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Overview
Jeffrey R. Garvin is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has litigated catastrophic injury and death cases throughout the country for over 30 years. During that time period he has tried before juries: cases involving aviation, automobile and boat accidents, medical and legal malpractice and defective products and has achieved multiple verdicts in excess of $1 Million. Mr. Garvin has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® since 2004...
Jeffrey R. Garvin is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has litigated catastrophic injury and death cases throughout the country for over 30 years. During that time period he has tried before juries: cases involving aviation, automobile and boat accidents, medical and legal malpractice and defective products and has achieved multiple verdicts in excess of $1 Million. Mr. Garvin has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® since 2004...
Jeffrey R. Garvin is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has litigated catastrophic injury and death cases throughout the country for over 30 years. During that time period he has tried before juries: cases involving aviation, automobile and boat accidents, medical and legal malpractice and defective products and has achieved multiple verdicts in excess of $1 Million. Mr. Garvin has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum® since 2004.
Beginning in law school Mr. Garvin demonstrated excellence in advocacy by receiving the Best Trial Lawyer Award. That tradition has continued throughout his career and in 2005 he was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in which he has been listed in each successive year. He is also listed in Law and Leading Attorneys and selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers® continuously since 2006. Additionally, Mr. Garvin has achieved an AV® peer review rating from the Martindale-Hubbell group; this is their highest possible rating.
Mr. Garvin is the President-Elect of the Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a past president of the Calusa Inns of Court, Past President of the Edison Community College Endowment Corporation, and Past President of the Sanibel-Captive Rotary Trust Fund. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Florida Trial lawyers for 14 years chairing virtually all of their committees. Mr. Garvin has lectured extensively to numerous legal associations including the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Georgia and South Carolina and Maine Trial Lawyers Associations. He has published numerous articles and was a co-author of Trial Advocacy: The Official Handbook of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyer.
A 1973 graduate of the University of Florida, College of Law, Mr. Garvin is licensed to practice law in Florida, and North Carolina, and has been admitted to numerous Federal Courts and various state courts throughout the country.
Mr. Garvin has been a pilot since 1975 and holds both single engine, multi-engine, and instrument ratings and his hobbies include flying, fishing and skiing. He has been married to his wife, Susan since 1975 and they have two children, Leland with whom he practices law and Daryl who teaches school in Fort Myers.
About Jeffrey R. Garvin
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
Litigation
- 90%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1973
- North Carolina, 1992
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Other Affiliations
- Lee County Bar Association (Member)
- Macon County Bar Association (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- The Florida Bar, 1978 - 1980 (Member, Aviation and Space Law Committee)
- The Florida Bar, 1979 - 1981 (Member, Civil Procedure Rules)
- The Florida Bar, 1988 - 1990 (Member, Committee on Advertising and Solicitation)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1976 - 1990 (Member, Board of Directors, College of Diplomats)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1988 - 1999 (Member, Executive Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1978 (Member, Nominating Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1983 (Member, Nominating Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1978 (Member, Building Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1981 - 1982 (Chairman, Constitution and By-Laws Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1981 - 1982 (Member, Publications Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1982 - 1992 (Member, Seminar Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1983 - 1984 (Chairman, Seminar Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, Speakers Bureau Committee)
- Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1985 (Chairman, Ethics Committee)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member)
- Florida Lawyers Action Group, 1982 - 1985 (Trustee)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
- Calusa Inn of Court (Member)
- Sanibel/Captiva Rotary Club (Member)
- Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (President-Elect)
- Calusa Inns of Court (Past President)
- Edison Community College Endowment Corporation (Past President )
- Sanibel-Captive Rotary Trust Fund. (Past President)
- Academy of Florida Trial (Board of Directors)
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1973
J.D.
Honors: Recipient, Practice Court Award - Western Carolina University, 1970
B.A.
Past Positions
- The Florida Bar, Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 1984 - 1988
Classes and Seminars
- Past Lecturer, The Florida Bar
- Past Lecturer, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- Past Lecturer, Georgia and South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
- Past Lecturer, American Association for Justice
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Jeffrey R. Garvin
Included on the 2023 Florida list
Past Lists
- 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Best Trial Lawyer Award
- The Best Lawyers in America ®, 2005
- Listed in Law and Leading Attorneys
- Florida Super Lawyers ®
- AV® Peer Review Rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Group
Office Information
Address
4280 S Cleveland Ave Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone
Fax
- (239) 277-0004
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Post-Judgment Discovery, No. 185, The Journal of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, February, 1978
- Trial Advocacy: The Official Handbook of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, (Co-Author), Academy Press, 1991
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