Eric Richard Tippin
Undergraduate Education
- University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Bachelor of Arts in History, cum laude, August 2005
Law School Education
- University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Juris Doctor Graduate, May 2009
- Criminal Defense Clinic in the Tuscaloosa Public Defenders
- Capital Defense Clinic
Admissions to Practice
- Florida Supreme Court and all Florida Courts
Legal Career
- Certified Legal Intern, Tuscaloosa Public Defenders O ice, Alabama (2008)
- Legal Intern for Crownover and Standridge, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2008)
- Legal Intern for Turner, Webb, and Roberts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (2009)
- Assistant Public Defender, 5th Circuit of Florida (2011-2024)
- Associate Attorney, JM Brown Law Firm, PA, (2024-Present) in Brooksville, FL
Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- The Family Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Hernando Citrus Inns of Court
- Hernando County Bar Association
Volunteer Work
- Spring 2008: Mountain Top Removal/Massey Coal Lawsuit
- Spring 2007: Mississippi Center for Justice/Student Hurricane Networker Work
Awards
- Judge Everett Richardson's Trial Advocacy Award, Criminal Law Section, 2013
Summary of Legal Experience
14+ years of Practice as an Attorney in Active Litigation
51 Criminal Trials
44 involved Felony Charges, including but not limited to:
- Murder in the 1st Degree (Capital)
- Attempted Murder
- Robbery
- Sexual Battery
- Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child Less than 12
- Aggravated Battery
- Armed Kidnapping
- Burglary of a Dwelling
- Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
- Dealing in Stolen Property
- Defrauding a Pawn Broker
- Grand Theft ($100,000 or more)
- Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement O icer
- Sale of Controlled Substance
- Fleeing to Elude
- Battery and Assault
- Firearms offenses
- Weapons offenses
Day in a Day Out Experience with:
- Criminal Court – Felony and Misdemeanor
- Motions to Suppress
- Motions to Dismiss
- Motions in Limine
- Motions to Set or Lower Bail/Bond
- Divorce
- Alimony
- Mediations
- Family Law Trials and Hearings
- Dependency
- Child Support
- Child Custody and Parenting Litigation
- Asset Distribution and Debt Apportionment
- Domestic Violence Injunctions
- Alternative Courts
