Mr. Avery joined us in the Spring of 2009 to head our Litigation Department and as a member of our Business Counsel Department. John is known as an aggressive litigator that gets to the point early in a case.Mr. Avery graduated the University of Florida in 1966 with a B.A. degree. He was also awarded a Law degree from UF in 1970. He was admitted into the U.S. District Court in 1972. Mr. Avery was a criminal prosecutor for Palm Beach County in the 1970s, but pursued a civil litigation career. His areas of trial experience involve construction law, family law, real estate and condominium law, probate, and personal injury. Mr. Avery was a Judge Ad Litem for the Town of Jupiter, and was a Member of the Law Offices of Brennan, Brown & Avery. He has numerous reported appellate cases. Mr. Avery serves the Legal Aid Society, is the Past President of the Jupiter/Tequesta Rotary Club, has been a Member of the Board of Directors of the Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, and is President of the Board of Directors of the Guatemala Tomorrow Fund.
Reported Cases:
- Spiegel v. H. Allen Holmes, Inc., 834 So. 2d 295 (Fla. App. 4 Dist., December 26, 2002)
- Silverman v. Gockman, 714 So. 2d 671 (Fla. App. 4 Dist., August 5, 1998)
- Boyhan v. Maguire, 693 So. 2d 659 (Fla. App 4 Dist., May 7, 1997)
- Dehaven v. Gordon, 659 So. 2d 1315 (Fla. App. 4 Dist., September 6, 1995)
- Moritz v. Hoyt Enterprises, Inc., 604 So. 2 807 (Fla July 23, 1992)
- Woodard Tire Co., Inc. v. Hartley Realty, Inc., 596 So. 2d 1114 (Fla App. 3 Dist., March 10, 1992)
- Andalora v. Lindenberger, 576 So. 2d 354 (Fla App. 4 Dist. March 6, 1991)
- Peterson v. Griffin, 566 So. 2d 335 (Fla App. 4 Dist., August 29, 1990)
- Gibbons v. Gibbons, 560 So. 2d 392 (Fla. App. 4Dist., May 2, 1990)
- Ocean Trail Unit Owners Assoc., v. Levy, 489 So. 2d 103 (Fla App. 4 Dist., 1986)
- Kenneth Richardson, et al., v. Jupiter Bay Condominium Association, Inc., Case No. 02-4353 (Scheuerman/Summary Final Order / July 3, 2002)