Board of Governors

President

Christian George
President
Akerman LLP
50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
christian.george@akerman.com

Areas of Practice: Business Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Probate Litigation
Law School: University of Florida
Undergrad: University of Florida

Honors:

  • Martindale Hubbell, Peer review rating AV
  • Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2010-2018
  • Florida Trend’s Legal Elite: Up & Comers, 2010-2017; Legal Elite 2018
  • Jacksonville Business Journal, 40 Under 40 in Business Community, 2014
  • Jacksonville Business Journal, Ultimate Attorneys, 2017
  • Benchmark Litigation, Top Litigator Under 40, 2016-2018
  • Benchmark Litigation, Future Star, 2018
  • Past President, Jacksonville Bar Young Lawyers’ Section
  • Current Member, Jacksonville Bar Board of Governors
  • Recipient, Jacksonville Bar Association, Chair of the Year, 2015
  • Past Chairman, Fourth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
  • Past Chairman, Fourth Judicial Circuit Bench and Bar Professionalism Committee
Zackary Zuroweste
Immediate Past President
Persante Zuroweste, P.A.
Clearwater, FL
727-796-7666
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Santo DiGangi
President-Elect
Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP
West Palm Beach, FL
561-842-2820
adam white
Adam White
1st Circuit - Seat 1
Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon
Pensacola, FL
850-444-3844
Ben Gibson headshot
Ben Gibson
2nd Circuit - Seat 1
Shutts & Bowen LLP
Tallahassee, FL
850-241-1723
G.C. Murray
G.C. Murray
2nd Circuit - Seat 2
Florida Justice Association
Tallahassee, FL
850-521-1034
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Andrew Manko
2nd Cir. - Ex Officio
The Mills Firm
Tallahassee, FL
850-765-0897
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Joe Joyce
3rd Circuit - Seat 1
Robinson, Kennon, & Kendron, P.A.
Lake City, FL
386-755-1334
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Ashlea Edwards
4th Circuit - Seat 1
GrayRobinson, P.A.
Jacksonville, FL
904-598-9929
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Bert Wohn
4th Circuit - Seat 2
Deutsche Bank
Jacksonville, FL
904-645-2269
Michael Lockamy headshot, middle aged Caucasian male with a gray suit, white shirt and blue tie, pictured in front of a white and gray gradient background
Michael Lockamy
4th Circuit - Ex Officio
Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & Coxe, P.A.
Jacksonville, FL
904-353-0211
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Lindsay L. Tygart
4th Circuit - Ex Officio
Edwards & Ragatz, P.A.
Jacksonville, FL
904-356-6071
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Robert W. Batsel
5th Circuit - Seat 1
Gilligan, Gooding, Franjola & Batsel, P.A.
Ocala, FL
352-867-7707
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Dane Heptner
6th Circuit - Seat 1
Perenich Caulfield Avril & Noyes
Clearwater, FL
727-724-7822
Paul Silvestri headshot, Caucasian male, bald, dark colored suit with a blue and red tie pictured in front of a marbled background
Paul Silvestri
6th Circuit - Seat 2
Goodis Thompson & Miller
St. Petersburg, FL
727-823-0540
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Brittany Fraser
7th Circuit - Seat 1
Mowrey, Shoemaker, Beardsley, P.L.
St. Augustine, FL
904-824-5711
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Travis Mydock
7th Circuit - Seat 2
Mydock Law
St. Johns, FL
904-864-3002
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Ryan Gilbert
8th Circuit - Seat 1
Dan Newlin & Partners
Ocala, FL
407-845-1752
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Jen Smith Thomas
9th Circuit - Seat 1
Southern Trial Counsel
Orlando, FL
407-422-6100
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Denise Kim Beamer
9th Circuit - Seat 2
Florida Office of the Attorney General
Orlando, FL
407-316-4840
Eric Elms
9th Circuit - Seat 3
Fisher Rushmer P.A.
Orlando, FL
407-843-2111
Brock Hankins
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, + Gilchrist P.A.
Orlando, FL
bhankins@allendyer.com
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Karen Persis
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
Karen Persis, P.A.
Orlando, FL
407-228-2864
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Celia Thacker Dorn
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
City of Kissimmee
Kissimmee, FL
407-518-2321
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Nicholas T. Zbrzeznj
10th Circuit - Seat 1
Frost Van den Boom
Bartow, FL
863-533-0314
annika ashton
Annika E. Ashton
11th Circuit - Seat 1
Broward County, FL
Miami, FL
954-357-5728
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Schuyler A. Smith
11th Circuit - Seat 2
Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP
Miami, FL
305-379-3686
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Dwayne Robinson
11th Circuit - Seat 3
Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
Miami, FL
305-377-0659
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Ethan Wall
11th Circuit - Seat 4
