Member
rneilljr@neillgriffin.com
Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1991 to date)
Practice/Experience
Joined what was then Neill Griffin Jeffries & Lloyd in 1983 in a general civil practice, which has included: litigation and trial of various types of cases -– from auto accidents, to legal and medical malpractice, trust and probate disputes, and property rights litigation — with a current focus on representing landowners in eminent domain cases and other real estate litigation, and representing parties in probate and trust litigation; real estate transactions representing buyers and sellers, and acting as title and closing agent; and, business law, including forming and supporting business entities, and asset and entity sales.
Has also been Town Attorney of St. Lucie Village, Florida, since 1989, and was the attorney for the District Board of Trustees of Indian River State College from 2017 through July, 2022, was engaged as the attorney to St. Lucie County Contractor Examining Board in 2022 and, in 2023, became the special magistrate acting as the Board of Adjustment for St. Lucie County.
Has been a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Court Mediator from 2007 to date.
Activities
- Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel Member, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida (2017)
- Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee, 2011 to date
- St. Lucie County Bar Association, Judicial Liaison Committee, 2007 to 2021 (Chair, 2014 to 2021)
- St. Edward’s School Advisory Board, 2011 to 2015
Admitted:
- Florida 1983
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida 1986
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit 1986
U.S. Supreme Court 1987
Education:
- High School – St. Edward’s School, 1976
- Bachelor of Arts – Davidson College, 1980
- Juris Doctor – University of Florida, 1983
