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600 Brickell Avenue - 35th Floor Miami, Florida 33131 [email protected] 305.376.6007 Fax 786.425.4097 THOMAS R. JULIN Gunster Yoakley & Stewart P.A. Shareholder (2016-present) Chair, First Amendment Litigation Practice Group Education J.D. with honors, University of Florida College of Law (1981) B.A. with high honors, University of Florida College of Arts & Sciences (1978) Chief Tax Editor, Florida Law Review (1980-81) Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa Editor in Chief, The Independent Florida Alligator (Fall 1977-Spring 1978) Personal Born - Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1957; Married, Maritza Armas Julin, 1989; Step-daughter: Maren Andrea Jimenez Fyans, Social Affairs Officer, Social Perspective on Development Branch, Division for Social Policy & Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat, New York, New York; two step- grandchildren: Agustin Thomas Fyans and Quentin James Fyans Bar Admissions Florida Bar (1981); District of Columbia Bar (2011); U.S. Supreme Court (1987); U.S. Court of Appeals for the First (2007), Second (2009), Fifth (2012-17), and Eleventh (1982) Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern (1981) Middle (1989) and Northern (2005) Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2013). Ratings & Awards The Top 100 Florida Lawyers – Super Lawyers - 2015 The Top 100 Miami Lawyers – Super Lawyers - 2015 Best Lawyers – Florida First Amendment Lawyer of the Year - 2014 Best Lawyers – Florida Media Lawyer of the Year - 2014 Best Lawyers in America (First Amendment Practice Area) 1993-2018 Chambers USA Nationwide First Amendment Litigation Notable Practitioners 2009-17 Benchmark Litigation Local Litigation Star 2013-15 Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent 2018 Most Effective Public Interest Lawyer 2015, Daily Business Review Most Effective Public Interest Lawyer Finalist 2013, Daily Business Review Most Effective Pro Bono Lawyer Finalist 2009, Daily Business Review Most Effective Public Interest Lawyer Finalist 2008, Daily Business Review Most Effective First Amendment Lawyer of 2005, Daily Business Review PEN USA Award of Honor 2007 South Florida Business Journal Key Partners – Legal - Litigation 2014 South Florida Business Journal Key Partners 2007-08, 2012 South Florida Legal Guide Top Attorneys List 2015-16 Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2004-2015 Florida Super Lawyers 2006-2015 Florida’s Top Lawyers 2004–2015 The Independent Florida Alligator Hall of Fame E. Randolph Williams Award for Pro Bono Service 2000-05 & 2007-16 Litigation Experience Counsel of record in 259 reported decisions Lead or co-counsel in 14 civil trials, including a 5-week libel jury trial defending Post- Newsweek Stations, a 2-week libel jury trial defending GQ magazine, a two-week trademark infringement trial against the Weekly World News, and bench trials leading to invalidation of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont state laws restricting data mining for targeted marketing Counsel in U.S. Supreme Court decisions (Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011) and IMS Health Inc. v. Schneider, 131 S. Ct. 3091 (2011)), 32 reported U.S. Court of Appeals decisions, 69 reported U.S. District Court decisions, 31 reported Florida Supreme Court decisions, 69 reported Florida District Court of Appeal decisions, 47 reported Florida Circuit Court decisions Prior Employment Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP, Partner, 2000-16; Steel Hector & Davis LLP 1986-2000, Associate, Steel Hector & Davis LLP 1981-86, Summer Associate, Steel Hector & Davis, Miami, Spring 1980, Summer Associate, Ford Harrison Sullivan Lowry & Sykes, Atlanta, Summer 1980 Recent Professional Activities Panelist, Is There Such a Thing as Responsible Journalism?, Media Law Commission, Union Internationale des Avocats, 61st Annual Congress, Toronto, Canada (Oct. 30, 2017) Speaker – Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should – The First Amendment in Schools, Florida International University / Florida Scholastic Press Association 45th Annual South Florida Journalism Day (Oct. 21, 2017) Panelist, Free Speech v. Hate Speech, Nova Southeastern University & ACLU, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Oct. 19, 2017) Panelist, The Middle East and Saudi Involvement in 9-11, Tower Forum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Feb. 2. 