Holley Akers grew up in Atlantic Beach, Florida and graduated from the University of North Florida in 2005, with honors. She later attended Florida Coastal School of Law, graduating in May, 2010, magna cum laude. Holley was on the Jessup Moot Court trial team, serving as both an oralist and a writer. She has been practicing in the fields of workers’ compensation and personal injury since graduating in 2010. She is a member of the Florida Workers’ Advocates, Jacksonville Bar, Jacksonville Young Lawyers Division, Jacksonville Women’s Lawyer Association, E. Robert Williams Inns of Court, and a past chairperson for the Friends of 440, Northeast Division, which raises scholarship money for children of injured workers. She is authorized to practice in all state courts of Florida.
