Mattox S. Hair

Background

Hair, Mattox S. was born on January 18, 1938 in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. Son of Henry Horry and Frances Alberta (Strickland) H. Bachelor of Science, Florida State University, 1960.

Education

Juris Doctor, U. Florida, 1964. Bar Florida 1964. Partner Marks, Gray, Conroy & Gibbs, Jacksonville, 1965-1989. Assistant attorney general, Florida, 1964-1965.

Member Florida Ho.of Representatives from 22d District, 1972-1974, Florida Senate from 9th District, 1974-1988.

Circuit judge Duval County Court, Jacksonville, 1989-1992. Partner Gabel & Hair, Jacksonville, 1992.

Mediator, arbitrator. Second lieutenant United States Army, 1963-1964.

Captain Florida National Guard, 1955-1967.

Career

Worked at Gabel & Hair (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in Trial Practice, Mediation, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Florida. Phi Delta Phi. Company-Author, "Discovery of the Insurance Investigator"s Claim File," Foreign the Defense, January, 1986.

"Discovery and Admissibility of Other Complaints or Incidents," Foreign the Defense, October 1987.

Circuit Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1989-1992. Jacksonville Junior Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Member of the Judiciary, 1990.

Chairman, Legislative Coordinating Section, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, 1990-1992. Florida Senate, 1974-1988.

Allen Morris Award, "Most Respected Senator," 1986-1988.

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce "Outstanding Governmental Leader," 1987. The Florida Bar Leadership Award, 1988. Florida House of Representatives, 1972-1974.

Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida, 1964-1965.

Fourth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, 1972. Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop, 1993.

Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop, 1995. Certified Mediator by Florida Supreme Court, 1993.

Member: Jacksonville (Board of Governors, 1968-1972) and American Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar. Master of the Bench, Chester Bedell Inn of Court.

Achievements

• Mattox S. Hair has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Religion

Each person is responsible before God for his or her own understanding of the Bible and is encouraged to work out his or her salvation with fear and trembling.

Membership

Second lieutenant United States Army, 1963-1964. Captain Florida National Guard, 1955-1958, 61-67. Member American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association (board governors 1968-1972), Chester Bedell Inn of Court (master of the bench), Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Phi Delta Phi.

Connections

Father:

Henry Horry Bachelor of Science

Mother:

Frances Alberta (Strickland) H. Bachelor of Science