As Cramer Law Center has grown, we have built a core group of professionals who share the belief that every individual matters. We work as a team, combining our varied experience and strengths to provide personalized, caring service to each and every client. Further, we support each other and strive to create a warm family atmosphere for ourselves as well as for our clients.
Jeffrey A. Cramer holds an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), with honors, from the University of Florida College of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Law Review. He has been admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts in Florida. With more than 35 years experience as a civil trial lawyer, Jeff successfully has handled a wide variety of personal injury and employment-discrimination claims, contract and family disputes, as well as probate and guardianship contests in both trial and appellate courts. Jeff also has been an adjunct professor of employment law at Florida Coastal School of Law, a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars and has published several articles on civil trial issues.
Jeff has been certified by the Florida Supreme Court as both a circuit court and family mediator. He has received the highest rating from his peers, “AV” by the Martindale-Hubbell Company, is listed in the “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers” and “Who’s Who in American Law.” Jeff has served as Escambia-Santa Rosa County Bar Association President and both as Northwest Florida Chapter President and member of the National Board of Directors of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates.
The extensive trial experience gathered from handling thousands of diverse civil matters has provided the skills necessary for Jeff to embark on the next phase of his career, helping people and families to plan effectively for their future. For the past several years, Jeff has focused his law practice on estate planning, estate administration (including probate), guardianship and elder law. During this time he has developed a Three-Step estate planning process that is unique in Jacksonville. With Cramer Law Center’s “Life Legacy” program, Jeff keeps his clients’ estate plans current and up to date on an annual basis. He is a member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, an experienced, cutting-edge group of forward thinking lawyers who collaborate and educate on the latest estate planning laws and techniques. Jeff also is a certified legacy advisor helping clients pass on their wisdom along with their wealth. As a result, Cramer Law Center now offers clients the combination of the support of a group of experienced estate planning colleagues from around the country along with Jeff’s own extensive legal background and experience.
Jeff is married and his wife, Melinda, is the office’s resident “right-brain” person, assisting clients’ with leaving a legacy for their loved ones and putting the fun into estate planning. Together, Jeff and Melinda have three children and two grandsons, Henry and James, who are now the focus of their time outside the office.
Jacksonville native Clayton Miller is the newest attorney at Cramer Law Center. He attended local schools and has been a practicing lawyer for over nine years. Prior to joining our team, Clayton worked as a litigation attorney in Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Consumer Advocacy and Litigation Unit. While at Legal Aid, he focused on foreclosure defense helping people keep their homes during the recent economic downturn. He also handled debt collection and bankruptcy, helping people navigate the often complex civil legal system.
Clayton was recently married, and his wife, Amanda, serves as a Judicial Staff Attorney in the Duval County Courthouse. In their spare time, Clayton and Amanda enjoy travelling and chasing after their golden retriever puppy, Winston. Clayton is also a passionate Florida State University football fan, having attended FSU before obtaining his degree at UNF. He was a competitive junior tennis player and is in the Fletcher High School Athletics Hall of Fame for his tennis accomplishments. He is now an avid golfer who enjoys spending time with his father and friends on the course.
As Client Services Coordinator, Emily assists in the day-to-day operations of
maintaining client databases, scheduling appointments, organizing and assisting client
educational workshops, and meeting and greeting our clients with a smiling face and
making them feel comfortable and at ease. She also assists our team members with
various projects.
Emily joined the firm in 2018 after an active career in the culinary industry. She has
spent several years in the elder care industry by way of service and loved every minute
of it. She has a Marketing degree from the College of Coastal Georgia.
Emily is a recent addition to the denizen of Jacksonville and lives on the Southside. She
hails all the way from the small town of Ellerslie, Georgia. She is enjoying the “big city”
life without the terror of Atlanta traffic. In her spare time she continues to enjoy baking
and cooking as well as doing DIY projects around the house.
Charlie Borgida is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and an avid Huskies fan. Following graduation, he worked for four and one-half (4 ½) years with the Internal Revenue Service as a field agent, finishing in the large case unit in Hartford, Connecticut. After becoming a CPA, he was the managing partner in a large accounting firm in Manchester Connecticut, responsible for tax matters. Charlie retired in 1992 and moved to sunny Jacksonville, Florida, where he most often can be found on the golf course.