George E. "Buddy" Schulz Jr. is a Florida Bar Board Certified trial lawyer. His practice has involved him in litigation throughout the United States since 1973. He is the past chairman of Holland & Knight's litigation department, and he presently is the Chair of the Public and Charitable Service Department, which coordinates the Firm's pro bono and community initiatives that provide assistance to persons of limited means and organizations that help them.
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, American Board of Trial Advocacy and the American Bar Foundation; listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Florida Trend's Legal Elite; and a member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, Chester Bedell American Inn of Court and other professional organizations, Mr. Schulz is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, including the trial bar. He has served as a member of The Florida Bar’s Civil Rules and Evidence Code committees and as chairman of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. He is a recipient of the Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award.
In his community, Mr. Schulz has served as a cabinet member of United Way; general counsel of PACE Center for Girls/Jacksonville; a director of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.; a director of the Jacksonville Urban League; a member of the City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission; a member of the City of Jacksonville Juvenile Justice Comprehensive Strategy Board; and a member of the Gator Bowl Association. He presently serves as a volunteer to the Guardian Ad Litem Program and a trustee emeritus of the University of Florida College of Law.
Mr. Schulz earned his B.A. in 1967 from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. in 1973 from the University of Florida College of Law, following military service as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.