Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Jill M. Dutmers has been certified as a specialist by The Florida Bar in Construction Law. Board Certification is a distinction which only seven percent of eligible Florida Bar members hold.

Established in 1982 by the Florida Supreme Court, board certification helps consumers identify specialists in various areas of law. Certification, which is a voluntary program, is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of competency and experience within an area of law, professionalism and ethics in practice. To obtain Board Certification, attorneys are required to demonstrate substantial involvement in the area of construction law, pass a written examination, and satisfy an extensive background peer review assessment. Out of Florida’s more than 111,000 lawyers, only 477 are Board Certified in Construction Law.

Jill M. Dutmers is a Senior Associate in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Construction Litigation Practice Group. Jill focuses her practice on complex commercial and construction litigation matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution settings. She represents general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, suppliers and other parties in matters involving construction and design defects, contract disputes, liens, delays and unforeseen conditions on public and private projects.

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Shutts & Bowen LLP, established in 1910, is a full-service business law firm with approximately 270 lawyers in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Learn more about Shutts & Bowen at www.shutts.com.