Name: Sam Garrison
Age: 38
Family: My wife, Gayle, and I have two wonderful daughters who are 10 and 7.
Pets: No thank you.
Education: Samford University (B.A.) and University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.)
Admitted to the Bar: 2001
Employed by: Partner at Kopelousos, Bradley & Garrison, P.A.
Field of practice: Criminal defense, professional licensing defense and municipal and local government law.
Professional organizations: I’m the incoming president of the Clay County Bar Association, a member of The Jacksonville Bar Association and a Florida Bar board-certified criminal trial lawyer.
Community involvement: The bulk of our family’s free time in this season of life is spent serving at our church (Grace Anglican Church on Fleming Island) and supporting the ministry of Young Life in Northeast Florida. My wife is a longtime volunteer Young Life leader and I’m a member of the ministry’s Metro Jacksonville Board.
How did you get involved?
I came to a decision long ago that life is too short to spend it sitting on the sidelines.
How can someone else get involved?
Recognize that time is a limited resource, set aside time to establish priorities and then get to work on the things that truly matter.
What have you learned/achieved through the experience?
I’ve learned that whatever I’ve achieved in life is due to people who cared about me. In the end, relationships are all we have.
What was the last book you read or are reading?
I just finished Tim Keller’s “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters.” It’s worth reading.