Richard A. Mullaney, Esquire

Director, JU Public Policy Institute

E-mail: rmullan1@ju.edu

Work: 904-256-7342
Cell: 904-955-1857

Education

• University of Florida, Levin College of Law; Juris Doctor, 1980
• University of Florida; B.A. Political Science, 1977
   

  Undergraduate Honors and Activities

  • Graduated Number One in College of Arts and Sciences
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honors Society (President)
  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Debate Team
        George Smathers Debate Scholarship
        University of Florida Outstanding Scholar-Debater Award
  • Southwestern Company, sold books door to door in North Carolina and West Virginia
        Top Salesman Award (first year); Top Sales Manager Award (second year)
  • Outstanding Graduating Senior from College of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduated with High Honors
   

  Law School Honors and Activities

  • Law Review
        Executive Editor
  • Moot Court Team
        Best Oralist Award
        Outstanding Team Member Award
  • Studied International Trade Law at Cambridge University (Cambridge, England) and Polish Academy of Sciences
        (Warsaw, Poland) (summer study program)
  • Graduated with Honors

Professional Experience

• Jacksonville University
      Founding Director, JU Public Policy Institute, 2012 to present
• Candidate for Mayor of City of Jacksonville, 2010-2011
• General Counsel's Office, City of Jacksonville
      General Counsel, 1997-2010
      40 lawyer office; diverse civil practice
      Represented Jacksonville's $5 billion-a-year consolidated government
• Mayor's Office, City of Jacksonville
      Chief of Staff to former Mayor John Delaney, 1996-1997
• General Counsel's Office, City of Jacksonville, 1991-1996
      Civil Litigation; Chief, Tort Litigation Section
• State Attorneys Office, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Jacksonville, Florida
      Prosecutor, 1982-1991
      Director of Circuit Court and Homicide Unit
• Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tampa, Florida
      Attorney, 1980-1982 

Professional Honors and Awards

• Lawyer of the Year, City of Jacksonville (2003)
      Annual Award at Jacksonville Bar Association Law Day Luncheon
• Prosecutor of the Year, State of Florida (1991)
      The Gene Berry Memorial Award
• Good Government Award, City of Jacksonville (2004)
      Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
• Florida Legal Elite, Top Government Attorney, Florida Trend Magazine (2009)
• IT Florida Award, Innovation in Technology (2003)
      Chairman, Telecommunications Master Plan Task Force, JAXMAN project
• Distinguished Faculty Award (1997), Lecturer of Merit (1991)
      National College of District Attorneys (Houston, Texas)

Teaching, Consulting and Comunity Presentations

•  National lectures; presentations in more than 20 states
      Topics include city-county consolidation, limiting municipal tort liability,
      trial tactics and procedures, prosecuting homicide cases, opening and closing argument   
• Adjunct Professor, University of North Florida
      Business Law, UNF MBA Program (1983 - 1985); Criminal Procedure (1990)
• Consultant on Consolidation of City and County Governments; Local Government
• Municipal Law Clinic, General Counsel's Office (1998-2010)
      Founded Clinic Program in 1998; more than 300 student interns
• Community Presentations on the Economy, Education, Technology, and Government

Professional and Civic Activities

• Board of Directors, St. Vincent's HealthCare Foundation (2004-present)
      Chairman, Board of Directors (2009-2011)
• Board of Directors, St. Vincent's HealthCare System (2005-present)
      Chairman, Strategic Directions Committee (2006-2007)
• Board of Directors, Gateway Community Services (2009-present)
      Vice Chairman (2010-present)
• Board of Directors, Timucuan Trails Parks Foundation (2003-present)
• ALS Regional Council (2008-present)
• Chester Bedell Inn of Court (Barrister 1986-1989) (Master 1998-2008)
• Chairman, Telecommunications Master Plan Task Force (2002-2003)
• Special Counsel, City Council Special Committee on Telecommunications & Technology
      (2000-2002)
• Chairman, Computer and Technology Section, Jacksonville Bar Association (2000-2002)
• Chairman, Legal Studies Institute, University of North Florida (1992-1998)
• JCCI Study on Public Education, Speaker and Participant (2002-2003)
• JCCI Study on Higher Education, Management Team and Participant (2003 - 2004)
• Member, University of North Florida Continuing Education Advisory Council (1992-2000)
• Board of Governors, Jacksonville Bar Association (YLS) (1990-1992)
• Leadership Florida (2001)
• Leadership Jacksonville (1988)   

Personal

•  Wife: Lynn; Children: Taylor, Richie, Katie