A. MARGARET HESFORD
10950 Stirling Road
Davie,
Florida 33328
(954)
880-0257 (telephone)
(954)
562-8233 (cellular)
(954)
252-8516 (facsimile)
AMHPA@earthlink.net
www.AMHPA.com
EMPLOYMENT:
A. Margaret Hesford,
P.A.
Davie, Florida
Sole Practitioner, 1997 to date
Federal, state &
administrative complex commercial civil litigation & appeals.
In-house counsel for
multiple Sanz corporations, 1997 to 1998.
A-V rated & A-V peer
review rated by Martindale Hubbell
Supreme
Court Certified Circuit & County Court mediator
Collins Center trained
foreclosure mediator
Qualified arbitrator
Colodny, Fass &
Talenfeld, P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Associate, 1994 to 1997
Federal, state, &
administrative complex commercial civil litigation & appeals.
Friedman, Rodriguez
& Ferraro, P.A.
Miami, Florida
Associate, 1992 to 1994
Complex commercial
litigation, asset collection, FIRREA, & appeals.
Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius
Miami, Florida
Associate, Labor & Employment
section, 1991 to 1992
Public & private
sector management labor law before federal & state courts, & federal,
state, & local administrative agencies.
Honorable William M.
Hoeveler
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of Florida
Judicial Intern, Summer 1989
Teacher of English &
French
Sheffield, London, &
Rotherham, England, 1970-81
BAR ADMISSIONS:
All Courts of the State
of Florida.
Supreme Court of the
United States.
United States Court of
Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
United States District
Court, Southern District of Florida & Trial Bar.
United States District
Court, Middle District of Florida.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Florida Bar Association;
appellate section member
Broward County Bar
Association
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
Pro Bono Attorney for
Guardian Ad Litem, Broward County, 1992 to date
Guardian Ad Litem, Broward
County, 1989 to 2000
Panelist for Guardian Ad
Litem training, February 2006
Tobias Simon Award,
Recipient, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1999
Pro Bono Attorney of the
Year, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1995
Kairos Prison Volunteer,
April 2003 to date
Kairos South Florida
Women's Advisory Board, 2008 to date
Kairos South Florida
Women's Area Board, 2008 to date
Parish Chancellor,
Anglican Church of the Word, 2003 to date
Parish Chancellor, Holy
Sacrament Episcopal Church, 1995 to 2003
Lay member, Ecclesiastical
Trial Court of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, 1997-2000
Presiding Judge,
Ecclesiastical Trial Court of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida,
1998-2000
LEGAL EDUCATION:
Nova Southeastern
University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
J.D., Summa Cum Laude,
May 1991
Rank: 1 of 233; GPA:
3.868
Honors:
Nova Law
Review - Junior Staff Member, 1989-90
- Senior
Staff Member, 1990-91
Moot Court
Society - Team Technical Services Editor, 1989-90
- Teams'
Coordinator, 1990-91
John Marshall National
Moot Court Competition Finalist 1989
John Marshall National
Moot Court Competition
- Octofinalist 1990
- Individual
Oralist, 4 out of 40, 1990
Book Award - Torts,
Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Property, First Amendment, Corporations,
Professional Responsibility, Florida Constitutional Law, Family Law &
Juvenile Law
Best Appellate Brief,
Legal Research & Writing, 1989
Dean's Award for
Academic Excellence, Graduation
Nathan Burkan Memorial
Competition, Nova University, Shepard Broad Law Center, First Prize, 1991
Dean's List each
semester
Leo Goodwin Merit
Scholarship 1988-91
Board of Student
Advisors 1990-91
Phi Delta Phi
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Florida
International University
Miami, Florida
B.A., Magna Cum Laude,
April 1988
English major,
Psychology minor
GPA: 3.977
College of Arts &
Sciences - Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in English
Dean's List each
semester
Phi Kappa Phi (Academic
Excellence) Honor Society
Psi Chi (Psychology) Honor
Society
University of Sheffield,
Institute of Education
Sheffield, England,
Certificate in Education, June 1970
Advanced Main double
major - English & French
Optional
three year Experimental Psychology course