Member Detail
Samuel P. Bell, III
Tallahassee, FL
(850) 222-3533
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Education
Duke University, Law Degree
Dartmouth College, Bachelors’ Degree
Professional Experience
Mr. Bell’s practice focuses on governmental affairs, health care, insurance, land use, local government and administrative law. As the former Chairman of the legislatively created Commission on Local Government II, Mr. Bell was charged with developing strategies that will make local governments more efficient and effective in an era of exploding demands and dwindling resources.
For more than a decade, Mr. Bell served as State Representative for Volusia County. He held key positions in the Florida House including Majority Leader, Chairman of the Rules Committee and Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He is the only legislator in Florida history to have received every award for effectiveness granted by his fellow legislators.
Mr. Bell serves as President of the Florida Public Health Foundation and Chairman of the Development Council for the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida. He is a member of the Board of State Law Resources and a member of the Board of Directors of the Brown & Brown Insurance Company and Food Technology Services, Inc. Mr. Bell has received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Insurance Experience
Mr. Bell represents insurance companies before the Florida Legislative and Executive Branches as well as the Office of Insurance Regulation.
