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
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Santo DiGangi
President-Elect
West Palm Beach, FL
561-842-2820
Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP
Zackary Zuroweste
Immediate Past President
Clearwater, FL
727-796-7666
Persante Zuroweste, P.A.
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Adam White
1st Circuit - Seat 1
Pensacola, FL
850-444-3844
Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon
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Ben Gibson
2nd Circuit - Seat 1
Tallahassee, FL
850-241-1723
Shutts & Bowen LLP
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G.C. Murray
2nd Circuit - Seat 2
Tallahassee, FL
850-521-1034
Florida Justice Association
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Andrew Manko
2nd Cir. - Ex Officio
Tallahassee, FL
850-765-0897
The Mills Firm
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Joe Joyce
3rd Circuit - Seat 1
Lake City, FL
386-755-1334
Robinson, Kennon, & Kendron, P.A.
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Ashlea Edwards
4th Circuit - Seat 1
Jacksonville, FL
904-598-9929
GrayRobinson, P.A.
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Bert Wohn
4th Circuit - Seat 2
Jacksonville, FL
904-645-2269
Deutsche Bank
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Michael Lockamy
4th Circuit - Ex Officio
Jacksonville, FL
904-353-0211
Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & Coxe, P.A.
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Lindsay L. Tygart
4th Circuit - Ex Officio
Jacksonville, FL
904-356-6071
Edwards & Ragatz, P.A.
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Robert W. Batsel
5th Circuit - Seat 1
Ocala, FL
352-867-7707
Gilligan, Gooding, Franjola & Batsel, P.A.
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Dane Heptner
6th Circuit - Seat 1
Clearwater, FL
727-724-7822
Perenich Caulfield Avril & Noyes
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Paul Silvestri
6th Circuit - Seat 2
St. Petersburg, FL
727-823-0540
Goodis Thompson & Miller
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Brittany Fraser
7th Circuit - Seat 1
St. Augustine, FL
904-824-5711
Mowrey, Shoemaker, Beardsley, P.L.
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Travis Mydock
7th Circuit - Seat 2
St. Johns, FL
904-864-3002
Mydock Law
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Ryan Gilbert
8th Circuit - Seat 1
Ocala, FL
407-845-1752
Dan Newlin & Partners
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Jen Smith Thomas
9th Circuit - Seat 1
Orlando, FL
407-422-6100
Southern Trial Counsel
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Denise Kim Beamer
9th Circuit - Seat 2
Orlando, FL
407-316-4840
Florida Office of the Attorney General
Eric Elms
9th Circuit - Seat 3
Orlando, FL
407-843-2111
Fisher Rushmer P.A.
Brock Hankins
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
Orlando, FL
bhankins@allendyer.com
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, + Gilchrist P.A.
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Karen Persis
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
Orlando, FL
407-228-2864
Karen Persis, P.A.
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Celia Thacker Dorn
9th Circuit - Ex Officio
Kissimmee, FL
407-518-2321
City of Kissimmee
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Nicholas T. Zbrzeznj
10th Circuit - Seat 1
Bartow, FL
863-533-0314
Frost Van den Boom
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Annika E. Ashton
11th Circuit - Seat 1
Miami, FL
954-357-5728
Broward County, FL
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Schuyler A. Smith
11th Circuit - Seat 2
Miami, FL
305-379-3686
Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP
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Dwayne Robinson
11th Circuit - Seat 3
Miami, FL
305-377-0659
Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton
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Ethan Wall
11th Circuit - Seat 4
Miami, FL
305-400-9443
The Social Media Law Firm
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Lara Bach
11th Circuit - Seat 5
Miami, FL
305-577-3135
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
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Brian Karpf
11th Circuit - Seat 6
Miami, FL
954-809-3300
Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez, PA
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Melanie Chung-Tims
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Coral Gables, FL
305-444-1225
Bice Cole Law Firm, P.L.
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Iris A. Elijah
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Tallahassee, FL
305-348-2103
Florida International University
Giselle Gutierrez
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Miami, FL
305-789-3200
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
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Jay Korch
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Miami, FL
305-379-7904
Bast Amron, LLP
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Michael Levine
11th Circuit - Ex Officio
Miami, FL
305-358-6644
Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain
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Jesse R. Butler
12th Circuit - Seat 1
Sarasota, FL
941-366-4680
Dickinson & Gibbons, P.A.
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John Dicks
13th Circuit - Seat 1
Tampa, FL
813-209-5065
Akerman LLP
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Anisha Patel
13th Circuit - Seat 2
Tampa, FL
813-222-3197
Hill Ward Henderson
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Alex Palermo
13th Circuit - Seat 3
Tampa, FL
813-414-4251
Syniverse Technologies
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Anthony Palermo
ABA Rep. - Ex Officio
Tampa, FL
813-227-6320
Holland & Knight LLP
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Howell Webster Melton, III
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Tampa, FL
813-204-6483
Bush Ross P.A.
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Travis Santos
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Tampa, FL
813-222-8523
Hill Ward Henderson
Ciara Willis
13th Circuit - Ex Officio
Tampa, FL
813-204-6438
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Bush Ross, P.A.
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Kevin Barr
14th Circuit - Seat 1
Panama City, FL
850-763-1787
Bryant, Higby, & Barr, Chartered
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Denise Mutamba
15th Circuit - Seat 2
West Palm Beach, FL
561-822-9744
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach
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Stephanie Cagnet Myron
15th Circuit - Seat 3
Boynton Beach, FL
561-877-0230
Cagnet Myron Law, P.A.
Leslie Arsenault Metz
15th Circuit - Ex Officio
West Palm Beach, FL
561-886-4134
GrayRobinson, P.A.
Sarah Young Hodges
15th Circuit - Ex Officio (FAWL)
West Palm Beach, FL
561-671-4006
Department of Health, Palm Beach County
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Richard J. McChesney
16th Circuit - Seat 1
Key West, FL
305-294-9556
Spottswood & Sterling
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Harold Pryor, Jr.
17th Circuit - Seat 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-947-0335
Hotwire Communications
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Sue-Ann Robinson-Caddy
17th Circuit - Seat 2
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
954-399-2746
Robinson Caddy Law P.A.
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Cherine Smith Valbrun
17th Circuit - Seat 3
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-527-1115
Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP
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Todd Baker
17th Circuit - Seat 4
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-492-5624
Steinger, Iscoe & Greene, P.A.
Jay R. Thakkar
18th Circuit - Seat 1
Cocoa, FL
407-733-1601
Cantwell & Goldman, P.A.
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Michael Sasso
18th Circuit - Seat 2
Lake Mary, FL
407-644-7161
Sasso & Sasso, P.A.
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Paige Gillman
19th Circuit - Seat 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL
561-617-6881
The Law Office Robert J. Smith
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Maria Vigilante
20th Circuit - Seat 1
Naples, FL
239-261-9300
Cheffy Passidomo, P.A.
Kayla E. Richmond
20th Circuit - Seat 2
Fort Myers, FL
239-344-1156
Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt, P.A.
Brandon Lee Wolff
Out-of-State, New York - Seat 1
New York, NY
212-634-5035
LeClairRyan, PLLC
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Cullan Jones
Out-of-State, Wash, D.C. - Seat 2
Washington, D.C.
202-955-1941
Hunton & Williams LLP
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Eric Everson
Out-of-State, Ohio - Seat 3
Columbus, OH
423-360-4373
JPMorgan Chase
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Natasha B. Dorsey
Out-of-State; Chicago, IL - Ex Officio
Elmhurst, IL
239-410-8622
Natasha Dorsey
Kirsten Williams
Law Student Division President