Title/Position
Academic Success Counselor
Department
Academic Success
E-mail Address
Phone Number
(904) 256-1174
Room
587
Building
Baypine
BACKGROUND
Before joining Florida Coastal, Professor Totty was a civil and commercial litigator in New York, Florida, and Georgia. His practice focused primarily on personal injury, contract negotiations and disputes, and insurance coverage. While in law school, Professor Totty was an assistant editor for the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review and editor-in-chief of The Pillar, Thomas Cooley’s student run newspaper. In addition to his responsibilities as an Academic Success Counselor, Professor Totty also teaches Pretrial Litigation Drafting and Interviewing and Counseling.
EDUCATION
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2000
- University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature, August 1995
LICENSES
- New York: July 2001
- Florida: December 2004
- Georgia: November 2006
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York: 2003
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida: 2006
TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP
- Law School Foundations I and II
- Pretrial Litigation Drafting
- Interviewing and Counseling
EXPERTISE
- Legal Research and Writing
- Bar Studies
- Civil Litigation and Client Skills Teaching
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- The Florida Bar
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- American Bar Association