Background
Edwards, Junior, Thomas S. was born on May 31, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
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Thomas S. Edwards, Junior.
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University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Stetson University (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Peek, Cobb, Edwards & Ashton, Professional Association (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in Nursing Home Litigation, Professional Liability, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Insurance Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Florida. 1985, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1986, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1993, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1983).
Member, National Moot Court Team.
President, Stetson Moot Court Board, 1983. Company-Recipient, The Florida Bar Journal Barbara Sanders Memorial Writing Competition Award, 1993-1994, for Excellence in Legal Writing.
Author: "Termination of Life Support Systems in Florida," Trial Advocate Quarterly, January, 1985. "Bad Faith in Florida: Changing Responsibilities Under Liability and Uninsured Motorist Policies," The Florida Bar Journal, February 1993.
"Liability Coverage," Chapter 5, Florida Automobile Insurance Law, 3rd Edition, 1995.
"Choice of Remedy," Chapter 5, Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, 5th Edition, 1996 Supplement. "The Complaint" Chapter 10 and Responsive Pleadings and Motions Chapter 11. American Inns of Court Florida Civil Procedure, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1997.
Company-Author: Edwards and Sharp, Fabre/Allied Signal/Dosdourian Trilogy.
Questions Answered, More Created," The Florida Bar Journal, April 1994. Member: Supreme Court Committee on Standards of Conduct, 1993-1994.
Fourth Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 1994-1997. Barrister, Chester Bedell Inn of Court, 1993-1995.
Member: Jacksonville (Member, Board of Governors, 1990, 1992, President-Elect, 1997) and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
First Coast Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1996.
Program Director, 1996. Secretary, 1997). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Achievements
Membership
Member, National Moot Court Team. President, Stetson Moot Court Board, 1983. Company-Recipient, The Florida Bar Journal Barbara Sanders Memorial Writing Competition Award, 1993-1994, for Excellence in Legal Writing.
