Practices

Broadcast
Casualty, Pollution and Salvage
Communications
International and Cross Border Transactions
Litigation
Maritime
Maritime & Logistics Contracts
Media Law
Product Liability
Public Companies and Securities

Education

University of Florida College of Law, J.D.
Davidson College, A.B.

Bar Admissions

Florida
District of Columbia

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George D. Gabel Jr

Partner
Jacksonville
t: 904-798-7360

George D. Gabel Jr. is Holland & Knight's National Litigation Partner for Practice Development, and Deputy Section Leader of the Litigation Section, which has over 425 lawyers in 16 practice groups. He previously served on the firm's Directors' Committee and as Executive Partner for the Jacksonville office.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow
  • American Bar Association, Fellow
  • Tilly Kidd Fowler Leadership Award, 2008
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Maritime Law, First Amendment Law and Media Law, 1998-2008
  • Marquis Who's Who in America guide, 2008
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2008
  • Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Shipping and Maritime Lawyers, 2005
  • Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Transportation: Shipping, 2006
  • Who's Who Legal guide, 2008
  • Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, National Advisory Board
  • International Person of the Year, Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2002
  • Honorary Norwegian Consul for Northeast Florida
  • Honorary member, International Resource Center of Jacksonville

Memberships

  • ABA Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, former Chair
  • ABA - Tort & Insurance Practice Section, former Chair
  • The Florida Bar, Admiralty Law Committee, former Chair
  • ABA - Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Media Law and Defamation Torts Committee, Chair
  • The Florida Bar, Media and Communications Law Committee, former Chair
  • American Counsel Association, former President
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States, former Board of Directors
  • Comite Maritime Internationale (CMI) meetings in Sydney, Australia; Antwerp, Belgium; Singapore; Vancouver, Canada; and Dubrovnik, Croatia, Delegate
  • Media Law Resource Center, Defense Counsel Section
  • Chester Bedell Inn of Court, Master of the Bench
  • Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Delegate
  • Fourth Circuit of Florida, Judicial Nominating Commission
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Federal Rules Advisory Committee
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Magistrate Selection Committee
  • Average Adjusters Association of London, Overseas Subscriber
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Board of Directors
  • Average Adjusters Association of the United States
  • Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Board of Directors and General Counsel
  • Florida-China Association, General Counsel
  • Florida-Korea Economic Cooperation Committee, General Counsel
  • Jacksonville Consular Corps, Immediate Past President
  • Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, International Chair, Board of Directors; Trustee; Chairman's Advisory Committee; Executive Committee of Cornerstone
  • Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, International Business Coalition member
  • World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Executive Committee
  • 12 Who Care Community Service Awards, Council Member
  • Davidson College, Trustee (12 years)
  • Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Classification - Admiralty Law, President
  • Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council, President

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • All State Courts in Florida
  • All Courts in District of Columbia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, Eleventh Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, The Jacksonville Business Journal Global Trade and Transportation Update, April 8, 2008
  • Speaker, paper published at 81Tul. L. Rev. 1433, "Smoother Seas Ahead: The Draft Guidelines as an International Solution to Modern-Day Piracy" Tulane Admiralty Law Institute, 2007

Published Articles & Books