Chase Freeman

Damon A. Chase

DamonChase@ChaseFreeman.com

Damon Chase is Board Certified in Business Litigation.  Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.

Certified attorneys are the only lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as "Florida Bar Board Certified," experts or specialists.

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • Supreme Court of the United States

CERTIFICATION:

  • Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Litigation

PROFESSIONAL:

  • Past President, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Past President, Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
  • Past President, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
  • Past President, Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court
  • Board of Directors, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
  • Board of Directors, Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court
  • Florida Bar Presidential Appointee, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee
  • Chairman, Seminole County Port Authority
  • Member, Executive Committee, Seminole County Economic Development Advisory Council
  • Member, Brevard County Bar Association
  • Member, PBAS (Private Business Association of Seminole)
  • Member/Annual Sponsor, CLEO (Community Leaders & Elected Officials)
  • Past Member, Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Past Member, Board of Directors, Anthony House

AWARDS:

  • Edward C. Smith Award for Pro Bono Services, Legal Aid Society
  • Whigham-Gray Award for Professionalism, Seminole County Bar Association
  • President's Award, Legal Aid Society

TEACHING:

  • Adjunct Professor, Civil Litigation, Seminole State College
  • Presenter, Land Use Ripeness, Lorman Continuing Legal Education

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Business Litigation
  • City, County, and Local Government Law
  • Complex Multi-Party Litigation
  • Eminent Domain
 
 

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • United States, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of the United States

PROFESSIONAL:

  • President, Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
  • Past President, PBAS (Private Business Association of Seminole)
  • Past President, Republican Women's Club of Seminole
  • Past President, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Past President, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
  • Past President, Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court
  • Special Magistrate, City of Oviedo
  • Chairman, Gubernatorial Appointee, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
  • Past Chairman, South Seminole Hospital, Orlando Health, Women's Advisory Council
  • Member, Board of Directors, Early Learning Coalition Seminole County
  • Member/Annual Sponsor, CLEO (Community Leaders and Elected Officials)
  • Member, Sertoma (Service to Mankind) 
  • Former Commissioner, Seminole County Planning & Zoning Commission
  • Former Member, Seminole County Code Enforcement Board
  • Former Member, Seminole County Board of Adjustment
  • Former Member, Board of Advisors, Cystic Fibrosis Orlando
  • Former Member, Board of Advisors, Seminole County Affordable Housing Council
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity, Seminole County

AWARDS:

  • Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award
  • Edward C. Smith Award for Pro Bono Services, Legal Aid Society
  • "Orlando's Finest" Outstanding Professionals, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • "Women Who Mean Business" Business Executive of the Year Finalist, OBJ

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Consulting
  • Lobbying
 

Thomas G. Freeman

TomFreeman@ChaseFreeman.com

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar

PROFESSIONAL:

  • Retired Circuit Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
  • Former Municipal Judge
  • Former Member, Board of Governors of The Florida Bar 
  • Past President, Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
  • Past President, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Past President, Seminole County Legal Aid Society
  • Board of Directors, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Member Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court
  • Member Brevard County Bar Association
  • Member Space Coast Tiger Bay
  • Member Community Leaders & Elected Officials (CLEO)

AWARDS:

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Edward C. Smith Pro Bono Award, Legal Aid Society
  • Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Award

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Retired
 

James D. Fuller

 

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Miami, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • Virginia Bar

PROFESSIONAL:

  • Retired Navy Pilot
  • Member, Seminole County Bar Association
  • Member, Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Business Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Property Rights
  • Certified Civil Mediator
 

Kenneth M. Leffler

 

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

PROFESSIONAL:

  • Retired Circuit Judge, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
  • Past President, Seminole County Bar

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Retired
 
 

Richard H. Tami

 

EDUCATION:

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Florida, College of Law

ADMITTED:

  • Florida Bar
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • United States Tax Court

PROFESSIONAL:

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Member, Volie A. Williams, Inn of Court
  • Member, Orange County Bar
  • Member, Seminole County Bar

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Probate
  • Real Property
  • Tax
  • Wills, Trusts & Estates