Biography
Morgan W. Streetman
Attorney in Tampa Bay, Florida
Mr. Morgan Wood Streetman is the founder and principal of Streetman Law in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Streetman is licensed to practice law in Florida and Mississippi, where he was born. He is also licensed to practice before all federal courts in the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Mr. Streetman has a wealth of experience in business transactions and disputes. He advises small and closely-held businesses on all of their legal needs, which range from contracts with customers and vendors, to employee relations and human resources issues, to shareholder or member disputes, just to name a few.
Part of Mr. Streetman’s business practice is his focus on representing construction-related businesses and individuals. He has handled every aspect of construction law, including drafting contracts, helping individuals obtain proper licensing, construction liens, construction defect claims, and payment and performance bond claims against surety bonding companies.
Mr. Streetman represents individuals who have been injured by another’s negligence, which includes everything from car and trucking accidents, to dog bites, to a landlord’s allowing a criminal assailant to enter an apartment building common area and viciously attack a tenant by failing to secure common areas with locks and keys.
Mr. Streetman received his law degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Florida in Gainesville. While at the University of Florida, Mr. Streetman was honored with election to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. The Society invites less than 1 percent of graduating seniors to become members.
Publications:
Insurance And Performance Bond Issues, CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS IN FLORIDA LORMAN SEMINAR (Tampa, FL - January 2008).
Ethical Issues In Construction Claims And Litigation, CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS IN FLORIDA LORMAN SEMINAR (Tampa, FL - January 2008).
Limiting A Takeover Surety’s Liability To The Bond Penal Sum, 18TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN SURETY & FIDELITY CLAIMS CONFERENCE (New Orleans, LA - April 2007).
Dadeland Depot And Surety Bad Faith, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LAWYER MAGAZINE (April 2007).
Complete Waiver Of Defenses: When is the notice the surety never received good enough?, 18TH ANNUAL NORTHEAST SURETY & FIDELITY CLAIMS CONFERENCE (Atlantic City, NJ - September 2007), 19TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN SURETY & FIDELITY CLAIMS CONFERENCE (Charleston, SC - April 2008).
Liberty for Security, 2001 DUKE LAW & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 0036 (October 10, 2001).
Carnivore: Will It Devour Your Privacy?, 2001 DUKE LAW & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 0028 (August 9, 2001).