2017) Panelist, Protection of Lawyers/Media Law, Media Law Commission, Union Internationale des Avocats, 59th Annual Congress – Budapest, Hungary (Oct. 30, 2016) Featured Speaker, Declassification of the 28 Pages, Reporters’ Workshop at the Florida Supreme Court – Tallahassee, Florida (Sept. 19, 2016) 2 Panelist, Peut-On Rire du Tout, Media Law Commission, Union Internationale des Avocats, 58th Annual Congress – Florence, Italy (Oct. 31, 2015) Panelist, Protection of Journalists and Their Sources, Media Law Commission, Union Internationale des Avocats, 58th Annual Congress – Florence, Italy (Nov. 1, 2014) Chair - Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee (1991-92 & 2009-10), Florida Bar Media Law Conference (1990 & 2010) Seminar Chair - U.S. Supreme Court First Amendment Decisions, Florida Bar (2001-18) Member - Union Internationale des Avocats – Governing Board (2015-17) Union Internationale des Avocats – Executive Committee (2015-17) ABA Forum Committee on Communications Law ABA Litigation Section Media and First Amendment Committee Broward Bulldog, Inc. Board of Advisers Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee Florida International University Publications and Media Board Union Internationale des Avocats (2014-date) University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. Board of Trustees (2013-date) Former Member Media Law Resource Center Defense Counsel Section Student Press Law Center Legal Advisory Committee Publications 1 Is There Such a Thing as Irresponsible Journalism? 61st Annual Union International Avocats Congress, Toronto, Canada, Media Law Commission (Oct. 28, 2017) 2 Smile! You Have New Mugshot Rights, Best Lawyers Legal Insights (June 28, 2017) 3 Civil Rights Work Has an All New Meaning – Corporations Use Federal Law to Fight Regulation, Best Lawyers Magazine – Business Edition (Spring 2017) 4 Better Think Twice Before Restricting Commercial Speech, Washington Legal Foundation (Feb. 10, 2017) 5 President Trump Might Succeed in Prosecuting Flag Burners, Daily Business Review (Dec. 22, 2016) 6 The First Amendment Requires the Pennsylvania Recount, The Hill (Dec. 16, 2016) 7 Pollution Disclosure Rule Would Violate the First Amendment, Law360 (Nov. 28, 2016) 8 The First Amendment Does Not Permit Proposed Restrictions on the Use of Commercial Data, Washington Legal Foundation www.wlf.org (May 29, 2016) 9 The American Approach to Irreverence, 59th Annual Union International Avocats Congress, Valencia, Spain, Media and Press Law Commission (Nov. 1, 2015) 10 You Can Use Hidden Recorders in Florida, 37 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. 79 (2015) 11 The Death and Rebirth of the American Reporter’s Privilege, 58th Annual Union International Avocats Congress, Media and Press Law Commission (Nov. 1, 2014) 12 Fortuity & the First Amendment: Caronia Decision Shows the Staying Power of Sorrell v. IMS Health., 33 Pharm. Exec. (February 2013) 13 Why The Alligator Newsrack War Was Fought, THE BRECHNER REPORT (University of Florida January 2013) 3 14 Off-Label Marketing Conviction Violates First Amendment, ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (Dec. 6, 2012) 15 Supreme Court on Dangerous Path to Censor Lawyer Websites, DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW (Sept. 4, 2012) 16 Doctors Should Have Right to Ask You About Your Guns, SUN SENTINEL (July 5, 2012) 17 Technology: Is the FTC Our Ministry of Truth? The FTC’s Recent Prosecution of Internet Companies Conjures Up Similarities to Orwell’s Dystopian Future, INSIDECOUNSEL (May 29, 2012) 18 The Dog that Did Bark: First Amendment Protection of Data Mining, 36 VT. L. REV. 881 (2012) 19 Sorrell v. IMS Health May Doom Federal Do Not Track Acts, BNA PRIVACY & SECURITY LAW REPORT, 10 PVLR 1262, (Sept. 5, 2011), republished in PRIVACY LAW WATCH (Sept. 7, 2011); ELECTRONIC COMMERCE & LAW REPORT, 16 ECLR 1531 (Sept. 14, 2011), COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY LAW REPORT, 12 CTLR 487 (Sept. 16, 2011), HEALTH IT LAW & INDUSTRY REPORT, 3 HITR 20 (Oct. 3, 2011) 20 Congress Shall Not Abridge Freedom of the Data Miner, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL (Aug. 22, 2011) 21 Inside Sorrell v. IMS Health, LAW360 (Aug. 11, 2011) 22 Twibel Tweak Needed for Tweeters (CNA 2011) 23 U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Issue That May Impact ‘Do Not Track’ Debate, MLRC NEWSLETTER 23 (Dec. 2010) 24 Rx Law is a Poor Prescription, THE MIAMI HERALD (June 22, 2009) 25 Why Newspapers Encourage Free Debate, THE MIAMI HERALD (June 26, 2008) 26 Media Law Resource Center Survey of Florida Law Regarding Invasion of Privacy & Related Law (1995-2014) 27 Ban of Eva Joly’s Book Betrays Fundamental Principles that Protect Press Freedom, JURISTE INTERNATIONAL (Winter 2004) 28 A Controversial Federal Law May Impede Public Health Reporting When it is Most Needed, Media Law Resource Center (2003) 29 Who’s That Crack-Shot Trouser Thief? (How Hunton & Williams Outgunned Annie Oakley), 28 LITIGATION MAGAZINE No. 4 at 49 (Summer 2002) 30 Legislature, Media Should Rally Behind Shield Law this Year, The Brechner Report, December 1993 (17:11), p. 6 31 Florida’s Not So Standard Defamation Jury Instructions, 65 Fla. Bar J. 15 (1991) 32 Woe May be the Mean Truth Teller, 13 THE BRECHNER REPORT 10 (Nov. 1989) 33 Law of Defamation by Rodney A. Smolla (A Review), 4 ENT. & SPORTS L.J. 191 (1987) 34 Florida’s Tax on Services: A Threat to Press Freedom, ST. PETERSBURG