Age: 36
Family: Wife, Susie, and our children, Caroline (5), Wes (4) and Ally (1)
Pets: None
Education: B.S. from the University of Michigan, Juris Doctor from the University of Florida
Admitted to the Bar: 2004
Employed by: The Bedell Firm
Field of practice: Criminal defense
Professional Organizations: The Florida Bar, Professional Ethics Committee, 2012-present; The Jacksonville Bar Association, 2007-present; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2007-present; Federal Bar Association, Jacksonville Division, 2007-present.
Community involvement: I am a director of the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation. My dad started the Jay Fund when I was 19 years old to provide financial assistance to families battling childhood cancer. It was inspired by Jay McGillis, who played football at Boston College when my dad, Tom, was head coach. McGillis died from leukemia at age 21. The Jay Fund remains based here in Northeast Florida and provides assistance to families in Florida, Georgia, New York and New Jersey.
How did you become involved?
After volunteering in many ways over the years, I was asked to serve on the foundation's board of directors in 2011. My parents, brother and sisters and wife all participate in the success of Jay Fund. My sister, Keli, is the executive director.
How can someone else become involved?
Fill out and submit the volunteer paperwork available at tcjayfund.org, or call me.
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
I have learned to be constantly grateful for the good health of my family.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
"Secretariat: The Making of a Champion" by William Nack.