ORLANDO, FL – July 2010 – Baker Hostetler Orlando Managing Partner James V. Etscorn has been elected Chairman of the Fifth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission. The Judicial Nominating Commission is responsible for making recommendations to the Governor of potential appointees to Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Etscorn was named managing partner of the Orlando office in January 2010. He represents clients in complex commercial litigation, product liability actions (involving automotive, construction, swimming pool and consumer products), complex healthcare litigation, real estate litigation, class actions and intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts.