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Karstaedt & Stanko can relate to their clients. BY MAX MARBUT
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Attorneys Kelly Karstaedt and Brandon Stanko have built a law practice for entrepreneurs and small business owners that’s based on providing all the resources their clients need without them having to pay for what they don’t need. Karstaedt & Stanko P.A., located Downtown at TIAA Bank Center, applies the same concept to how they operate the law firm. “We act as an outsourced in-house counsel for small to midsize businesses and nonprofits. They know they need legal counsel, but they’re not to the point they need, or can afford, to pay someone with a full-time salary and benefits. It’s important for them to control their overhead,” said Stanko. The firm specializes in business formation issues, including Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and initial board resolutions; audits including financial records and board of directors meeting minutes; and developing and reviewing policies and procedures to comply with statutory regulations. While Stanko handles the day-to-day law practice with clients, Karstaedt’s pri-
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Kelly Karstaedt and Brandon Stanko have a two-person law practice that is focused on providing services to small businesses.
Judicial Nominating Commission gets 3 new members Nine-person board now has 4 women. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Gov. Rick Scott last week appointed three new members, including one for an open seat, and reappointed one to the 4th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. The appointments quadruple
the number of women who will help choose some of Northeast Florida’s new judges. “Women must have a seat at the table and a voice in the room when it comes to vetting judicial candidates, and we are pleased to see this change from one woman in nine commissioners to four in nine,” said Jamie Karpman, president of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association. “JNC composition reflective of the gender diversity in our circuit
is a crucial step in eliminating gender bias in the legal profession,” she said. The new members are: Karen Bowling, of Jacksonville Beach, is president of Thrive Consulting LLC, which specializes in health care and government relations.. Previously a member of the government and public policy practice at the Foley & Lardner law firm and chief administrative officer in former Mayor Alvin
Brown’s administration, Bowling also is former CEO of Solantic Urgent Care, a company she cofounded with Scott in 2001. Bowling received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Florida. She is appointed for a term ending July 1, 2022. Courtney Grimm, of Green Cove Springs, is the county attorney for Clay County. She was a member of the commission from 2012-17 and is a past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association.
Before becoming county attorney, Grimm practiced for 15 years with Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & Coxe. Grimm received her bachelor’s degree from Sweet Briar College and her law degree from the University of Florida. Her term on the commission will end July 1, 2022. Helen Peacock Roberson, of Jacksonville, was appointed to the open seat. A partner with the SEE BOARD, PAGE 5
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