Beverly A Pohl
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Of Counsel
Beverly has been Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar since 2002 and is a Fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. She has experience in a wide variety of civil and criminal appellate matters, in both Florida appellate courts and the federal courts of appeals. Her cases include commercial and general civil litigation, False Claims Act healthcare litigation, criminal appeals, and First Amendment issues involving commercial speech.
In her appellate practice, she most enjoys creating a readable and persuasive written product and narrowing the issues for an effective oral argument. She often works with trial attorneys to resolve procedural, jurisdictional, and substantive law issues and is committed to always being available to provide an objective, thorough, and prompt analysis of complex law or facts.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Representative Cases
- Luxottica Grp., S.p.A. v. Airport Mni Mall, LLC, 932 F.3d 1303 (11th Cir. 2019) (contributory trademark infringement)
- Federated Mut. Ins. Co. v. FedNat Holding Co., 928 F.3d 718 (8th Cir. 2019) (federal jurisdiction to confirm arbitration)
- Global Quest, LLC v. Horizon Yachts, Inc., 849 F.3d 1022 (11th Cir. 2017) (fraud)
- MSP Recovery, LLC v. Allstate Ins. Co., 835 F.3d 1351 (11th Cir. 2016) (Medicare Secondary Payer Act)
- Citizens for Smart Growth v. Sec., Dep’t of Transp., 669 F.3d 1203 (11th Cir. 2012) (representing Florida Dep’t of Transp., claim under National Environmental Policy Act)
- Landmark at Crescent Ridge LP v. Everest Fin., Inc., 219 So. 3d 218 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (lis pendens)
- Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Prof. Supplements, LLC, 210 So. 3d 766 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (damages for wrongful injunction)
- Maysville, Inc. v. Whiting Turner Contr. Co., 167 So. 3d 506 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015) (construction law)
Education
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, JD (1991)
- William Woods College, BS, Medical Technology (1973)
Admissions
- Florida
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit