Joe Jacquot

Joseph W. Jacquot is the general counsel to the governor of the State of Florida. Previously Jacquot was the chief deputy attorney general of the State of Florida from 2007 to 2011. He successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark Miranda warning case ''Florida v. Powell'' and initiated the constitutional lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").

Prior to becoming general counsel to the governor, Joe Jacquot was a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He represented clients in complex federal and state matters, handling litigation matters and counseling companies on regulatory issues and on any matter involving state Attorneys General. He has filed several briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of clients including for limited government in Spokeo v. Robins and for private property rights in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes.

Jacquot also served as the chairman of the Jacksonville Ethics Commission. Provided by Wikipedia