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At Farah and Farah, we work together in groups to give your case the resources and dedication it deserves. Our legal team is comprised of respected and experienced attorneys, case managers, investigators, and legal assistants, all of whom are available to personally meet with you and discuss your case. Please click on the links below to learn more about Attorney Eddie Farah and each member of our legal team. If you would like to speak with our legal team directly, contact Farah and Farah by email or call our office today at 800-533-3555.
- Eddie Farah, Attorney at Law
- Charlie E. Farah, Attorney at Law
- Bruce Steven Feifer, Attorney at Law
- Brian Martin Flaherty, Attorney at Law
- Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, Attorney at Law
- Lloyd S. Manukian, Attorney at Law
- Randall Rutledge, Attorney at Law
- David G. Candelaria, Attorney at Law
- Richard A. Staggard, Attorney at Law
- Joseph A. Franco Jr. Attorney at Law
- Wesley Ford, Attorney at Law
- N. Joel Harris, Attorney at Law
- Erik Rosskopf, Attorney at Law
- Kevin Brown, Attorney at Law
- Leslie Ng, Attorney at Law
- Kevin Elwell, Attorney at Law
- Laurence Huttman, Attorney at Law
- Jenna Strom, Attorney at Law
- Corri Hunt, Attorney at Law
- Joseph H. Brown, Attorney at Law
- Mark E. Calvin, Attorney at Law
- Jeffrey L. Gadd, Attorney at Law
Eddie E. Farah, Attorney at Law
Eddie Farah is a founding partner of Farah and Farah. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 21, 1954, he received an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his law degree at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Eddie Farah is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the Florida Justice Association, and the American Association of Justice. He is admitted to practice in the Middle District Court in Florida.
Eddie Farah respects his clients and their problems and involves himself with every case brought into The Law Firm of Farah and Farah. He is also committed to the underserved population of Jacksonville and devotes time and resources to a number of community projects, including Farah's Readers are Leaders and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
Eddie enjoys family time with his wife Reem, 3 daughters, and son.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Nursing Home Abuse, Auto Negligence
Location: Jacksonville
EDUCATION
University of Florida (B.A., 1975)
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University ( J.D., 1979)
CERTIFICATIONS
Admitted to practice, Middle District Courts in Florida
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1979
Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
American Association of Justice
NEWS ARTICLES
Folio Weekly
October 16, 2007
Eddie Farah - Voted "Best Lawyer" in Jacksonville, Florida by Folio Weekly.
His is a familiar face. Ubiquitous, in fact, considering his billboard, television and phone book ad campaigns. That may be one of many the reasons Eddie Farah was voted numero uno in this category... - Folio Weekly
The Florida Times-Union
Family sues over beating on school bus
School Board, bus company named; boy who was beaten has medical problems, lawyer says.
By PAUL PINKHAM
The Times-Union
January 18, 2005
A middle school student whose beating on a school bus was videotaped and circulated nationally has sued the Duval County School Board and the bus company, claiming they failed in their duty to protect his safety.
The Florida Times-Union
December 21, 2004
Company must pay for barge accident
By PAUL PINKHAM
The Times-Union
A Jacksonville construction company was ordered Monday to pay $19.2 million to eight people injured when the boat they were on slammed into a dimly lit barge in the Cedar River three years ago.
U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger said Superior Construction Co. was entirely to blame for the collision for inadequately lighting the 128-foot "black invisible" barge and improperly placing it and a tugboat in the channel beneath the Blanding Boulevard bridge. He said the company never notified the U.S. Coast Guard, which could have warned boaters it was there.
Settlement announced in bus beating
The video of seven boys beating the 12-year-old on a school bus was seen around the country.
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, The Times-Union
Images of 12-year-old Si'mone Small being beaten by seven boys on his Jacksonville school bus disturbed viewers across the country as CNN, Oprah and other national talk shows aired the 2004 assault. Now the lawsuit on his behalf, stating negligence on the part of the Duval County School Board and bus operator First Student, has been settled out of court.
Charlie E. Farah, Attorney at Law
Chuck E. Farah is a partner of Farah and Farah. Born in Jacksonville September 12, 1962, Farah was educated at the University of Georgia, the University of North Florida, and Samford University's Cumberland School of Law. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, and the American Association of Justice.
