Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Craig A. Gibbs is a shareholder in the Law Office of Craig Gibbs. He received his J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1976. From 1969 to 1973, Mr. Gibbs attended Case Western Reserve University and the University of Lancaster in Lancaster, England, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and a standing on the Dean's List. Currently, he concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and workers' Compensation.

Craig Gibbs was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1987 and has served on the Workers' Compensation Rules Committee since 1998. He has been a member of the D. W. Perkins Bar Association since 1987, serving as president in 1997-1998. Mr. Gibbs is also a member of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association, where he served as Vice President in 1998-1999 and President in 2000-2001. Attorney Gibbs also serves on the board of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. He is a also a member of the American Association for Justice, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Bar Association and is a life member of the National Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Automobile Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Workers' Compensation
• Dog Bites
• Premises Liability
• Wrongful Death

Representative Cases

• Tanee Cobb v. U.S. Security Insurance Co., 7 Fla L. Weekly Supp. 151a (4th Circuit-Duval County 1999)

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Election & Campaign Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law, State & Municipal Employees

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Workers' Compensation Rules Committee, 1998 - Present
• National Bar Association, 1998 - 1999 (Vice President)
• D. W. Perkins Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• D. W. Perkins Bar Association, 1997 - 1998 (President)
• National Bar Association, Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter (Member)
• National Bar Association, Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter, 1998 - 1999 (Vice President)
• National Bar Association, Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter, 2000 - 2001 (President)
• Board of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)
• Jacksonville Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• National Bar Association (Life Member)
• Florida Justice Association, 1991 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association's President's Award, 1995 - 1996
• D.W. Perkins Bar Association Community Service Award, 2006 - 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Clara White Mission, 2003 - Present
• Jewish Family and Community Service-Citizens Advisory Board, 2002 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Gibbs, Luster and Davis, P.A., Partner, 2002 - 2004
• Aetna Life and Casualty, Claims Adjuster, 1977 - 1985

Education

• Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976
  J.D.
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science and Sociology

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Address

1200 Riverplace Blvd
Suite 810
Jacksonville, FL 32207-1805

Office Hours

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; other hours by appointment

Phones

(866) 734-7038
(904) 236-4118

Faxes

(904) 396-5224

Emails

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Websites

http://www.craiggibbslaw.com