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Thomas S. Edwards, Jr. Senior Partner & Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer

Awards

  • Martindale-Hubbell®: AV Preeminent™
  • Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year
  • Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™
  • American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA)
  • The Florida Justice Association: Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award
  • American Registry: America’s Most Honored Lawyers
  • American Institute of Trial Lawyers: Litigator of the Year
  • America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®
  • Jacksonville Business Journal: Ultimate Attorneys
  • Martindale-Hubbell® 35 Year Anniversary Community Award
  • Florida Top 100, Jacksonville Top 25: Tom Edwards
  • 15+ Years Super Lawyers: Tom Edwards
  • Bio

Thomas S. Edwards, Jr.

Senior Partner & Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer

Thomas S. Edwards, Jr. is the Senior Partner of Edwards & Ragatz, P.A. Tom has been a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer since 1991. He has a Tier 1 Best Law Firms rating in both Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury. He is also rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, was awarded the Spartans at Thermopylae award for extraordinary work in protecting the court system, is included in Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, and is recognized by Florida’s Super Lawyers. His achievements as a trial lawyer are extraordinary. Tom and his team have won million and multi-million-dollar verdicts in multiple states. He has been practicing personal injury law since 1984.

Tom is a 1981 graduate of the University of the South: Sewanee and received his Juris Doctorate (law degree) in 1983 from Stetson University College of Law – the oldest law school in the State of Florida. His activism on behalf of justice traces decades back in his family history, including his grandmother’s work during the women’s suffrage movement: she led the women of Randolph-Macon on a march in Washington, D.C., in support of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (you can read more about Lucy Edwards on the Florida Bar’s website here.)

Tom has been a leader in not only the Bar but the Jacksonville community for many years. Additional work includes past leadership in the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville, the Downtown Ecumenical Services Council, the United Way, and the South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church.

As the senior partner of Edwards & Ragatz, Tom and the team are committed to the aggressive and compassionate representation of clients and their families. His goal is to achieve justice for each client. Edwards & Ragatz has repeatedly achieved extraordinary results including landmark verdicts against multi-billion-dollar corporations and insurance companies. Tom is married, raised three children in Jacksonville, and works every day to help clients through difficult times and to improve the legal system and our community.

Community Involvement

  • Rotary Club of South Jacksonville – 1987-2013
    • Board of Directors – 1997-1999; 2002-2003
    • Programs Chair – 1998
  • Editor of The Gear – 1989, 1990
  • Multiple Paul Harris Fellowships
  • Downtown Ecumenical Services Council Board Member – 1997-1998
  • United Way – Professional Division Chair – 2000
  • South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church
    • Deacon – 1997-1999
    • Chair – Board of Deacons – 1998 and 1999
    • Elder – 2000-2003

Awards

  • Martindale-Hubbell®: AV Preeminent™
  • Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year
  • Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™
  • American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA)
  • The Florida Justice Association: Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award
  • American Registry: America’s Most Honored Lawyers
  • American Institute of Trial Lawyers: Litigator of the Year
  • America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®
  • Jacksonville Business Journal: Ultimate Attorneys
  • Martindale-Hubbell® 35 Year Anniversary Community Award
  • Florida Top 100, Jacksonville Top 25: Tom Edwards
  • 15+ Years Super Lawyers: Tom Edwards

Real Clients. Real Stories.

Hear From Our Past Client's
    "Life presented me with a challenge and after speaking with several law firms, I chose Edwards & Ragatz. Best choice I could have made."
    Eric picked up the ball and never stopped! He was like a pit bull!
    Carol
    "Definitely 5 star rating! If I could give more stars, I would! Highly recommend!"
    I used Jennifer, and she made the process so smooth and explained everything in detail what she was doing, and what was the right move.
    Sarah V.
    "Mr Doug was on top of my lawsuit he explained every detail, step by steps on how the process works"

    My lawyer was Mr Doug I had a wonderful first experience with the law firm and his assistant’s. 

    Yesenia Ivette C.
    "They were very helpful and patient in their handling of our case"
    They were very helpful and patient in their handling of our case.
    Candy
    "The team at Edwards & Ragatz were a wonderful team"
    The team at Edwards & Ragatz were a wonderful team with whom to work. From the moment we connected on the telephone, my husband and I were represented by them with compassion and professionalism.
    Charlene M.
    "I know the Value of Team work but also know when people Value there work"
    From Being in The Marines I know the Value of Team work but also know when people Value there work.
    Doug B.
    "I wish that I could give them more than a 5-star rating."
    From the time they first answered my call until the very end of my case, I was met with empathy, professionalism and compassion. Their communication throughout the process was absolutely amazing.
    Kelci P.
    "Tom Edwards and Eric Ragatz are professionals in every sense of the term."
    Tom and Eric understand what is at stake and use the law to provide fair and complete resolutions for their clients.
    Dave A.

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