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Mark D. Tinker is Board Certified in Appellate Practice with The Florida Bar, a distinction earned by less than one percent of all Florida lawyers, and has been awarded a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV Preeminent by his peers.  Mr. Tinker has been lead counsel in over 250 appellate matters, including appeals of final and interlocutory orders, certiorari, and other extraordinary writ proceedings.  For a list of Mr. Tinker’s recent appellate achievements, click here.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., St. Petersburg, FL
  Shareholder, January 2009 to Present
  Associate, November 2008 to December 2008
• Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A., St. Petersburg, FL
  Associate, 2002 to 2008
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa, FL
  Federal Judicial Intern, Summer 2002
• Piper, Green, Karvonen, Lewis & Schafer, St. Petersburg, FL
  Law Clerk, Summer 2001
  

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• "Legal Writing," Oral Presentation, The Tampa Bay American Inn of Court, November 2012
• "Risk Management," Oral Presentation, FCCLA State Advisers Business Meeting, August 2008
• "Drafting Requests for Admissions," Author,  FDLA Defense Manual, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Spring 2006
• "Damages," Chapter 2: General Principles, Author, Florida Civil Practice Manual, The Florida Bar, 6th ed., 2005
• "Paraclete, Don't Drop the Renewal Habit," Author, St. Petersburg Bar Association, March 2004
• "Time Demands and Multiple Claimant Cases," Co-Author, Florida Liability Claims Conference, June 2004
• "Florida Bar Faith Law: Common Law and Statutory Obligations of the Insurer," Co-Author, The Business of Insurance in Florida, 2003

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• The Florida Bar
• St. Petersburg Bar Association: Appellate Practice Section