# ABOTA Jacksonville Chapter ## Pages - [Teacher's Law School Agenda](https://abotajax.com/teachers-law-school-agenda/) - [Civility Matters Agenda](https://abotajax.com/civility-matters-agenda/) - [Awards](https://abotajax.com/awards/): Awards Trial Lawyer of the Year 1997 H. Franklin Perritt, Jr1999 W.C. Gentry1999 Wayne Hogan2000 Joseph P. Milton2001 Robert F. Spohrer2002 Gerald W. Weedon2003 Howard C. Coker2004 Homer H. Humphries, Jr.2005 Victor M. Halbach, Jr.2006 Gary C. Pajcic2007 Robert A. Cole2008 Joshua A. Whitman2009 Thomas S. Edwards, Jr.2010 Michael S. O’Neal, Jr.2011 Mary Bland Love2012 R. Scott Costantino2013 Rutledge R. Liles2014 John J. “Jake” Schickel2015 John A. Devault, III2016 George E. “Buddy” Schulz, Jr.2017 Charles T. Shad2018 Curry G. Pajcic2019 Jeptha F. “Jep” Barbour2020 Corinne C. Hodak2021 James D’Andrea2022 Rodney Margol2023 Eric Leach2024 John S. Kalil Jurist of the Year […] - [Important Links](https://abotajax.com/important-links/): RESOURCES Links to Resources American Board of Trial Advocates: https://www.abota.org/ Florida Chapters of America: https://www.flabota.org/ American College of Trial Lawyers: https://www.actl.com/ International Academy of Trial Lawyers: https://www.iatl.net/ International Society of Barristers: https://www.isob.com/ International Association of Defense Counsel: https://www.iadclaw.org/  American Bar Association: https://www.americanbar.org/ American Association for Justice: https://www.justice.org/ The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel: https://www.thefederation.org/ - [Past Events](https://abotajax.com/past-events/): News & Events Event Photo Galleries Event Date View Galley View Galley Event Date View Galley Event Date View Galley Event Date View Galley Event Date View Galley - [Upcoming Events](https://abotajax.com/upcoming-events/): News & Events Upcoming Events View All Leadership 101 Seminar December 2, 2024 Leadership 101 Seminar December 2, 2024 Leadership 101 Seminar December 2, 2024 - [Donate to the ABOTA Foundation](https://abotajax.com/donate-to-the-abota-foundation/): MEMBERSHIP Donate to the ABOTA Foundation To donate, visit the American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation page by clicking the link below. ABOTA Foundation Website - [JAX Member Roster](https://abotajax.com/jax-member-roster/): MEMBERSHIP Jacksonville Chapter Members For a list of current members of the Jacksonville chapter, click the link below. Jacksonville Chapter Members - [ABOTA](https://abotajax.com/abota/): MEMBERSHIP American Board of Trial Advocates To visit the national website of the American Board of Trial Advocates, click the link below. ABOTA Website - [ABOTA Member Search](https://abotajax.com/abota-member-search/): MEMBERSHIP ABOTA Member Search To search the National ABOTA member directory, click the link below. ABOTA Member Directory - [Contact](https://abotajax.com/contact/): ABOUT Contact Jacksonville Chapter Kim Moody PO Box 551731 Jacksonville, FL 32255 kmoody@hinshawlaw.com Facebook National Office ABOTA National 2001 Bryan St., Ste 3000 Dallas, TX 75201 (800) 932-2682 ABOTA.org Send us a message - [Who We Are](https://abotajax.com/who-we-are/): ABOUT Discover Jacksonville ABOTA Mission and Purpose Our mission of the Jacksonville ABOTA Chapter is to promote and improve the American civil justice system and to preserve the Seventh Amendment right to civil jury trials for future generations. - [Executive Committee](https://abotajax.com/executive-committee/): ABOUT Officers Jamie Holland President Holland Law, LLC Holly Howanitz President-Elect Tyson & Mendes Fraz Ahmed Treasurer Coker Law Trevor Hawes Secretary Coker Law Aurora Brown Historian Law Office of Aurora Brown The Honorable Michael Sharrit Membership Chair Fourth Judicial Circuit Kim Moody Executive Director Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP Geoffrey Sessions 2024 President Hall Booth Smith, P.C. - [Resources](https://abotajax.com/resources/): Resources page. - [Programs & Awards](https://abotajax.com/programs-awards/): Programs and Awards Page - [News & Events](https://abotajax.com/news-events/): News and Events Page - [Membership](https://abotajax.com/membership/): Membership Page - [About](https://abotajax.com/about/): About Page - [Home](https://abotajax.com/): Jacksonville ABOTA The Jacksonville Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates is dedicated to preserving the Civil Jury Trial System. LEARN MORE Our Mission To promote and improve the American civil justice system and to preserve the Seventh Amendment right to civil jury trials for future generations. Following its legacy of successful devotion to the mission of ABOTA, the Jacksonville Chapter has won the Chapter of the year for the fourth time in its history. In the years 2024, 2020, 2004, and 1997 our Chapter has enjoyed this honor. Message from President Jamie Holland “Life’s most persistent and urgent question […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)