About Mary Lockwood

John M. Lockwood is the founding attorney of the Lockwood Law Firm in Tallahassee, Fla.  John specializes in the alcoholic beverage, cannabis, casino gaming, and health care industries. He is regularly cited by Florida news publications as a gaming and regulatory law expert, and has also been named to Florida Super Lawyers and to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite.

John is known for his ability to formulate legal and public policy strategies to seek favorable outcomes for his clients. Companies seek John’s counsel because he is known to effectively organize complex situations while maintaining a keen sense of the client’s business and a profound interest in their success.  He maintains a large regulatory practice in front of Florida executive branch, including the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Department of Health, Department of Revenue and the Agency for Health Care Administration.  John’s presence in front of these legislative, legal and regulatory bodies allows him to form strong relationships with regulators to ultimately achieve clients’ goals.

Prior to founding his private practice, John was an attorney at the Florida Attorney General’s Office and a judicial law clerk at the First District Court of Appeal.

He graduated cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law and received his Bachelor of Science from Troy University.

He resides in Tallahassee with his two Labradors, Charlie and Rose.