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Mr. Arnold graduated with Honors from the University of Florida, earning an undergraduate degree in History as well as his Juris Doctorate. After interning with State Attorney's Offices in West Palm Beach and Jacksonville, Mr. Arnold spent four and one-half years as a prosecutor in Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties. In total Mr. Arnold has 38 jury trials as first chair and more than 100 second chairs and non-jury trials. Mr. Arnold was assigned to Misdemeanor, Felony, Auto Theft, Repeat Offender Court, and Special Prosecution/White Collar Crime. In Special Prosecution, Mr. Arnold handled many high profile public corruption and theft cases.

Since moving into private practice in 2004, Mr. Arnold has practiced in the areas of criminal defense, civil litigation, and corporate formation. In criminal defense, Mr. Arnold has represented hundreds of clients in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay, and Volusia counties as well as in the Middle District Court of Florida. Mr. Arnold has also obtained his Board Certification in Criminal Trial law, a distinction held by just over 300 of the approximately 80,000 lawyers in Florida. For more information about the Board Certification, please refer to the Florida Bar's Website at: www.floridabar.org/certification.

In the area of civil litigation, Mr. Arnold's representations have included actions for breach of contract and other improper conduct in business transactions, including fraud, interference with business relationships, breach of fiduciary duties and unfair dealings. Mr. Arnold also has experience in residential and commercial landlord/tenant issues, purchases and sales of businesses, sale or development of real property, construction contracts and partnership disputes.

Prior to attending Law School, Mr. Arnold ran a successful restaurant franchise in South Florida for four years. Since moving into private practice, Mr. Arnold has helped start numerous businesses and has provided advice on a variety of practical and legal issues facing the small and medium sized business owner.

Mr. Arnold is the Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Jacksonville Bar for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Additionally, from 2004 to present, Mr. Arnold has served as the Commissioner of Athletics for the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Mr. Arnold is married to Melissa Gross-Arnold, an attorney who is a shareholder at the firm of Lewis, Longman, and Walker. They have one son, Benjamin.