John P. Ferguson

VCard

Practice Areas

Business and Corporate Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions

Commercial Finance

Franchise Law

International Law

Admitted

1993: Florida

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Education

1993: J.D., Florida State University College of Law, Magna Cum Laude

1990: B.A., Florida State University

Awards

2011, Louis Fifer Friend of Industry Award (Volusia Manufacturers Association)

2011, Above and Beyond Award (Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation)

2006, Florida Trend Magazine's Florida Legal Elite

2006, Marvin Samuels Award for Outstanding Service to the Community

Publications and Lectures

Speaker, "Liability Protection and Asset Allocation", Intellectual Property Symposium: University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, February 21, 2012

Speaker, "How to Structure Your Business to Maximize Its Potential," Economic Services Alliance Business-to-Business Expo, November 18, 2009

Speaker, Daytona Regional Intellectual Property Symposium, February 20, 2009

Speaker, Daytona State College, Export 101, Introduction to Exporting, Protecting Your Interests Abroad, November 18, 2008

Leadership

Board of Directors, Volusia Manufacturers Association

Board of Directors, Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation

Chairman, International Trade Alliance

Chairman, Halifax Area Trade Council

Co-Chairman, Economic Service Alliance

Past Chairman, Daytona Beach Regional Area Chamber of Commerce

Secretary and Treasurer, Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District

Member of Executive Board of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagle Athletic Association

Past Chairman, St. James Episcopal School Board of Trustees

Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Futures, Inc. (Education Foundation for Volusia County Public Schools)

Member and Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Daytona Beach Community Foundation

Advisory Board, Volusia Literacy Council

Community Advisory Board, Junior League of Daytona Beach

Graduate, Leadership of Daytona, 1996

Past President, Ormond Main Street, Inc.

Past President, Kiwanis Club of Downtown Daytona Beach

Affiliations

Business Law Section, Florida Bar

Administrative Law Section, Florida Bar

International Law Section, Florida Bar

Halifax Area Civic League

Biography

John Ferguson has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Cobb Cole, P.A., since January 2010. He joined the firm through the law clerk program in 1991 and has continuously practiced with Cobb Cole since that time.

While Mr. Ferguson was born in Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, he grew up in Bradenton Florida, and returned to the Halifax Area after Law school with his wife Kelly Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson is the Executive Director of Futures, Inc., the education foundation for Volusia County public schools. Mr. Ferguson and his wife have two (2) children and live in Ormond Beach.

Mr. Ferguson practices in the areas of merger and aquisitions, business organization and transactions, franchise law, commercial finance, international law, and general corporate and contract law.

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