Commercial Litigation Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jill F. Bechtold
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Jill F. Bechtold is an attorney with Rivkin Radler LLP in Jacksonville, Florida, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation. Her work includes Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, employment disputes, trucking litigation, and insurance defense.
Jill represents a wide range of clients, including drug and medical device manufacturers, business owners, physicians, hospitals, trucking carriers, and insurance companies. She regularly handles matters in Florida state and federal courts and represents clients in arbitration proceedings conducted under the Florida Arbitration Code and the American Arbitration Association (AAA).
In addition to litigation, Jill assists clients with professional licensure matters. Her experience includes defending physicians in Florida Department of Health investigations and representing licensed companies in proceedings before the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Overview
Jacksonville, Florida
- University of Florida, B.S.
- University of Florida, J.D.
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Chester Bedell Inn of Court - Barrister
- Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association, Women & the Law Committee - Co-Chair
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) - Member
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Courts, for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Chester Bedell Inn of Court - Barrister
- Florida Defense Lawyer’s Association, Women & the Law Committee - Co-Chair
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) - Member
- University of Florida, B.S.
- University of Florida, J.D.
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Courts, for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Jacksonville (2025)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Jacksonville (2024)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Awards:
Jill was designated a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers for 2012-2015 and a Florida Super Lawyer in 2016 and 2017. From 2013 to 2015 she was named an “Up & Comer” by Florida Trend magazine. She was selected as one of 2015’s Women Leaders in Law by ALM , in partnership with Fortune magazine. In 2015, Jill was named a “Women of Influence” by the Jacksonville Business Journal for her leadership in Northeast Florida’s professional and civic community.
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