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1 Steven C. Dupré Shareholder Tampa T: F: Steve Dupré has a broad commercial litigation, trial and appellate practice with recent emphasis on complex commercial disputes, class action defense, business torts, fraud, fiduciary duty, business governance, contract and partnership disputes. Mr. Dupré has represented many different types of businesses and business owners, from publicly held companies to private entrepreneurs. He has also represented individuals in personal and employment matters. He makes it a habit to employ many different technologies and communication tools in both his day to day practice and his litigation and trial practices. In his four decades as a trial lawyer, Mr. Dupré has handled cases encompassing a wide range of industries and legal issues involving the following subjects: accounting, administrative proceedings, appeals, bankruptcy, banking, breach of fiduciary duty, business governance, civil RICO (federal and state), civil theft, computer, collection, condominium, copyright, corporate governance, deceptive practices, defamation, e-discovery, eminent domain, fiduciary duties, forensic computer investigations, fraudulent transfer, homeowner association, intentional infliction of emotional distress, injunction, insurance company rehabilitation, landlordtenant, Lanham Act, legal malpractice, libel, licensing, limited liability company, mortgage foreclosure, preferential transfer, public records, real estate, regulated industries, replevin, RESPA, secured transactions, securities, slander, software protection, tax, technology, temporary restraining orders, tortious interference, and preliminary injunctions, trade secrets, UCC, and zoning laws. education Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1977), with honors University of Illinois (B.S., 1974) related practices Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Discovery Distressed Asset and Workout Insurance Intellectual Property and Technology Media, Entertainment, Sports and Gaming National Trial Practice Securities and Derivative Litigation Title Insurance Litigation related industries Consumer Finance and Banking Insurance Life Insurance & Financial Lines Real Estate Title Insurance Representative Experience Obtained order that client was entitled to sanctions against opposing party and bar admissions

2 counsel for pursuing a frivolous claim, following half day evidentiary hearing. After five day jury trial, obtained verdict against promissory estoppel defense to repayment of a loan, and a final judgment that employment contract was void for illegality Obtained summary judgment (and appellate per curium affirmed) in favor of county and county commissioners in lawsuit claiming violation of alleged term limit requirements. Representing major national retailer in breach of contract and business tort claims relative to retail shopping center. Representing bank against breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and other tort and contract claims. Representing different business owners in business governance and termination matters. After multi-day trial, obtained judgment defeating lease termination challenge together with substantial money judgment in favor of defendant against major golf retail company for non-compliance with lease. Obtained trial in contract dispute five months after case first filed and obtained defense judgment at that trial. Obtained with-prejudice dismissal of business tort claims asserted by one bio-tech company against a competitor. Represented defendants in a Lanham Act and defamation based case until plaintiff voluntarily dismissed its claims to avoid having Court decide defendants motion for sanctions. Obtained denial of class certification in three different title insurance refinance and reissue rate lawsuits. Represented defendants in a contract dispute in which plaintiff chose to settle rather than hear jury publish its verdict after five day jury trial. Represented major national companies in e-discovery disputes. Florida Illinois court admissions Third Circuit Fifth Circuit Sixth Circuit Seventh Circuit Ninth Circuit Eleventh Circuit Federal Circuit U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida Florida State Courts Illinois State Courts Represented insurance companies in resolving various bad faith claims. Represented plaintiff in substantial fraud and business tort claims. Mediated pre-litigation business divorce between warring brothers over their real estate development business. Obtained jury verdict in favor of power plant construction company in federal breach of fiduciary duty claim against former CEO. Representation of major title insurance company in mortgage fraud lawsuit. Representation of general partner in substantial real estate partnership dispute. Representation of insurance companies in bad faith, breach of contract and fraud claims. Obtained directed verdict in favor of Florida Senate and various Florida school

