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Theodore R. Doran

Senior Partner

Practice Areas

Family, Personal Injury, Government Tort Liability, Guardianships, Expungements

Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
    • J.D. – 1982
    • Honors: Board of Editors, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, 1981
    • Honors: Florida Blue Key
  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
    • B.S. – 1978

Bar Admission

  • Florida, 1982
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1982
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982

Representative Cases

  • Bartolucci v. McKay, 428 So. 2d 378, 1983, Fla. 5th DCA
  • The Estate of Grant v. Irick, 433 So. 2d 681, 1983, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Morris v. Morris, 743 So. 2d 81, 1999, Fla. 5th DCA
  • James v. County of Volusia, 683 So. 2d 555, 1996, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Ingrahm v. Ingrahm, 711 So. 2d 1346, 1998, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Hirsch v. DiGaetano, M.D., 732 So. 2d 1177, 1999, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Hirsch v. Clower & Demming, 759 So. 2d 720, 2000, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Patel v. School Board of Volusia County, Florida, 813 So.2d 135, 2002, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Town of Ponce Inlet, Florida v. Dragomirecky, 884 So. 2d 408, 2004, Fla. 1st DCA
  • Dragomirecky v. Town of Ponce Inlet, Florida, 882 So. 2d 495, 2004, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Soterakis v. Soterakis, 2005 WL 2396610, 2005, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Volusia Academies of Excellence, Inc. Elementary School v. School Board of Volusia County, No. 2004-1031-FOI (Fla. State Bd. of Education), 2005
  • McNamara v. McNamara, 988 So. 2d 1255, 2008, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Volusia Academies of Excellence, Inc. Middle School v. School Board of Volusia County, No. 2004-1030-FOI, 2005, Fla. State Bd. of Education
  • School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida v. King, 940 So. 2d 593, 2006, Fla 1st DCA
  • The Doctors’ Co. v. State of Fla. Dept. of Ins., 940 So. 2d 466, 2006, Fla 1st DCA
  • School Board of Volusia County, Florida v. Academies of Excellence, Inc., 2 So.3d 280, 2007, Fla. 5th DCA
  • State ex rel. Marsh, 958 So.2d 1082, 2007, Fla. 1st DCA
  • School Board of Volusia County, Florida v. Academies of Excellence, Inc., 974 So.2d 1186, 2008, Fla. 5th DCA
  • T.W. ex. rel. Wilson v. School Board of Seminole County, Florida, 610 F.3d 588, 2010, 11th Cir.
  • McNamara v. McNamara, 40 So.3d 78, 2010, Fla. 5th DCA
  • State, Department of Financial Services v. Branch Banking and Trust Co., 40 So.3d 829, 2010, Fla. 1st DCA
  • Morris v. Morris, 42 So.3d 34, 2010, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Morris v. Morris, 62 So.3d 1215, 2011, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Vince Alvarez v. Ana Alvarez, 974 So.2d 1126, 2008, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Chris Linge v. Dr. Andreea Chih, 135 So.3d 295, 2014, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Donald Clark v. Chrystal Clark, 147 So. 3d 655, 2014, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Andrew F. Gregory, Jr. v Nancy Ann Gregory, 128 So.3d 926, 2013, Fla. 5th DCA
  • Anthony Lostaglio v. Sharon Lonstaglio, WL 4944080, 2016

Representative Clients

  • County of Volusia, Florida
  • Volusia County School Board
  • Florida Department of Insurance, Division of Risk Management
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Florida Department of Corrections
  • Florida Department of Children and Family Services
  • Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Florida Department of Insurance, Div of Rehabilitation and Liquidation
  • Florida Department of Transportation
  • Town of Ponce Inlet, Florida
  • Inlet Harbor Marina
  • Don Bell Signs, LLC

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Governmental Affairs, Vice-Chairman, 1991 to 1992
  • Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board, 2009 to 2009
  • Florida Blue Key
  • Florida HMO Consumer Assistance Board, Director, 1998 to 2001
  • Halifax Health Foundation, Board Member, 2009 to 2011
  • Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation, Chairman of the Board, 2010 to Present
  • Halifax Area Advertising Authority, Chairman of the Board, 2011 to Present
  • The Daytona Beach and Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce, Member
  • The Daytona Beach and Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce, General Counsel, 1986 to 1986
  • The Daytona Beach and Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce, General Counsel, 2006 to 2007
  • School Board of Volusia County, Florida, General Counsel, 2002 to 2002
  • Town of Ponce Inlet, Florida, Town Attorney, 2000 to 2007
  • In re the Receivership of Caduceus Self Insurance Fund, General Counsel, 2000 to 2000

Professional Associations

  • The Florida Bar, Family Law and Trial Lawyers Section, Member
  • Volusia County Bar Association, Member