Peggy A. Stumhofer

Peggy A. McGovern Stumhofer, Esq.

Admitted To Practice

Florida, 2001

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Education

J.D. with high honors, University of Florida College of Law, 2001

B.A. (Psychology), magna cum laude, Mercer University, 1998

Honors, Awards & Recognition

Top Up and Comer in Civil Litigation, South Florida Legal Guide, 2011-2013

Rising Star (Business Litigation), Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-2011

Order of the Coif, University of Florida College of Law

Book Award in Intellectual Property, University of Florida College of Law

Teaching Assistant in Legal Research & Writing and Appellate Advocacy,
University of Florida College of Law

Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society

Professional & Community Involvement

President Elect, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2012-2013

Secretary, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2011-2012

Treasurer, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2010-2011

National Delegate, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2009-2010

Chair, Young Lawyer's Division, Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2008-2009

Member, Palm Beach County Bar Association

Member, West Palm 100, Local Community Service Organization

Alpha Gamma Delta

Published Works & Presentations

Published Works

Co-authored chapter on Pro Se Litigants, JURIS: Handbook for Federal Judicial Law Clerks, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

A Review of the Psychometric Properties of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, 12 Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 1 (1998)

Presentations

Federal Bar Association's Bench & Bar Conference, moderator for writing workshop, 2010

Cases

Smith v. Powder Mountain, LLC, 2010 WL 5483327 (S.D.Fla. 2010)

Potiker v. Gasiunasen Gallery, 2010 WL 2949943 (S.D.Fla. 2010)

Pahiakos v. Martin, 957 So. 2d 74 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)

Prior Affiliations

Senior Associate, Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka and Dow, P.A.
2006-2013

Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Ann E. Vitunac, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
2001-2006

Legal Writing Instructor, St. Thomas University School of Law
2004-2005