The importance of community involvement is a strong tradition at Cobb Cole. The firm's members uphold high standards in the area of service to the community, as evidenced by their backgrounds and individual achievements. The firm's members serve as participants in various civic, legal, and professional organizations, and many have been honored for their accomplishments.

Public service is also a large part of this service tradition. Thomas Cobb served as State Representative from 1947 through 1956, as general counsel to the State Road Board from 1961 through 1965, and as Chairman of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners from 1972 through 1973.

The individual attorneys of Cobb Cole have varied backgrounds in community service, volunteer efforts, and public service -- both in elected positions and by appointment to various governmental and civic advisory boards.

Civic Organizations

• General Counsel & President Elect -- Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Directors & Immediate Past President --Ormond Main Street
• Daytona Beach Partnership
• President -- Executive Women's Council
• Member -- Volusia Home Builders Association
• Board of Directors -- Volusia Manufacturers Association
• Past President -- Kiwanis Club of Downtown Daytona Beach
• Past President, Director & Chair of Litigation Committee -- 1000 Friends of Florida
• Past President - Daytona Beach Partnership Association
• Board of Directors -- Florida Coast to Coast
• Past Chairman of the Board of Counselors & Executive Board Member -- Bethune Cookman College
• Chapter Member & Member of Legislative Action Committee -- Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Member & Board of Directors -- Florida State University Foundation
• Member & Board of Directors -- Florida International Festival
• Chairman -- Civic League of the Halifax Area
• Member -- Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce
• Counsel - Ormond Beach Youth Baseball and Softball Association
• Board of Directors - Daytona Beach Symphony Society
• Member -- Daytona Beach Rotary Club
• Member -- Ormond Beach West Rotary Club
• Member & Past President -- Volusia-Flagler Women's Network
• Seaside Music Theater
• General Counsel, Past President -- The Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences
• Ormond Art Museum
• General Counsel - First Amendment Foundation - appointed by Governor Bush
• General Counsel, Secretary & Treasurer -- Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District
• Board Member & Past Chairman -- Special Population Activities and recreational Council (SPARC)
• Past President -- Volusia Land Trust
• Past Chairman -- Volusia Vision
• Steering Committee Members and Multiple Graduates -- Leadership Daytona
• Graduate -- Leadership Deland
• Graduates -- Leadership Southeast Volusia
• Immediate Past Chairman, Member of Executive Committee, Smart Growth Initiative Steering Committee, Transportation/Impact Fee Committee --Volusia Association for Responsible Development
• Past President and Current Sergeant at Arms -- Deland Breakfast Rotary
• Deland High School Business Partners
• Member -- Halifax Fish Associates
• Chairman -- Halifax Area Trade Council
• Member -- Halifax Area Civic League
• Chairman -- Daytona Beach Community Foundation, Inc.

Professional

• Media Law Committee -- Florida Bar Association
• Member -- American Board of Trial Advocates
• Past President, Board Member - Volusia Flagler Association of Women Lawyers
• Trustee -- First Amendment Foundation
• Vice Chair -- Public Records Study Committee
• Chaired -- Charter Review Study Committee - appointed by County Council
• Past Chairman of the Board of Directors -- Volusia Mediation Services
• Dunn-Blount Inn, American Inns of Court
• American Inns of Court Volusia - Flagler Chapter
• Young Lawyers Division Representative -- Volusia County Bar Association
• Member -- National Health Lawyers Association
• Member -- American Academy of Hospital Attorneys and the Florida Academy of Hospital Attorneys
• Member -- Surfcoast Chapter of the Florida Planning and Zoning Association
• President -- Will Trusts and Estates Council of Volusia County
• Member -- American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
• Member -- International Trademark Association
• Past President -- Real Property Council of Volusia County

Charitable

• Past President, Community Counsel Vice President & Communications Council Leader -- Junior League
• Secretary and Board of Directors -- Easter Seals of Volusia & Flagler Counties
• Past President and Board of Directors -- Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Volusia County
• Board of Directors -- American Red Cross
• Board of Directors -- Central Florida Legal Services
• Board of Directors -- Heart of Volusia, Inc.
• Board Member - Ormond Beach Firefighters Trust Fund
• Vice Chair -- Volusia/Flagler March of Dimes
• Board of Directors & Past President-- Children's Advocacy Center of Volusia and Flagler Counties
• Counsel -- Coalition for the Homeless of Volusia and Flagler Counties
• Board of Directors -- Central Florida Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Director and Officer -- Futures, Inc.
• Advisory Board Member -- Volusia Literacy Council
• Board of Directors -- PACE Center for Girls, Volusia - Flagler
• Board of Directors -- United Way of Volusia County
• Board of Directors -- Junior Achievement of Volusia County
• Board of Directors -- Community Christmas Club of the Halifax Area