About James Theodore
James Theodore Schatt constructed a professional legal career that started on the University of Florida and moved steadily into private practice and local legal organizations. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1992, majoring in environmental coverage and economics. He returned to the University of Florida for law school and finished a Juris Doctor in 1999. During that time he additionally finished a Certificate in Environmental Law in 1996, an early signal of the areas of law that could form components of his work.
After law school, Schatt joined Mateer & Harbert, P.A., as an associate in 2000. He spent the subsequent numerous years moving through roles that elevated in responsibility. By 2003 he was managing associate at Mateer & Harbert. He later took a companion role at the identical company in 2005. In 2002 he also served as an affiliate at Bond, Arnett, Phelan, Smith & Craggs, P.A., gaining additional court and client-dealing with knowledge that fed into his later management roles.
In 2009 he became a partner at The Schatt Law Office, PLLC. Two years later he helped launch Schatt & Hesser, P.A., where he's listed as managing partner starting in 2011. Those moves marked a transition from associate and company-degree roles to company leadership and company ownership. Colleagues and courtroom history reflect an attorney comfortable handling the administrative and strategic responsibilities of running a practice whilst remaining lively on case work.
Schatt holds admissions to practice before the Florida courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has mixed trial-courtroom practice with appellate work and has maintained memberships in numerous local legal and civic organizations. Since 2014 he has been a member of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. His involvement in local establishments goes back in addition; he is listed as a past president of the Downtown Business Alliance, a role linked to activity starting in 2010, and as beyond president of the DR Smith American Inn of Court, a designation in position since 2003.
Schatt’s educational background in environmental coverage and his certificate in environmental regulation law inform a part of his approach to instances that contact on land use, environmental law and associated disputes. His career arc — from associate to managing shareholder — reflects continuous movement into management and courtroom work. He practices at Schatt & Hesser, P.A., the place his current work draws on his environmental regulation law education and appellate admissions.