Chuck Farah and his wife enjoy family time, especially day trips walking around Florida's cities and towns. He is the head coach of his son's Pop Warner Football team in Jacksonville and enjoys the quiet of fishing in the area's Intracoastal Waterway.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Auto Negligence
Location: Jacksonville
CASES AND AWARDS
Chuck Farah has helped several Farah and Farah clients recover millions of dollars to compensate them for the health damages they suffered from using the defective drug Fen-Phen.
$750,000 settlement recovered for a client who rear-ended a dump truck after it was proven that the truck's rear lights could not be seen in the early morning hours because they were obscured by dirt.
EDUCATION
University of Georgia
University of North Florida (B.A., 1985)
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1990)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1990
Florida Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
American Association of Justice
Bruce Steven Feifer, Attorney at Law
Bruce Feifer has been an associate attorney with Farah and Farah since 1997 where he heads the workers' compensation department. Prior to joining the firm, he represented plaintiffs in workers' compensation claims in South Florida. Feifer was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on June 11, 1965. Mr. Feifer received his B.A. from Boston University in 1987 and his J.D. from University of Miami in 1990. He was admitted to practice law in Florida in 1990 and in Tennessee in 2003.
Feifer is a member of the Florida Bar; the American Bar Association; and the Florida Workers' Advocates.
PRACTICE AREAS
Worker's Compensation, Social Security Law
Location: Jacksonville
EDUCATION
Boston University (B.A., 1987)
University of Miami (J.D., 1990)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1990
The American Bar Association
Florida Workers Advocates
Brian Martin Flaherty, Attorney at Law
Brian Flaherty is an associate attorney with Farah and Farah. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 24, 1958, Flaherty was educated at Northeastern University (B.S. 1981). He received his J.D. in 1984 from Mercer University. When he is not working for his clients, Brian enjoys travel to California's wine country and throughout Europe, skiing, scuba diving, and running.
Flaherty is a member of The Florida Bar, Florida Justice Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, U.S. District Court membership.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Federal Maritime Admiralty, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Insurance, Civil Rights, Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Auto Negligence
Location: Jacksonville
CASES AND AWARDS
$3.4 million jury verdict for his client injured when the pleasure boat on which he was riding collided with a barge under Blanding Bridge. Verdict upheld at 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Precedent setting case established that alcohol as a factor involved in a maritime event can be held to be a non-issue when the facts establish that the collision was otherwise unavoidable.
EDUCATION
Northeastern University (B.S., 1981)
Mercer University (J.D., 1984)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar
Florida Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
U.S. District Court Member
NEWS ARTICLES
The Florida Times-Union
December 21, 2004
Company must pay for barge accident
By PAUL PINKHAM
The Times-Union
A Jacksonville construction company was ordered Monday to pay $19.2 million to eight people injured when the boat they were on slammed into a dimly lit barge in the Cedar River three years ago.
Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, Attorney at Law
Leslie Scott Jean-Bart is an associate attorney with Farah and Farah. Jacksonville is her home town. She was born here August 21, 1972. Jean-Bart was educated at the University of Miami where she received both her undergraduate and law degree. She was awarded a C.A.L.I. Award for Excellence in Florida Appellate Law during her last year in law school. Jean-Bart is a member of both the Jacksonville and Florida Bar Associations as well as the Florida Justice Association, the American Association of Justice, and the D.W. Perkins Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in the Middle, Southern, and Northern District Courts of Florida.
Jean-Bart is very involved in her community. She was a member of the Chester Bedell Inn of Courts (1999-2000 and 2002-2005) and the Better Jacksonville Plan Citizens Oversight Committee (2001-2005). She helped the Mary L. Singleton Senior Citizens Center obtain its accreditation as a member of the Accreditation Task Force. Jean-Bart is also the chairperson of the Mayor's Annual Mary L. Singleton Memorial Breakfast.
When she is not practicing law, Jean-Bart enjoys time with her husband and toddler. Her passion is cooking and she loves to make a seafood gumbo or bake desserts for a large gathering.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Auto Negligence, Wrongful Death
Location: Jacksonville
EDUCATION
University of Miami (B.S. 1994)
University of Miami (J.D. 1997)
C.A.L.I. Award of Excellence in Florida Appellate Law (1997)
CERTIFICATIONS
Admitted to practice, Middle, Southern, Northern District Courts in Florida
Admitted to practice in the state of Georgia.
