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Refik Werner Eler

Family Attorney at Jacksonville, FL

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  • Licensed for 36 years
    State FL
    Acquired 1987
    Status
    Member in Good Standing Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2019

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ELERLAW is a general trial practice law firm handling all family, criminal and general litigation matters in both State and Federal courts.  

 

My 30 year legal career began as Assistant State Attorney in Jacksonville, Florida where I prosecuted criminal offenses for the State of Florida.  

 

For approximately 20 years thereafter I went into the private practice of law handling predominantly criminal defense and family law matters. 

 

In January of 2009 I was appointed as Chief Assistant Public Defender for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties serving the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, a post I held until January 2017.  

 

For several interim years, I was an Adjunct Professor at The Florida Coastal School of Law where I taught trial advocacy including mock trial of criminal and civil cases to second and third year law students.

 

I am a longtime member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Jacksonville Bar Association where I sit on the Governmental Relations Committee. 

 

Other legal memberships included; the Florida Public Defender Association’s Death Penalty Steering Committee and Mental Health Steering Committee and the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Committee. 

 

Since 2009, I have served as a Board Member for the Sulzbacher Center for the homeless and for five years I also sat on the Board at the Jacksonville Humane Society. 

 

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ELERLAW
233 East Bay Street
Suite 1133
Jacksonville, FL, 32202

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Posted by robert | September 23, 2008
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MR. ELER IS A GREAT LAWYER HE HAS HELP MY DAUGHTER AN I MANY TIMES AN WOULD RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD NEED A CLASS ACT LAWYER IS IS ONE OF THE BEST IN FLA IN MY BOOK ! PLUS HE IS HONEST AND IS UP FRONT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES !

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  • Free Consultation 30 minutes
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Cash, Check, Credit Card

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AVVO RATING 5.6 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019.

Admonishment issued in FL, 2019
updated on 01/02/2020

An admonition means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar gives the lawyer an admonition in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • ELERLAW
  • 2017 - Present
  • Chief Assistant
  • Office Of The Public Defender 4th Circut
  • 2009 - 2017
  • Managing Partner
  • Law Offices of Refik W. Eler, P.A.
  • 2006 - 2009
  • Partner
  • Tassone & Eler
  • 1989 - 2006
  • Assistant State Attorney
  • State Attorneys Office
  • 1986 - 1989
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Education

  • The Florida State University College of Law
  • Law
  • 1986
  • University of Florida
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1982

Associations

  • Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2009 - Present

Languages Spoken

  • German

Honors and Awards

  • "Stop the Violence" Award
  • El Beth El Divine Development Center
  • 2013
  • Pro Bono Award
  • Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
  • 2011
  • "Give a Good Nite"Chair Recognition
  • Sulzbacher Homeless Center
  • 2011
  • Folio Magazine "Top 12" Family and Criminal Law in Jax
  • Folio Magazine
  • 2007
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Speaking Engagements

  • Life over Death Penalty Seminar
  • Death Penalty Mitigation
  • 2004

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Jacksonville Family Lawyer Refik Werner Eler
Refik Werner Eler
Family Attorney
Jacksonville, FL
Licensed for 36 years
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2019. See details