Eric C. Ragatz is a Jacksonville native. He graduated from Wolfson High School and attended Florida State University receiving a Bachelor of Science in Finance in 1992. He received his Juris Doctorate degree cum laude from Stetson University College of Law in 1996 before moving back to Jacksonville to begin his law practice. Eric is married to a Jacksonville native.Eric has represented injured clients for over a decade. He's rated AV by Martindale Hubbell since 2010 - the highest rating available by this national attorney rating service. He was selected as a Super Lawyer for 2014 - Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Eric has authored, individually and with others, various sections in The Florida Bar, Florida Civil Practice for Trial, 7th Ed. This is a series of publications designed to aid Florida lawyers in practicing more efficiently and effectively in civil litigation.Eric is admitted to all Florida Courts, all United States District Courts in Florida and is a licensed member of the State Bar of Georgia representing clients throughout Georgia and Florida.Eric has been involved in many jury trials in complex products liability cases and in serious personal injury cases. He has also arbitrated defective medical products liability claims in Federal Court and has presented several seven-figure settlement presentations to insurance companies in complex personal injury cases.Eric is also a proud member of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court and the American Board of Trial Lawyers (ABOTA). The Inn of Court is a group of judges and attorneys who meet periodically to discuss issues of interest to the legal community, emphasizing professionalism, ethics and civility in the practice of law. ABOTA is organization that requires its members to be responsible for elevating the standards of integrity, honor, ethics, civility and courtesy in the legal profession.