Titans of Trial - W.C. Gentry

The Florida Justice Association Research and Education Foundation

His mother was a smoker who died of lung cancer at the age of 54. So when W.C. Gentry of Jacksonville got the call to join a team of lawyers fighting Big Tobacco to recover state Medicaid dollars spent on those smokers’ care, his was an easy answer. Their $13 billion plus settlement, the largest recovery in the history of jurisprudence at the time, led to an eventual multistate settlement.

As a past president of this organization, W.C. Gentry became a veteran of the tort reform wars of the mid-1980’s, that are still being fought today. Among his many honors, is the Perry Nichols Award - the Florida Justice Association’s most prestigious. It’s given to a person whose perseverance, commitment, and unmatched dedication to the civil justice system is at the forefront of his or her life.

W.C. Gentry sat down with Florida Justice Association Radio host Harvey Bennett in February 2018 to discuss his expansive career, the role he’s played along the way in changing child abuse reporting laws, and his special interest as a civic leader in promoting children’s literacy.

Show Notes:
W.C. Gentry is with the Law Office of W.C. Gentry in Jacksonville, Florida – www.gentrylaw.net

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The Titans of Trial podcast, sponsored by the Florida Justice Association Research and Education Foundation, features Florida’s legendary trial attorneys revealing their keys to success – in law practice and in personal life – in their own words. Behind the sometimes tough courtroom veneer lies the heart of a champion advocate. Sometimes whimsical, often inspirational, but always with practical advice and lessons, Titans of Trial shares the personal stories of the men and women who’ve made a demonstrated difference to the practice of trial law in Florida.