3 districts over funding distributions to school boards, after three day trial. Representation of software company in copyright infringement claim. Representation of major Florida development group in breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference and other business tort claims. Obtained specific performance judgment requiring turnover of private jet after 3 day trial in representation of business acquisition group in fraud in the inducement claim in business asset acquisition transaction. Representation of major medical facility in constitutional disputes with local municipality, ACLU, NOW, Planned Parenthood and others. Representation of famous trademark owner in infringement lawsuit against a major licensee. Representation of Florida based mortgage banker in effectuating rescission of federal regulation adopted by Department of Veterans Affairs. Representation of lenders and title insurance companies in defense of RESPA class action claims. Obtained appellate reversal of substantial jury verdict against a property owner in a personal injury claim. Representation of internationally recognized trademark owner in trademark infringement and contract litigation. Representation of Florida based bank in fraudulent transfer litigation. Represented national bank in one of the very first civil RICO claims filed against a bank Representative Reported Cases: Higgins v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., Case No CA (Fla. 4th Cir., Nassau County, April 21, 2014) (slip op.) (summary judgment in favor of title insurer and against certified class of refinancing borrowers who alleged they had been overcharged by not being provided reissue rates for title insurance) Alberton v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., Case No. 2:06-cv ER (E.D. Pa. April 25, 2014) (slip op.) (decertifying class of refinancing borrowers who alleged they had been overcharged by not being provided reissue and refinance rates for title insurance) Scruggs et al. v. Latvala, Morroni, Welch, Seel and Pinellas County, No 2D WL (Fla. 2d DCA 2014) Corwin v. Lawyers Title Ins. Co., 276 F.R.D. 484, No , 2011 WL (E.D. Mich. Aug. 1, 2011). Hoving v. Lawyers Title Ins. Co., 256 F.R.D. 555 (E.D. Mich. 2009). Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. v. Hirota et al., Case No.: 8:06-cv-2030, United States District Court Doc. 197 (M.D. Fla 5/21/07). Foster-Thompson, LLC v. Thompson, Case No: 8:04-CV-2128, United States District

4 Court Doc. 323 (M.D. Fla 4/11/07). Gelles v. Skrotsky, 1998 WL (M.D. Fla. 7/1/98). Stone-Rich Properties v. Britt, 706 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). Gelles v. Skrotsky, 983 F. Supp 1398 (M.D. Fla. 1997). Morales v. Attorneys' Title Ins. Fund, 983 F. Supp (S.D. Fla. 1997). In re Rutenberg, 164 B.R. 683 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1994). In re Rutenberg, 158 B.R. 230 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1993). Feather Sound Country Club v. Barber, 567 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). Mader v. City of St. Petersburg, 725 F. Supp. 492 (M.D. Fla. 1989). In re One-Eighty Investments, Inc., 72 B.R. 35 (N.D. Ill. 1987). In re Primack, 81 B.R. 711 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1987). Merchants Nat. Bank of Mobile v. Dredge General G. L. Gillespie, 488 F. Supp (W.D. La. 1980). Pro Bono Represented special needs minor in obtaining required educational funding The LiveArts Peninsula Foundation, Inc. - provided legal assistance in contractual issues concerning entertainment law and other matters. Mahaffey Theater Foundation at the Bayfront Center, Inc. - provided legal advice concerning in connection with dispute resolution. Publications Co-Author, "Completing the Fee Shifting Puzzle," Paraclete (September 2015) Co-Author, "Professionalism: Tips from the Bench," Paraclete (May 2015) A Thinking Person's Guide to Entry/Exit Deregulation of the Airline Industry, Transportation Law Journal 273 (1977) "Comment, The Budd Co.: The Toehold Defense to a Section 7 Attack, 71 Northwestern University Law Review 264 (1976). Professional Recognition AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Recipient, Barney Masterson American Inn of Court Barney award for demonstrating the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal excellence in the practice of law (2011)

5 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation ( ) Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend s Florida Legal Elite ( , 2014) Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers ( ) Certified Public Accountant, Illinois 1974 Professional and Civic Activities The Florida Bar American Bar Association Illinois Bar Association St. Petersburg Bar Association Board of Directors, Baryshnikov Arts Center (2015-present) Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Chair (2013-present) Board of Directors Member, Bayfront Health Systems, Inc. (2006 to 2013) Board of Directors Member, Friends of Dance, Inc. ( ) The LiveArts Peninsula Foundation, Inc. Chair (2003) Board Member and Executive Committee ( ) Mahaffey Theater Foundation, Inc. President (October 2000-October 2001) Member, Board of Trustees ( ) Tierra Verde Community Association, Inc. President, Vice President, Secretary, and Member of Board ( ) St. Petersburg Beach Charities, Inc. President ( ) Member, Board of Directors ( ) Background Carlton Fields (Tampa, FL) Shareholder (1994-Present) Baynard, Harrell, Ostow & Ulrich, P.A. (St. Petersburg, FL) Shareholder ( ) Levy and Erens (Chicago, IL) Partner ( ) Associate ( ) Passed CPA (Certified Public Accounting) examination in Illinois (1974)

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