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Donny MacKenzie
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Donny MacKenzie to lead The Florida Bar Foundation
He begins the next chapter of his legal career Aug. 20. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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serving in the Navy during World War II, began building houses and eventually was inducted into the Florida Home Builders Association Hall of Fame. Bachara worked for his father’s small company as a laborer while in high school and then enrolled at the University of Florida, where he received a degree in building construction and then obtained a certified general contractor license. While Bachara was in college, his parents realized the industry was beginning to evolve from small construction companies that built most of the houses into much larger corporate development operations.
After a competitive national search, The Florida Bar Foundation board of directors selected attorney Dominic “Donny” MacKenzie to be its new executive director. MacKenzie, 54, will retire as Holland & Knight’s pro bono partner in Jacksonville to assume leadership of the statewide Bar’s nonprofit. It was established more than 60 years ago to increase access to civil legal counsel for low-income residents and promote service to the public by members of The Florida Bar. He will replace Bruce Blackwell, who has been executive director
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Chip Bachara, founding partner of Bachara Construction Law, in his office at Wells Fargo Center.
Chip Bachara’s practice follows the ups and downs of construction market trends.
BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Many attorneys keep in their offices a collection of objects related to their practice. For Chip Bachara, it’s hard hats. Board-certified in construction law by The Florida Bar and approved as an arbitrator for complex construction disputes by the American Arbitration Association, Bachara grew up in the business and intended to have a career in construction. Close, but not exactly. “I got here through a bit of a winding path,” said Bachara, who founded Bachara Construction Law in 2007. His father returned to Jacksonville after
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2 local lawyers are honored. But 2 others are disbarred. PAGE 4 VOLUME 105, NO. 160 • ONE SECTION