John R. "Jack" Kiefner, Jr.

Attorney

Phone: 727-894-8000
Cell: 727-403-4517

Areas of Practice

  • • Securities complaints, investigations and litigation
  • • Securities public and private transactions
  • • Adminstrative law
  • • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.(FINRA) issues
  • • Securities disputes of all types

Professional Memberships

  • • St.Petersburg Bar Association
  • • Federal Bar Association
  • • American Bar Association
  • • Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc.
  • • National Roster of Arbitrators - - (FINRA) and American Arbitration Association - - Continuously Since 1987

Professional Accomplishments

  • • Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • • Adjunct Professor. Stetson University College of Law, 1983-1985
  • • Regional Trial Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. Regional Office,1977-1982
  • • Appointed to Board of Governors,Grievance Committee,The Florida Bar
  • • Captain. U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-1976
  • • Various "Who's Who" Listings
  • • Rated AV Preminent, annualy for in excess of 30 years
  • • Lecturer in Securities issues
  • • Various Judicial and peer achievement awards which we will not individualy list

Admitted to Practice

  • • Florida,1971
  • • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida,1971
  • • U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1971
  • • U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
  • • U.S.Tax Court, 1982
  • • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • • U.S.Court of Appeals, 9th,11th and District of Columbia Circuits

Awards

  • • AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Education

  • • Stetson University, J.D.,1971
  • - Phi Alpha Delta, National Law Fraternity
  • - Stetson Law Review.1970-1971
  • • Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1968
  • - National Society of Scabbard & Blade
  • - Honorary Academic Scholarship
  • - Tau Epsilon Phi