STEVE PAJCIC
SHAREHOLDER, PAJCIC & PAJCIC, JACKSONVILLE
Pajcic, a Jacksonville native and standout athlete, played basketball for Princeton’s nationally ranked team before he and his late brother, Gary, founded the personal injury firm in 1974. He served six terms in the Florida House of Representatives and ran for governor as a Democrat in 1986. In the Legislature, he developed and sponsored the constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption in Florida to $25,000, along with the Save Our Rivers land acquisition program.
| EDUCATION | Princeton (BA), Harvard (JD) |
| FAVORITE PART OF LEADERSHIP | I don’t have to answer to anyone but my clients. |
| PHILANTHROPIC PASSION | I started an urban basketball league in Jacksonville and coached. I promised the young men on my team that if they could gain admission into college, I would pay for their education. |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I love to sing hymns. |
| FLORIDA ISSUE | A great disparity in our society for African-Americans, especially young males |
| ALTERNATE CAREER? | I would love to be a park director. |
| STAYING FIT | I ride my bike the five miles or so from my home to the office. Ping Pong matches every Tuesday evening with my son Michael for the past 45 years. |