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1997
State Bar of Georgia, admitted 2008
D.W. Perkins Bar Association,
President 2009-2010
Florida Justice Association,
Board of Directors
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association of Justice
American Association of Justice
American Bar Association
Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
Chester Bedell Inn of Courts (1999-2000, 2002-2005) (By invitation only)
COMMUNITY
Accreditation Task Force, Mary L. Singleton Senior Citizens Center
Chairperson, Mayor's Annual Mary L. Singleton Memorial Breakfast
Citizens Oversight Committee, Better Jacksonville Plan
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Young
Attorney Advisory Panel
Lloyd S. Manukian, Attorney at Law
Lloyd Manukian has been an attorney with Farah and Farah since 1994. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey on October 6, 1965, Manukian received his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and his law degree at the University of Miami School of Law. He is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, and the Florida Justice Association as well as the Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association.
Manukian enjoys spending time with his family. Personal computers and films are among his hobbies and he's been a Jacksonville Jaguars fan since day one.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Auto Negligence , Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
Location: Jacksonville
CASES AND AWARDS
$1 million recovery against a building supply company whose truck injured our client. Settled in 2003.
$750,000 favorable settlement against a garbage truck company on behalf of a Farah and Farah client who suffered permanent injuries when their automobile was rear-ended. Settled in 2003.
$350,000 motorcycle accident lawsuit results in a favorable settlement in 2002.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University (B.A., 1988)
University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1991)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1993
Florida Justice Association
American Bar Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
Jacksonville Trial Lawyers Association
Randall Rutledge, Attorney at Law
Randall Rutledge has been an associate attorney with Farah and Farah since 2003. He was born in Staunton, Virginia, December 22, 1968 and educated at Radford University in Virginia and Nova Southeastern University where he received a law degree in 1995. He is a member of the Florida Bar and the Jacksonville Bar Association.
When he is not serving his clients Rutledge enjoys hiking in the mountains, running, and travel.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Auto Negligence
Location: Jacksonville
2009 CASES AND AWARDS
Mr. Rutledge represented the family of a Jacksonville truck driver that was struck and killed by another tractor-trailer as he was entering an out-of-state loading facility. The truck driver was survived by a minor son who resided in Jacksonville with his mother. A lawsuit was filed against the driver of the adverse tractor-trailer driver and trucking company resulting in settlement of $1,350,000.
As a driver of a flatbed truck proceeded home after a long day of work, unbeknownst to him, a large, inadequately lighted trailer was stopped across the road in front of him. Unfortunately, a large collision took place killing the driver of the flatbed truck. After being retained by the driver's wife, Mr. Rutledge obtained a confidential recovery in the case that now provides for the surviving wife who is unable to work.
A husband and his wife of 43 years, while on vacation in Tampa, were traveling through a major intersection when their vehicle was struck by another driver. There was catastrophic damage to both vehicles. Through the investigation, Mr. Rutledge discovered that the other driver had been drinking beer shortly before the crash. With Mr. Rutledge's efforts, the other driver's insurance carrier paid its policy limits for both the husband and his wife who had passed, along with a full recovery against his own underinsured motorist coverage
A tragic crash of a company van into the rear of a tanker truck left a young Interlachen woman a widow as her husband of three years died in the crash. Three of her husband's co-workers sustained very significant injuries in the crash also. On behalf of wife and the Estate, Mr. Rutledge filed a lawsuit against the driver of company van and her husband's employer. After a long legal battle during which the employer's insurance carrier took the position its significant insurance policy did not apply in the case, a substantial, favorable settlement was reached that has helped this young widow provide for her and her family.
A very young and active 69-year-old courier for a local law firm was on his way home when his vehicle was struck by a young, inexperienced driver. This collision resulted in significant medical treatment and bills for him. The insurance carrier for the at-fault driver refused to pay its policy limits. After filing the lawsuit and going through the litigation process, the client's underinsured motorist carrier paid its $250,000 policy limits. Mr. Rutledge continued his prosecution of the case against the at-fault driver and eventually made a recovery of five times the policy limits against the at-fault driver.
