Michael "Mike" A. Sexton
Partner
Practice focuses on appeals, business litigation and class actions. Has litigated business cases in fifteen states.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Lead trial and appellate counsel for supplier of Chinese-Manufactured Drywall (CDW) in approximately 300 state court cases, including multiple putative class actions, throughout the State of Florida. Successfully briefed and argued numerous novel issues of Florida law.
- Successfully defended National Football League (NFL) in claims by former players that the NFL caused them to suffer over $10 million in investment losses. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the NFL, and the summary judgment was upheld by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Representing national, publicly-traded company in lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars for alleged violations of Florida’s Little-RICO Act.
- Represented national engineering firm in obtaining summary judgment on Title VII discrimination claims. The summary judgment was upheld by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Successfully briefed and argued opposition to class certification on behalf of nationally-recognized hospital. The denial of class certification was upheld by the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Obtained jury verdict in favor of wireless service provider against statutory claims related to computer error affecting hundreds of customers.
- Successfully defended investment brokerage in arbitration brought by customer who had lost over $1 million in the stock market.
- Successfully represented general contractor in two-week AAA arbitration brought by subcontractor claiming excessive delays to multi-million dollar project.
Professional Activities and Honors
- Named 2010 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazines
- Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Patricia C. Fawsett, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1997 - 1999
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- The Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.S., Florida State University, 1993; Captain, FSU Speech & Debate Team
- J.D., high honors, University of Florida College of Law, 1996; Senior Articles Editor, Florida Law Review; President, Mock Trial Team