STEVE PAJCIC
FOUNDING PARTNER, PAJCIC & PAJCIC, JACKSONVILLE
Pajcic, who ran for governor in 1986, and his late brother, Gary, established Pajcic & Pajcic in 1974. The firm has handled well over 10,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases. Among the firm’s 14 attorneys are his son and three of Gary’s sons, with a total of 45 employees. The firm has donated millions of dollars toward scholarships that have enabled close to 100 students to attend college. Pajcic played basketball at Princeton, served six terms in the Florida Legislature and sponsored the constitutional amendments that created the Save Our Rivers land acquisition program.
| EDUCATION | Princeton (BA), Harvard (JD) |
| PROFESSIONAL EVOLUTION | My brother and I decided to go into law because it was something we could do together even though we had no money. |
| CIVIC EFFORT | My wife, Anne, and I contribute over $250,000 annually to a conditional cash payment program supporting at-risk youth in Jacksonville. The program pays teenagers who have been in contact with the justice system. They must participate in mentorship, stay out of jail and meet achievable goals they set for themselves, like attending school and getting a job. |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I bake bread from scratch, including every Christmas to give to all of the neighbors on our street. |
| FLORIDA LOVE | All that Florida has to offer. I love fishing from my kayak and riding my bike to work. |
| READING | Living to Tell the Tale, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez |