Retired from the Firm

Teresa joined the firm in 1986, and became a partner in 1991. After practicing for more than 40 years, she semi-retired in 2019.

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Admitted
  • 1978, Alabama;
  • 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama;
  • 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit;
  • 1984, Florida;
  • 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida;
  • 1990, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
 
University
Jacksonville State University, B.A., with high honors/distinction, 1975
 
ISLN
906092369
 
Recognition
  • Civil Trial Lawyer; Rated AV Preeminent® (Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™)
  • Florida “Super Lawyers” list, 2006-2013
  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Member, Cumberland/Samford Law Review
  • Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Teresa D. Jones joined the firm in 1986, and became a partner in 1991. After practicing for more than 40 years, she semi-retired in 2019.

She was born in Albertville, Alabama. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and High Honors in Political Science and psychology from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama in 1975. She was awarded her Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1978. There she was a member of the Cumberland-Samford Law Review.

In 1978, she was admitted to the Alabama Bar and from 1978 until 1985 practiced law in Gadsden, Alabama. She served as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Gadsden, Alabama. In 1982, she was appointed as Deputy District Attorney for Etowah County, Alabama, where she served until 1985, when she moved to Sarasota.

Ms. Jones was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1984. She has an AV© rating from Martindale Hubbell. She has been named a Florida Super Lawyer in the Personal Injury, Plaintiff’s General category. “Super Lawyer” designation is a recognition awarded only to the top 5% of the lawyers in the state.

Ms. Jones has served in various capacities in the Sarasota County Bar, including being a member of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee of the Florida Bar, and serving as Chair of that Committee.

 

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