Officers

Amy Leitch – Chairman

Akerman LLP

Amy Leitch focuses her practice on a broad range of complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters, including debtor-creditor law, breach of contract, business torts, insurance, shareholder disputes, real estate, fraudulent transfers, landlord-tenant claims, judgment recovery, franchise disputes, product liability and warranty, and trusts and estates. She represents clients throughout the United States and frequently appears in bankruptcy and federal and state courts in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado. Amy is also committed to public service and provides pro bono services to various organizations and individuals.

Eugene J. Johnson, Jr. – President

The Johnson Law Firm, P.A.

Eugene Johnson received his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law (UDSL) in 2004. During his final year of law school, he was an extern law clerk for the Honorable William A. Clark, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio, at Dayton and the UDSL student nominee for the Distinguished Law Student Program of the American College of Bankruptcy. After working for various law firms in Ohio, Mr. Johnson moved to Jacksonville in 2008 and founded the Johnson Law Firm, P.A.  Since then, he has filed over 3,000 consumer bankruptcy cases and now his practice focuses on the representation of creditors and Chapter 7 Panel Trustee’s in contested matters dealing with exemptions, turnover, avoidance, and dischargeabilty issues.

Angela Scott – Vice President

Office of Chapter 13 Standing Trustee

Angela Scott is an attorney representing Douglas W. Neway, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Jacksonville Division.  Prior to serving as the Chapter 13 Trustee’s attorney, Ms. Scott was an associate attorney at The Law Offices of Jason A. Burgess, LLC, where she practiced bankruptcy, including matters involving business restructuring, complex bankruptcy litigation, and consumer bankruptcy. She is admitted to practice before all Florida Courts, the U.S. District and the Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida, her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law, and her L.LM in Business Law from Florida State University College of Law.

Angela N. Grewal – Secretary

McConnell Law Group, P.A.

Angela Grewal is a partner with Adams & Reese, LLP.  She focuses her practice on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy litigation, commercial workouts, foreclosures, and general business and commercial litigation. She is admitted to practice in Florida and Ohio, and U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida, as well as U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Ohio.  She received her undergraduate degree from Xavier University in Ohio, magna cum laude and her law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law, summa cum laude.

William B. McDaniel – Treasurer

Thomas Markey, P.A.

William McDaniel is a partner with Lansing Roy, P.A. and represents both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy, foreclosure, and other collection proceedings, as well as individuals and estates in the areas of probate, estate planning, and asset protection/planning.  Mr. McDaniel’s primary practice focus is in representing clients in Chapter 11 reorganization cases, and he has personally represented both individuals and businesses in successful reorganizations for hotels, restaurants, retail stores, developers, trucking companies, service providers, manufacturers, churches, real estate holding companies, and numerous other small businesses of all types. William is proficient and experienced in all areas of reorganization law and enjoys assisting clients in turning around their profitability.