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Jerry Girley grew up in Los Angeles,  California.  He came to Florida in 1979 while serving in the United  States Navy. After serving in the Navy he worked as a civilian employee  for the Orlando Police Department for eight years. While working at the  police department he also started studying to become a licensed minister  of the Gospel. In 1987 he was licensed to preach the Gospel and from  that time until the present, faith has played a central role in  everything that he does.

Indeed faith influenced his decision to  become an Attorney. In his view, the practice of the law is just another  method, although a very powerful one, to extend his service to the  community.  After becoming a minister and prior to becoming an Attorney,  he devoted a large percentage of his time and energy to advocating for  civilrights related issues. He has served on many community boards that championed the  causes of the disaffected and historically marginalized of society. He  was the Chairman of the Florida Committee to Preserve Civil Rights for  seven years.  He served as a board member for the Center for Urban  Leadership and Community Development. He served as a board member for  the National Conference for Community and Justice. He served as a  founding Co-Chairman of the West Orange Racial Reconciliation Task  Force.

His  experience and expertise as a civil rights lawyer have allowed him to  serve as a commentator on television and radio, tackling current events  such as the Trayvon Martin tragedy and police brutality. He has sat on  various panels from Yale Divinity School to the Florida Agriculture and  Mechanical University School of Law where he discussed issues of race,  religion, the law, and their intersection. His advocacy work has led to  his involvement in numerous community associations such as Paul C.  Perkins Bar Association, where he served as the President, a past board  member of the Florida Seniors Program, a founding Co-Chairman of the  West Orange Racial Reconciliation Task Force, former Chairman of the  Florida Committee to Preserve Civil Rights and a past board member of  the National Conference for Community and Justice (Orlando Region).   Currently, he is the President and Managing Attorney of the Girley Law  Firm, as well as the President of the National Center for Justice and  Peace.  He is also a staff minister at Freedom Ministries Church located  in Apopka, Florida and he serves as their General Counsel.

Jerry  Girley has earned four different academic degrees. He has an Associate  of Arts Degree from Valencia Community College, a Bachelor of Arts from  Warner Southern College, a Master of Public Administration Degree from  Troy University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Barry University. He  is licensed by the Florida Bar, the Middle District of Florida, the  Southern District of Florida, the Northern District of Florida and the  11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Brooke Girley has served as both an associate and of counsel for the Girley Law Firm. She is passionate about racial equality, education, her faith  and combating the marginalization of the most vulnerable in society. As an associate she worked alongside her father to secure major victories in the areas of civil rights, church law, and employment discrimination, including a jury verdict against Walt-Disney World and prevailing on appeal in a church property dispute. 

In addition to her work as a civil rights attorney, she works as a media executive in the religious space. She had the honor of serving as the Interim Media Director for the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, NY and the VP of Media and Content for ARB Media, overseeing the creation and production of all content on the platform. Before serving in these capacities, she was the founding CCO for Ambo TV, a groundbreaking faith-based network based out of New York City. As the CCO of Ambo TV, she interviewed a variety of people from authors, to singers, and Oscar-nominated actors. Prior to her work in media Attorney Girley was an adjunct professor in the Religion and Philosophy Department at Bethune-Cookman University.

Attorney Girley graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a B.A. in Religious Studies and Africana Studies in 2007, she received her law degree from Duke Law School in 2010 and her M.A. in Religious Studies with a concentration in Black Religion in the African Diaspora from Yale in 2014. While at Yale she earned the prestigious honor of becoming a Yale  University President's Public Service Fellow.

She is a member of the Florida Bar and the Middle District of Orlando.