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SHEFTALL SPEAKS AT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR LOW-INCOME APARTMENTS IN SPRINGFIELD DEDICATED TO HIS GREAT AUNT, JACKSONVILLE ARCHITECT HENRIETTA DOZIER.
in Jacksonville with family and friends has been wonderful for all of us.”
A er his family, She all loves the great outdoors. He enjoys quail and duck hunting, y shing and golf. And, not too many lawyers have experienced the thrill of playing in a major golf championship like She all did. In 2008, he bested a eld of 86 professionals and 10 amateurs by qualifying to play in the U.S. Senior Open Golf Tournament at e Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. “With my wife Regina as my caddie, I birdied the last hole to get into a three-way sudden death playo and then birdied the third hole of sudden death to claim one of South Florida’s two qualifying spots,” he recalls. “As soon as I started the drive back to Miami, I telephoned friends Fuzzy Zoeller and Mark McCumber to tell them of the startling news that I had quali ed. ey were rendered practically speechless. e Miami Herald published the headline ‘Lawyer Fights Way to Senior Open Debut.’ Predictably, I missed the cut in the Championship. But my once-in-a-lifetime sporting miracle had come true. I wish all my friends could have that kind of thrill.”
She all’s other interests include oil painting of marine landscapes and y- shing scenes. He is
also an amateur genealogist and takes pride in his family’s long heritage which he traces back to pre-Revolutionary War days, with Revolutionary War service on both his father’s and mother’s sides. In 1733, She all’s father’s family helped settle Savannah with James Oglethorpe and later founded the southern colonies’ rst masonic lodge. His mother’s ancestors were French Huguenots from South Carolina who fought with “ e Swamp Fox” Francis Marion and provided their land for his secret hideaway.
With a successful career, a close family and numerous interests and hobbies, She all leads a ful lling life, inside and outside of his practice. When asked what he has learned is most important during his long legal career, She all says:
“I believe that a person’s character is his or her destiny. Yes, the legal profession has undergone major changes even in my short career, but our highest ideals hopefully will endure. It is the essence of being a professional to live within a code of good conduct. My grandfather wrote the rst code of ethics for architects in Florida, and I imagine him knowing not only that I became a lawyer as he had urged, but that I also upheld his high standards of personal and professional conduct.”
At a Glance
THE LAW OFFICES OF SHEFTALL & ASSOCIATES
1 Independent Drive, Suite 3201 Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 638-7712 www.she alllaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Business Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Libel, Slander & Defamation
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certi ed Specialist, Civil Trial Law, Florida Bar
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, University of Florida College of Law, 1976
Studied International Trade Law, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, 1975
Bachelor of Arts, English, Davidson College, 1973
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000-Present
Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 2014-Present
HONORS
America’s Top 100 Lawyers
AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell Florida Super Lawyer, Litigation,
2006-Present
Top Attorneys in South Florida, South
Florida Legal Guide
Northeast Florida’s Top Attorneys,
Jacksonville Magazine
Area Board Certi ed Attorneys,
Jacksonville Magazine
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Batchelor Children’s Center University of Miami, Grand Founder
Alexis De Tocqueville Society of the United Way
North Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America’s American Values Dinner, Steering Committee
HOBBIES
Hunting & Fishing Sailing
Gol ng
Traveling Landscape Painting Reading