More than two years after being rear-ended by a landscaping truck, a 51-year-old engineer hired Farah & Farah to represent him for serious injuries sustained in the crash. At any point during that time period before Farah & Farah was hired, the at-fault insurance carrier could have done the right thing and paid its policy limits to the injured engineer, but they refused. After coming to Farah & Farah, Mr. Rutledge filed a lawsuit against the at-fault driver and the landscaping company. Through litigation, Mr. Rutledge obtained $625,000 for the engineer.
A spry, vivacious 74-year-old woman was volunteering at a local festival when she was injured in a severe fall while dancing on a temporary dance floor. The fall resulted in a serious fracture and surgery. Mr. Rutledge obtained video of the accident that clearly established fault on the part of the defendants and eliminated liability issues from any discussion of the case. A lawsuit was filed against multiple parties, and with the evidence obtained by Mr. Rutledge during his investigation and prosecution of this matter, a confidential recovery was obtained.
EDUCATION
Radford University (B.A., 1992)
Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1995)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1995
Florida Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
David G. Candelaria, Attorney at Law
David G. Candelaria is an associate attorney with Farah and Farah. Born in Bronx, NY on December 18, 1972, Candelaria was educated at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY and graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Candelaria is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the Florida Bar.
When he is not representing his clients, Candelaria is committed to his family time, swinging the bat and ball with his three youngsters, boy-scouts, girl-scouts, and enjoying regular trips to Orlando. Candelaria is conversational in Spanish and American Sign Language.
PRACTICE AREAS
Auto Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall
Candelaria practices law in Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Putnam and Nassau counties.
EDUCATION
Thomas Aquinas College (B.A., 1994)
Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2001)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 2002
Florida Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
United States District Court
Middle District of Florida
Richard A. Staggard, Attorney at Law
Rick Staggard has been an associate attorney with Farah and Farah since 2004. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 30, 1961. Staggard received both his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Rutgers University. When he is not working for his clients, Rick enjoys..
Staggard is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Jacksonville Bar Association, The Florida Justice Association and the American Association of Justice. He is admitted to practice law in both Florida and New Jersey and the U.S. District Courts for New Jersey and the Middle District of Florida.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Auto Negligence, Truck Accidents, Slip and Fall, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Product Liability
CASES AND AWARDS
175,000 verdict in the case of Cusic vs the City of Neptune Beach.
Multiple six figure jury verdicts in the areas of automobile accidents and premises liability.
Seven Figure Settlement in the wrongful death of a college student.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University (B.A., 1984)
Rutgers University (J.D., 1987)
CERTIFICATION
Admitted to Practice - U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey, 1987.
U.S. District Court, Middle District, FL.
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1993
The New Jersey Bar, admitted 1987
Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
American Association of Justice
U.S. District Court Member
Joseph A. Franco Jr. Attorney at Law
Joseph A. Franco, Jr. is an associate attorney at Farah and Farah PA. Mr. Franco was born in Easton, PA, July 2, 1957, and grew up attending high school there. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1983. Later he graduated with a J.D. from Penn State's Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Franco spent his final year of law school as a visiting student at the University of Florida College of Law graduating in 1987.
Upon graduation, Mr. Franco worked in the law office of Brent M. Turbow P.A., in Jacksonville, where he focused on plaintiffs' personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability. He took cases to trial, researched and handled all appeals.
In 1997-2003, Mr. Franco was with the firm of Farah and Farah working in the area of personal injury claims. From June 2004 until June 2007, Mr. Franco focused on insurance subrogation litigation with Craig Insurance Services, in Jacksonville gaining valuable insight into recovery services for the property and casualty industry.
EDUCATION
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1983)
Penn State Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1987)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 1988
The Jacksonville Bar
Florida Justice Association
American Association for Justice
Wesley Ford, Attorney at Law
Wesley Ford is a new associate with Farah and Farah. Ford was born in San Diego, California, October 18, 1978. His father was in the Marine Corps and after completing his tour of duty, moved the family to Jackson, Tennessee, when Ford was a child. There Ford attended high school and later graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2002, with a B.A. in English with a concentration in fiction writing and a minor degree in business.
Ford attended Florida Coastal School of Law receiving a governor's scholarship for his high LSAT scores. He received his J.D. May, 2006.
