Cherie Hoch Fine

Ms. Fine is a Florida native born in Orlando, Florida and raised in DeLand. She is a graduate of DeLand High School and the University of Florida. She graduated with honors from the University Of Florida Levin College Of Law in 1981. After graduation she practiced as an associate with the Gainesville firm of Watson, Folds, Steadham, Sproull, Christmann & Brashear, P.A., from 1981-1983. She taught legal research and writing at the University of Florida College of Law. From 1993-1998 she practiced as a partner in the law firm of Springfield & Fine, P.A., specializing in criminal defense law. She is a past president of the Eighth Judicial Circuit chapter of The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a member of the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar Association. She published an article in the Florida Criminal Law Journal on preservation of appellate issues after the Criminal Appeal Reform Act of 1996. She has been associated with the firm of Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, P.A., since 2003, and a partner since 2008. She regularly participates as an instructor in the Trial Advocacy course that the Honorable Stephan P. Mickle teaches at the University Of Florida Levin College Of Law and as a judge for the Appellate Advocacy program. She now exclusively represents victims of personal injury in claims against negligent parties. Awards and Honors Honors Service Award, Legal Panel of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, 1992

• Attorney
• Partner, since 2008

• Watson, Folds, Steadham, Sproull, Christmann, & Brashear, P.A., Associate, 1981 - 1983
• University of Florida Levin College of Law, Legal Research & Writing, Assistant Director, 1985 - 1986
• Springfield & Fine, P.A., Partner, 1993 - 1998

• Section Instructor Trial Advocacy, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2003 - 2008
• Judge Appellate Advocacy, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1986 - 2008
• Volunteer Instructor Trial Advocacy, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2003 - Present
• Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of Florida College of Law

• Eighth Judicial Circuit Child Advocacy Center, Founding Member
• Friends of Music of the University of Florida, President
• Friends of Music of the University of Florida, Member, 2005 - Present
• Alachua County Humane Society, Vice-President
• Alachua County Humane Society, Board Member, 2006 - Present
• Gainesville Community Foundation Women's Giving Circle, Member, 2007 - Present
• Congregation B'nai Israel, Member
• Junior League of Gainesville, Treasurer, 1994 - 1995
• Junior League of Gainesville, Member, 1987 - 1996
• American Inns of Court Chapter, Master, 1993 - Present

• Florida, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1998
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2013
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Court Arbitrator, The Florida Dispute Resolution Center, since 1989

• Florida Justice Association, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2004 - Present (Member)
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 1998 - 2008 (Member)
• Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, 1995 - Present (Member)
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993 - Present (Life Member)
• Florida Bar, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Eighth Judicial Circuit Chapter, 1998 - 2000 (President)
• Florida Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 1993 - 1998 (Member)
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 - 2000 (Board Member)
• The James C. Adkins, Jr. Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Master)
• 8th Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Bar Committee (Chairperson)
• 8th Circuit Grievance Committee (Member)