E-mail: shartley@wilnerblock.com
Born Syracuse, New York. Admitted to Florida Bar, 1994; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1995; United States Court of Federal Claims, 1999. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002.
Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1989); George Mason University School of Law (J.D.,1993). Editor, The Docket, GMUSL student newspaper (1992-1993); President, GMUSL student division, American Inns of Court (1992-1993); Vice Chairman, George Mason University Media Board (1991-1992); Executive Board, GMUSL Student Bar Association (1992).
Member: The Florida Bar; United States Court of Federal Claims; Jacksonville Bar Association; Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association; The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Professional Concentration: Products liability; medical malpractice; tobacco litigation; vaccine-related injuries; aircraft litigation; personal injury law; general civil litigation; class actions; nursing home litigation; mass torts.
Publications and Presentations: “Libel Litigation 1992,” Practicing Law Institute; “Altered Quotes and Incremental Harms: The Masson Muddle,” Practicing Law Institute; Teeing off Against Cancer: “Cigarette Litigation: Implications for Public Health”, conference sponsored by Baptist Medical Center at the World Golf Village, 1999; “When Florence Nightingale meets Ally McBeal: How to communicate despite adversarial questioning techniques” (2001), conference sponsored by Baptist Medical Center in St. Augustine; and “Class Actions: From Reps to Results” (2002), conference sponsored by AFTL.
Aircraft Related: Student Pilot certificate. PIC time: 30 hours (post-solo).
Hobbies: scuba diving; cycling.
Honors/Awards: Recipient, Best Oral Advocate, GMUSL Upper Level Moot Court competition, 1992; octo-finalist, Johns Marshall Moot Court competition in Information and Privacy Law, 1992; semi-finalist, First Year Moot Court competition, GMUSL, 1991; McNugget Award for excellence in Gulf War casualties coverage while working for USA Today.