While attending law school, Ford worked full-time as a researcher and clerked with Schutt, Humphries, Schmidt and Burnett, P.A. in Jacksonville from May, 2004 through January, 2005. He was also employed with the law firm of Robert P. Eshelman, P.A. working first as a law clerk then attorney from May 2005 through September 2007. There he focused on personal injury cases, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, social security and products liability, primarily in litigation, research/writing and trial preparation.
Ford is a member of the Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association and the American Association for Justice. When not working, he likes deep sea fishing and can be found casting his line from the shorelines of Atlantic and Neptune Beach. He's also an avid sports fan supporting his home town team of the Jaguars.
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee (B.A., 2002)
Florida Coastal School of Law (May 2006)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 2006
The Jacksonville Bar
Florida Justice Association
American Association for Justice
N. Joel Harris, Attorney at Law
N. Joel Harris is an associate attorney at Farah and Farah PA. Mr. Harris was born in Harrisburg, Illinois on August 27, 1981, and attended high school there. After high school he moved to New York City where he was an intern at Salomon Smith Barney learning the business of investing from blue-chip traders.
Harris attended one year at Southeastern Illinois College. During that time he worked for a major league baseball scout where he served as a pitching instructor. After one year, he left to attend Auburn University in January, 2002. Harris graduated from Auburn University in December, 2003, with a degree in finance.
During his time at Auburn, Harris was involved in various school organizations including the elections Board Task Force that re-wrote the Elections Code for the Auburn SGA, student government association.
Harris attended law school At Florida Coastal School of Law in 2004, and graduated in May, 2007. At Florida Coastal he served as the SBA Elections Supervisor for two years where he wrote a new elections code that was adopted by the FCSL SBA, and oversaw four SBA elections.
Harris was admitted by the bar in February, 2008 and joined the law firm of Farah and Farah in November, 2007, working in the areas of personal injury law including motor vehicle accidents, premise liability, and wrongful death.
Harris enjoys kayaking in Florida's intracoastal and barrier island waters. Harris is a Jaguar season ticket holder.
EDUCATION
Southeastern Illinois Junior College, (2000-2001)
Auburn University (B.A. Finance 2003)
Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D. May 2007)
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted, February 2008
Jacksonville Bar, April 2008
American Bar Association
American Association of Justice
Erik Rosskopf, Attorney at Law
Erik Rosskopf is an associate attorney with Farah and Farah at the law firm’s downtown Jacksonville office. Rosskopf is licensed to practice law in Georgia and passed the Florida bar in July 2009.
Born May 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, Rosskopf moved with his parents to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1969, where his father practiced law. While living in the U.S.V.I., Rosskopf was a member of the Olympic, World Championship, and Pan-American Swim teams from 1979 through 1984.
Rosskopf attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he majored in advertising and journalism with a minor in economics. After graduating in 1987, he worked in the business world, managing restaurants and eventually owning a specialty bicycle retail outlet. With the sale of one of his businesses, he attended John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia in the evenings while working full-time as a trial consultant helping attorneys present their cases to a jury. While in law school he was on the mock trial team.
Previously, he practiced law in Georgia working as a trial attorney specializing in personal injuries including auto accidents, nursing home negligence, and premises liability.
When he’s not working, Rosskopf enjoys biking and surfing, and spending time with his wife on their farm in Georgia. They have two grown children who live nearby In Savannah and Orlando.
PRACTICE AREAS
Rosskopf is experienced in all areas of personal injury including auto accidents, medical malpractice and premises liability. His interests are expanding his practice into transportation and maritime law.
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, Advertising, Journalism (B.A.)
John Marshall Law School, (J.D.)
MEMBERSHIP
The Georgia Bar Association
The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)
The Florida Bar, passed July 2009
American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) - Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee
Kevin A. Brown, Attorney at Law
Kevin A. Brown is an associate attorney at Farah and Farah’s downtown Jacksonville office.
A Jacksonville native, Kevin was born June 4, 1968. He studied accounting and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 1991. He continued his education at Florida Coastal School of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 2003. Kevin became a member of the Florida Bar Association in April 2004. He has also been a fully certified law enforcement officer since 1998.
