Giselle Carson noted, "I was thrilled to be a panel speaker on the Northeast
Florida Minority Mentoring picnic’s “Leaders in Law”. We discussed
self-motivation, strategic networking, the importance of thank you notes as
well as other sources and strategies for leadership development for minority
lawyers and students."
Monday, April 20, 2015
Marks Gray Attorneys among 2015 Florida Legal Elite and Up and Comer by Florida Trend Magazine
(JACKSONVILLE,
FLA: April 15, 2015)
MarksGray, P.A. is pleased to announce Jeptha F. Barbour was selected by his peers
as a Legal Elite and Jill F. Bechtold has earned the distinction as an “Up and
Comer” by Florida Trend magazine in
2015. Both Mr. Barbour and Ms. Bechtold are listed in the Civil Trial category.
“Having
Mr. Barbour and Ms. Bechtold named to the Florida
Trend magazine’s 2015 Florida Legal Elite and “Up and Comer” list is a great
honor,” said firm President, Gerald Weedon.
“We are pleased that they have earned this designation from their
peers.”
Lawyers
were asked to name attorneys whom they hold in the highest regard or would
recommend to others. Voters were also asked to name three “Up and Coming”
attorneys, as well as in a separate category, outstanding attorneys working in
the government and non-profit sectors.
The
ballots were processed and each lawyer was given a score based on the number of
votes he or she received, with more weight given to votes from outside the
firm. The list was further examined using membership status and histories
provided by the Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners,
representing different practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the
selection process and the list of finalists. The resulting lists represent
fewer than 2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida.
Marks
Gray, P.A. is a multi-faceted law firm with offices in Jacksonville and Ponte
Vedra Beach. The firm has 25 attorneys
who specialize in providing highly personalized service while offering clients
access to an experienced legal team across a broad spectrum of practice
areas. The lawyers at Marks Gray
represent national, regional and local clients in a variety of matters. The firm has a diverse practice that includes
extensive commercial and professional liability and other tort defense
litigation as well as banking, real estate, business law, probate, tax law,
estate planning, immigration and workers’ compensation.
Click here to read the official release.
Click here to read the official release.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Attorney's Jill Bechtold and Alison H. Hofheimer appear on The National Lawyers website
Attorney’s
Jill F. Bechtold and Alison H. Hofheimer article was featured today on The
National Trial Lawyers (www.thenationaltriallawyers.org) website. The article
discusses how traditionally, pharmacists have enjoyed broad protection
from potential liability claims of pharmacy customers. Many courts have
historically held that pharmacists owe no independent duty to customers, beyond
exercising “due and proper care in filling prescription[s].” However, in the
last decade, the law provides a good case study in the evolution of pharmacist
liability, exhibiting what is gradually becoming a growing movement among the
courts. Now, pharmacists arguably must act as a “check” on the prescribing
physicians and must independently evaluate the “reasonableness” of
prescriptions, including the quantity, frequency, dosage, or combination with
other prescriptions.”
Please click here
to read the article in its entirety.
Jill F. Bechtold is Of Counsel with Marks Gray in Jacksonville,
FL. She has a civil litigation practice focusing primarily in the areas of
medical and professional liability defense, product liability defense, business
litigation, trucking litigation and insurance defense. Her clients include
physicians, hospitals, business owners, trucking carriers and insurers. She
also has experience in defending professional licensure actions, including
defending medical physicians in Department of Health investigations and
licensed companies in Department of Business and Professional Regulation
actions.
Alison A. Hofheimer is an associate at Marks Gray. She was the
General Counsel of the Florida State University Supreme Court, served as the
Business Relations Editor and a Senior Member of the Law Review. Her article
titled, “Saved by the Bell? Is Online, Off-Campus Student Speech Protected by
the First Amendment?” was published in the Fall 2013 Florida State University
Law Review. Prior to joining Marks Gray, Ms. Hofheimer was a law clerk with the
Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic and the Law Office of Matt Liebenhaut in
Tallahassee, Florida.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Shareholder John R. Crawford publishes April 2015 Estate and Tax Planning e-Bulletin
Marks Gray Attorney and Florida Bar Board Certified in Tax Law, John R. Crawford share the most relevant news and considerations for tax planning in the 2015. Click here to read the entire newsletter.
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