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David A. Jones - Melbourne, FL
One Harbor Place1901 S. Harbor City Blvd.Suite 700 Melbourne, FL 32901
Volk Law Offices, P.A.
Melbourne Business Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Bar Admissions, Prior Employment, and Education
Florida Bar, all Florida Federal District Courts (including the Southern District Trial Bar), and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Prior to joining Volk Law Offices, he was a complex commercial litigation partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, an international AmLaw 50 law firm...
Bar Admissions, Prior Employment, and Education
Florida Bar, all Florida Federal District Courts (including the Southern District Trial Bar), and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Prior to joining Volk Law Offices, he was a complex commercial litigation partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, an international AmLaw 50 law firm...
Bar Admissions, Prior Employment, and Education
Florida Bar, all Florida Federal District Courts (including the Southern District Trial Bar), and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Prior to joining Volk Law Offices, he was a complex commercial litigation partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, an international AmLaw 50 law firm. He is a graduate of the University of Miami and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with minor in Politics and Public Affairs), magna cum laude, in 1982. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Law, with a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, in 1985 and was a member/Articles and Comments Editor of the University of Miami Law Review.
Expertise, Authorship and Public Speaking
Successfully completed the classroom training to become a certified Florida Circuit Court Mediator and is in the process of completing his practical requirements for certification. He is the author of Frye v. Daubert - Time to Bring Florida Into the 21st Century, The Florida Bar News, November 9, 2015, and has lectured and written on various other topics including mortgage foreclosures, evidence, ethics, and standards for the admissibility of expert testimony. Mr. Jones’ professional recognitions include an AV/Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and listings in Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers Guide (General Commercial Litigation), Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation, Florida Super Lawyers, and Orlando Magazine – Best Lawyers in Orlando.
Experience
Jones has focused on complex commercial litigation (including mediation and arbitration) at both the trial and appellate levels, in state and federal courts, since 1985. He has extensive experience in all manner of business-related cases including banking and lender liability; regulatory matters; commercial foreclosures and repossessions; defense of class actions, including product liability; UCC issues; contract disputes including enforcement of non-compete and employment agreements; fraud, trade secret and other business tort cases; disputes among shareholders, directors and officers of closely-held corporations and other business entities; bond default litigation and workouts; corporate trust litigation; real property disputes; hospitality industry matters including franchisor/franchisee disputes; and zoning challenges. He has also handled several matters involving issues arising under federal law including the ADA, the Fair Housing Act, excessive use of force/false arrest, and the infringement of various rights protected under the Constitution of the United States.
Professional Organizations and Civic/Charitable Involvement
The Florida Bar - Trial Lawyers Section; Business Law Section (Business Litigation Committee; Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices Committee); Rules of Judicial Administration Committee - 1987-2002, 2006-2018 (former Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary); Code and Rules of Evidence Committee - 2012-2018 (former Vice-Chair), Orange County Bar Association 1989-2018 - Business Law Committee; Judicial Relations Committee, Florida Supreme Court Select Committee on Court Reporter Certification Planning - Mid 1990’s, Wentworth Estates Homeowners’ Association – Board member and several terms as President, Service on various “fast action” legal committees that addressed legal issues relating to election law, ballots, polling and voting rights arising during the last three presidential elections. Graduate – Leadership Miami and Leadership Orlando.Brevard County Bar Association, 2018-Present.
Currently active in the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC), Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, and weVENTURE at Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology.
Personal Background
Mr. Jones was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in South Florida. After working his way through law school as a waiter and bartender, he has practiced law in the State of Florida since 1985 and has lived in Central Florida since 1989. He and his wife have three adult children and currently reside in Oviedo, Florida. He is the former lead singer for Treble, a rock and blues cover band that plays in local bars and for fundraisers and private parties. Treble Damage has opened for Kool and the Gang, the Pointer Sisters, and other nationally known acts at various Central Florida charity events. Mr. Jones is an avid Miami Hurricanes football fan and enjoys reading, travelling, and attending concerts and plays.
About David A. Jones
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation 90%
- Lawsuits 10%
Litigation
- 85%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Languages
- English (Primary)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1985
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section (Member)
- Florida Bar, Litigation Section (Member)
- Florida Bar, Business Law Section (Member, Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practice Committee)
- Florida Bar, Business Law Section (Member, Business Litigation Committee)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (Member, Business Torts Committee)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (Member, Commercial and Banking Litigation Committee)
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (Member, Intellectual Properties Litigation Committee)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law (Member, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law (Member, Financial Institution Litigation Subcommittee)
- Orange County Bar Association (Member)
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1985
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Law Review: University of Miami Law Review, Articles and Comments Editor - University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1982
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Psychology
Office Information
Address
One Harbor Place1901 S. Harbor City Blvd.Suite 700 Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone
Fax
- 321-726-8377
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:30AM - 5:30PM, Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM
Websites
- https://volklawoffices.com/blog-post/trade-secrets-protection-planning-are-you-watching-your-asset/ (Trade Secrets Protection Planning: Are You Watching Your Asset?)
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