Earlier in his career, Kevin worked for State Farm Insurance adjusting automobile and bodily injury claims for the giant insurer. With the knowledge he gained in the industry and with his law degree, he established a law firm with his uncle, The Brown Firm, P.L.C., beginning in January 2005.
When he is not practicing law, Brown enjoys playing golf, cooking, and grilling. He and his wife also enjoy taking their two children, 14 and 12, to Disney for family vacations.
CASES AND AWARDS
$1.75 million dollar settlement for a medical malpractice case in 2008.
PRACTICE AREAS
Brown is involved in a range of personal injury cases including auto accidents and medical malpractice and personal injury.
EDUCATION
Florida State University, B.A. Accounting, 1991
Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2001
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 2004
The American Bar Association
The Jacksonville Justice Association
Leslie Ng, Attorney at Law
Leslie Ng is an associate attorney with Farah and Farah in their downtown Jacksonville offices.
Ng was born in Can Tho, South Vietnam on August 2, 1973. She emigrated with her family from Vietnam to the United States in April 1993, settling in Tucson, Arizona to join her brother. There, she and her husband began a successful home remodeling and reselling business. During that time, Ng worked full-time while attending the University of Arizona, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science in December 2006. Prior to her graduation, she finished her courses online so she could move to Jacksonville and attend Florida Coastal School of Law. During law school, Ng was honored for achieving more than 700 pro bono hours and was the recipient of a Governor’s Scholarship.
Ng is the mother of two children, a boy 10, and a daughter, 8. When she is not practicing law, Ng loves to garden, sew, and cook her family’s favorite Vietnamese food.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil litigation, wrongful death, personal injury, automobile and truck accidents, slip and fall, premises liability, negligent security, and products liability.
EDUCATION
University of Arizona, B.A. Political Science
December 2006
MEMBERSHIP
- The Florida Bar, admitted September 2009
- The American Bar Association
- The Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
- Christian Legal Society
Kevin Elwell, Attorney at Law
Kevin M. Elwell was born April 23, 1968 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is the oldest of six children, and spent his childhood in an army family, including three years living abroad in Bangkok, Thailand. He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied English and history. After obtaining his B.A. in 1990, Kevin attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. While at UNC, Kevin served as an officer to the Holderness Moot Court Bench, and as a member of the national moot court team. He was elected to the Order of Barristers for his service to the moot court program at UNC law school.
Kevin practiced for nine years in Atlanta, Georgia, and six years in Greenville, South Carolina, before returning to Georgia as an associate attorney with Farah & Farah in 2010. He holds licenses to practice law in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and has been admitted pro hac vice on many occasions to handle cases throughout the United States.
Laurence Huttman, Attorney at Law
Laurence Huttman was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Larry attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where he received his BA in Political Science with a minor in business institutions in 1993. While in college, Larry held many positions in his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, including President. He also served on the Intrafraternity Counsel. Larry was an intern in Washington, D.C. for a U.S. Congressman and assisted with state and national campaigns while in college. Following college, Larry attended the University Of Miami School Of Law where he graduated cum laude in 1996, served on the Sports and Entertainment Law Review, and was President of a prominent Legal Fraternity. Larry has a strong work ethic, always working throughout high school, college and law school.
Larry also enjoys trial work and “thinking like a lawyer”. He strives to attend to his client's needs with integrity, tough advocacy, optimistic reflection and excellence. Larry has handled many different kinds of cases throughout the State of Florida during the past fourteen years; however, Larry particularly enjoys helping victims who have suffered injuries or have lost a loved one as a result of the negligence of others. Over the course of Larry’s career, Larry has handled unique high value cases involving injuries to people, including automobile accidents, premises liability, inadequate security, civil rights, employment, cemeteries, medical malpractice, products liability and wrongful death. In 2006, Larry participated as lead trial counsel in a medical negligence case on behalf of a client who suffered catastrophic brain damage where the jury returned a verdict in excess of $6.3 million. What was most pleasing about this case was the way the jurors hugged Larry’s client at the conclusion of this hard fought ten day legal battle.
When he is not working, Larry enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children, participating in youth sports and family and faith driven activities. Larry is absolutely thrilled to be practicing here in Jacksonville, where he commenced his legal career, after having spent several years with two prominent South Florida law firms.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Nursing Home Abuse, Auto Negligence, Location: Jacksonville
EDUCATION
Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois, B.A.
