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Synergy Technologies LLC, which was code-named project Skateboard, will add 300 jobs to its Jacksonville operation, according to an Aug. 4 JAXUSA Partnership news release. The Coral Springs-based global professional services firm opened its 70-seat Offsite Development Center in March 2019 in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville Branch building Downtown at 800 Water St. Synergy Chief Strategy Officer James Higbe said in an interview Aug. 4 that another 70-seat office space in the building is part of the expansion but details are not final. Founded in 2006, Synergy designs and develops software for the health care, transportation and financial services industries. State officials and Jacksonville City Council approved a combined $1.8 million in incentives for Synergy from Florida’s Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Program. “We’re excited to grow here in my hometown and be a part of the technology and innovation boom taking off here,” Higbe said in the release. “Jacksonville is becoming a hotbed for tech talent and this is the right place for us to invest.” Synergy agreed to retain 100 jobs in Jacksonville and expand its local workforce by 300 jobs at an average annual salary of $74,300, according to the development agreement approved May 26 by Council.

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VanTrust Real Estate Services seeks permits to build 1 millionsquare-foot warehouse in Imeson Park. VanTrust Real Estate Services LLC landed Amazon.com’s next Jacksonville fulfillment center and applied for permits to develop an Imeson Park site in North Jacksonville for the 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center. Amazon has not commented on what appears to be the Seattle-based online retailer’s eighth Northeast Florida project in three years, boosting its opened or planned presence to more than 4 million square feet of space. Amazon has not said how many employees it has in Jacksonville, but a fulfillment center manager said previously it would be at least 5,000. The first fulfillment center, to handle smaller items, opened in September 2017 in Northwest Jacksonville and the second, for larger goods, opened the following month in AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center in West Jacksonville. The Imeson Park project is for Softlines, which is Amazon’s category of apparel and shoes and also is a brand of Amazon footwear. Amazon also opened a sortation center in Westside Industrial Park and a lastmile delivery station in North Jacksonville. It is working on a fulfillment center in West Jacksonville for heavy bulk items. More last-mile delivery stations are on the way to a former Kmart on Blanding Boulevard in West Jacksonville and to St. Johns County. For the Softlines center, the city approved a permit July 31 for Evans General Contractors

Gate plans to build a 6,500-square-foot store in eTown, the master-planned community off Florida 9B at E-Town Parkway.

LLC of Savannah to build a $5.7 million warehouse foundation. The city issued a related foundation permit in November for $100,000. The city also is reviewing civil engineering plans and a permit application for construction of the building at a cost of almost $41.2 million. No job count is available, but plans call for more than 1,500 parking spaces for cars. Plans identify the client as Amazon and the warehouse as Softlines JAX7, which appears to be Amazon’s code for the location. VanTrust Real Estate LLC is developing the 1.06 millionsquare-foot building on 51.33 acres in Imeson Park, at northeast North Main Street and Zoo Parkway. The Imeson Building E is at 10501 Cold Storage Road, No. 500. Amazon has not responded to a request for comment. The foundation permit will include mezzanine foundations and warehouse-office underground electrical and plumbing for tenant improvements. Stantec Architecture of Pittsburgh is the architect. VanTrust has been preparing for the 1,063,684-square-foot industrial facility, parking and utilities. England-Thims & Miller Inc. filed civil plans with the city June 18 and more Aug. 3. Plans show the property would include 490 parking spaces for trailers and 1,542 spaces for cars, along with 32 accessible spaces and 16 motorcycle spaces. VanTrust Executive Vice President John Carey said July 31 that he is unable to comment. Amazon launched its warehouse network in 1997 with two fulfillment centers. It now has more than 110 operational facilities in North America and is adding more.

It said it invested more than $9 billion in capital projects, including fulfillment centers, in the second fiscal quarter. Online sales during the pandemic boosted net sales 40% year-over-year to $89 billion in the second quarter and Amazon expects $93 billion in the third. Amazon said it created more than 175,000 jobs since March.

