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'''Joshua A. Jones''' (b. 1977 in Gadsden, AL) is an attorney with [[Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz]].
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'''Joshua A. Jones''' is an attorney located in [[Pensacola, Florida]] specializing in education law, family law, and business law.  He currently owns and operates [[Joshua Jones Law, PLLC]].
  
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He earned his Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama where he was honored with a Dean of Fine Arts Scholarship and a music scholarship in saxophone. He graduated cum laude and as the Senior Elite in music education and went on to earn both a Juris Doctor and Master of Education Law at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire.
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Jones graduated from the University of Montevallo with a Bachelor in Music Education, cum laude.  Seeking to contribute to positive change in education, he attended the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) where he earned both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Education Law.  At the time, U.S. News and World Reports ranked FPLC first in the nation for the study of intellectual property law.  In addition to amassing a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding school law, Mr. Jones took full advantage of the intellectual property courses and seminars at FPLC, and he is well versed in the practice of trademarks and copyrights. While at FPLC, he served as a teaching assistant for the first year legal writing and research program and later for Administrative Process: Education & Government. He also served as a research assistant to Professor Sarah Redfield.
  
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During law school, Mr. Jones was a Diversity Scholar and a Public Interest Coalition Fellow for summer work in education law. He was a teaching assistant at Pierce Law for the first year legal writing program and moot court as well as for Administrative Process: Education & Government. He also served as a research assistant to Professor Sarah Redfield, Director of the Education Law Institute and clerked for the New Hampshire Department of Education Office of Legislation and Hearings. Mr. Jones participated in the Eric Neisser National Education Law Moot Court Competition, was on the FPLC moot court advisory board, and served as a director of the FPLC Bookstore.
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After five years representing parents and students in school matters and litigating mass tort, personal injury, insurance, employment, and business cases at Pensacola, Florida law firm, [[Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz]], Mr. Jones was selected as the Downey Brand Fellow for Public Service and Leadership at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California.  While working at McGeorge, he worked in the Education Pipeline Initiative, running a mentor program between law students and children from grades 4-12, and he taught Street Law at Sacramento Charter High School. At McGeorge, Mr. Jones earned a Master of Laws in Government and Public Policy with an emphasis in education law, one of only seventeen lawyers in the country to hold the degree.
  
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Before moving to Florida, Mr. Jones worked as a hearing officer and mediator for the New Hampshire Department of Education. He has since served as an advocate for children with disabilities with the Family Network on Disabilities of Florida. In addition to his legal work with AWKO, he currently is an adjunct professor at [[Pensacola Junior College]] and [[Virginia College]] where he has taught family law, real estate law, constitutional law, criminal justice administration, probation and parole, crime scene investigation, and legal research. He has spoken on panels for the ACLU and at the [[University of West Florida]] and the University of Montevallo on topics such as search and seizure, copyright for music educators, diversity in educational settings, and special education. In 2005, his work as an educator earned him the honor of induction to the National Honor Roll of Outstanding American Teachers.
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Jones handles a variety of cases, including student rights, such as special education, anti-bullying, and student discipline, business formations and management, non-profit formation and management, trademark and copyright services, and family law issues.  However, he is equipped to handle all of your family law and business law needs.  Mr. Jones has extraordinary litigation and negotiation skills, but he also employs proactive lawyering techniques to anticipate and solve problems, before they arise, through practical policy and contract development.
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Joshua Jones is licensed to practice law in both Florida and California.
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==Publications==
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* Joshua Jones, [http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/wjlgs/issues/fall_2010/jones.pdf ''Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: A Double-Edged Sword for the Protection of Students with Gender Identity Disorder''], 25:2 Wisc. J. of Law Gender & Soc. 353 (2010).
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==External links==
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*[http://www.joshuajoneslaw.com Official site] of Joshua Jones Law, PLLC
  
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Mr. Jones currently practices in the area of products liability with particular emphasis on pharmacuetical litigation. Other practice areas include representation of plaintiffs in the subject matters of telecommunications, insurance, personal injury, employment discrimination, student rights, and special education. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the [[Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association]] (ESRBA), American Association of Justice, and the American Bar Association.  He is a member of the ESRBA Community Service Committe, the ESRBA Young Lawyers Board, and is the chair of the ESRBA American Citizenship Committe.  Mr. Jones volunteers with the Florida Bar's Justice Teaching program. He often provides pro bono representation to the non-profit [[Gulf Coast TIDE]] and the [[ACLU]].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 24 August 2012

Joshua A. Jones
Born 1977
Gadsden, Alabama
Occupation Attorney

Joshua A. Jones is an attorney located in Pensacola, Florida specializing in education law, family law, and business law. He currently owns and operates Joshua Jones Law, PLLC.

Jones graduated from the University of Montevallo with a Bachelor in Music Education, cum laude.  Seeking to contribute to positive change in education, he attended the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) where he earned both a Juris Doctor and a Master of Education Law.  At the time, U.S. News and World Reports ranked FPLC first in the nation for the study of intellectual property law.  In addition to amassing a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding school law, Mr. Jones took full advantage of the intellectual property courses and seminars at FPLC, and he is well versed in the practice of trademarks and copyrights. While at FPLC, he served as a teaching assistant for the first year legal writing and research program and later for Administrative Process: Education & Government. He also served as a research assistant to Professor Sarah Redfield.

After five years representing parents and students in school matters and litigating mass tort, personal injury, insurance, employment, and business cases at Pensacola, Florida law firm, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, Mr. Jones was selected as the Downey Brand Fellow for Public Service and Leadership at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California.  While working at McGeorge, he worked in the Education Pipeline Initiative, running a mentor program between law students and children from grades 4-12, and he taught Street Law at Sacramento Charter High School. At McGeorge, Mr. Jones earned a Master of Laws in Government and Public Policy with an emphasis in education law, one of only seventeen lawyers in the country to hold the degree.

Jones handles a variety of cases, including student rights, such as special education, anti-bullying, and student discipline, business formations and management, non-profit formation and management, trademark and copyright services, and family law issues.  However, he is equipped to handle all of your family law and business law needs.  Mr. Jones has extraordinary litigation and negotiation skills, but he also employs proactive lawyering techniques to anticipate and solve problems, before they arise, through practical policy and contract development.

Joshua Jones is licensed to practice law in both Florida and California.

Publications

External links

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