1993
University of Miami School of Law, J.D. cum laude
1996
CERTIFICATIONS
Admitted to practice United States District Courts, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts, Florida
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted1996
Florida Justice Association
American Association of Justice
Jenna Strom, Attorney at Law
Jenna Strom was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where she attended Bishop Kenny High School, University of North Florida, and Florida Coastal School of Law. At UNF, she competed on the Women’s Division I Swim Team, served as Editor and Chief of the newspaper, and graduated with honors.
Strom attended Florida Coastal on a governor’s scholarship, served as a Staff Editor on the Law Review, received a book award for the highest grade in Constitutional Law, and was on the dean’s list for consecutive semesters. She also worked as a Constitutional Law and Property research assistant, a Property teacher’s assistant, and represented indigent clients in the Family Law Clinic.
In her spare time, Strom enjoys competing in local running and swimming races and traveling.
PRACTICE AREAS
Tobacco litigation, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Class Actions
EDUCATION
University of North Florida , B.A.
2007
Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D.
2010
MEMBERSHIP
The Florida Bar, admitted 2010 University of North Florida Pre-law Board of Advisers
Corri Hunt, Attorney at Law
Corri C. Hunt is an associate attorney at Farah & Farah in the downtown Jacksonville office. Hunt was born February 17, 1985 and grew up in Sarasota, Florida. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in Criminology and Law in 2007. Early in her life, Ms. Hunt knew she wanted to be an attorney and began working in law firms in the Gainesville area while simultaneously pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida.
After graduation from UF, Ms. Hunt moved to Jacksonville in 2008 to attend Florida Coastal School of Law. During law school she worked in the Consumer Law Clinic where students are certified by the Florida Supreme Court to practice law under a supervising attorney. Ms. Hunt appeared in court with opposing counsel advocating for consumers in the areas of foreclosures, debt collection harassment, and inaccurate reporting to the credit bureau.
While in law school, Ms. Hunt also clerked for Farah & Farah in their Orange Park office while at the same time maintaining her position on the Dean’s List.
Ms. Hunt graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law with a J.D. in May 2011 and passed the Florida Bar in August 2011.
Ms. Hunt is a member of the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, as well as the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Florida Trial Lawyers section of the Florida Bar.
In her spare time, Ms. Hunt likes to travel with her husband who is also an attorney and works for a major financial institution in Jacksonville. In the last two years they have traveled to France, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Barbados as well as domestically around California’s wine country and most recently to Asheville, North Carolina. She is also an active volunteer for the Jacksonville Sulzbacher Homeless Shelter.
PRACTICE AREAS
Corri C. Hunt focuses her practice in the areas of civil litigation with a primary focus on representing injured clients in all aspects of personal injury law including auto and trucking accidents, premises liability, and products liability.
EDUCATION
University of Florida, Gainesville (B.A., 2007)
Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., 2011)
MEMBERSHIP
Florida Bar, admitted 2011
American Association for Justice
Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Trial Lawyers section of the Florida Bar
Joseph H. Brown, Attorney at Law
Joseph H. Brown is an associate attorney at Farah & Farah’s Gainesville and Tallahassee offices. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on December 17, 1977, Mr. Brown grew up in outside of Peoria, Illinois and received a B.S. degree in Finance in 2001 from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Mr. Brown was encouraged to go to law school by his father who was a police officer for 30 years and always spoke highly of the attorneys he encountered. In 2004, Joe was accepted by the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. During his time in law school he won the Appellate Advocacy award for best oral argument. Mr. Brown also worked in a personal injury law firm in Jacksonville all three years of law school where he prepared lawsuits for litigation.
After graduating and receiving his J.D. from the University of Florida in 2007, Mr. Brown joined the Jacksonville firm full time. He then decided to open his own law practice in Orange Park where he specialized in personal injury cases and bankruptcy law.
Mr. Brown and his wife then made the decision to return to Gainesville in 2011 because of her career as a dietician who specializes in working with adults and children suffering from eating disorders.
