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Max Story, Esq

Mr. Story is a native Floridian, born in Orlando and raised in the US Virgin Islands and New Smyrna Beach. He was a Florida Merit Scholar and a Presidential Scholar, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts with Honors, from Rollins College in Winter Park. Mr. Story obtained his Juris Doctor degree with Honors from the University of Florida, College of Law in 2001 where he served as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Technology and as Managing Editor of the Journal of International Law.

Upon graduation, Mr. Story accepted a position in Jacksonville Beach, and now has managed a consumer protection law firm for over 15 years. He is married to his college sweetheart of 30 years, a licensed psychotherapist and they have two active sons.

 

He is recognized nationally as a top consumer protection attorney and  has served in leadership roles with the Florida Bar, the Consumer Protection Law Committee, served on the Board of Community Legal Services of Mid Florida. He is the Florida Chair of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA).

He is a frequent speaker on consumer law topics and has taught at Annual Florida Bar Conventions, National Consumer Law Center Conventions, Florida Legal Aid Trainings, and the Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Conference. He is an Avvo Superb (top rated) attorney.

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Education

  • Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida - Bachelor of Arts with Honors 1997

Presidential Scholar

National Merit Scholar

  • University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, Florida - Juris Doctor with Honors 2001

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Technology Law Review

Managing Editor, Journal of International Law Revie

Professional

  • American Bar Association

  • Community Legal Services of Mid Florida, Board of Directors 2017-2021

  • Florida Bar, since 2001

  • Florida Bar, Consumer Protection Law Committee

  • Florida Association Women Lawyers

  • Florida Justice Association

  • Jacksonville Bar Association

  • Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association

  • Jacksonville Beaches Bar Association

  • Jacksonville Justice Association

  • Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association

  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

  • Florida Chair National Association of Consumer Advocates

Court Admissions

  • Florida Supreme Court

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Speaking Engagements

  • NCLC (National Consumer Law Center) National Fair Debt Collection Practices Conference - CLE Annual Conference Speaker. Wyndham Disney Springs, April 25, 2022

  • The Florida Bar 2021 Annual Florida Bar Convention, CLE Conference Speaker "Recovery - Assisting Consumers in the Aftermath of COVID-19, COVID-19 and Debt Collection." Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. June 9, 2021

  • The Florida State NACA Meeting and Florida Area Legal Aid Training, Orlando, Florida. June 22, 2019

  • The Florida Bar 2016 Annual Florida Bar Convention, CLE Conference Speaker "At the Corner of Technology & Consumer Law" Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. June 18, 2016

  • Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association, CLE Conference Speaker 23rd Annual Conference, August 21st 2015, Sawgrass Marriott Resort, Ponte Vedra, Florida "FDCPA Claims and Bankruptcy Considerations"

  • BEAM - Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, Jacksonville Beach, FL August 2015 "Bankruptcy Issues and Consumers' Rights" - Speaker with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

  • BEAM - Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, Jacksonville Beach, FL March 2016 "Consumer Law Education Workshop" - Speaker with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

Awards and Recognitions

  • Pro Bono Spotlight - JBA Pro Bono Committee Chair

  • 10/10 Superb rating by Avvo .com

Contact

904-372-4109

328 2nd Ave N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

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