Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1989
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education:
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988
J.D.
Emory University, 1985
B.A.
Representative Cases:
City of Hollywood v. Mulligan, 934 So. 2d 12338 (Fla. 2006)
Leonardi v. City of Hollywood, 715 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
Uptown Pawn & Jewelry, Inc. v. City of Hollywood, 337 F. 3d 1275 (11th Cir. 2003)
Sun-Sentinel Co. v. City of Hollywood, 274 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (S.D. Fla. 2003)
Wohl v. City of Hollywood, 915 F. Supp. 339 (S.D. Fla. 1995)
Past Employment Positions:
City of Hollywood, City Attorney, 1999 - 2007
City of Hollywood, Chief Litigation Counsel, 1994 - 1998
Blackwell & Walker, Litigator
Daniel L. Abbott
Partner
Broward Office (954) 763-4242
Dade Office (305) 854-0800dabbott@wsh-law.com
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Mr. Abbott is a Partner of the Firm and a senior member of the Litigation Division. He focuses on governmental and commercial litigation. Mr. Abbott is an experienced trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of land use/zoning, employment discrimination, civil rights, constitutional law, police liability, and products liability, in both State and Federal courts. Mr. Abbott is also a seasoned appellate attorney, having appeared before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Florida District Court of Appeals, and the Florida Supreme Court. Mr. Abbott has served as the in-house City Attorney for Hollywood, Florida, as the Chief Litigator for Hollywood, and as a litigator for the Miami-based firm of Blackwell & Walker.