Gate partners with 4 Rivers barbecue Jacksonville-based Gate Petroleum Co. began selling 4 Rivers Smokehouse pulled pork barbecue sandwiches in June in 14 Duval and St. Johns counties locations with Gate Fresh Kitchens. It will offer them at the gas station and convenience store it plans to open by July 2022 in eTown in South Jacksonville. “Most people don’t think of a BBQ sandwich when they think of food they get at their local convenience store. Partnering with 4 Rivers allowed us to bring an unexpected item to our shelves, from a name people know and love in BBQ,” said Gate Marketing and Communications Manager Eden Sutherland. “We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from customers about the sandwich.” 4 Rivers is based in Winter Park and has two Northeast Florida locations. Founder John Rivers is a Jacksonville native. “We were interested in adding a BBQ sandwich to our menu, but we wanted to be sure we were offering our customers the highest quality BBQ with no fillers. Partnering with 4 Rivers allowed us to do just that,” Sutherland said. Sutherland said Gate anticipates adding the sandwiches

to new and remodeled Fresh Kitchen stores. There are about 200 Gate service stations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Gate operates about half of them and the others are leased or under supply agreements.

Gate buys land for eTown store Gate announced that it bought 2.16 acres for the eTown store. A deed shows it paid $902,000. The eTown store will include the Gate Fresh Kitchen fastcasual café serving fresh breakfast sandwiches, baked pizza and breakfast pizza. In addition to the barbecue sandwiches, Gate’s garlic knots also are new. The garlic knots are available in 22 Gate stores in Jacksonville, the Beaches, St. Augustine and Gainesville. The eTown location also will offer a yogurt bar, Best Bean coffee, roller grill products and fountain beverages. The 6,500-square-foot store will feature 20 fueling stations and four ethanol-free stations. The eTown master-planned community is designed for up to 2,000 homes off Florida 9B at E-Town Parkway in South Jacksonville. In other Gate developments: n The city is reviewing building and site plan renovations for the Gate convenience store at 4120 Belfort Road. Prosser Inc. is the civil engineer. The proposed 6,310-square-foot Gate with 16 fueling positions would replace a smaller station. The car wash would not be rebuilt. n The St. Johns River Water Management District and St. Johns County are reviewing plans for Gate to build a 6,536-square-foot gas sta-

tion, a 5,089-square-foot Gate Express Carwash and a surface water management system at 330 Florida A1A N. in the Shoppes of Ponte Vedra. Prosser is the civil engineer. It is designed to be part of a larger development. n St. Johns County is reviewing a permit application for Gate Express Carwash at World Commerce Center at 5402 Florida 16 in St. Augustine. The 5,100-square-foot project is planned on 1.41 acres at northeast Florida 16 and International Golf Parkway.

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Cannae launches CoreLogic proxy fight less than a dozen people and was in part due to a planned reorganization unrelated to the pandemic. Patriot, which transports fuel and other freight in the Southeastern U.S, reported 761 employees at the end of fiscal 2019.

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Housing data firm rebuffed $7 billion buyout offer. After CoreLogic Inc. rejected their $7 billion buyout bid, Cannae Holdings Inc. and an investment partner last week called for a special meeting to replace nine directors on CoreLogic’s 12-member board. Cannae, the investment firm spun off from Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Financial Inc., and Senator Investment Group made the unsolicited offer to buy the housing market data firm in June. They offered $65 a share, a 37% premium to the stock’s previous price. But CoreLogic’s board rejected the proposal. Cannae and Senator sent a letter to CoreLogic shareholders July 29 saying they want a special meeting to vote on its slate of nine directors who are not affiliated with Cannae or Senator. “We will seek to replace a majority, but not the entirety, of the Board,” the letter said. “This will not be a vote to sell the Company to us for $65 per share. Rather, it will be a vote to put in place these nine independent directors who will act in the best interest of all shareholders.” CoreLogic responded with a news release saying its board does not think the offer is in the best interest of shareholders. “The Board continues to believe Senator and Cannae’s proposal significantly fails to provide appropriate value to our shareholders and does not reflect our strong multiyear outlook for the business,” Chairman Paul Folino said in the release. “Our Board is unanimous and highly confident in its belief that CoreLogic will be able to deliver significantly more value to shareholders than this opportunistic pro-

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Irvine, California-based CoreLogic Inc. rejected a $65-a-share offer from Cannae Holdings that was 37% higher than the stock’s previous price.

posal,” he said. CoreLogic’s stock has been trading above $65 and as high as $69.87 since the offer was announced, indicating Wall Street expects a higher price to come in from Cannae and Senator or another bidder.

