J. Frazier Carraway

 AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Complex State and Federal Construction Litigation
• Construction Arbitration
• Environmental Law
• General Civil Litigation
• Consumer Litigation

EXPERIENCE

J. Frazier Carraway senior partner and co-founder of Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway, Gibbons, Lash & Wilcox, P.A., concentrates his practice on consumer litigation, including complex state and federal litigation involving construction, construction arbitration, commercial, civil rights, contract dispute under Puerto Rican Law, environmental and general litigation; and representation of sureties, general contractors, materialmen and owners in arbitration, mediation, and trial.  He earned his undergraduate degree from New College of The University of South Florida.  Upon graduation, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army before returning to civilian life and working for U.S. Home, Rutenberg Division, in several construction-related capacities.  In 1988, Mr. Carraway graduated with honors from Stetson University College of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review.  Mr. Carraway has more than 15 years experience in arbitrating and litigating construction, civil rights and general civil and business matters in state and federal courts.  He has achieved an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

PROFESSIONAL, TRADE AND CIVIC ACTIVITY

• The Florida Bar (Member of the Trial Lawyer and the City, County and Local Government Law Sections)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• American Inns of Court
• Midtown Kiwanis Club of Tampa
• American Diabetes Association
• Vestry, St. Andres Episcopal Church, 1999-2001; 2006

STATE/COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida (all state courts)
• U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida)
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

EDUCATION

• Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988)
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
• New College, University of South Florida (B.A., 1976)

AV rated in the Martindale-Hubbell law directory