Kempton P. Logan, Esq.
KEMPTON P. LOGAN, ESQ. 5810 Riverside Lane Fort Myers, Florida 33919 Telephone: (239) 470-7190 Facsimile: (239) 481-8789 E-mail: loganlaw@earthlink.net |
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MEDIATION SERVICES: Mr. Logan has served as Florida Supreme Court certified Circuit
Civil mediator in Southwest Florida since 1991. Mr. Logan also has served as a Federal District
Court mediator for the Middle District, and is on the American Arbitration Association Panel of
Mediators. He discontinued his litigation law practice in 2009 to focus on alternative dispute
resolution as Mediator and Arbitrator. Mr. Logan provides mediation services in all areas of civil
law, excluding domestic relations, including personal injury, contract, partnership, insurance,
construction, real estate, business and probate disputes. Mr. Logan’s billing rate for mediations
is $250.00 per hour for two parties, and $300.00 per hour for three parties or more.
CONTACT/SCHEDULING INFORMATION: Scheduling is available by e-mail at
loganlaw@earthlink.net, or by phone at (239) 332-7822, or (239) 470-7190 (mobile).
ARBITRATION SERVICES: Mr. Logan has been certified as Circuit Court Arbitrator,
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, since 2003. He has served as panel arbitrator for the American
Arbitration Association since 1990, and conducts private arbitrations upon request of counsel or
by court order. His fees for private arbitration services are $250.00 per hour, including time
spent on pre-hearing review and award preparation.
LITIGATION ASSISTANCE: Mr. Logan provides second opinions and litigation consults for
case evaluation, and is also available for Special Master Assistance.
BACKGROUND: Kemp Logan was born in Iowa City, Iowa on February 8, 1945. He was
raised in Lakeland, Florida, graduating from Lakeland Senior High School in 1962 as Co-
Salutatorian, lettering in both football and track. After attending one year at Davidson College,
he transferred to the University of Florida in 1963, where he was a brother in Alpha Tau Omega
Fraternity, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Logan earned his officer's commission and
naval aviation wings, with designation as Naval Flight Officer at Pensacola, Florida in 1966.
Shortly thereafter, he married Joni Lee Jones, also of Lakeland. After a tour in Southeast Asia in
the A6A Intruder aircraft aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, he completed a second tour in the
Mediterranean aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr. Logan returned to the University of
Florida, receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree with high honors in 1971.
LEGAL TRAINING: Mr. Logan attended the University of Florida Law School, serving as
Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude and
second in his class of 300, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in December 1973.
EXPERIENCE: Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Logan began his law practice as an
associate with the Fort Myers law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. He was
admitted to the Florida Bar in May 1974, and attained partnership status with Henderson /
Franklin in 1978. During his seven years of practice with Henderson/Franklin, Mr. Logan
received extensive experience in personal injury and general commercial litigation as sole trial
counsel. During this time, Mr. Logan served as President of the Lee County Legal Aid Society,
as a director of the University of Florida Law Center Association, and as a member of the Board
of Governors of the Young Lawyer's Section of the Florida Bar. In 1981, Mr. Logan left the
active practice of law to pursue private business interests. In 1984, Mr. Logan resumed his law
practice, and established his own firm as sole practitioner, sharing office space with a former law
partner, Lloyd G. Hendry, Esquire. Mr. Logan has since served as the Chairman of the Florida
Bar Ethics Grievance Committee for Lee County in 1987-1988, and received an "A" rating from
Martindale Hubbell Law Directory in 1989. In 1992, Mr. Logan was appointed by the Governor
to serve on the Judicial Nominating Committee for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Logan
was Board certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation in 1997. He chaired the Lee
County Bar Association's Long Range Planning Committee from 1995-1996, and has served on
the 20th Judicial Circuit Peer Review Committee for 2002-2004. Mr. Logan served as President
of the Calusa Chapter of the American Inns of Court for the year 2003-2004.
Mr. Logan is admitted to practice before the Middle District of the Federal District Court in
Florida, and is a member of the Lee County Bar Association.