Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Just a Couple of Lawyer Facts...


Did you know that of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, 24 were lawyers and jurist?

Many Americans are not aware that 25 U.S. Presidents were also lawyers. Here's the list...

1. John Adams
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. James Madison
4. James Monroe
5. John Quincy Adams
6. Andrew Jackson
7. Martin Van Buren
8. John Tyler
9. James Polk
10. Millard Fillmore
11. Franklin Pierce
12. James Buchanan
13. Abraham Lincoln
14. Rutherford Hayes
15. Chester Arthur
16. Grover Cleveland
17. Benjamin Harrison
18. William McKinley
19. William Taft
20. Woodrow Wilson
21. Calvin Coolidge
22. Franklin Roosevelt
23. Richard Nixon
24. Gerald Ford
25. Bill Clinton

Several other lawyers who names you may recognize include Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Thurgood Marshall, Paul Harris, Robert Louis Stephenson, Gerry Spence, Clarence Darrow, Tony Blair and Benjamin Cardozo.

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Jon Mitchell Jackson was recently named Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. Mitch is the founding partner and Senior Litigation Partner of Jackson and Wilson, Inc., a top AV rated firm by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, an exclusive listing reserved for the best law firms in the United States. This recent award follows several earlier recognitions naming Mitch a Southern California Super Lawyer and, awarding a rating of 10.0 or Superb by the national AVVO lawyer rating system. Mitch has also served as a Judge Pro Tem, arbitrator, and mediator, with the Orange County Superior Court and in his spare time, enjoys Rotary International. Mitch has obtained numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients and is a multiple time member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (membership limited to those attorneys having obtained million dollar plus verdicts and settlements). Mitch invites potential clients, existing clients, family and friends to enjoy this blog and to benefit and share this valuable information.