Position
Of Counsel
Areas of Practice
Civil Appeals
Civil Litigation
Government Affairs
General Insurance Law
Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage
Education
Bob Jones University, B.A., History (1986)
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (1991).
Member: Phi Delta Phi
The Federalist Society
South Carolina Moot Court Bar, 1989-1991
The Order of Barristers
John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, 1990-1991
Associate Editor in Chief,
South Carolina Law Review, 1990-1991
Professional Admissions
Florida Bar, 1991
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1996
Professional Affiliations
The Florida Bar
Appellate Practice Section
Orange County Bar Association
Christian Legal Society
The Federalist Society
Honors
Orange County Bar Association Legal Aid Award, 1999
Listed in:
Strathmore's Who's Who, 2002-2003
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1996
Community Leaders of America, 1983
International Youth in Achievement, 1982
Who's Who in American High Schools, 1981
Community, Religious, and
Government, Service
Boy Scouts of America:
Unit Commissioner, Central Florida Counsel, Sand Lake District
Committee Chair; Boy Scout Troop 220, Winter Garden, Florida
Pack Trainer; Cub Scout Pack 220, Winter Garden, Florida
Rotary Club of Orlando, 1997-2001
Orange County Bar Association Guardian-Ad-Litem Program
James Madison Institute
First Baptist Church of Orlando Deacon
First Baptist Church of Orlando pre-marriage mentoring
Candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, 1998
Special Counsel to the Florida House of Representatives, 2001
General Session
Publications
Peremptory Challenges: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. and the Batson Motion in Civil Litigation, 43 S.C.L. Rev. 617 (1992).
Case Comment, Judicial Inquiry into the Subjective Motivation of Legislators is an Impermissible Intrusion into the Legislative Function: South Carolina Education Association v. Campbell, 42 S.C.L. Rev. 22 (1990).
Case Comment, Requirement that Murder Defendant Must Prove Self-Defense by a Preponderance of the Evidence Did Not Violate Due Process: Smart v. Leeke, 42 S.C.L. Rev. 47 (1990).
Reported Cases*
Florida Supreme Court
Owens v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., 802 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 2001)
Soriano v. B&B Cash Grocery Stores, Inc., 802 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 2001)
(Companion case to Owens v. Publix Super Markets, Inc)
Amente v. Newman, 653 So. 2d 1030 (Fla. 1995)
Florida District Courts of Appeal
KFC USA, Inc. v. Depew, 879 So. 2d 55 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
Hargrove v. Howell, 884 So. 2d 960 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004)
January v. State Farm, 838 So. 2d 604 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)
Murray v. Haley, 833 So. 2d 877 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003)
Freilich v. Dep't of Health, 823 So. 2d 768 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002)
Merced v. Qazi, 811 So. 2d 702 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
Moran v. Publix, 801 So. 2d 949 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)
Fisher v. G. A. Braun, Inc., 728 So. 2d 216 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999)
Williamson v. Water Mania, Inc., 721 So. 2d 372 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. Arnold, 711 So. 2d 560 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
Carlson v. Utility Systems of America, Inc., 707 So. 2d 433 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
Powell v. Riverside Hospitality, Inc., 702 So. 2d 308 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997)
Allstate Indemnity Company v. Bernier, 679 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
Foshee v. Health Management Associates, 675 So. 2d 957 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
State Farm v. Mathena, 671 So. 2d 800 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
Pozniak v. Boswell, 668 So. 2d 1121 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996)
Waddell v. Shoney's, Inc., 664 So. 2d 1134 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
Newman v. Cuyler, 664 So. 2d 352 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
J.B. Coxwell Contracting, Inc. v. Shafer, 663 So. 2d 659 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
V.A. Paving v. Holtz, 661 So. 2d 841 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
Thompson v. Coker Fuel, Inc., 659 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)
Newman v. Amente, 634 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
Bass v. Armor Insurance Company, 627 So. 2d 1288 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993)
Belhomme v. Rigal Plastics, Inc., 625 So. 2d 118 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993)
*Mr. Hammond had primary responsibility for these cases at the appellate level
Personal
Married: Christine Marie (Johnson) Hammond
Three Children:
James Francis Hammond
Jessica Renee Hammond
Julia Liegh Hammond
Born in Garden Grove, California, November 27, 1963