Foley likened to Hunter Harrison The Cannae and Senator letter also touted the deal-making experience of Fidelity and Cannae Chairman Bill Foley as a reason for CoreLogic shareholders to sell. “Bill Foley has extensive experience transforming similar businesses and is uniquely positioned to strengthen the Company’s customer, financial, and employee relationships,” it said. “He is therefore not Foley only a credible buyer, but also is the best buyer for the Company.” In a column about the CoreLogic deal on CNBC’s website over the weekend, activist fund manager Kenneth Squire compared Foley with another executive familiar to Jacksonville. “In this situation, assuming that Bill Foley is the ‘Hunter Harrison’ of this industry and the best guy to turn around CoreLogic, Senator is asking shareholders to forego the tremendous upside of a successful turnaround for the certainty of a 37% return today,” Squire said. Harrison in March 2017

teamed with an activist hedge fund to overhaul CSX Corp.’s top management. Harrison became chief executive of CSX and began an overhaul of the railroad’s operations. He died in December 2017 but the company has continued on the path he started, and most analysts say CSX’s operations have improved.

Patriot earnings up with expense cuts Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. had a sharp drop in revenue for the third quarter ended June 30, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the trucking company’s shipments. However, because of cost cuts, Patriot’s earnings rose by 5 cents a share in the quarter to 17 cents. Revenue dropped 31% to $19 million. Patriot said positive insurance results and gains from equipment sales helped earnings, but it also cut labor costs. “During March and through the third quarter, we reduced the hours of our hourly staff including mechanics, reduced the days worked by our drivers and furloughed 48 of our senior drivers, all of which returned to work when business volumes increased,” CEO Rob Sandlin said in the company’s conference call last week. “We also made a number of permanent layoffs of hourly and salaried staff,” he said. He did not give details about the layoffs. But Chief Financial Officer Matt McNulty told the Daily Record it involved

Ponte Vedra-based Advanced Disposal Services last week also reported higher profits despite a drop in revenue, in what could be the company’s final quarterly report before a buyout by Waste Management Inc. is completed. Advanced Disposal reported adjusted earnings of 19 cents a share for the second quarter, 9 cents higher than last year, despite a 9.2% decrease in revenue to $380.3 million. The company has not held a quarterly conference call to discuss its results since it agreed to the buyout in April 2019. Completion of the deal has been delayed by antitrust reviews of the merger of two waste services companies. However, Waste Management said last week as it reported quarterly earnings it expects the deal will be completed by the end of the third quarter. Waste Management in June announced an $835 million deal to sell some assets to GFL Environmental Inc. Although the U.S. Justice Department has still not approved the deal, the companies hope that sale will satisfy antitrust issues. The companies also announced a lower buyout price after the long delay. After originally agreeing to buy the company for $33.15 per Advanced Disposal share, Waste Management now will pay $30.30. Advanced Disposal has scheduled a special shareholders meeting for Aug. 25 to approve the lower price.

Ameris Bancorp earnings drop Ameris Bancorp last week reported adjusted secondquarter earnings of 61 cents a share, down from 96 cents the previous year. The company said an increased provision for credit losses and higher salaries and

employee benefit expenses caused the drop in earnings. Ameris last year moved its executive office from Jacksonville to Atlanta.

St. Joe revenue, earnings increase The St. Joe Co., another company formerly headquartered in Jacksonville, reported second-quarter earnings rose by 16 cents a share to 33 cents, with revenue increasing 2% to $36.1 million. The real estate development company said revenue in its hospitality division declined because of the pandemic, but revenue grew in its other businesses. “As we navigate the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, we are seeing positive momentum in all operating segments through the second quarter,” CEO Jorge Gonzalez said in a news release. St. Joe, which was established in Jacksonville in 1936, moved its headquarters to the Florida Panhandle in 2010 to be closer to its developments and now is based in Panama City Beach.

ADT jumps on Google partnership ADT Inc.’s stock jumped higher Aug. 3 after the home security company announced a partnership with Google LLC. Google is investing $450 million in ADT and also will offer Google hardware and services in ADT’s home security systems. Google will own 6.6% of ADT’s stock after the deal is completed, which is expected in the third quarter this year. ADT is controlled by Apollo Funds, which acquired the company in May 2016 and still owns 84.6% after ADT went public again in January 2018. ADT’s stock had traded below its initial public offering price of $14 a share since it went public, but it doubled in price to $17.21 Monday morning after the Google deal was announced. It fell back and closed at $13.48, up $4.87 for the day. Boca Raton-based ADT employed about 3,000 people in Jacksonville at the time of its IPO. MBASCH@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM

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Here are the top 10 commercial real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Duval and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded July 27-Aug. 2.

