Testimonials

Braxton Gillam has the demonstrable experience and dedication necessary to lead The Florida Bar. He is extraordinarily well prepared for this role.

I’ve worked with Braxton on state and local bar organizations for over 20 years. Braxton has the relationships with the Court, the Legislature, and Bar leaders around the state to lead The Florida Bar with professionalism and excellence.

Braxton is the leadership we need in these times.

I have known Braxton for over two decades. He is an outstanding attorney and an even better person.

He is solid and thoughtful. His experience, qualifications and insight make him the right person to lead The Florida Bar at this critical time.

Braxton is thoughtful, professional, and hardworking. He will be an excellent voice in the state for the interests and needs of the legal profession.

Braxton is uniquely qualified to lead The Florida Bar given the depth of his experience and his tremendous work ethic.

I've known Braxton professionally for more than 20 years. He has dedicated significant time toward making our profession, and The Florida Bar, the best that it can be, and I know that he will bring that same dedication and service to leading The Florida Bar.

I worked with Braxton on The Florida Bar Board of Governors for 2 years when I was YLD leadership. Undoubtedly, Braxton was and is a leader on the Board (and in the 4th Circuit, generally) because of how thoughtfully and pragmatically he approaches each challenge and situation. It is clear Braxton considers the impacts of changes made by The Florida Bar on all Florida attorneys. I wholeheartedly endorse Braxton for The Florida Bar President!

Braxton is a tremendous trial lawyer who has given incredible time and effort to promote The Florida Bar throughout the state. He has been a tremendous asset to lawyers and the judiciary.

Braxton is a dynamic leader that understands the challenges of our profession. He also is a forward thinker that is well attuned to the needs of practitioners and will be an asset to the profession and the Bar.

Braxton is a fantastic lawyer and true professional. I worked with Braxton as co-counsel and it was an absolute pleasure on a personal and professional level. Braxton is the perfect candidate to represent the Florida Bar.

Braxton is rock solid and the leader we need at this time. We need someone who can build consensus across different viewpoints to make a stronger Bar. Braxton has my complete support.

I met Braxton as an opposing counsel. He was highly competent, reasonable, collegial, a fierce advocate for his clients, and at all times perfectly professional. In short, Braxton exemplified the characteristics one would want in a litigator.

I have know Braxton since he clerked with my firm when I was a young associate over three decades ago. I have observed his self-less service to the Jacksonville legal community, to the Florida Bar, to his clients and to his family. He is qualified to serve as President of the Florida Bar for many reasons. He can be described in one word: Commitment.

I know Braxton as a fellow construction law practitioner and through my partner Chip Bachara, who worked with Braxton for several years at a prior firm. I believe Braxton has demonstrated dedication to serving the Florida Bar, and he is a very competent advocate with high ethical standards.

I am proud to support my partner, Braxton Gillam, for President of The Florida Bar. Braxton has the experience, demeanor and knowledge to be a forceful and successful advocate for our profession and effective leader of The Florida Bar.

Braxton has been a mentor, colleague, and adversary and in all roles has conducted himself with utmost professionalism and excellence. His passion for the law is contagious and he is a great trial lawyer in the best sense.

Braxton has the experience, commitment and integrity to lead our bar into the future.

I have had the privilege of serving with Braxton on the Board of Governors of the Jacksonville Bar Association and the pleasure of knowing Braxton both professionally and personally for many years. He is a strong and thoughtful leader, with unquestionable values and integrity. I can think of no finer person to lead the lead The Florida Bar.

Braxton is a superior litigator and excellent human being. As someone that has practiced in civil litigation for over 20 years, I wholeheartedly believe it is important that our Bar leadership have significant courtroom experience. The Florida Bar is lucky to have someone of Braxton's caliber volunteer his time away from the practice to give back to the legal community.

Braxton would be an excellent President for the Florida Bar. He is experienced, talented and has the best interest of all members in mind when making decisions. His actions demonstrate that he is for the best interest of the Florida Bar for all not just for some.

I have worked closely with Braxton on cases in the past- he is a strategic thinker, and a thoughtful and effective advocate for his clients. He will do an outstanding job as Florida Bar President-Elect.

I have worked with Braxton for nearly 6 years on the executive committee of the trial lawyer section and have been impressed with his leadership, common sense, and vision for the Bar.

I have known and worked with Braxton for many years and believe he is eminently qualified.

Braxton is a consummate professional devoted to the legal profession trusted by clients and lawyers alike to approach and solve complex problems thoughtfully and compassionately. We are incredible fortunate he is willing to volunteer his time and talent to lead the Florida Bar.

