Attorney Profile

Kelly B. Mathis, Esq.

Education: Florida State University (BS with honors, 1985, cum laude) Vanderbilt Law School (JD 1988) Member: Florida Bar (1988) Georgia Bar (2001, inactive) AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest possible rating of legal ability and ethical conduct.  Recommended counsel by A.M. Best Company.  Admitted to: All State and County Courts, State of Florida United States District Court, Middle District  1988 United States District Court, Northern District 1992 United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 1988 United States Supreme Court

Areas of Practice
Business Litigation	Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation	Medical Malpractice
Civil Trial Law	Business Law

Awards and Honors

• President, Jacksonville Bar Association 2006-2007
• President, Jacksonville Area Defense Counsel 2003-2004)
• Board Member, Jacksonville Claims Association
• Board Member, Young Lawyers Section, Jacksonville Bar Association
• Pro Bono volunteer, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
• Lecturer, How to Take an Effective Deposition seminar
• Chair, Jacksonville Bar Association Habijax project
• Volunteer, Supervisor of Elections Office (2002 election)

Reported Cases

• Rowe v. County of Duval, 475 So.2d 526 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)
• Buckeye Retirement Co., LLC v. Nassau Land and Trading Co., 943 So.2d 223 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
• Scott v. Women's Medical Group, 837 So.2d 577 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003)
• Schur v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological, 832 So.2d 188 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002)
• Dykes v. Dykes, 712 So.2d 1189 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998)
• Scott v. Nelson, 697 So.2d 207 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997)
• Burke v. Napieracz, 674 So.2d 756 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)
• Expedia, Inc. v. McKenney's, Inc., 611 So.2d 98 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992)
• Abrams v. Trunzo, 129 S. 3d 1174 (11th Cir. 1997)
• In Re: Wiles, 166 C. R. 975 (Bkrtcy. M.D. Fla. 1994)
• U.S. f/s/b/o Expedia, Inc. v. Altex Enterprises, 734 F. Supp. 972 (M.D. Fla. 1990)