G. Donovan Conwell Jr.

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EDUCATION

Oral Roberts University, cum laude - 1980
Dean's List
President's List
Student Body - Executive Vice President
University of Notre Dame Law School - 1983

Civil Trial
Business Litigation
Intellectual Property

PRACTICE AREAS

Business related litigation with an emphasis in Intellectual Property, Computer and Internet Law. Significant jury and non-jury trial experience in state and federal courts in Florida and other jurisdictions. Significant experience arbitrating and mediating IP and Technology disputes, including ADR with the American Arbitration Association and International Chamber of Commerce.

Complex litigation representing corporations in disputes with state and local governments.

DISTINCTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Bar Board Certified as an Expert in Business Litigation
Florida Bar Board Certified as an Expert in Civil Trial Law
Florida Bar Board Certified as an Expert in Intellectual Property Law
Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America® 2007” in the specialty of Intellectual Property Law
Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America® 2008-2011” in the specialties of Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law
Martindale-Hubbell - AV Preeminent Rated
Florida's Legal Elite - 2005 & 2006 - (Florida Trend Magazine names the top 1.7% of practicing Florida Bar Members - all chosen by their peers)
Selected to Best Lawyers in Tampa Bay - 2008-2010
Florida Super Lawyers - 2006 - 2010 (Chosen by their peers, the Florida Super Lawyers were selected based on a survey of over 44,000 lawyers and through the independent research of Law & Politics).
Listed in "Florida Super Lawyers® 2010" in the specialty of Business Litigation
Listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition – 2008-2010 - featuring select Business Litigation attorneys from across the United States.
Who's Who in Law (Featured in Tampa Bay Business Journal)
The American Bar Association
Former Co-chair, Computer and Internet Litigation Committee
Founding Editor, The Computer Litigation Journal
Former Co-chair, Technology Training Committee
Former Co-chair, Technology Committee
Former Co-chair, Technology Task Force
Member, Litigation Section
Member, Intellectual Property Law Section
Member, Science and Technology Section
The Florida Bar
Intellectual Property Law Certification Committee (appointed by the president of The Florida Bar
to the inaugural 9-member committee)
Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions - Contracts and Business Cases - 2007-2009
Former Chair, Computer and Internet Law Committee - 1990-1992
The Hillsborough County Bar Association
Former Chair, Law Office Economics and
Technology Committee
Co-Chair Professionalism Committee, 2008-09
The Computer Law Association
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
Emerging Technologies/Internet Committee
Management of IP Assets Committee
Trade Secret Law Committee
Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Committee of One Hundred - High
Technology Committee

