Jones Foster mourns the loss of beloved Partner and Emeritus Board Member Herbert Adams Weaver, a respected and distinguished member of the legal community.
Mr. Weaver was born on April 26, 1945, in Lake City, Florida. A devoted Gator, he earned both his bachelor's degree and juris doctor from the University of Florida. After law school, Mr. Weaver worked as an attorney for the Florida Department of Transportation in Tallahassee. Three years later, he was hired by the Palm Beach County Attorney’s Office where he served as an Assistant County Attorney before going into private practice in 1974.
Mr. Weaver joined Jones Foster in 1988 following his significant contributions to the growth of the law firm Johnston, Sasser, Randolph, and Weaver. Long considered a preeminent attorney in the area of eminent domain and land use litigation, he dedicated his career to the representation of his clients—including developers, utilities, private landowners, and investors—before governmental bodies across the state. He was responsible for one of the largest condemnation awards in the history of Florida in the amount of $110,000,000 and was counsel of record in cutting-edge cases impacting Florida law.
As a result of his extensive eminent domain experience, Mr. Weaver was frequently called upon to lecture at a variety of seminars on topics in his area of focus and authored a chapter in The Florida Bar Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure Manual. He served as chairman of the Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee and remained an active member since first joining in 1976. Mr. Weaver also served as vice chair of The Florida Bar's Code and Rules of Evidence Committee and the Rules of Civil Procedure Committee.
Mr. Weaver’s expertise, professionalism, mentorship, and integrity influenced those with whom he worked, and his legacy will live on in the firm through the impact he made on the profession.