The Social Media Law Firm
Miami, FL
305-400-9443
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Lara Bach
11th Circuit - Seat 5
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Miami, FL
305-577-3135
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Brian Karpf
11th Circuit - Seat 6
Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez, PA
Miami, FL
954-809-3300
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Melanie Chung-Tims
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Bice Cole Law Firm, P.L.
Coral Gables, FL
305-444-1225
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Iris A. Elijah
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Florida International University
Tallahassee, FL
305-348-2103
Giselle Gutierrez
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Miami, FL
305-789-3200
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Jay Korch
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Bast Amron, LLP
Miami, FL
305-379-7904
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Michael Levine
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain
Miami, FL
305-358-6644
Jesse Butler headshot, Caucasian middle aged male pictured in front of a. gray background wearing glasses, a dark gray suit, white shirt and light blue tie
Jesse R. Butler
12th Circuit - Seat 1
Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A.
Sarasota, FL
941-366-4680
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John Dicks
13th Circuit - Seat 1
Akerman LLP
Tampa, FL
813-209-5065
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Anisha Patel
13th Circuit - Seat 2
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
813-222-3197
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Alex Palermo
13th Circuit - Seat 3
Syniverse Technologies
Tampa, FL
813-414-4251
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Anthony Palermo
ABA Rep. - Ex Officio
Holland & Knight LLP
Tampa, FL
813-227-6320
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Howell Webster Melton, III
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Bush Ross P.A.
Tampa, FL
813-204-6483
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Travis Santos
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL
813-222-8523
Ciara Willis
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Dean Mead
Tampa, FL
813-606-4598
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Kevin Barr
14th Circuit - Seat 1
Bryant, Higby, & Barr, Chartered
Panama City, FL
850-763-1787
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Denise Mutamba
15th Circuit - Seat 2
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, FL
561-822-9744
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Stephanie Cagnet Myron
15th Circuit - Seat 3
Cagnet Myron Law, P.A.
Boynton Beach, FL
561-877-0230
Leslie Arsenault Metz
15th Circuit - Ex Officio
GrayRobinson, P.A.
West Palm Beach, FL
561-886-4134
Sarah Young Hodges
15th Circuit - Ex Officio (FAWL)
Department of Health, Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
561-671-4006
Richard McChesney headshot featuring caucasian male with a beige suit seated in front of a library shelf
Richard J. McChesney
16th Circuit - Seat 1
Spottswood & Sterling
Key West, FL
305-294-9556
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Harold Pryor, Jr.
17th Circuit - Seat 1
Hotwire Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-947-0335
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Sue-Ann Robinson-Caddy
17th Circuit - Seat 2
Robinson Caddy Law P.A.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
954-399-2746
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Cherine Smith Valbrun
17th Circuit - Seat 3
Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-527-1115
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Todd Baker
17th Circuit - Seat 4
Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-492-5624
Jay R. Thakkar
18th Circuit - Seat 1
Cantwell & Goldman, P.A.
Cocoa, FL
407-733-1601
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Michael Sasso
18th Circuit - Seat 2
Sasso & Sasso, P.A.
Lake Mary, FL
407-644-7161
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Paige Gillman
19th Circuit - Seat 1
The Law Office Robert J. Smith
Fort Lauderdale, FL
561-617-6881
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Maria Vigilante
20th Circuit - Seat 1
Cheffy Passidomo, P.A.
Naples, FL
239-261-9300
Kayla E. Richmond
20th Circuit - Seat 2
Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Fort Myers, FL
239-344-1156
Brandon Lee Wolff
Out-of-State, New York - Seat 1
LeClairRyan, PLLC
New York, NY
212-634-5035
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Cullan Jones
Out-of-State, Wash, D.C. - Seat 2
Hunton & Williams LLP
Washington, D.C.
202-955-1941
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Eric Everson
Out-of-State, Ohio - Seat 3
JPMorgan Chase
Columbus, OH
423-360-4373
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Natasha B. Dorsey
Out-of-State; Chicago, IL - Ex Officio
Natasha Dorsey
Elmhurst, IL
239-410-8622
Kirsten Williams
Law Student Division President