Neil Blackmon

Counsel in Gainesville, FL

Neil joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2024 and is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Practice group. Neil is an appellate and litigation support counsel who practices in a variety of areas of civil law. He is also an experienced election and political lawyer, having represented both political parties and candidates in local administrative matters and federal court proceedings.

Neil’s practice has focused, in both a plaintiff’s counsel and defense counsel capacity, on representing parties in matters involving business torts, employment law matters, including civil rights claims, premises and product liability torts, general commercial litigation, commercial carrier litigation, the Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 3, 4 and 4A), professional malpractice litigation and insurance coverage disputes. Neil has also regularly assisted both fellow lawyers and large, institutional corporate clients with issues regarding appellate strategy, subpoena compliance, and internal investigations and pre-litigation strategy in an outside counsel capacity.

Neil has defended large corporations in all phases of complex civil litigation and appeals. He has successfully briefed, argued, and defended on appeal several summary judgment motions, both in state and federal court. He has prepared and defended corporate representatives and parties in depositions, represented those parties in court hearings, and prepared and argued multiple motions in a second-chair capacity for civil jury trials.

Neil is licensed to practice law in Florida, North Carolina, all federal courts sitting in Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Neil also has worked for over a decade as a journalist with extensive writing, editing, reporting and social media experience across a variety of mediums and media platforms

Services

Corporate Formation, Governance & Advice Local Government Employment Litigation Labor & Employment Counseling Commercial Litigation Professional Liability Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith

Industries

Government Lawyers & Law Firms Insurance Transactions & Regulatory Law