Gerald Weedon

Jerry Weedons practice is focused on litigation and business law including all aspects of insurance, automobile and trucking liability, business torts, premises liability, real estate, foreclosure and banking law, products liability, contracts, corporation and estates, and trusts. He is board certified by the Florida Bar in both civil and business litigation. Admitted to Practice Admitted in Florida, 1977 Education Washington and Lee University, BA in English (with honors), 1970 University of Florida College of Law, JD (with honors), 1976 Professional Affiliations American Bar Association Jacksonville Bar Association, Member Construction Law Committee Florida Bar Association Jacksonville Assoc. of Defense Lawyers, President 1993 Florida Defense Lawyers, President 2000-01 Catholic Lawyers Guild, President 1995 Defense Research Institute, Board of Directors 2002-05 American Board of Trial Attorneys Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, President 2003-04 Honors & Awards DRI Award of Excellence, 2001 Super Lawyer by Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-Present ABOTA Lawyer of the Year, 2002 FDLA ADR Award, 2005 AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell Jacksonville Business Journal Ultimate Lawyer, 2019 Certifications Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Civil Trial Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Business Litigation Community Affiliations Jacksonville Human Rights Commission,1999-2004 Jacksonville Community Council, President, 2004-2005 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Board of Trustees, 2007-2015 Ronald McDonald House, President, 2000-2001 NAMI, Vice President, 2018-2023 (Vice President 2018) St. Francis Soup Kitchen, Volunteer Coordinator, President 2019-Present Catholic Foundation, Diocese of St. Augustine, President 2007-2008 US Naval Reserve, retired Leadership Jacksonville St Vincents Medical Center Board of Trustees 2021-present Ambassadors Board through 2021 San Jose Manor (subsidized senior housing) Board 2020-present Speaking Engagements FDLA Young Lawyers Seminar - Opening Statement (September 1999) Urban Resource Center, Florida Community College, Jacksonville - Premises Liability - How to Avoid Lawsuits (April 1997) FDLA Annual Meeting - Voir Dire (September 1996) Diocese of St. Augustine Law Day - Premises Liability (May 1996) FDLA Rookie Seminar - Opening Statement (May 1996) CPCU Association of Jacksonville- Ethics (April 1996) Ranger Insurance Company - Coverage in Trucking Policies (October 1994)