I have litigated matters with Braxton on the other side and can attest that he is a consummate professional. Braxton is a lawyer's lawyer. He will make an outstanding president of our bar association, and he has my full support.

Braxton is an outstanding leader and politically astute with unmatched integrity.

I am a recent former Associate at Milam, Howard, Nicandri & Gillam, P.A. In the two years that I worked at his firm, I was able to see firsthand that Braxton is a person of both high standards and high character, with his many commitments to service at the Florida Bar and the city of Jacksonville, FL. I am delighted to be able to endorse Braxton for Florida Bar President.

I have know Braxton Gillam for over two decades, and have had the pleasure of litigating with him and working with him on the Executive Council of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar for years. Braxton is a consummate professional, analytical and thoughtful, and an extraordinary leader. Braxton has been and will continue to be an exceptional leader of The Florida Bar.

Braxton has been my law partner for 25 years. He is trustworthy, works hard, and cares deeply about the Florida Bar and its role in Florida society. He has spent countless hours on Bar activities and has a deep well of knowledge on the issues facing Florida lawyers.

Braxton is an outstanding person, leader and lawyer.

I have practice against Braxton before, and he was one of the most courteous litigators I have met. He singlehandedly resolved a complex case by being honest and forthcoming. He has an outstanding reputation in the Jacksonville legal community and beyond.

Braxton is a great listener and problem solver. He practices law with professionalism and integrity.

I have known Braxton for approximately 25 years, personally and professionally. Braxton is an excellent lawyer who builds bridges with others through his intelligence and thoughtfulness.

Braxton is a great lawyer and a great leader. His years of service to the Jacksonville and Florida Bar have prepared him well for the office of President of The Florida Bar.

I worked with Braxton at a private law firm in Jacksonville many years ago. I found him to be dedicated, a hard worked, and committed to excellence. He will make a great President as he has the legal background and personal qualities to make things happen.

I have worked with Braxton as co-counsel, opposing counsel, and as our firm’s counsel. Braxton is the consummate professional, highly competent and skilled. If Braxton isn’t qualified to be President of the Florida Bar, then I do not think anyone is qualified.

Braxton cares deeply about the Bar and our profession. He is passionate about strengthening our existing relationship with the Courts and has extensive experience with the operations of the Bar. That is a crucial trait for Florida Bar President-Elect Nominee to possess.

Braxton is an excellent trial attorney. He is also a man of high integrity and a skilled leader.

I’ve known Braxton for over 15 years professionally and through our mutual service with the trial lawyers section executive council. Braxton is an excellent lawyer, a professional and civil attorney and a great leader.

I've had several cases with Braxton over the last 25 years. He is an excellent lawyer who is committed to improving the reputation of the profession. I'm proud to call him a friend and colleague.

Braxton is a phenomenal attorney and an even better human being. Extraordinary commitment to ethics and always "doing the right thing." He pulls over on major roadways to change flat tires for elderly ladies who need assistance. (Seriously). He will perform this job for the right reasons, and not to be a glad-hander or ladder climber.

Braxton has been a tremendous representative for Northeast Florida and will faithfully serve all members of The Florida Bar

Braxton is a tremendously skilled commercial litigator, well versed in many areas. He is also very passionate about maintaining judicial oversight of the practice of law.

Braxton is a dedicated leader of The Florida Bar and committed to ensuring the Bar's legacy of service to the people of Florida through upholding the highest standards of the legal profession.

I have known Braxton for several years through The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section. He is a tremendous leader, a superb representative for professionalism in our Bar, and an excellent attorney in his own right. I am honored to support him for Florida Bar President.

Braxton is a hardworking and talented litigator, as well as a natural leader. I have served on the Florida Bar Board of Governors with Braxton for six years, and I have personally seen his work and dedication in committees, as well as his good judgment and temperament as a committee and section chairman. I have also had the privilege of litigating alongside Braxton, and have personally observed him exude the highest level of skill and professionalism at all times. Braxton will be an exceptional President-Elect and President of the Florida Bar.

I have known Braxton since law school and worked at the same firm as Braxton early in our careers. Since that time, I have had the privilege of litigating with and against Braxton in a number of cases. Braxton has always been the epitome of professionalism. I am honored to endorse Braxton for President of the Florida Bar.

I've served for 6 years with Braxton on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar. Braxton has distinguished himself as a leader on that Board. Braxton has great judgment and is highly regarded by the men and women with whom he works on the Board. Braxton is highly qualified to assume this role.