Background
Jacobs, Joseph C. was born on March 1, 1923 in Albany, Georgia, United States.
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Joseph C. Jacobs
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Stetson University (Bachelor of Laws, 1950, Replaced by Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Ervin, Varn, Jacobs and Ervin (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in General, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Corporate, Environmental and Bankruptcy Law. Administrative, Professional Licensure, Government, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Criminal, Family, Labor, Real Property, Eminent Domain, Taxation and Estate Planning and Probate.
Admitted to the bar, 1950, Florida.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1951-1952. County Prosecuting Attorney, 1952-1955.
County School Board Attorney, 1956-1957. Assistant Attorney General, 1957-1963.
First Assistant Attorney General of Florida and Chief Trial Counsel, 1963-1964.
Member, Florida Constitutional Revision Commission, 1965-1968. Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.
Robert Ervin began practicing law in Tallahassee in 1947. Wilfred C. Varn joined Mr.
Ervin in 1961, Joseph C. Jacobs in 1965, and Thomas M. Ervin, Junior, in 1968. Today the firm consists of twelve attorneys and represents clients throughout Florida, the nation, and the world.
The firm"s primary focus has traditionally been on litigation, with an emphasis on business, commercial, governmental and administrative litigation.
The firm has also had extensive experience in state and federal appellate courts, often serving as appellate co-counsel with trial lawyers throughout Florida. The firm also engages in the representation of clients before the Florida Legislature, and provides a full range of services relating to commercial transactions, personal legal affairs, and governmental regulatory matters.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1951-1952. County Prosecuting Attorney, 1952-1955. County School Board Attorney, 1956-1957.
Assistant Attorney General, 1957-1963.
First Assistant Attorney General of Florida and Chief Trial Counsel, 1963-1964. Member, Florida Constitutional Revision Commission, 1965-1968.
Member: Tallahassee and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