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES

Frequent lecturer for the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar and other state and local bar associations, the National Law Journal, Practicing Law Institute and other private organizations regarding intellectual property, computer and Internet related litigation and transactions and the use of computer technology in litigation.
The Admissibility of Evidence Produced by Computers, The Florida Bar Journal, January 1987
The Use of an Expert Witness in Computer Performance Litigation, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 1992-1994; ABA National Institute on How to Try High Technology Cases, Orlando, FL, 1994
Trial Tactics in High-Tech Litigation, Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL, 1992
Litigating Dishonesty in the Computer Industry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1991; University of Tampa, Tampa, FL 1991; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1991; IBM West Coast Users Group, Tampa, FL, 1992
Civil Disputes and Criminal Offenses in the Computer Law Area, American Bar Association National Institute, Orlando, FL, 1991
Computer Torts, The Florida Bar Convention, Orlando, 1992; ABA Section of Litigation, Washington D.C., 1993
Negotiating and Litigating Computer Contracts, The National Law Journal, Law Journal Seminars-Press, New York, NY, 1991; Florida Department of Law Enforcement 1993; Data Processing Management Association, September, 1992
Mediating Computer Related Disputes, The American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1991; The ABA Litigation Section Fall Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1990; Software Protection Institute, Boston, MA, 1995
Contracting for Computer Hardware, Software & Services, University of South Florida Small Business Symposium, Tampa, FL, 1987; The Florida Bar Convention, Miami, FL, 1990
Standards of Infringement in Computer Software Copyright Infringement Cases, The American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1990
Copyright Protection of Computer Software, Lorman Educational Services, Tampa, FL, 1998
Litigating High Technology Disputes, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1989; The Florida Bar Convention, Orlando, FL, 1993; University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 1994; American Bar Association National Institute, Orlando, FL and San Francisco, CA, 1994
Proving Damages in Computer User/Vendor Disputes, The Florida Bar Mid-Year Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1989
Computer Vendor/User Litigation, The Florida Bar Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, 1986, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 1993
Computer Software Performance Litigation, The Litigation Section Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1993
Examination of an Expert Witness in Computer Software Copyright Infringement Litigation, The National Law Journal, Law Journal Seminars Press, New York, NY, 1992; University of Florida Graduate School of Engineering, Gainesville, FL, 1993
Litigating the Performance of Computer Aided Drafting and Design Systems, American Institute of Architects, Gainesville, FL, 1992
Transactions and Litigation in the Computer Industry, Data Processing Management Association, Tampa, FL, 1992; The National Law Journal, Law Journal Seminars Press, New York, NY, 1992; Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco, CA, 1997
Software Piracy Litigation, The National Law Journal, New York, 1995; Software Protection Institute, Monterey, CA, 1995
The Internet, Law Seminars International, Orlando, FL, 1996; Half Moon Seminars, Tampa, FL, 1996; Ernst & Young, LLP, Tampa, FL, 1996
Using Technology in the Courtroom, The American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1997
Creating and Challenging High Tech Courtroom Presentations, Legal Works '98 - Litigation Technology Summit, New York, NY, 1998 </licreating and challenging high tech courtroom presentations, legal works '98 - litigation technology summit, new york, ny, 1998 > > > >
Discovery of Electronically Stored Information, Federal Civil Litigation Seminar, Tampa, FL, 1998
Litigation Issues in Cyberspace, Denver, CO, 1999
Litigating Internet Technology Disputes, The ABA Litigation Section Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2000
Using Technology in the Courtroom, Florida Conference of State and Federal Judges, Clearwater, FL, 2000
Using Technology in the Courtroom to Persuade, NBI, Tampa, FL, 2001
Recent Developments in Internet Litigation, The National Law Journal, Law Journal Seminars Press, Atlanta, GA, and New York, NY, 2001
Advanced Issues in IT Law, The Trial of a Failed System Case, The Computer Law Association, Orlando, FL 2002
Using Robots, Technology and Creative Lawyering in Website Litigation, The American Bar Association, Phoenix, AZ 2004
Litigating Website Intellectual Property Issues, The American Bar Association, Phoenix, AZ 2004
Website Liability and the Legal Limits of Information Harvesting Technology on the Internet, Law Seminars International, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2004
Digital Data and Electronic Records, Florida Records Management Assoc., Tampa, FL 2005
Internet Justice, Gavels & Gears Vol. II No. 1 (Winter 2005)
2005 International IT Law Conference, Mock Trial of a Failed System Case, The Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA 2005
Trade Dress as a New Battleground in Efforts to Protect Marketing Concepts: Hooters of America, Inc. v. Winghouse of Florida, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL 2005
Trade Dress Infringement Litigation, The Florida Bar Convention, June 2006.
New Developments in Trade Dress Law, The Hillsborough County Bar Association 2006
Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, Practicing Law Institute, January 2007
Defamation and Trademark Tarnishing on the Internet, International IT Law Summit 2007, Los Angeles, CA June 2007
Intellectual Property Law Update: Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, National Business Institute, Tampa, FL November 2007
Overview of Intellectual Property Law: Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets. National Business Institute Webinar June 2008
Practicing with Professionalism, The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida September 2008

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

All Florida State Courts and the United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The First Circuit Court of Appeals
The United States Supreme Court
Court Appointed Arbitrator - United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Certified Mediator - Florida Bar Computer Mediation Program

PRIOR EXPERIENCE