1353 Palmetto Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789
Telephone: (407) 704-1917 or (407) 628-9081 ext. 114
Facsimile (407) 628-9085 Harrington.Kristy@gmail.com
ADMISSIONS
Florida Bar
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Of Counsel to: Wendy Anderson, P.A. Winter Park, FL October 2009 - present
Law Office of Kristy L. Harrington, P.A. Orlando, FL June 2008 - present
 Real property litigation and transactional matters, including landlord/tenant, loan modification and foreclosure defense, and contract drafting
Licensee and applicant representation at the Florida Real Estate Commission
Realtor® representation at local Realtor® Boards
Legal and educational services and presentations to local Realtor® Boards
Also: debt collection - estate planning and probate - entity formation and management
Florida Association of Realtors® Orlando, FL
Senior Counsel, August 2005 - January 2008
Florida's largest trade association, providing its members with such services as a legal hotline, trade magazine and numerous educational opportunities.
Responsibilities included:
Advising members on topics such as contract law and interpretation in real estate-related transactions; landlord/tenant matters; short sales, foreclosures and mortgage fraud; community association law; antitrust matters, compliance issues with Florida Statute Chapter 475, Florida Administrative Code Chapter 61J2 and the industry Code of Ethics and commission industry issues such as procuring cause.
Providing seminars at local boards to train Grievance and Professional Standards Committees, as well as conducting presentations on the Code of Ethics, arbitration issues, legal updates and antitrust matters.
Contributing articles and legal questions/answers to the Florida Realtor Magazine
Bussey, White, McDonough & Freeman, P.A. Orlando, FL
(n/k/a Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP)
Associate, January 2004 - August 2005
Insurance defense litigation firm focusing on automobile negligence, premises liability and products liability.
Responsibilities included: All aspects of insurance defense litigation, including appellate oral argument at the 5th DCA, and courtroom experience including trials.
EDUCATION Stetson University College of Law St. Petersburg, FL
Juris Doctor, May 2003
National Order of Barristers, Inducted May 2003
Moot Court Board, January 2002 - May 2003
In-House Counsel Intern, Superior Uniform Group, Spring 2003
Supervising Judicial Intern, State Judicial Internship Program, Fall 2002
EDUCATION University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
(continued) Bachelor of Science, 1998
Major: Social Sciences
Minors: Legal Studies, Criminal Justice Political Science
ACTIVITIES & MEMBERSHIPS
Florida Bar October 2003 - present
Membership in: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Young Lawyers Division
Florida Attorneys Saving Homes ("FLASH" Project) - 9th Judicial Circuit
Program created by the FL Bar Foundation and FL Legal Services to assist homeowners facing possible foreclosure. Attorneys provide pro bono advice and counseling to these owners and assist them in attempting to obtain a mortgage "workout" with their lenders.
Florida Bar Speaker's Bureau - Central FL
Voluntary speaking engagements at various local educational institutions, professional associations, social clubs and other gatherings on topics including, but not limited to, real estate and real property law, landlord/tenant matters, contract law, agency and professionalism in the practice of real estate.
Parrot Heads of Central Florida - Orlando, FL
Performance of community service and fund-raising activities for Give Kids the World, Save the Manatee, The Russell Home, Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge, The Mustard Seed, Adopt-A-Shore, Second Harvest Food Bank, Adopt-A-Highway, Easter Seals and other charity organizations.
ARTICLES AUTHORED
"Homestead Sale/Purchase Contracts & Witness Signature Issues"
Presented at the F.A.R. Local Board Attorney's Forum, January 2007
"Yikes! That's a Violation?"
Florida Realtor Magazine, February 2007
"Double Yikes! More Ethics Violations"
Florida Realtor Magazine, July/August 2007
** "Competition & Emerging Business Models"
Florida Realtor Magazine, June 2007
** Formerly Titled:
"Antitrust vs. Emerging Business Models: Issues to Consider & Avoid"
F.A.R. Association Executive Newsletter, November/December 2006
PRESENTATIONS
*** Professional Standards Committee Training
DELIVERED
Numerous local Florida Realtor Boards and Associations, 2005 - 2009
*** Fun with Landlord/Tenant Law
Lake City Board of Realtors, April 2009
Violation or No Violation?
Realtor Association of Greater Ft. Myers and the Beach, February 2009
Legal Update & Professional Standards Analysis
Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors, September 2007
Homestead Sale/Purchase Contracts & Witness Signature Issues
Florida Local Board Attorney's Forum, January 2007
Legal Update & Antitrust Problems to Avoid
Chipola Area Board of Realtors, November 2006
Realtors' Code of Ethics - Updates & Discussion
Citrus County Women's Council of Realtors, March 2007
Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors, November 2006
*** These presentations are currently under application for Continuing Education credit
PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED & FILMED
Comprehensive Examination of Article 16, Realtors' Code of Ethics
F.A.R. 2006 Quadrennial Ethics Training DVD, January 2006
Filmed during F.A.R. January 2006 Mid-Winter Meeting
Available for purchase from F.A.R.
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