Richard Scott Jackson

Richard Scott Jackson

also known as Richard “Jake” Jackson

5.0
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 40 years

Adoption Lawyer Practice Areas: Adoption
This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing

About Richard

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Adoption 100%

As a Board Certified adoption attorney and intermediary, Jake Jackson provides professional and compassionate service to birth mothers and adoptive families for both intrastate (Florida) and interstate (ICPC) adoptions. He takes care of adoptions of newborn infants, older children, and adults. Mr. Jackson handles private adoptions, foster care adoptions, relative adoptions, and step-parent adoptions.

40 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 40 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1985

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

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Richard Scott Jackson's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Robert | April 30, 2014 | Wills & Living Wills

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Attorney Jake Jackson prepared our will and power of attorney. He was professional, knowledgeable and thorough. He provided us with options we had not thought of. Mr. Jackson allowed us time to read and discuss the will privately while he went on with tasks not involving us. We were very pleased... and would use him again.

Posted by anonymous | April 25, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Experienced and hard working attorney who provides stellar representation

Mr. Jackson handled my criminal case with skill and efficiency. He was able to convince the prosecutor to refrain from pressing charges or going to trial by getting me a pretrial diversion program in lieu of prosecution as well as a complete expungement of my criminal record, which was virtually the... most favorable outcome I could have asked for given the circumstances. Throughout the case, Mr. Jackson handled everything with the utmost professionalism and made me feel comfortable trusting him and divulging my side of the story, and only discussed the matter with me in the most neutral and non-judgmental manner. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

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John O'Brien

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of his clients and getting them the most favorable result possible."

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Stephen Henderson

Family lawyer | Apr 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Robert Foster

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Claude Van Hook

Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Board Certified - Adoption Attorney, Florida Bar

Associations

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Fllorida Adoption Council

1999 - 2020

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Volusia chapter)

Treasurer

Education

1985

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

Speaking Engagements

2013

Free Speech/Public Ministry Seminar

Public Evangelism Under the First Amendment

2013

Alaska Talks Liberty Internet Radio Talk Show

First Amendment & Free Speech

2012

Free Speech/Public Ministry Seminar

Public Evangelism Under the First Amendment

2011

Free Speech/Public Ministry Seminar

Public Evangelism Under the First Amendment

1999

Guardian Ad Litem Pre-Service Training

Juvenile Dependency Law and Procedure

Publications

2010

Gospel Advocates, Inc. self-published Public Evangelism Under the First Amendment

1985

FSU Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law Environmental Protection Through Constitutional Amendment

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