Randy Briggs Resume

LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION

• Juris Doctor Degree, with Honors, 1975, University of Florida
• Law Review
• Top 10 percent of class, Order of the Coif
• Prosecuted Externship, Jacksonville State Attorney’s office

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• BSA, 1970, University of Florida
• Distinguished Military Graduate
• Student Senate
• President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
• University of Florida Student Golf Champion, 1974
• Scholarship Recipient, Florida State Golf Association

MILITARY SERVICE AND EMPLOYMENT

• 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army 1970-1972
• U.S. Army Reserves 1972-1979
• McGuire, Voorhis & Wells, P.A., Orlando, Associate 1975-1977
• Partner, Ayres, Cluster, Curry, McCall & Briggs, P.A., Ocala 1977-2000
• Founder and Senior Partner, The Briggs Law Firm, P.A., Ocala 2000-present

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

• Continuously board certified by the Florida Bar in Civil Trial Practice since 1983
• Recognized at the Florida Bar Convention in 2013 as one of only 155 lawyers in Florida at that time to have been board certified for over 30 years
• Board certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

LEGAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• “AV” rated for over 30 years by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest peer review rating enjoyed by fewer than 15 percent of all lawyers
• Selected as for inclusion in Florida’s Super Lawyers through independent investigation and peer review, a recognition enjoyed by fewer than 6 percent of Florida lawyers
• Awarded a “10” rating by AVVO, the top rating awarded by independent lawyer rating service
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Recognized by Who’s Who in American Law

SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS, TEACHING, AND COACHING

• Faculty Member of week-long Florida Bar Basic Trial Advocacy School
• Instructor, Florida Bar Advanced Trial Advocacy School
• Speaker at over 25 Florida Bar Personal Injury seminars
• Coach, University of Florida Trial Team, ABA Southeastern Region Competitions, 1993-96
• Head Coach, Little League, Scott Carrigan Field, 1989-1991

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Inns of Court: D.R. Smith Ocala Chapter
  • Founding Member
  • Past President
  • Awarded Emeritus Member Status
• American Board of Trial Advocates: North Florida Chapter
  • Founding Member
  • Past President
• Florida Bar Association, 40 years
• Florida Justice Association, Eagle Member

PUBLICATIONS

• “Settlement of the Personal Injury Case”, The Florida Bar

FLORIDA BAR SERVICE

• Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, 1983-85
• Chairman, Fifth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1985
• Chairman, Grievance Committee, Middle District of Florida Federal Court, Ocala Division, 2013
• Executive Council, Florida Bar Trial Lawyer’s Section, 1993-1996

COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE SERVICE

• Marion County Family YMCA
  • Founding Board Member and Board Chairman
  • Chairman, Land Acquisition Committee
  • Chairman, Facility Development Committee
  • Chairman of capital campaign which raised $1.8 million, Marion County’s largest charitable capital campaign, which built the Marion County Family YMCA
  • Named Central Florida’s “Volunteer of the Year” from over 5,000 volunteers in 1994
• Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Ocala
  • Chairman, Stewardship Committee, three years
• Florida State Golf Association
  • President, 2013-2015
  • Board of Governors, 2005-2015
• Member, Metropolitan Ocala Rotary Club, 10 years
  • Paul Harris Fellow
• Fine Arts for Ocala, five years on Board of Governors
• 1999 Memorial Honoree, Rotary Community Service Award
• Hall of Fame Member of Ocala Charity Register