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This directory includes contact information and news from area legal associations. Every effort has been made to obtain accurate information and any corrections will be appreciated. Information for this directory should be submitted to editorial@baileypub.com or faxed to 353-2628. If your association is not included, call Karen Mathis at 356-2466.

Updated: 03/08/2010

The Jacksonville Bar Association

(Susan Sowards, executive director, 399-4486 or www.jaxbar.org. Dan Bean, president, 798-7294 or daniel.bean@hklaw.com)

Tuesday: Law Week Committee meeting at noon at the JBA office

March 12: National Citizenship Planning and Training meeting at noon at FCSL in Room 275

March 19: Juvenile Judicial Panel Luncheon at noon in the County Courthouse, Room 505

March 19: Vintage Lawyers Section at noon at Golden Corral on Southside Boulevard

March 25: Business Valuation in Family Law CLE from 1-4 p.m. at Florida Coastal School of Law

April 4: Swearing-in ceremony, 4 p.m. at the Federal Courthouse

April 13: Law Day Proclamation at 10 a.m. in Mayor John Peyton’s office

April 17: Naturalization Day at Florida Coastal School of Law

April 22: Rendezvous on the River, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at River City Brewing Co.

April 23: Juvenile Section CLE, 1-3 p.m., location TBD

April 27: High School Mock Trial Competition, 10 a.m. at the County Courthouse

May 5: Special Needs of Children CLE

May 13: CME/CLE Seminar at Florida Coastal School of Law, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., lunch is included

May 20: Annual golf and tennis tournament at Deerwood Country Club

June 3: Ehrlich-Nimmons Trial Advocacy Seminar at the Federal Courthouse

Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel

(Deborah Halvorsen, president, 346-3166, ext. 3009 or dhalvorsen@oharalawfirm.com)

The Jacksonville Bar Association’s YLS Sports League

(Charlie Jimerson, cjimerson@jimersonlawgroup.com and Rick Britton, brittonlaw@bellsouth.net; Sports League Commissioners. The Law League consists of the following sports: softball, basketball, football and golf.)

Until April 13: Spring co-ed flag football

April 1-May 28: Spring co-ed golf

April 20-June 1: Spring co-ed ultimate frisbee

June 1-Aug. 3: Summer co-ed basketball

Aug. 30-Oct. 5: Fall co-ed softball

Oct. 12-Dec. 14: Fall co-ed kickball

Federal Bar Association Jacksonville Chapter

(Kim Israel, president, 398-7038; David Reeves, president-elect, 356-1306)

Family Law Inns of Court

(Clay County Judge Daniel Wilensky, president, or Jim Keenan, secretary, 359-9060 or james@jtkeenanlaw.com)

Christian Legal Society

(Judi Setzer, president, judisetzer@comcast.net)

Luncheons at the University Club every second Friday of the month except January, July and August. For more, e-mail Setzer.

Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association

(Mary Scott, president, 636-8600 or mscott@josephandmarees.com)

Wednesday: Luncheon at the River Club at noon. The guest speaker is self-defense expert Andrew Wooten. RSVP to Stephanie Harriett by March 5

April 14: Luncheon at the River Club at noon. The guest speaker is Ted Bundy prosecutor George Dekle Sr. RSVP by April 9 to Stephanie Harriett.

May 12: Luncheon at the River Club. Speaker TBD. RSVP to Stephanie Harriett by May 7.

June 10: Annual Judicial Reception at the Hyatt from 5:30-7:30 p.m. RSVP by June 4 to Amanda Webb at aw@jacksonvilletriallawyers.com

Hispanic Bar Association of Northeast Florida

(Vanessa A. De Rosa, president, 208-0156, ext. 256 or vderosa@ejlaw.com)

Tuesday: Mentor-mentee mixer at Bistro Aix from 6-7:30 p.m.

March 30: General meeting at the Ed Ball Building in the first floor conference room. Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart attorney Michael Cavendish will present “NanoJurisprudence”

May: Co-sponsoring a Cinco de Mayo happy hour with the Young Lawyers Section of the JBA.

The Jacksonville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section

(Kirby Oberdorfer, president, 680-7645 or koberdorfer@fcsl.edu)

April 3: YLS “Run for Cover!” 5K Run to benefit the Florida Skin Care Foundation. Registration forms available at area 1st Place Sports stores. For volunteering, contact Christian George at cgeorge@lgcglaw.com.

Jacksonville Asian American Bar Association

(Beejal Patel, president, 742-8878 or bspatel82@gmail.com)

Thursday: Regular meeting, location TBD

May 6: Election meeting, nominations due for new officers, location TBD

July 1: Elections for new officers, location TBD

North Florida Chapter of the Friends of 440 Scholarship Fund Inc.

(Ray Holley or Tara Sa’id, co-chairs, 346-5422, or Alan Gordon, vice-chair, 348-2790)

The group meets the first Friday of every month at 4 p.m. at Mudville Grill in the St. Nicholas area.

Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association

(Jerrett McConnell, president, 727-7850 or jmcconnell@fandmlaw.com. Douglas Neway, vice president, 358-6465 or dneway@ch13jaxfl.com. Barbara Campbell, association administrator, 358-6465 or bcampbell@ch13jaxfl.com. The association’s Web site is www.jaxbkybar.com)

D.W. Perkins Bar Association

(Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, president, 396-5555 or ljean-bart@farahandfarah.com)

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

(Christa Figgins, development director, 356-8371, ext. 316 or www.jaxlegalaid.org)

Catholic Lawyers Guild

(Elizabeth R. Ondriezek, president, 396-3900 or eondriezek@ondriezeklaw.com)

Friday: First Friday Mass at noon at Immaculate Conception Chapel

Tuesday: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

May 7: First Friday Mass at noon at Immaculate Conception Chapel

May 11: Luncheon meeting at noon at the University Club

June 4: First Friday Mass at noon at Immaculate Conception Chapel

Jacksonville Beaches Bar Association

(Bryan Goode III, president, 247-1755)

Meets the third Thursday of the month at The Wine Bar at 320 N. 1st. St. in Jacksonville Beach

Nassau County Bar Association

(Chanda Rogers, president, 321-0202 or chanda_rogers@hotmail.com)

Elder Law Section of the Jacksonville Bar

(Mike Jorgensen, chair, 619-8890 or mjorgensen@seniorcounsellaw.com)

The group meets the third Wednesday of every month at the JBA offices offices; 841 Prudential Dr., Suite 1320.

Jacksonville Chapter of Association of Legal Administrators

(Jean Pimental, publicity chair, 630-1844 or JeanP@coj.net)

American Board of Trial Advocates Jacksonville chapter

(Hugh Cotney, president, 356-0162 or cotneypa@bellsouth.net)

Jacksonville Justice Association

(Mark Calvin, president, 632-2424 or calvin@terrellhogan.com. Jason Roth, executive director, 401-0010 or jacksonvillejusticegmail.com)

Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Chapter, Jacksonville City Group

(Jessica Sloan, chair-elect; 346-5757 or jsloan@rtlaw.com)
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• The Wall Street Journal reports that the Downtown Hyatt is delinquent on its mortgage and that the ownership group, Chartres Lodging Group LLC, is negotiating with the lender. Chartres owns the Hyatt Regency in Jacksonville with two other ownership groups. Hyatt Hotels Corp. extended $5 million to the ownership group last year to help keep the mortgage current and Chartres agreed to extend the contract for Hyatt to manage the 966-room hotel, according to the Journal, but the money was exhausted by July. The hotel’s occupancy fell to 52 percent last year from 61 percent in 2008 and its net cash flow fell to $4.2 million last year from $10.9 million in 2008, the Journal said. “We will continue day-to-day activities,” said Hyatt General Manager Dan King this morning. “The Hyatt has a long-term agreement to operate this hotel and we’re committed to Jacksonville.”
• The Wall Street Journal reports that the Downtown Hyatt is delinquent on...
• Via a letter to Mayor John Peyton, Public Service Grant Council Chair Alberta Hipps submitted her resignation from the appointed post. Hipps said the City would be best served by a chair who could work during preparations for the 2011-12 budget cycle. Her term ends in March. She said she would serve until a new chair is appointed.
• Via a letter to Mayor John Peyton, Public Service Grant Council Chair...
• Haven Hospice reports it has been awarded a Certificate of Need by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to build an 18-bed inpatient hospice facility in Clay County.  
• Haven Hospice reports it has been awarded a Certificate of Need by...
• Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Barbara Johnston, Regency Centers general counsel, to the 1st District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Committee for a term that began Wednesday and ends July 1, 2014. She succeeds Marcia Tjoflat, also of Jacksonville.
• Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Barbara Johnston, Regency Centers general counsel, to the...
• Correction to a July 27 story in the Daily Record: Marc Huber is the current Marine Engineers Beneficial Association Gulf Coast vice president. Tom Suneson, who was listed as the vice president, is a candidate for the seat in the upcoming election.
• Correction to a July 27 story in the Daily Record: Marc Huber...
• Deutsche Bank hired retired Brig. Gen. Michael Fleming as managing director and head of its global business services center in Jacksonville. Fleming was most recently CEO of the Florida Army National Guard.
• Deutsche Bank hired retired Brig. Gen. Michael Fleming as managing director and...
• Availity LLC of Jacksonville has acquired RealMed, a provider of revenue cycle management services. The company now serves a network of more than 200,000 physicians and care providers, 1,000 hospitals, 1,300 health plans and 500 industry partners.
• Availity LLC of Jacksonville has acquired RealMed, a provider of revenue cycle...
• Interested in doing business with the federal government and financing a business venture? Those are the topics at a roundtable workshop planned 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Small Business Administration North Florida District Office in Baymeadows. Reservations are required. E-mail donna.padgug@sba.gov or call 443-1971.
• Interested in doing business with the federal government and financing a business...
• A dedication ceremony for Jacksonville University’s new Marine Science Research Institute is 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24.
• A dedication ceremony for Jacksonville University’s new Marine Science Research Institute is...
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