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Today
The current members and associates of the firm are William E. Sherman, William A. Ottinger, Joe G. Dykes, Jr., F. A. "Alex" Ford, Jr., Sam N. Masters, E. Channing Coolidge, Jr., Janet M. Strickland, Steven N. Gosney, Basyle "Boz" Tchividjian, and Frank Ford, Sr., of Counsel. The members of the firm are involved in a wide variety of government, community, political and legal affairs. They have served in positions including municipal corporation counsel, State Representative, City Commissioner, School Board attorney, Judge of Industrial Claims and Municipal Judge. Firm members have also participated as members of state and local political committees, both Democratic and Republican, as board members of major charitable organizations, and as presidents or committee and section chairmen in various Bar activities. The firm has achieved an "AV" rating, the highest rating awarded to law firms by the independent lawyer rating service, Martindale-Hubbell. The firm is also listed in the BAR Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
In serving our clients and maintaining our reputation for excellence, the firm has continually kept pace with the technological advances in legal research and office management. The firm's central legal library, located in the DeLand office, is dedicated to the memory of Thorwald J. "Ted" Husfeld. The library's extensive hard-bound materials include hard-to-find and otherwise unavailable documents and legal volumes. Additionally, the library computer system allows access to WestLaw, West CDRom, and various other online and CDRom services. The firm is extremely proud of its ability to serve as a leader in the advances of research and management technology while preserving its wealth of history.
The firm is proud of its rich history of community involvement. It continues to encourage participation in community affairs, and remains dedicated to providing service to the general community at a level consistent with its performance in the practice of law. As the firm's history reflects, members of the firm have accomplished great successes both during and after their associations with the firm.
