Partner
Naples, Florida Office
Tel: 239-591-8417
Fax: 239-591-8437
Email: priscilla@rjlaw.com
Priscilla W. Grannis has developed an expertise enforcing trust rights under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) in U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts throughout the United States and has significant experience managing complex, multi-party PACA litigation. In addition, Ms. Grannis has successfully represented produce companies throughout the country in administrative proceedings before the PACA Branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including the appeal of those proceedings to the federal courts.
Prior to her legal career, Ms. Grannis was employed by multi-national corporations as a personnel and human resources manager in both the U.S. and Europe and is fluent in German.
Education:
St. Thomas University (J.D., with honors, 1995)
Yale University (M.M., 1976)
Florida State University (B.M., 1973)
Admitted to Practice:
All Florida state courts
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Practice Areas:
Agricultural Law, PACA, Commercial Litigation, USDA Administrative Proceedings, Federal Litigation
Professional Memberships:
Florida State Bar Association
Phi Delta Phi
Reported Cases:
Ger-Nis Int'l, Inc. v. FJB, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52714 (S.D.N.Y. July 2, 2008); Horwath & Co. v. Champion Produce, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79269 (S.D.Tex Oct. 31, 2006); Cimino Bros. Produce v. Fu Weng Foods, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97892 (E.D. Ark. October 8, 2009); Weis-Buy Farms, Inc. v. Global Unlimited Mktg. Solutions, Inc. 2008 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 39538 (S.D. Fla. May 8, 2008); DiMare Homestead, Inc. v. Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC (In re Dixie Produce & Packaging, LLC), 368 B.R. 533 (Bankr. E.D. La 2007); Pac. Int'l Mktg., Ing. v. A&B Produce, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14189 (E.D. Pa. July 20, 2004) affirm' by Pac. Int'l. Mktg. Inc. v. A&B Produce, Inc. 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 22233 (3d Cir. Pa., Aug. 30, 2006)
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