Marks Gray

Jeptha "Jep" Barbour practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation including products liability, medical malpractice, disability, life and health insurance litigation and commercial litigation.  He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar.

Mr. Barbour is a native of Jacksonville and has practiced law with Marks Gray since 1982. He has served on the Board of the Jacksonville Bar Association from 1992 to 1997 (President 1996-97) and Board of the Young Lawyers Section 1987 to 1991 (President 1990-91).

Mr. Barbour is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is an active member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, serving on the Medical Malpractice (Chair, 2003-2005), Products Liability, Drug and Medical Device and Civil Rights and Governmental Law Committees, and the faculty (1997) and Director (2011) of the Trial Academy. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, the American Board of Trial Advocates (President – Jacksonville Chapter 2005), the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, the Jacksonville Defense Lawyers Association and is a Master of the Bench in the Chester Bedell Inn of Court. He was a member of the Executive Council of the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar from 2002-2008. Mr. Barbour has been listed in the Florida Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009 (Top 100 in 2009) and 2010 and in the Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2008, 2009 and 2010 in Civil Trial.  He was also included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialties of Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation.

Mr. Barbour is a member of the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach (Board 1992-1998, President 1997-1998). He is a charter member of the The Bolles School Alumni Board and is a member of Leadership Jacksonville; Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. ; Palms Presbyterian Church (Elder); and Ponte Vedra Inn and Club.