R. Timothy Jansen - Tallahassee, FL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1986
    J.D.
    Honors: Florida Blue Key
    Honors: Phi Delta Phi

• Non Legal Education

  • St. Petersburg Jr. College, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, 1981
    A.A.
    Honors: With Honors
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, 1983
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Senior Partner

Past Positions

• Middle District of Florida, Senior Fraud Prosecutor, Member Attorney General, Janet Reno's Health Care Task Force, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1991 - 1994
• Northern District of Florida, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1989 - 1991
• Florida Department of State, Assistant General Counsel, 1987 - 1989
• Northern District of Florida, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1991 - 1993
• Honorable Alexander M. Haig, Jr., During His Presidential Campaign, Special Assistant, 1987
• ABC Television Network Affiliate, Legal Analyst
• ESPN, Geraldo Rivera, 2013
• WTXL-ABC News, Zimmerman Trial, 2013
• WTXL-ABC News, Radio Commentary, OJ Simpson Trial, 1995
• CBS News, Casey Anthony Trial, 2011
• Greta Van Susteren, Prison Shooting, Ralph Hill, 2006
• Nancy Grace, Prison Shooting, Ralph Hill, 2006
• WTXL Radio, Radio Commentary, OJ Simpson Trial, 1995
• National Legal Analyst for ABC News Live covering the trial of former President Donald Trump

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Complex Health Care Fraud Litigation, United States Department of Justice, South Carolina, 1993
  
• Lecturer, Investigating and Prosecuting Insurance and Health Care Fraud, Florida Department of Insurance Fraud Seminar, Orlando, 1993
  
• Lecturer, Trial Strategies/Jury Selection, Tallahassee Legends in Trial Practice, Florida, 1996
  
• ESPN, Jameis Winston Conference, 2013
  
• Insurance Fraud Seminar, Florida, 1993

Representative Cases

• United States v McGum
  • Citation: 599 96 So. 2d 1038
  • Year: 1992
• United States v. Palma
  • Citation: 30 F.3d 1498
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1994
• United States v. Thibodeau
  • Citation: 22 F.3d 1097
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1994
• United States v. Riddle
  • Citation: 9 F.3d 120
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• United States v. Williams
  • Citation: 993 F.2d 1553
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• Norman v. United States
  • Citation: 989 f.2d 1198
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• United States v. Davis
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• Merritt v. Sullivan
  • Citation: 983 F.2d 1081
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• United States v. Stuart
  • Citation: 951 F.2d 1263
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Bush
  • Citation: 951 F.2d 367
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Bess
  • Citation: 937 F.2d 618
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Hoffman
  • Citation: 935 F.2d 1294
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Rowland
  • Citation: 933 F.2d 1021
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. O'Brien
  • Citation: 933 F.2d 1020
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Williams
  • Citation: 925 F.2d 1474
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• United States v. Ramsey
  • Citation: 922 F.2d 847
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1990
• Powell v. Lennon
  • Citation: 914 F.2d 1459
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1990
• United States v. Williams
  • Citation: 914 F.2d 269
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1990
• United States v. Rowland
  • Citation: 906 F.2d 621
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1990
• Hemandez v. Department of State
  • Citation: 546 So. 2d 1174
  • Court: 3rd DCA
  • Year: 1989
• Brady v. Department of State
  • Citation: 536 So. 2d 389
  • Court: 3rd DCA
  • Year: 1989
• North Dade Sec. Ltd. v. Department of State
  • Citation: 530 So. 2d 1040
  • Court: 1st DCA
  • Year: 1988
• Gray v. Department of State
  • Citation: 524 So. 2d 503
  • Court: 3rd DCA
  • Year: 1988
• Totura V. Department of State Division of Licensing
  • Citation: 553 So. 2d 272
  • Court: 1st DCA
  • Year: 1989
• United States v. Franklin
  • Citation: 829 F.Supp. 1319
  • Court: M.D. Fla.
  • Year: 1993

Published Works

Articles

• Student conduct hearings in a University setting: Just or Unjust, 2016
  

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1987
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1994
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Other Affiliations

• Tallahassee Bar Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar, Sections on Criminal Law, Trial Lawyers, 2003 - Present (Member, Grievance Committee)
• The Florida Bar, Section on Criminal Law (Member)
• The Florida Bar, Section on Trial Lawyers (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• American Inn of Court Defense Lawyers (Member)
• American Inn of Court (Tallahassee) (Member)
• Former State Licensed Sports Agent
• Former NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor (NFL Agent)
• Former Federal Prosecutor
• Legal Analyst for ABC News
• Legal Analyst for the Tallahassee Democrat

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi