James W. "Jimmy" Gustafson, Jr. - Lawyer in Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1231
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About the lawyer
JAMES W. GUSTAFSON JR. is a Shareholder with Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart Shipley, P.A., amember of the firms executive committee, and the managing partner of thefirms Tallahassee office. He is a sixth generation Florida native who served withthe U.S. Armys 82nd Airborne Division and studied at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford,before becoming a trial lawyer.
Mr. Gustafson is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, aworldwide organization limited to just 500 attorneys, by invitation only. He isan EAGLE Founder and past president of the Florida Justice Association. In2013, he received the Krupnick Award, the Florida Justice Associations awardfor perseverance in the pursuit of justice in a single case. He is a sustainingmember of the American Association for Justice and served as chair of itsProfessional Negligence Section.
Mr. Gustafson is a diplomate in the American Board of Professional LiabilityAttorneys and has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for 15 years. Committed to teaching and writing, he haslectured at numerous continuing legal education seminars and has authored continuinglegal education materials for the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies,The Florida Bar, the Florida Justice Association Journal and AAJs Trialmagazine.
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar and the National Boardof Trial Advocacy, Mr. Gustafson is a member of the American Board of TrialAdvocates and received the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Tallahassee ABOTAChapter in 2010. He was recognized by Lawyers USA for obtainingone of the Top Ten Verdicts of 2010 and the National Law Journal creditshim with one of the Top 100 Verdicts of 2010.
Mr. Gustafsons practice is focused on product liability, tobacco litigationincluding fraud and conspiracy, trucking negligence, and other catastrophicinjury and death cases.
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