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Attorney Jim Jenkins is an "AV" rated lawyer from Pensacola, Florida. The "AV Preeminent" rating is the highest rating given by America's largest and oldest attorney rating service, Martindale-Hubbell. The ranking of "AV Preeminent" is a significant rating accomplishment and a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. This rating is derived by Martindale-Hubbell by anonomously contacting judges and other lawyers who have worked with the attorney being evaluated. For someone to obtain an "AV" rating they are considered as having the "highest ethical standards and professional ability."
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M James Jenkins Pa 1211 W Garden St Pensacola, FL 325024556 |
| Website: | www.jenkinslaw.net |
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| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Lifetime Member; Board Member (Chapter Representative) | N/A |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Lifetime Member; Board Member (Chapter Representative) | 1990 - 1900 |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Lifetime Member; Board Member (Chapter Representative) | N/A |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Life Member | N/A |
| Florida Justice Association | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Life Member | N/A |
| Florida Justice Association | Member | N/A |
| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Life Member | 1992 - 1900 |
| Florida Justice Association | Member | 1992 - 1900 |
| Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | President, Northwest Florida Chapter | 1993 - 1994 |
| National Criminal Defense College | Graduate | 2002 - 1900 |
| National Criminal Defense College | Graduate | N/A |
| National Criminal Defense College | Graduate | N/A |
| Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College | Elected Regional Representative Region 10 - 2010 | 2003 - 2015 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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| Superb Lawyer "10" | AVVO | 2011 |
| AV Peer Review Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2009 |
| Member | Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2006 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg State College | Associate of Arts with honors | 1977 |
| St. Petersburg State College | Associate of Arts with honors | 1977 |
| University of California - San Diego | Bachelor of Arts with honors | 1981 |
| University of California - San Diego | Bachelor of Arts with honors | 1981 |
| Florida State University College of Law | Doctor of Jurisprudence with honors | 1985 |
| Florida State University College of Law | Doctor of Jurisprudence with honors | 1985 |
| Case name | Outcome |
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| Burton v. State, 651 So. 2d 793 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) | reversed and remanded |
| Cox vs. State, 75 So. 3rd 325 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011) | Affirmed |
| Jenkins v. Escambia County, 614 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. 1993) | reversed and remanded |
| Miller v. State, 895 So. 2d 532 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) | afffirmed |
| United State v. Hood, 246 Fed. Appx 611 (11th Cir. 2007) | affirmed |
| United State v. Perez, et al., 30 F3rd 1407 (11th Cir. 1994) | affirmed |
| United States v. Mercado, 2007 WL 2827597 (Northern District Court, Panama City Division 2007) | Remanded to BOP with referral to Butner CI |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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| FL | 539287 | Member in Good Standing | 1986 | 09/12/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
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| West | Strategies for Defending Sex Crimes, 2012 ed.: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Current Sex Crimes Environment and Building a Thorough Defense | 2012 |
| The Warrior, the Journal of The Trial Lawyer's College, Fall Edition | Case of the Disappearing Tatoo | 2011 |
| Florida Defender (FACDL) | Authenticity in the Courtroom: The Process of Becoming Delawyered | 2010 |
| Florida Defender (FACDL) | Defining the Amorphous World of Curtilige | 2009 |
| The Florida Bar Journal | "The State of Our Trash in Florida: The Use of Evidence Found in Residential Garbage to Establish Probable Cause to Search a Citizen's Home | 2008 |
| The Warrior - Magazine of The Trial Lawyer's College | Defending A Lawyer in Federal Court | 2006 |
| Florida Defender (FACDL) | Defending a Lawyer in Federal Court | 2005 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| People's Law School | Criminal Law | 2014 |
| Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College | Faculty Member-Florida Regional - Closing Arguments | 2011 |
| Navy Legal Service Office Central Training Symposium | Presentation of Mitigating Evidence in Pornography Cases | 2010 |
| Georgetown University Law School Trial Advocacy Program | Faculty Member | 2004 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant State Attorney | Florida State Prosecutor | 1985 - 1988 |
| Assistant State Attorney | Florida State Prosecutor | 1985 - 1988 |
| Assistant Public Defender | Florida State Public Defender | 1988 - 1990 |
| Assistant Public Defender | Florida State Public Defender | 1988 - 1990 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender's Office Northern District of Florida | 1995 - 1997 |
| Assistant Federal Defender | Federal Defender's Office Northern District of Florida | 1995 - 1997 |
