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Thomas S. Edwards, Jr. is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer the highest specialty recognition given by the Florida Bar for attorneys who handle injury and death cases. Tom is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell the highest rating available by this national attorney rating service. Tom is a member of the Million Dollar Advocate's Forum. Tom is proud of his numerous million and multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts for clients but is more proud of his work in preserving the civil justice system. Tom was accepted for membership in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite and Florida's Super Lawyers.

Tom has held numerous prestigious positions in the Florida Bar and the community. He has served as President of the Jacksonville Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (membership restricted organization of trial attorneys), President of the Jacksonville Bar elected by all of the attorneys in the Jacksonville Bar Association, President of the Jacksonville Trial Lawyers, a State officer of the State Trial Lawyers organization, Master of the Bench (highest standing available) Inns of Court and has had numerous Florida Supreme Court appointments including serving on the committee that creates the legal instructions that Judges give to Jurors during trials.

Tom was selected by the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court to serve as a member of the North Florida Grievance Committee. The Grievance Committee is responsible for investigating and prosecuting attorneys who are accused of unethical conduct. Ultimately, Tom served as chairman of this committee and was responsible for overseeing the prosecution of unethical attorneys. In addition, Tom served for two terms on the committee that was responsible for rendering legal opinions to judges throughout the state regarding whether or not they were engaged in unethical conduct. As part of those duties, he assisted in writing the code of ethics that applies to the way in which judges conduct themselves.

Tom has testified before the legislature about the legal system on multiple occasions. He has published numerous legal book chapters and legal articles and previously won the Florida Bar Award for top legal writing. He has lectured other lawyers in seminars all over the country on a wide variety of subjects, including how to handle the trial of cases and how to present cases effectively to maximize their value.

Tom attended Sewanee the University of the South and graduated with a degree in Economics. He then attended Stetson University College of Law, where he was awarded his law degree. A lifelong native of Jacksonville Florida, Tom is consulted by lawyers from around the country and has won verdicts in Florida and in other states. Tom is admitted to all Florida Courts, the United States Middle District Courts, United States 11th Circuit Court and the United States Supreme Court.