Roger K. Gannam
Roger Gannam is a partner with Lindell & Farson, handling a
broad range of business and consumer litigation, as well as real
estate and general business transactions. Mr. Gannam earned
his law degree, with honors, from the University of Florida Levin
College of Law. Prior to law school he earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration in Finance from the University of North
Florida, with a minor in Political Science. During his
undergraduate studies, Mr. Gannam worked full time for AT&T
Universal Card Services in Jacksonville, sharing in the company's
Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award for performance
excellence.
Following law school, Mr. Gannam began his legal career with the
international law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.,
where he gained extensive experience in complex commercial and
class action litigation. He continued his career with the
international firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, where he
represented numerous businesses and individuals in significant
legal disputes. Since joining Lindell & Farson, Mr. Gannam has
expanded his business and consumer law practice, not only engaging
in complex litigation but also advising clients in company
formation and in the purchase and sale of real estate and
businesses.
In addition to his traditional law practice, Mr. Gannam
represents individuals and organizations in religious liberty
matters, and advises public bodies and officials on free speech,
religious liberty, and other constitutional matters. In this
arena, he works as an Allied Attorney of the Alliance Defending
Freedom (ADF), and often with the Christian Legal Society Center
for Law and Religious Freedom, engaging in pro bono
religious liberty litigation in Jacksonville and throughout
Florida. Mr. Gannam has also provided legal aid through the
Christian Legal Society Pro Bono Project and Jacksonville Area
Legal Aid Public Service Project.
Mr. Gannam is a member of Southside United Methodist Church, and
holds leadership or volunteer positions with a number of community
organizations, including the CHILD Cancer Fund, Christian Legal
Society of Jacksonville (past president), and Second Harvest North
Florida JETSET. Mr. Gannam's interests include theology,
running, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Super Lawyers has named Roger Gannam to the Florida
Rising Stars list as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in
Florida for 2012. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the
lawyers in the state receive this honor.
Practice Areas:
- Business and Consumer Law
- Corporate Governance Disputes
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Employment and Non-Compete Agreements
- Estate and Trust Litigation
- Religious Liberty Litigation
- General Business Formation, Transactions and Contracts
- Construction and Real Estate Contracts and Litigation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly Alliance Defense
Fund)
(Allied Attorney since 2005)
- U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts
of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Professional Activities:
- Alliance Defense Fund National Litigation Academy 33, God
or Caesar and Conscience: Litigating Religious Liberty in
This New Era, July, 2010
- Alliance Defense Fund National Litigation Academy XXIII,
Maximizing Momentum: Winning Strategic Diversity Litigation in
a New Constitutional Era, October, 2005
- Panelist, Religious Diversity Panel Discussion, Florida Coastal
School of Law, February 23, 2006
- Co-author, Government's Right to Waive Minor Deviations and
Undertaking Direct Legal Action in a Bid Protest, in PUBLIC
CONTRACT CODE AND COMPETITIVE PUBLIC BIDDING IN FLORIDA, 51.80
(Lorman Education Services 2004)
Education:
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D. With Honors,
1999
- University of North Florida, Bachelor of Business
Administration (Finance), 1996