Jeff Bazinet

Background

About Jeff Bazinet

WARNING: This might not be the About section for you. I'm not selling anything. It's about me. I was born in 1970 in upstate New York (Watertown). Doctors said I wouldn’t liive 24 hours. Thank goodness they got that wrong. My earliest memories are my grandparents’ farm. My grandfather was a judge. Cops would come by for warrants. Grandma and I would watch Soccer Made in Germany. I would pretend I was Franz Beckenbauer. I loved soccer's unbridled freedom. In 4th grade, I started playing trumpet - my introduction to purposeful practice. Hours daily. 1981: I had bad asthma, so we moved to Gainesville, Florida. I was in 6th grade. Trumpet continued. I added percussion. There were 10 boys on my street. Lots of (American) football. I started: Playing soccer. I had a strong desire to be good & practiced every day. Karate (Wado Ryu (Japanese)). High school in 1984 at 13, dropping trumpet & drums. My grades made me no threat to the valedictorian. I: Had a talent for languages (Spanish, French, & Russian). Wasn’t keen on math, except geometry. Didn't like homework. Have never understood why tests aren’t the sole grade determinant. At 15, I started coaching soccer. I really liked teaching. I picked up guitar, and was even in a "band". 1988: Graduated high school (at 17) and earned my black belt. Soccer continued (including a stint in Europe). 1993: Enrolled in the University of Florida.(Go Gators!) 1995: Met my wife at a soccer game our younger brothers were playing. She was home on winter break. She's many things I’m not, including good at math. 1996: Graduated UF (BA, history). Law school was a financial decision. I liked how the lawyers I knew were living.("It's All About the Benjamins" was the theme song for my law school application process.) My wife wanted to take a job in Atlanta, so we moved in December '96. During an ice storm. I didn’t own a coat. I worked, took the LSAT, got married (in Vegas), and started law school (in '98). Law school was for me. One test per class. No homework. Learn stuff then prove you know it. I graduated #8 in my class. One grade kept me from being #1 or #2. I have beef. There’s a backstory. 2002: Graduated law school, passed the Bar, and spent 20+ years in large and medium firms. 2021: Formed Bazinet Law (my own firm). I coach soccer. I have other projects going. I don't play guitar or do karate much any more. I do miss them. I’ve never been better.