John A DeVault III

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As the oldest law firm in continuous existence in the State of Florida, the Bedell firm carries on its tradition of litigation excellence, both in state and federal courts. Col. Horatio Bisbee, who founded the firm in 1865, was joined in 1898 by George C. Bedell to form Bisbee & Bedell. Through George Bedell and his sons, Chester Bedell and Nathan Bedell, as well as through its former and current members, the Bedell firm has distinguished itself both in the courtroom and as a leader in the trial lawyer's profession.

For more than fifty years, the Bedell firm has limited its practice to state and federal trial and appellate work, now including alternative dispute resolution by mediation and arbitration. A large percentage of the firm's practice is obtained through referrals from other lawyers throughout the state and nation. The firm handles litigation of all types, including complex commercial litigation, products liability litigation, professional malpractice defense, federal and state criminal defense, construction litigation, federal and state appeals, inverse condemnation actions, environmental litigation, personal injury litigation, and defense of governmental entities, as well as various forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney - Florida Bar

John A DeVault III
Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & Coxe PA
101 E Adams St
Jacksonville FL 32202-3303
Tel: 904 353-0211
Fax: 904 353-9307
E-mail: jdevault@bedellfirm.com

Areas of Practice:
- Trial and Appeal of Complex Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Defense

JOHN A. DEVAULT, III received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida Blue Key, Executive Editor of the Law Review, and a member of the Moot Court team. Following a clerkship with the United States District Court, he joined the firm in 1968 where he has since practiced. He was President-Elect of The Florida Bar from 1994-95 and President from 1995-96. He served for six years as a member of the Board of Governors. He served as a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association from 1994-2000. He is past chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar, a member of The Florida Bar Commission on Lawyer Professionalism, a founding Master of the Bench of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court and Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial and Business Litigation. He was chair of the Advisory Committee on Rules, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, from 1990-93, and a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Florida from 1997-2000. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and served as state chair. He is a member of the International Society of Barristers, the American Board of Trial Advocacy, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He has been continuously listed in the business litigation section of The Best Lawyers in America since 1987. Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers 2004 (www.ChambersandPartners.com/usa) for the second year listed him as one of the state's four "first tier" commercial litigators. In its first statewide poll of practicing attorneys, Florida Trend's Legal Elite listed him in Commercial Litigation. He has argued cases in all state and federal courts in Florida, before the Eleventh, Fifth and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and before the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. DeVault focuses on trial and appeal of complex commercial litigation and legal malpractice defense.