Giselle Carson joins Jacksonville University's Public Policy Institute Board of Directors

Marks Gray is pleased to announce Shareholder Giselle Carson has joined Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute (PPI) Board of Advisors. The Jacksonville University(JU) PPI seeks to prepare their graduate students for leadership roles in the public, private and non-profit sectors.​ The PP curriculum and faculty provide the substantive knowledge to lead and succeed, and to provide the analytic, quantitative, communication and leadership skills fundamental to transformational leadership and diverse career opportunities. The 25-​member, nonpartisan JU PPI Board of Advisors is a diverse cross section of some of Florida's most respected and successful business, civic, and community leaders. It includes 15 CEOs from private, public, or non-profit organizations, the Chairman of the State Board of Education, a former Ambassador and member of the Board of Governors for the State University System, the President of the Jacksonville Bar Association, a former President of the American Medical Association, the Chairman of St. Vincent's HealthCare system,  the first Chairman of the Jacksonville Children's Commission, the leaders of several multi- billion dollar companies, a former Jacksonville Mayor, and industry and public leaders in education, finance, banking, public infrastructure, healthcare, transportation, and other areas.

About Giselle Carson 

Giselle Carson is a shareholder with Marks Gray, P.A. practicing primarily in the area of immigration law representing employers and individuals. She is the President-Elect of the Jacksonville Bar Association. Ms. Carson served as General Counsel of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and is a member of its Board of Directors. She serves on the Jacksonville Aviation Authority Board and is a graduate of Leadership Florida and Leadership Jacksonville. She has received many distinguished recognitions including an AV® peer review rating from Martindale-Hubble, Jacksonville Lawyer of the Year (2013) and Top Rated Immigration attorney by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell. She received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a J.D., with high honors, from Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Cuba and is fluent in Spanish and French. She is a marathoner and two time Ironman triathlon finisher. In 2015, she will have completed all Six World Marathon Majors. She is married to Jeff, a physical therapist, marathoner and triathlete.

 

About Marks Gray, P.A.

Marks Gray, P.A. is a multi-faceted law firm with offices in Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach.  The firm specializes in providing highly personalized service while offering clients an experienced legal team whom specialize in 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 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.  For more information, please visit marksgray.com

 

 

 

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Marks Gray, P.A. named "Best Law Firm" and Five Attorneys named "Best Lawyers" by U.S. News & World Report

(JACKSONVILLE, FLA: November 5, 2014) Marks Gray, P.A. proudly announces that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have included the firm in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Marks Gray, P.A. also achieved rankings in 7 practice  areas: Banking & Finance Law, Employment Law- Management and Individual, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendant, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendant , Product Liability Litigation- Defendant and Real Estate Law.

Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Lawyers also voted on expertise, responsiveness, integrity, cost-effectiveness, whether they would refer a matter to a firm, and whether they consider a firm a worthy competitor. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. To be eligible for a ranking in a particular practice area and metro region, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers in that particular practice area and metro.

Marks Gray is also proud to announce five attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in their respective markets and practice areas.

Showing depth as one of the Jacksonville’s leading business law firms, Marks Gray attorneys are represented across a variety of specialty listings in the publication including: defendant -medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation, product liability litigation, employment law individual and management, banking & finance law and real estate law.

Marks Gray attorneys to be listed in the 2015 edition are:

Jeptha F. Barbour (medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation- defendant); Edward L. Birk (employment law-individuals), Susan S. Erdelyi (employment law –management); Frederick H. Kent III (banking & finance law) and, firm President, Gerald W. Weedon (commercial real estate, product liability-defendant).

About Marks Gray, P.A.

Marks Gray, P.A. is a multi-faceted law firm with offices in Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach. The firm’s attorneys provide highly personal service while offering clients an experienced legal team whom specialize in a broad spectrum of practice areas. The lawyers at Marks Gray represent national, regional and local clients in a variety of matters. The firms’ diverse practice includes extensive commercial and professional liability, intellectual property and civil litigation as well as banking, real estate, business law, probate, tax law, estate planning, immigration and workers’ compensation.

Alison A. Hofheimer joins Marks Gray, P.A.

Marks Gray, P.A. is pleased to announce that Alison A. Hofheimer has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Hofheimer joins the firm after receiving her Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law in May, 2014. During law school, she was a 2014 Recipient of the Dean’s Cup Award, 2014 Recipient of the Seminole Student Leader Award 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. Ms. Hofheimer received her Bachelor of Science with honors, in Political Science also from Florida State University. In 2012, after graduation she spent the summer studying abroad at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Marks Gray, Ms. Hofheimer was a law clerk with Jacksonville’s Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic. She also served as a law clerk with the Law Office of Matt Liebenhaut in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Crystal T. Broughan receives 2014 Florida Leadership Award

JACKSONVILLE, FLA: October 21, 2014) Marks Gray, P.A. is pleased to announce that Attorney Crystal T. Broughan has been selected for the 2014 Florida Leadership Award by the US Institute for the Advancement of Trade & Commerce (USIATC).

Each year the USIATC conducts business surveys and industry research to identify executives at certain companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment and industry category. They are recognized as having enhanced the commitment and contribution of companies through their customers and community. Executives at companies of this caliber enhance the consumer driven stature that Florida is renowned for.

Ms. Broughan has consistently demonstrated a high regard for upholding business ethics and company values. This recognition by USIATC marks a significant achievement as an emerging leader and is setting benchmarks the industry should follow.
As part of the industry research and business surveys, various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the selected executives within the companies. The research is part of an exhaustive process that encapsulates a year long immersion in the business climate of Florida.

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Marks Gray attorneys appear in August issue of IADC

Congratulations to Attorney's Jep Barbour, Jill Bechtold and Heath Vickers. Their article titled, Tracy Morgan v. Wal-Mart: An Examination of Punitive Damages appears in the International Association of Defense Counsel's Transportation Committee Newsletter. http://www.iadclaw.org/assets/1/19/Transportation_Law_Aug_2014.pdf