Background
Bryan, Junior, J. Shepard was born in 1922 in Wilson, North Carolina, United States.
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J. Shepard Bryan Jr.
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United States Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1944). Harvard University (Juris Doctor 1968, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1950).
Career
Worked at Holland & Knight LLP (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/ERISA, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1950, North Carolina. 1955, Florida.
Assistant Research Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina, 1950-1954.
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 1966-1991. Member, Attorney General's Antitrust Revision Committee, 1979-1980. Member, Tort Litigation Review Commission, 1983-1988.
Chairman, Lawyers and Economists Committee, Food Marketing Institute, 1971-1991. Panelist, American Arbitration Association, 1967. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Business Law and Antitrust Sections) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee, 1964-1965). North Carolina State Bar. Military: United States Navy, 1944-1947 and 1951-1952.
Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, D.C. The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880's and the other from the early 1900's. Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms. Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Membership
Member, Attorney General's Antitrust Revision Committee, 1979-1980. Member, Tort Litigation Review Commission, 1983-1988. Chairman, Lawyers and Economists Committee, Food Marketing Institute, 1971-1991.
Panelist, American Arbitration Association, 1967. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Business Law and Antitrust Sections) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee, 1964-1965).
North Carolina State Bar. Military: United States Navy, 1944-1947 and 1951-1952.
