Bob Sweetapple is an accomplished dual Florida BarBoard Certified Trial lawyer in bothCivil Trial and Business Litigation, with over40years of broad and extensive trial experience. He has tried well over 100 cases, included jury trials in the Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St.Lucie and Okeechobee circuits. His jury trial experience includes 4 decades of trials involving the successful prosecution and defense of wrongful death, breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair and deceptive trade practices, libel and slander, piercing the corporate veil and other complex claims.
Bob has argued appeals in numerous Florida Appellate Courts, including, the 3rd District Court of Appeal, Fourth District Court of Appeal and Florida Supreme Court. He has often litigated in State and Federal Courts outside of Florida, including Kansas, North Carolina, New Jersey, Connecticut and Louisiana. In addition he has appeared as legal counsel before the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission and handled dozens of administrative hearings and arbitrations. Bob is a strong proponent of alternate dispute resolution and has appeared in well over 100 mediations and settled several multi-million-dollar lender liability lawsuits. He serves as a mediator on complex commercial matters.
Practices Areas:
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Lender Liability
- Commercial Torts, including Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, Libel and Slander, Unfair Competition
Bar Admissions:
- 1980, Florida
Court Admissions:
- All Florida State Trial and Appellate Courts
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S.District Court, Southern District of Florida
Education:
- University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- Colgate University, B.A.
