareholder at the Orlando firm of Boroughs, Bennett, Morlan & Simpson, P.A., from 1993 to 1996.  From 1996 until 2002, Mr. Stovash was the managing shareholder of Morlan & Stovash, P.A. In January of 2003, Mr. Stovash, along with Mr. Case and Ms. Tingley, formed the law firm of Stovash, Case & Tingley, P.A.  

Mr. Stovash has acted as counsel statewide for individual and corporate clients in the areas of general banking law, mortgage foreclosure litigation, business/corporate litigation, securities fraud, governmental relations, employment law, construction and lien law, commercial landlord/tenant law, and creditors' rights law.  Mr. Stovash regularly appears before state and federal trial and appellate courts in Florida, and before mediation and arbitration panels throughout Florida.  Mr. Stovash is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Middle District and Southern District of Florida. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Stovash is rated AV*, the highest rating achievable for legal ability and ethics by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the facilitator of the peer review process that rates attorneys. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. *

Mr. Stovash has served The Florida Bar as a Chairman of the Bridge-The-Gap seminar, and as a member of the Business Law and Trial Lawyers Sections.   He is also a member of the Litigation and Business Law Sections (Banking Law Committee) of the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Florida Bankers Association.  Mr. Stovash has represented dependent and abused children through the Orange County Legal Aid Society's Guardian Ad Litem Program.  

Mr. Stovash is active in community and civic affairs.  Currently, Mr. Stovash serves on the Planning and Zoning Commission for Orange County, Florida, the School Board and Beacon Foundation of Pine Castle Christian Academy, and the Orlando Light Rail Southern Alignment Task Force.  Mr. Stovash is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Small Business Chamber of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and a past President of the Board of Directors of Michelee Puppets, Inc., an Orlando-based not-for-profit corporation.  He has also served on the Board of Governors of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Leadership Council of myregion.org - A Regional Development Program, the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Building Community, Inc., and the Board of Directors of BusinessForce, Inc. Mr. Stovash is also a graduate of Leadership Orlando.  In 1999, Mr. Stovash was selected as a 40 Under 40 Award recipient by the Orlando Business Journal.  As an honoree, Mr. Stovash joined an elite group of individuals under the age of 40 who were identified by the Orlando Business Journal as the next generation of Central Florida leaders.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a Peer Review Rating™ process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Current Employment Position(s):
          President; Shareholder

Areas Of Practice:
          Banking Law & Litigation
          Business Law & Commercial Litgation
          Business Torts & Litigation
          Construction Law & Litigation
          Employment Law & Litigation
          Labor Law Compliance
          Landlord/Tenant Law Litigation

Litigation Percentage:
          90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
          Florida, 1988
          U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1988
          U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Education:
          Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
          Juris Doctorate 
          Honors: Order of the Barristers Award - Excellence in Courtroom Advocacy
          Honors: Chief Justice - Moot Court Board

          Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1985
          Bachelor of Arts 
          Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa - Leadership Honorary Fraternity 
          Major: Political Science

Representative Cases:
          DeWitt v. Maruhachi Ceramics of America, Inc., 770 So. 2d 709 (5th District Court of Appeal 2000)

          Abbott Laboratories v. General Electric Capital Corp., 765 So. 2d 737 (5th District Court of Appeal 2000)

          Crocco v. Fares, 712 So. 2d 1256 (5th District Court of Appeal 1998)

          Valjean Corp. v. Heininger, 559 So. 2d 677 (3rd District Court of Appeal 1990)

          Gateway Club Apartments, Ltd. v. East Coast Paving, 855 So. 2d 69 (4th District Court of Appeal 2003)

Representative Clients:
          Banking Industry
          Commercial Landlords 
          Construction Industry 
          National Corporations
          Local Companies
          Employers

Honors and Awards:
          40 Under 40 Award, Orlando Business Journal, 1999
          National Register's "Who's Who in Executives and Professionals", 2004
           "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Professional Associations and Memberships:  
          The Florida Bar 
          Chairman, Bridge-The-Gap Seminar

          The Florida Bar, Business Law Section
          Member

          The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section 
          Member

          American Bar Association, Litigation Section 
          Member

          American Bar Association, Business Law Section
          Member, Banking Law Committee

          Orange County Bar Association 
          Member

          Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
          Board of Governors

          Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
          Board of Directors, Small Business Chamber

          Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
          Past Chairman, Small Business Chamber

          Pine Castle Christian Academy 
          Member, School Board

          Orlando Light Rail Southern Alignment Task Force 
          Member

          City of Belle Isle
          Member, Personnel Committee

          Myregion.org - A Regional Development Program
          Leadership Council

          Foundation for Building Community, Inc.
          Member, Board of Directors

          BusinessForce, Inc. 
          Member, Board of Directors

          Michelee Puppets, Inc. 
          President, Board of Directors

          Leadership Orlando
          Graduate

Past Employment Positions:
          Morlan & Stovash, P.A., Vice President, Managing Shareholder, 1996 - 2002

          Boroughs, Grimm, Bennett & Morlan, P.A., Shareholder, 1988 - 1996

Pro Bono Activities:
          Orange County Legal Aid Society's Guardian Ad Litem Program

Fraternities/Sororities:
          Alpha Sigma Phi
          Omicron Delta Kappa

Birth Information:  
          Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America