G. Ray "Ray" Driver, Jr.

Jacksonville, FL

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Corporate Governance Law

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Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow PLLC

16 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate Governance Law Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation Venture Capital Law

*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Jacksonville.

Biography

Practicing law for over 20 years, founding partner Ray Driver focuses on corporate law (including mergers and acquisitions), business, contracts, venture capital and securities law. He represents clients in business acquisitions, dispositions and mergers, as well as providing ongoing counseling regarding business formation, corporate governance, contract law and ancillary legal issues. He also counsels clients in obtaining capital through private placements, venture capital investments and other financing transactions.

Overview

Jacksonville, Florida

904-301-1269

Wells Fargo Center, Suite 1200
One Independent Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202

University of Florida, J.D. with honors, graduated 1994
University of Florida, M.A. with honors (Accounting), graduated 1994
University of Montevallo, B.A., Business Administration and Accounting, graduated 1989

Florida, 1995

Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation - Chair of Board of Directors
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors, General Counsel & Trustee
Jacksonville University - Board of Trustees
Michael E. Stephens College of Business at University of Montevallo - Board of Advisors
Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University - Board of Advisors
Rotary Club of Deerwood - Past President
The Jacksonvillle Bar Association - Past President and Board of Governors
The Players Council - Board of Directors

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Jacksonville, Florida

904-301-1269

Wells Fargo Center, Suite 1200
One Independent Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Florida, 1995

Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation - Chair of Board of Directors
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors, General Counsel & Trustee
Jacksonville University - Board of Trustees
Michael E. Stephens College of Business at University of Montevallo - Board of Advisors
Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University - Board of Advisors
Rotary Club of Deerwood - Past President
The Jacksonvillle Bar Association - Past President and Board of Governors
The Players Council - Board of Directors

University of Florida, J.D. with honors, graduated 1994
University of Florida, M.A. with honors (Accounting), graduated 1994
University of Montevallo, B.A., Business Administration and Accounting, graduated 1989

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Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Corporate Governance Law, Jacksonville (2026)
Corporate Law, Jacksonville (2025)
Securities Regulation, Jacksonville (2025)
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Jacksonville (2024)
Securities / Capital Markets Law, Jacksonville (2023)
Securities Regulation, Jacksonville (2023)
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Jacksonville (2022)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Jacksonville (2021)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Jacksonville (2019)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Jacksonville (2016)
Corporate Law, Jacksonville (2015)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Venture Capital Law

Awards:

AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis Nexis | Martindale Hubbell
Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2016 Jacksonville Ultimate Attorney
Daily Record‘s 2014 Jacksonville Lawyer of the Year
Jacksonville’s Top 50 Business Influencers by Advantage Business Magazine, 2014
Florida’s Super Lawyers list (2011 – 2018)
Florida Trend’s Legal Elite (since 2004)
Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2013)

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Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation

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