UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENSACOLA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and STATE OF FLORIDA,

ex rel. ROBERT V. SMITH,

Qui Tam Plaintiff,

v.

JAY A. ODOM; OKALOOSA 

COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY 

COMMISSIONERS,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 3:20-cv-03678/MCR/EMT

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS ADDITIONAL COUNSEL

ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT OKALOOSA COUNTY, 

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that MATTHEW R. SHAUD, of the Law Firm of 

Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., hereby files his Notice of Appearance as 

additional counsel on behalf of Defendant OKALOOSA COUNTY, BOARD OF 

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, in connection with any and all proceedings in the 

above-styled cause, and that copies of all pleadings, motions, memoranda, orders,

and other case-related documents should be furnished by ECF or other delivery, as 

appropriate, to the undersigned attorney. 

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew R. Shaud

GREGORY T. STEWART

Florida Bar No. 203718

LYNN M. HOSHIHARA

Florida Bar No. 41194

KERRY A. PARSONS

Florida Bar No. 91919

MATTHEW R. SHAUD

Florida Bar No. 122252

Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A.

1500 Mahan Drive, Suite 200

Tallahassee, Florida 32308

(850) 224-4070

(850) 224-4073 (Facsimile)

gstewart@ngnlaw.com

lhoshihara@ngnlaw.com

kparsons@ngnlaw.com

mshaud@ngnlaw.com

legal-admin@ngnlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

OKALOOSA COUNTY, BOARD 

OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been 

electronically filed with the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, via the 

CM/ECF system, which will also serve a copy to all counsel of record, on this 30th

day of November, 2022.

DAVID M. SOBOTKIN, ESQUIRE

JAMIE ANN YAVELBERG, ESQUIRE

SARA MCLEAN, ESQUIRE

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Fraud Section

Post Office Box 261

Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 353-1291

david.m.sobotkin@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHRISTOPHER A. KNIGHT

Assistant Attorney General

Department of Legal Affairs

PL-01, The Capitol

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050

(850) 414-3300

Christopher.Knight@myfloridalegal.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

STATE OF FLORIDA

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AMELIA HALLENBERG BEARD, ESQUIRE

Moorhead Law Group

6757 Us Highway 98, Suite 102

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459

(850) 608-0112

(850) 477-0982 (Fax)

abeard@moorheadlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

ELIZABETH C. BILLHIMER, ESQUIRE

Clark Partington

4100 Legendary Drive, Suite 200

Destin, Florida 32541

(850) 650-8853

(850) 650-3305 (Fax)

ebillhimer@clarkpartington.com

bgilman@clarkpartington.com

cbmoore@clarkpartington.com

fkendall@clarkpartington.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

MICHAEL JAMES SCHOFIELD, ESQUIRE

Clark Partington

Post Office Box 13010

Pensacola, Florida 32591

(850) 434-9200

(850) 432-7340 Facsimile

mschofield@clarkpartington.com

ttorrez@cphlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

ROBERT V. SMITH

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A. BENJAMIN GORDON, III, ESQUIRE

Anchors Gordon, P.A.

2113 Lewis Turner Blvd., Suite 100

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

(850) 863-1974

(850) 863-1591 Facsimile

bgordon@anchorsgordon.com

cyndi@anchorsgordon.com

dzamora@anchorsgordon.com

jschlechter@anchorsgordon.com

kim@anchorsgordon.com

mary@anchorsgordon.com

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

JAY A. ODOM

PETER J. KIRSCH, ESQUIRE

NATHANIEL H. HUNT, ESQUIRE

SARAH WILBANKS, ESQUIRE

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP

1675 Broadway, Suite 2300

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 825-7000

(512) 791-9636

(720) 296-0076 (Fax)

pkirsch@kaplankirsch.com

nhunt@kaplankirsch.com

swilbanks@kaplankirsch.com

CO-COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

JAY A. ODOM

/s/ Matthew R. Shaud

MATTHEW R. SHAUD

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