University of Florida School of Law, Gainesville, Florida Juris Doctor, 1987 with Honors

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1 W. Penn Dawson, SJ Loyola University New Orleans School of Law Canisius Jesuit Residence 6226 Saint Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA Cell Phone: EDUCATION: University of Florida School of Law, Gainesville, Florida Juris Doctor, 1987 with Honors Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Jesuit First Studies, August 2011-May 2013 Masters of Arts (Philosophy) 2013 St. Catherine's College Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1984 Postgraduate study University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Bachelor of Arts (History) 1984 Activities: Kappa Alpha Order Florida Blue Key, President 1987 Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary Society) Omicron Delta Kappa (Service Honorary Society) WORK EXPERIENCE: Visiting Professor of Law Jesuit Regent Loyola University New Orleans School of Law New Orleans, LA (August Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen. Tampa, Florida Shareholder/Partner, December 1995-May Associate, May 1991-December 1995 Martindale-Hubbell: AV rated. Selected by peers as a Florida Super Lawyer (one of the top five percent of lawyers in the state) in 2006, 2007, 2008 and Associate with Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, P.A. Tampa, Florida October May

2 AREAS OF PRACTICE: Legal and medical malpractice defense; Representation of lawyers before the Florida Bar; Representation of physicians before the Florida Board of Medicine and Agency for Health Care Administration; Experienced also in areas of debtor/creditor relations, Bankruptcy litigation, corporate and tax litigation. Admitted in all Florida State Courts (October 1987 Present); Florida Federal Middle District (January 1988-present); U.S. Tax Court (August 1994-present); Member of the Florida Bar Association (October 1987-present); American Bar Association (October 1987-August 2009) Hillsborough County Bar Association (October 1987-August 2009) Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild (October 1987-August 2009) CHURCH & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Chaplain, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL (September 2011-May 2013); Volunteer, St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Mission, Karasibai, Guyana, (January-April 2011) (Jesuit Novice experiment); Teacher, Karasibai Primary School, Karasibai, Guyana, (January- April 2011) (Jesuit Novice experiment); Teacher, Rockhurst High School (Jesuit preparatory school in Kansas City, MO) (October-December 2010) (Jesuit Novice experiment); Team Member, L Arche Mobile, Mobile, AL (March-April 2010) (Jesuit Novice experiment); Volunteer Chaplain, University Medical Center (n/k/a Lafayette General Medical Center), Lafayette, LA (September-October 2009, September-October 2010) (Jesuit Novice experiment); Jesuit Novice, Novitiate of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Saint Charles College, Grand Coteau, LA (August 2009-August 2011); University of Florida History Department Advisory Board (August 2005-August 2009); Tampa Theatre Foundation Board of Directors (October 2006 August 2009); 2

3 Tampa Yacht & Country Club (1988-August 2009); University Club of Tampa (2004-August 2009); Y.M.C.A. (Board of Directors, 2001 to 2005); Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Church Chapter (1999- present); Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (1988-August 2009); Board of the W.E.D.U. Public Television Wine Tasting and Auction ( ); Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (1995-August 2009); Member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tampa FL, Diocese of St. Petersburg (1987-August 2009): Capitol Campaign Board Vice Chairman (1998); (Raised 2.8 million with a goal of 2.6 million); Capitol Campaign, Phase II, Board ( ); (Raised additional funds for Historic Church Building and School renovations); Pro-Bono Legal Volunteer (1998-August 2009); (Providing free or low cost legal aid to the indigent or poor); Founding Member of Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild (1996 August 2009): President ( ); Vice President ( ); Coordinator Tampa Bay Red Mass (1997 special guest: Justice Clarence Thomas; 1998 special guest: Justice Antonin Scalia; 1999 special guest: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; 2001 special guest: former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno); Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild Law Week Volunteer ( ) (coordinated and conducted presentations in Catholic High Schools on the practice of law from a Catholic perspective); Member of the University of Florida Catholic Student Center (Saint Augustine Catholic Church), Gainesville FL, Diocese of St. Augustine ( ): St. Francis House Volunteer (Saint Augustine Parish s Homeless Shelter, ). PUBLICATIONS: When Someone Else s Tax Problems Become Your Own, Parts I and II 3

4 Tampa Business Journal, March and April 1996 PRESENTATIONS: (as featured speaker): Body, Mind and Spirit in the Practice of Law (Presented by the Law School of Loyola University Chicago, November, 2012) Ignatian Spirituality and the Practice of Law (Presented by the Law School of Loyola University Chicago, November, 2011) Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics (presented by National Business Institute, Tampa, FL August 2008) Ethics: Third Party Claims Against Attorneys (Presented by CLE International, Tampa, FL January 2008) How to Properly Document and Avoid Medical Liability Suits (Presented during the ACOFP 44 th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL March 2007) Changing Technology and the Attorney Client Privilege (Presented by National Business Institute, Tampa, FL March 2007) Ethics: Non-Clients and Adverse Parties (Presented by CLE International, Tampa, FL February 2007) The Role of Charting in Medical Risk Management (Presented by the Gessler Clinic P.A., August 16, 2006) Ethics Because It s Never Black and White (Presented by CLE International, Tampa, FL, February 3, 2006) Legal Malpractice Issues-Pitfalls in Practice (Presented by CLE International, Tampa, FL, June 2004) Litigation Skills-Pleadings (Presented by Lorman Educational Systems, Tampa, FL, January 2003) The Attorney-Client Privilege in the Age of Wireless Communications (Presented by the National Business Institute, Tampa, FL, March 2002) Litigation Skills-Pleadings (Present by Lorman Educational Systems, Tampa, FL, September 2001) Litigation Skills-Discovery (Present by Lorman Educational Systems, Tampa, FL, September 2000) Recent Developments in Florida and Federal Law Regarding 4

5 Medicare Fraud (Presented by the Florida Spine Study Group, Tampa, FL, March 1999) Minefields of Practice - An Overview of Legal Malpractice Risk Management (Presented by CNA Insurance Company; Tampa, FL, January 1999) Legal Malpractice Prevention (Presented by CNA Insurance Company; Marco Island, FL, Oct. 1998) Developments in Risk Management (Presented by the Florida Spine Study Group; Orlando, FL, June 1998) Director Liability Issues in Non-Profit Corporations (Presented by Friends of the German Historical Society, Washington, D.C., November 1996) 5