Mr. Brown will divide his time between the Gainesville and Tallahassee offices of Farah & Farah. In his little bit of spare time he enjoys watching sports, particularly any team from Chicago, as well as the Florida Gators. He likes to run and fish, and play with his first child, a 7-month-old baby girl.
PRACTICE AREAS
Mr. Brown provides excellent advocacy for clients in the areas of personal injury law including auto accidents, premises liability, dog bite cases, pedestrian and bicycle injury cases, as well as motorcycle accidents.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Tempe (B.A Finance, 2001)
University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2007)
MEMBERSHIP
Florida Bar, admitted 2008
American Bar Association, 2005
Admitted to practice Federal Court Northern District, 2010, Middle District, 2008
Mark E. Calvin, Attorney at Law
Mark E. Calvin is an associate attorney at Farah and Farah in their downtown Jacksonville offices. He was born in Falls Church, Virginia on February 25, 1966, and grew up in Jacksonville attending Jacksonville Country Day School and graduating from Episcopal High School. Mark graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988 with a B.S. in Economics and a minor in Business Administration.
His first career after graduation took him to San Diego, California, where he worked at Union Bank in the commercial lending department. There, a lawyer peeked Mark’s interest in Law. Mr. Calvin and his wife then moved back to Florida in 1992 where he attended Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg while his wife, a nurse practitioner by training, pursued a Masters Degree in Nursing at the University of South Florida.
Mr. Calvin graduated from Stetson with a J.D. in 1994 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in July 1995. After pursuing higher education, Mark and his wife moved back to Jacksonville to start their careers. Mark practiced personal injury law for sixteen years prior to joining Farah & Farah in October 2011. Mark’s wife is a legal nurse consultant.
The Calvins and their children, a boy, 10, and a 14-year-old girl, enjoy school events, sports and travel. Mark likes to volunteer his time coaching T-ball, soccer and tackle football as well as attending his daughter’s lacrosse games. His hobbies include photography and computers. The Calvin family enjoys their time at the beach with their golden retriever, Gracie.
PRACTICE AREAS
An experienced trial attorney in all areas of personal injury including automobile/trucking accidents, dog attacks, premises liability, products liability, nursing home, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle accidents and wrongful death. Mr. Calvin is an AV rated lawyer, the highest ranking given to an individual lawyer by the Martindale Hubbell Peer Review rating system. Location: Jacksonville.
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (B.S., Economics, minor in Business Administration, 1988)
Stetson University, St. Petersburg, Florida (J.D., cum laude, 1995)
MEMBERSHIP
Florida Bar, admitted 1995
The Florida Supreme Court
The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Member and Past President, Jacksonville Justice Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
Florida Justice Association
American Association of Justice
Jeffrey L. Gadd, Attorney at Law
Jeffrey L. Gadd is an associate attorney at Farah & Farah in their downtown Jacksonville offices. Gadd was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 22, 1978. As the son of football coach, Tom Gadd, the family moved every few years. The elder Gadd coached at the University of Utah and later moved the family to take jobs at the University of South Carolina, University of Minnesota, and San Jose State University, among other locations.
Jeffrey graduated high school in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania in 2001 with a B.A. in Health and Exercise Science. Gadd then joined his father to coach football at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Having grown up around football, the younger Gadd decided to broaden his horizons and attend law school. His brother was working for the Jaguars organization in their broadcast and web design division when Mr. Gadd joined him in Jacksonville in 2003. He attended Florida Coastal School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2006.
During his time at Florida Coastal he was one of only two students chosen to spend the 2005 fall semester clerking in Tallahassee for the Florida Supreme Court where he had the opportunity to clerk for former Justice Kenneth Bell.
Mr. Gadd is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the American Association for Justice. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
He also volunteers his time to the Gator Bowl Association, the committee charged with promoting the Gator Bowl football game, enhancing its impact on the local economy, and furthering the interests of both the bowl and the Northeast Florida community.
Mr. Gadd and his wife enjoy exploring coastal areas of Florida and Georgia with their 9-month-old daughter.
PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation is Mr. Gadd’s specialty, specifically in all areas of personal injury law including auto and motorcycle accidents, truck crashes, boating and motorcycle accidents and premises liability.
EDUCATION
Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania (B.A. 2001)
Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., 2006)
MEMBERSHIP
Florida Bar, admitted 2006
American Bar Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
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