Joseph D. Ort:
Joseph is a civil litigation attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, eminent domain, contract disputes, foreclosure, and general litigation. Joseph's commercial litigation experience includes representing various business owners, architects, engineers, contractors, title companies, mortgage companies, property owners, and government entities, on a wide variety of issues including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, foreclosures, contract negotiators and disputes, professional negligence, and insurance coverage litigation. In his eminent domain practice, Joseph has experience representing banks, commercial office buildings, home owners, hotels, landlords, tenants, and developers. Joseph also represented title companies and real estate brokerages on real estate disputes, and has experience representing governmental entities on utility issues.
Background
Joseph was raised in Winter Haven, Florida. He received a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Florida, and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Florida State University. Prior to founding Joseph D. Ort, P.L., Joseph worked for a large statewide multi-office law firm. He also served as a commissioned writer for the Florida Legislature.
Education
Florida State University
College of law
Juris Doctor
Cum Laude
Member, Trial Team
Recipient, Judge John M. & Sally D. M. Kest Book Award in Professional Responsibility
Recipient, Mary Jo Peed and Kevin Wood Book Award in Real Estate Finance
University of Florida
College of Business
Major: Business Administration
Professional
The Florida Bar
Orange County Bar Association
United States District Court, Middle District
United States District Court, Southern District
Publications / Speeches
• Joseph D. Ort & Seth E. Miller, The Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Litigation:
A Fifty State Survey, (Author, The Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership at
the University of North Florida, 2004)
• Relocating a Business After Eminent Domain: Off Site Cures, Business Damages and
Relocation Benefits, (Instructor, CLE Eminent Domain Super Conference, Tampa, 2008)
• Defending Foreclosures and Conducting Short Sales, (Speaker, Lecture Series, Various
Locations in Central Florida, 2010)
Civic
Co-Founder, Guys with Ties Charity
Member, First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Graduate, Leadership Orlando