All our lawyers began their careers in sophisticated commercial litigation practices at some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms. John Mills left his practice at Foley & Lardner to form The Mills Firm, the first appellate litigation boutique law firm in North Florida in 2002.

Shortly thereafter, Tracy Carlin (former partner at Foley & Lardner) and Rebecca Creed (former partner at Smith Gambrell & Russell) joined the firm, which became known as Mills & Carlin.

Later, Bryan Gowdy left McGuire Woods to join the firm and upon Tracy Carlin’s retirement, the firm changed its name to Mills & Creed. Most recently, the firm added Jessie Harrell from Foley & Lardner and changed its name to Mills Creed & Gowdy.

The firm also participates in the Florida Appellate Alliance, a statewide network of Florida appellate firms that work together on specific matters to match the resources of the appellate practice groups of even the largest Florida and national commercial firms.