Meagan L. Logan, Jill F. Bechtold, Michael D.
Kendall and Crystal T. Broughan
elected as newest Shareholders at Marks Gray, P.A.
Marks Gray, P.A. is pleased to announce four new shareholders; Meagan L.
Logan, Jill F. Bechtold, Michael D. Kendall, and Crystal T. Broughan. Each attorney
has underscored the firm’s capabilities in insurance and professional liability
litigation, in addition to its growing intellectual property practice.
“These attorneys have achieved outstanding results for our clients and
have differentiated themselves as leaders,” said firm Chair Gerald Weedon. “Their
practices support the firm’s core mission of integrity and superior service to
our clients. They’re an important part of Marks Gray’s continued success and
exciting future.”
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| Meagan L. Logan |
Meagan L.
Logan
handles matters involving municipal liability, civil rights, appellate
litigation, and general liability defense. She is a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney,
and a skilled defender with experience managing multi-defendant litigation
matters. Ms. Logan represents municipalities, public and private business
organizations, and corporate entities. She is licensed to practice throughout
the state of Florida, including the U.S. District Court for the Middle,
Northern and Southern Districts of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the
Eleventh Circuit, Georgia State, and Superior Courts, U.S. District Court for
the Middle District of Georgia, as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals. She is
also a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association,
Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA),
and the Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel (JADC). Additionally,
she has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2010 – 2016.
Ms. Logan earned her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2005, and
joined Marks Gray in 2008. She can be reached at mlogan@marksgray.com.
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| Jill F. Bechtold |
Jill F.
Bechtold practices in the areas of
medical and professional liability defense, products liability and general
civil litigation defense. She has been recognized as a top lawyer by Florida
Super Lawyer and Florida Trend magazines, has an AV Rating by
Martindale-Hubbell, and is a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI),
Chester Bedell Inn of Court, and the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. Ms. Bechtold represents both individual and
enterprise clients. She is a member of the Leadership Jacksonville Class of
2015 as well as a Jacksonville Business Journal 2015 Woman of Influence. She
also serves the community as the President of the Board for Girl’s Inc. of
Jacksonville. Ms. Bechtold earned her law degree from the University of Florida
and joined Marks Gray in 2013. She speaks nation-wide before defense lawyers on
the Reptile Strategy and related topics. She can be reached at jbechtold@marksgray.com.
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| Michael D. Kendall |
Michael D.
Kendall
is the Chair of the workers’ compensation practice area and has been practicing
law since 2000. His work focuses primarily on representing insurance carriers
and employers in Workers’ Compensation matters.
He counsels insurance companies, hospitals, government entities, and
individuals in all aspects of civil litigation. Mr. Kendall has served as
adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law, Judicial Staff Attorney for
the Fourth Judicial Circuit, and past President of the Ronald McDonald House Charities
of Jacksonville. Today, he still has significant influence with the charity as
a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Kendall is a 2000 cum laude graduate from the University of
Dayton School Of Law. He is a top rated civil litigation attorney and was
selected as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2010-2015. He can be
reached at mkendall@marksgray.com.
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| Crystal T. Broughan |
Crystal T.
Broughan leads the Intellectual
Property Law practice, handling complex matters in trademark, trade secret, and
copyright legal advocacy to clients ranging from start-ups to international
corporations. She represents clients before the Trademark Trials and Appeals
Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as managing
infringement litigation for all types of intellectual property matters in
federal and state courts. An AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, Ms.
Broughan is a member of the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Law
Firm Committee and the former chair of the Jacksonville Bar Associations
Franchise Intellectual Property and Technology Law Committee. In
addition, she manages insurance fraud investigations and litigation on behalf
of the special investigation units for insurance companies. During her
more than 25 years of practice, she served as the Chief Assistant Statewide
Prosecutor in Jacksonville for the Florida Office of the Attorney General and
as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit. In 2012,
she was awarded the Insurance Lawyer of the Year award by the Florida Insurance
Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC). She is a Master in the Chester Bedell
Inn of Court, a member of the Jacksonville Women’s Network, a graduate of
Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2010 and Leadership Orlando, Class of 1984.
Ms. Broughan graduated from the Florida State University College of Law
in 1990. She can be reached at cbroughan@marksgray.com.
Congratulations!
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