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Tabitha G. Jackson
Contact
Contact Information
6265 Old Water Oak Road
Suite 201
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Biography
Tabitha G. Jackson is a Junior Partner in our Tallahassee office. She focuses her practice handling personal injury litigation, premises liability matters and first party property claims. Tabitha has extensive experience handling cases involving injuries sustained by Plaintiffs in slip and falls, trip and falls, defective conditions in the parking lot and inadequate lighting matters. She has experience handling dog bite matters. Tabitha also has experience handling matters involving water leaks, flooding, windstorm damages and pipe bursts. She also handles workers’ compensation insurance matters at the Division of Administrative Hearings and the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
Tabitha brings experience from the Public Sector as a former Assistant General Counsel with the Department of Financial Services where she ensured compliance with Florida’s Workers Compensation Insurance Laws and assisted with drafting language for several administrative rules and statutes. She also handled disputes between DFS and medical providers and employers throughout the State of Florida at the Division of Administrative Hearings. Tabitha has handled cases in all Florida State courts, the Northern District of Florida, DOAH, the JCC, and has argued in front of the First District Court of Appeal. She has been successful in securing a win for DFS in a Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act matter through informal hearing at DFS, formal hearing at DOAH, and via oral argument at the First DCA.
Tabitha obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University. She earned her Juris Doctor from Faulkner University. Tabitha is admitted in Florida (2015) and to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (2017).
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Boating | Maritime
- Creditor's Rights
- First Party Property
- General Liability
- Government Liability
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability | E&O
- Workers' Compensation
Experience
Bar/Court Admission
- 2015, Florida.
- 2017, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida.
Education
- Florida Atlantic University, B.A., Political Science, 2010.
- Gonzaga University, School of Law (Italy), Mozillo Center 2013.
- Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, J.D., 2014.
Professional/Civil Memberships
- Florida Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division, Member
- Florida Bar Association: Administrative Law Section, Executive Council Member
- Tallahassee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Board Member
- The James Madison Institute, Leaders Fellowship, Class 2
- Legal Aid Foundation, Tallahassee, Thunderdome Class 3 Graduate & Volunteer.
- FSU Law School Moot Court Team, Coach
Industries Represented
- Insurance Companies
- Third Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk
- State Bureaus & Agencies
- Public and Governmental Entities
- Office Product Retail Stores
- Home Improvement Retailers
- Retail Specialty Stores
- Supermarket Chains
- Suppliers
- Hotels
- Shopping Malls and Centers
- Restaurants
Verdicts
Verdicts
- Peter Harmon & Debra Harmon v. First Protective Insurance Company d/b/a Frontline Insurance
- Micah Thompson v. The Board of Trustees for the Florida State University, et al.
- Kennedy v. Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
- Smart Storm Solutions, LLC a/a/o Brinkley v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company