Marc Dwyer, ESQ.

Experience:

Marc Dwyer has personally handled over 900 cases in numerous areas of law including:

Probate Administration
Construction/Developer
Closings/Real Estate
Criminal Defense
Bankruptcies
Trust & Estate Formation
Copyright & Trademark
Corporate Formation
Foreclosure: Defense
Family Cases
Contract Disputes
Government Contracting
Landlord/Tenant Disputtes
Personal Injury

Marc has represented Landlords, Tenants; Employers & Employees; Creditors & Debtors; Husbands & Wives; Home Builders, Home Sellers, and Homebuyers; he has handled both Civil and Criminal Cases in both Federal and State Court. Marc has tried Federal Cases in the Middle District of Florida, and in the Southern District of Georgia. He has also been admitted to the United States District Court: Northern District of Florida.

Appellate Advocacy:

Marc Dwyer was involved in moot court appellate advocacy. As a moot court advocate, Marc was the first participant from Florida Coastal School of Law to win a State-wide award for best individual oral advocate, at the Earle Zehmer Moot Court competition. He also helped his team to be the first in Florida Coastal School of Law history to finish in the top three in National Appellate Advocacy Competition at the 11 ^th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also coached future teams, helping to form the exemplary advocacy tradition of Florida Coastal School of Law. The school, in its short history, has already won a recent national competition.

Professional Associations:

Marc Dwyer is presently, or has been a member of the following professional associations:
The Florida Bar, The Flagler County Bar Association, The American Bar Association, The Perkins Bar Association, The Chester Bedell Inns of Court, The Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Training:

Marc Dwyer received the first of his Bachelor's degrees in Psychology from Queens College in 1991. His second Bachelor's degree is in Drama & Theater in 1993. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Florida Coastal School of Law in 2002.

Community Action:

Marc Dwyer has served as a Teen Court Judge in the Flagler Country Teen Court for the past 3 years. In this capacity, he has ceremonially executed:

Pre-trial conferences
Meeting in Chambers
Giving Jury Instructions
Ruling on evidentiary admissibility
Sidebar Conferences
Administering Oaths
Reading & Reviewing Sentences
Colloquy & Admonishment

Marc Dwyer has also served in public service roles affecting the community.

Director - Grand Haven Homeowner's Association, 2006-2008: In this capacity, Marc has had the opportunity to make decisions regarding financial utilization of the community's association funds, develop & ratify procedures for levying fines. Work on Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions implementation and renovation. Review and interpret Florida Statute 720. Hear appeals from fine committee decisions.

Board Director - Flagler County Human Services Allocation Committee 2005-2008: Marc assisted the County Commissioners in hearing the annual proposals for funding for Flagler County's humanitarian, and Community Services organizations. Board responsibilities included analyzing annual proposals based upon criteria which would determine the merits of the organizations, then deciding what funding would be granted for the year based upon those merits.

President, Advisory Board - Bethune Cookman University Performing Arts Center 2006-2009: In this capacity Marc Dwyer presided over the board responsible for acquiring funding and talent for the University's Performing Arts Center. In this capacity Marc Dwyer worked with community leaders from Volusia County in brainstorming, and organizing with a broad based analysis to adding artistic value to the Community.

Education

• Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida

• J.D. - 2002

Queens College; City University of New York

• B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Member
• Florida Bar Association, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• National Association of Consumer - Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member
Perkins Bar Association, Member