Press Release

Date:  10/5/2009

Todd Norman and Bernard Gentry Join Litigation Team at Broad and Cassel

ORLANDO, Fla.; October 1, 2009 — The Florida-based law firm Broad and Cassel is pleased to announce that Todd Norman has joined the Commercial Litigation Practice Group in the Orlando office. Bernard “Barney” Harold Gentry, Jr. also joins the firm as Of Counsel.

Norman is an experienced commercial litigator with a strong emphasis on real estate, creditor’s rights, construction and business disputes. His clients range from multinational financial institutions to contractors, developers and banking institutions. Norman has practiced before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and American Arbitration Association panels. In addition to his trial experience, he also has significant appellate experience in both court systems with over a dozen reported decisions to his credit, many of which establish important legal precedents for future commercial disputes. He received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Florida State University and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law.

Gentry’s business and construction litigation practice focuses on contractual disputes, mobile home law and construction law. His clients have included large commercial developers, commercial construction clients and mobile home park owners. Gentry received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science and English Literature from Florida State University. He received his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law, where he served as Articles Editor for the Florida State Law Review.


Broad and Cassel is one of Florida’s most prestigious corporate law firms, serving clients worldwide from Boca Raton, Destin, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Founded by Alvin Cassel and Shepard Broad in 1946, the Firm has more than 175 attorneys with extensive experience in a wide variety of practice areas including: Corporate and Securities; Construction Law and Litigation; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning and Trusts; Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Law Use and Environmental Law; Taxation; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Labor and Employment; Eminent Domain; Auto Dealership/Repair Shop Defense and Regulatory Compliance; Appellate Law; Public Finance and Capital Projects; and White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud Defense. For more information, please visit us online at www.broadandcassel.com.

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For more information, contact:

Jessi Blakley, APR Consensus PR, 407/608-5905 (o) 407/432-3673 (c), jessi@onmessage.com