Family: Wife, Judy; daughters, Laura and Meredith; sons-in-law, Bill and Jay; and grandchildren Fletcher, Lilly, Charlie and Sara Kate.
Education: Davidson College and University of Florida College of Law
Admitted to the Bar: 1964
Employed by: Holland & Knight LLP
Field of Practice: Maritime, media and First Amendment, and general counsel for worker’s compensation insurance company.
Professional Organizations: American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow; American Bar Association, fellow, TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, former chair, and Media Law and Defamation Tort Committee, former chair; American Counsel Association, former president; Maritime Law Association of the United States, former board of directors; Chester Bedell Inn of Court, Master of the Bench; Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section; The Florida Bar, Admiralty Law Committee, former chair, and Media and Communications Law Committee, former chair.
Community Involvement: Rotary Club of Jacksonville, former president; Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council, former president; Jacksonville Consular Corp., former president, and Honorary Norwegian Consul for Northeast Florida; Southeast US/Japan Association, chair, Florida Delegation; North Florida Logistics Advisory Group, chair; Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, International chair, board of directors; Jacksonville Economic Development Commission; Jacksonville International Business Coalition; Davidson College, former trustee.
How did you get involved?
Much of my recent community involvement has been the result of my becoming international chair for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, a position in which I have served for the past seven years.
How can someone else get involved?
For anyone interested in helping make Jacksonville a more international city, I recommend joining the World Affairs Council, GlobalJax and/or the International Committee of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce.
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
I was born in Jacksonville, and I am often made aware that Jacksonville is a better place than it was when I grew up here, primarily because of the companies that have come to Jacksonville with leaders who have had international responsibilities and experience, because of those in the armed services who retire or leave the service and decide to stay in Jacksonville, and because of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Super Bowl. I have had the opportunity to facilitate Jacksonville’s branding as “America’s Logistics Center” and to be part of the development of a “Regional Freight, Logistics and Intermodal Development Plan” to maximize the potential of our port.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
“The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson.