Commitment to our Community

Serving Others: a Core Value of the Ezell Law Firm

Marian Wright Edelman photo courtesy CDC Public Health Image Library

“Service is the rent we pay for living.
It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.”

— Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund and the first African American woman to be admitted to the Mississippi Bar

With a passion for creating positive change, Brenda Ezell has given back to the community and her profession in a variety of ways. Ms. Ezell currently serves as a director on the boards of Girls, Inc., The Florida Center for Heirs’ Property, Inc., and Wise Owl Properties, Inc.

A former board member and chair of OneJax (formerly NCCJ, the successor organization to the National Coalition of Christians & Jews) she is also a past member of the boards of HabiJax, Lutheran Social Services, and the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society. She was a member of the Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2012, served on the Board of Governors of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute from 2011-2019, and has also served on the Board of Directors and Board of Governors for JAXChamber, the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as other organizations.

Ms. Ezell actively gives back to her profession as well. She has been a recipient of the 4th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Service Award for the past several years.  A member of the Executive Council of the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, she serves as Co-Chair of the Section’s 2026-2027 Legislation Committee, and previously served in numerous other leadership positions, including Director of At-Large Members, Co-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee, Chair of the Legislative and Caselaw Update Seminar, Co-Chair and Past Chair of its Real Estate Leasing Committee and Past Co-Chair of its Membership and Inclusion Committee.

Additionally, she is a past president and former board member of the Jacksonville Area Real Estate Council, and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Jacksonville, a local affiliate of CREW Network, a global alliance of over 11,000 commercial real estate professionals, where she also has served on the CREW Network Global Finance Committee.  Ms. Ezell is active in a number of professional organizations as well, including the Jacksonville and American Bar Associations, and is a former member and chair of the 4th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.

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