Barbara Anne Eagan is one of less than 160 attorneys who are Florida Bar Board Certified in Appellate Practice.  She graduated from the University of Florida College of Law, with Honors, in 1988.  Ms. Eagan also holds a masters of arts degree in guidance and counseling from Rollins College, 1980.  She is a shareholder with the firm and AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Eagan has handled numerous appellate matters in each of Florida's five district courts of appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. These cases have encompassed most areas of civil and administrative law; including: complex commercial/business disputes, constitutional law; land use and zoning, professional discipline and licensure; employment law, civil rights; aviation regulation; insurance coverage; professional malpractice; products and premises; liability; juvenile law; termination of parental rights; real estate; probate and guardianship; unfair trade practices and unlawful competition; ADA compliance; governmental torts; and, workers' compensation.  She has also litigated complex commercial cases and employment law cases in the Florida trial courts and the federal district courts.

Ms. Eagan was selected to serve for six years on the Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee: she was Vice Chair from 2003-2006, among other honors.  In that capacity, she assisted in the drafting of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure which govern practice in the appellate courts.  She is a founding member of the Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section and the Orange County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee.  Ms. Eagan is a past member of the Miami/Dade County Appellate Practice Committee and Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association.  Ms. Eagan is also a member of the Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law and Employment Law Sections and serves on the Bar's Advertising and Grievance Committee.  She is a member of the Central Florida Inns of Court, Florida Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA); and Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), Central Florida Chapter.  Ms. Eagan was elected President of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), 200-2001 and has represented the organization before the Governor of the State of Florida and the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Diversity, among others.  Ms. Eagan is an accomplished equestrian and has competed with her thoroughbred horses throughout Florida.

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