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Raymer F. Maguire, III

Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rating: 5 out of 5 → AV Rated*
*The "A" portion indicates a "very high to preeminent" rating for legal ability, while the "V" is a general recommendation rating that indicates faithful adherence to ethical standards, professional reliability, diligence and other relevant factors.

PERSONAL:

• • Born in Orlando, Florida in 1953
  
  

EDUCATION:

Legal

• • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1979

• • Florida State University Law Review (1978-1979)
  Undergraduate

  • • University of Florida, B.S., with honors, 1975
  • • Member of Florida Blue Key and Omicron Delta Kappa

PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Since 1995, Mr. Maguire has been designated by Martindale Hubbell as an AV rated attorney. This is the highest possible peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the oldest and most trusted monitor of peer review evaluations of attorneys in the world.
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  Mr. Maguire is a partner in Fixel, Maguire & Willis. He has worked on nearly 1,000 property owner and business parcels since 1988. During the last two and a half decades, he has personally handled jury trials throughout central Florida. In addition, Mr. Maguire has achieved favorable eminent domain settlements without the necessity of a jury trial in a dozen counties in the state of Florida.
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  Mr. Maguire has represented clients against a variety condemning authorities throughout Florida. Some of these condemning authorities include Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, City of Orlando, City of Kissimmee, Orange County, Seminole County, Indian River County, Osceola County, Sumter County, Brevard County, Lake County, Orlando-Orange County Expressway, Florida Gas Transmission Company, Progress Energy, and Orlando Utilities Commission among others.



LECTURES:


•	Lecturer: “Point/Counter-Point on Incentive Offers,” Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee (2006)
•	Lecturer: “How Eminent Domain Affects Businesses,” Brevard County Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2006)
•	Lecturer: “Eminent Domain: Who Really Owns Your Land?” Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. (2003)
•	Lecturer: “The Ethics of Mediation in Eminent Domain,” CLE International’s 7th Annual Eminent Domain Super Conference (2003)
•	Lecturer: "1994 Caselaw and Statutory Changes in Eminent Domain," Orange County Bar Association CLE Course (1994)
•	Lecturer: "Property Owners' Viewpoint of Condemnation," Orlando Realtors-Attorneys Symposium (1992)
•	Lecturer: "Eminent Domain Overview" at Seminole County Bar Association (1991)




• MEMBERSHIPS:
  

•	Member of The Florida Bar, 1979
•	Member of The Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee (intermittently, 1990-present except for a few isolated years)




• COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
  

•	Past Chairman, Valencia College Board of Trustees, June, 2010 to December, 2011
•	Board Member, Youth Minister Institute
•	Past Vice-President, Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation
•	Past Board Member, Boone High School Legacy Board
•	Past President, Kiwanis Club of Orlando – Distinguished President Award
•	Past Board Member, Trustees of First United Methodist Church of Orlando
•	Past President, Valencia Community College Foundation – 2 terms

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Contact Raymer F. Maguire, III at rmaguire@fla-eminentdomain.com