Attorneys

Alan B. Bookman

Alan Bookman began his law career with the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General Corp., where he served in a variety of legal capacities, including Senior Defense Counsel and Chief of Military Justice. He joined Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon upon his departure from the military and now is one of the firm's senior attorneys practicing in the areas of real estate law, probate law, and commercial litigation. Alan is board certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar and is a Circuit Court Mediator.

Alan received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 1969 and his law degree from Tulane University School of Law in 1971. He was licensed by the Louisiana Bar in 1971 and The Florida Bar in 1973, and is admitted to practice in all state courts in Florida and Louisiana, the Federal District Courts of the Eastern District of Louisiana and the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and the United States Supreme Court.

He is a former President of the Florida Bar as well as the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association. Alan remains an active member of The Florida Bar as well as numerous other civic and professional organizations.

Practice Areas

• Business, Corporate & Banking Law
• Contract & Commercial Litigation
• Estate Planning, Trust & Probate
• Guardianship Law
• Mediation & Arbitration
• Real Estate

Education:

• Tulane University School of Law, J.D., 1971
• Tulane University, B.S., 1969

Professional Work Experience:

• Director, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, 1978
• Associate, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, 1975
• Senior Defense Council and Chief of Military Justice, U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General Corp., 1971-1974

Special Qualifications:

• AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Certified Circuit Mediator, Florida Supreme Court
• Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, The Florida Bar

Court Admissions:

• All Florida State Courts, 1973
• All Louisiana State Courts, 1971
• Federal District Courts:
  - Florida, Middle District, 1977
  - Florida Northern district, 1975
  - Louisiana, Eastern District, 1971
• United States Supreme Court, 1977

Professional Memberships and Activities:

• The Florida Bar:
  - President, 2005-2006
  - President Elect, 2004-2005
  - Board of Governors, 1996-2004
  - Executive Committee, 1999-2000; 2001-2006
  - Legislation Committee Chair, 2003-2004
  - Communications Committee Chair, 1999-2000
  - Certification Plan, Appeals Committee, Vice Chair, 2000-2001
  - Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2004-2005
  - Membership Outreach Committee, Chair, 2004-2005
  - Speakers Bureau, Chair, 1999-2001
  - Young Lawyers Board of Governors, 1977-1983
  - Merit Selection/Merit Retention Committee, Chair, 1999-2001
  - Judicial nominating Procedures Committee, 2006-present

• Florida Supreme Court:
  - Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force, Member, 2009
  - Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity, Member 2005-present
  - Select Committee on Justice Teaching, Member 2006-present
  - Historical Society, Member and Board of Directors, 2006-present
• The Florida Bar Foundation:
  - Board of Directors, 1984-1990, 2000-present
  - Assistant Treasurer, 1983-1984

• Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association:
  - Member of the Board of Directors
  - Executive Council, 1982-1983 and 1990-1993
  - President, 1991-1993

• American Bar Association:
  - Member of the House of Delegates, 2004-2008
  

• Northwest Florida Legal Services Inc.:
  - Past President and Member of the Board

• Escambia County Legal Aid Society:
  - President, 1979-1980

• Florida Lawyers Mutual Ins., Co.,
  - Member and Board of Director, 2006-present
  

  Awards and Honors:
  - Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  - Florida Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  
  Named one of Florida's top lawyers, as chosen by his peers, blue ribbon panel review, and through the Independent Research of Law and Politics, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of Florida attorneys in their respective areas of practice.
  

Civic and Community Involvement:

• Temple Beth El
  Board of Directors, 2007-present
  

• Ronald McDonald House:
  - President, 1999-2001
  - Board Member, 1996-present

• Panhandle Tiger Bay Club:
  - President and Board Member

• Fiesta of Five Flags:
  Member Executive Council and Past Vice President

• Rotary Club of Pensacola:
  Board of Directors

• Pensacola Junior College:
  Adjunct Professor

• Gulf Coast Kid's House, Inc.: Board Member

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