Age: 65
Family: Patricia Hogan
Education: Florida State University (B.A. 1969; J.D., with high honors, 1972)
Admitted to the Bar: 1972
Employed by: Terrell Hogan Ellis Yegelwel, P.A.
Field of practice: Civil Justice: personal injury and wrongful death
Professional Organizations: The Florida Bar (Board Certified 1983; Civil Procedure Rules Committee chair, 1996–97, and Code and Rules of Evidence Committee); The Jacksonville Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice, executive committee, Leaders Forum; American Board of Trial Advocates, national board; Florida Justice Association, past president; Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Jacksonville Justice Association; Middle District Conference, Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission chair; FSU College of Law Alumni Association, past president; 4th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee; Chester Bedell Memorial Foundation; Chester Bedell Inn of Court; Public Justice Foundation; and Civil Justice Foundation.
Community involvement: Justice Teaching/Florida Law Related Education Association; Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Mental Health Advocacy Project; Florida State University Summer for Undergraduates Program; End Distracted Driving Student Awareness Initiative; MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation; Save Duval Schools; Florida's Children First; Envision Jacksonville – Summer Night Lights community youth and young adult Program; Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association; Save the St. Johns River Ferry; St. Johns Riverkeeper Legal Advisory Committee; Downtown Vision Inc.; JAX Chamber; Community Rehabilitation Center; Senior Life Foundation; Clara White Mission; NAACP; WJCT; and Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
How did you become involved?
Volunteered; that's all it took.
How can someone else become involved?
Volunteer; that's all it takes.
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
It confirmed what I was taught: we can all make a difference and we invest in the future when we enlist in community service.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
"American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic," by Joseph J. Ellis.