Duane is a 1966 graduate of Columbia High School, where he was the Student Body President and played linebacker and fullback for the Tigers. After high school, Duane began the pursuit of his lifelong dream of becoming an attorney by attending LCCC and the University of Florida. From 1969 to 1971, Duane spent 2 years in Argentina as a missionary for the LDS Church and became fluent in Spanish. In 1972, Duane received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Business Finance. In 1975, Duane received his law degree from the University of Florida, where he graduated with High Honors, 4th in his class, and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Thirty-four years later, Duane is at the very pinnacle of his legal career. In 1986, Duane was elected County Attorney of Columbia County, Florida and served 2 years as such. After a very diverse legal experience in the early part of his career, Duane has focused the last 22 years of his law practice in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, workers’ compensation, and social security disability.