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$17,950,000

$7,612,654

$7,143,000

$3,720,000

$3,500,000

CE Wilson Boulevard and County Road 210 West, Saint Johns

Burbank Avenue, Nocatee

4866 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville

Wells Creek Parkway, Jacksonville

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Type: Undeveloped hospital institutional Parcel size: More than 33 acres Buyer: St. Vincent’s Health System Inc. Seller: Sylvia J. Smallwood, Sally D. Lott, Eastbourne Jacksonville LLC, Cameron C. Manning Wright, Anna Jo Manning Trust, Cheryl A. and William Bown and DAR Investments One LLC

Type: Undeveloped multifamily Parcel size: 14.03 acres No. of units: 291 proposed Buyer: CRP/RW Valley Ridge Owner LLC Seller: Sonoc Co. LLC

Type: Wawa Parcel size: 2.19 acres Building size: 5,974 square feet Buyer: SLF Jacksonville LLC Seller: CTO18 Jacksonville FL LLC, CTO Realty Growth Inc. and Indigo Group Ltd.

Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: 29.5 acres Buyer: KB Home Jacksonville LLC Seller: Wells Creek LLC

Type: Undeveloped senior independent and assisted living community Parcel size: 2.77 acres Buyer: Vicar’s Landing at Oak Bridge LLC Seller: OBDP LLC

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ST JOHNS

CLAY

DUVAL

$5,121,250

$2,224,000

$1,100,000

$1,050,000

$878,612

4689 U.S. 17, Fleming Island

Gardenmoss Drive, Green Cove Springs

2370 Florida 16, St. Augustine

4701 U.S. 17, Fleming Island

Barrier Beach Place, Jacksonville

Type: Fleming Island Village offices Parcel size: 3.93 acres Building size: Two buildings totaling 30,387 square feet Buyer: Shaked Holdings 19 LLC Seller: Lucky S13 LLC

Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Waltham Development Co. Seller: CBCP Rolling Hills Landco LLC

Type: Retail Parcel size: 0.66 acres Building size: 2,091 square feet Buyer: Gate Petroleum Co. Seller: VEREIT Real Estate LP Previous sale: $950,000 in 2012

Type: Park Island Village offices Parcel size: 1.02 acres Building size: 6,171 square feet Buyer: Shaked Holdings 19 LLC Seller: Sandra F. Borawski

Type: 10 residential lots in Tidal Pointe at Southside Quarter Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Weekley Homes LLC Seller: CND Southside Quarter LLC

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Top commercial sales of the week

Ascension St. Vincent’s paid $17.95 million for land to build a hospital at the Fountains North in St. Johns County. The site is northeast of Interstate 95 and County Road 210 West along CE Wilson Boulevard.

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Exchange at Jacksonville While the 1,063-acre Southeast Quadrant at Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295 still is planned for development, the proposed 67-acre Exchange at Jacksonville mixed-use retail project no longer is under contract. Atlanta-based developer Jeff Fuqua introduced the project in March 2019 with a public presentation of a promotional video, but has not responded to calls, texts or emails seeking comment about the status. The Exchange was designed with a food hall, grocery store, theater, apartments, hotels and office space. A.C. “Chip” Skinner III said most of the single-family residential property in the Southeast Quadrant is under contract and is expected to close before year-end, but that the Fuqua project “has been delayed indefinitely.” He said the Fuqua contract expired. Karen Brune Mathis

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A look at where some of the biggest development projects in the Jacksonville area stand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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St. Johns Town Center Phase IV

East San Marco shopping center

Landlord Simon Property Group hasn’t announced a fourth phase of St. Johns Town Center, although plans were filed and two of the tenants are on board. Simon announced in February that RH Jacksonville, The Gallery at St. Johns Town Center, would open late this year, although the timing has changed. The site is cleared and the city is reviewing a foundation permit. A South Carolina developer also

confirmed it intends to bring an AC by Marriott hotel to the center, but did not have a timeline. Both projects, along with a theater and more retail space, are designed in the fourth phase, although COVID-19 has stalled or ended some proposed commercial developments in Northeast Florida.

East San Marco is one permit closer to developing at Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard, but there’s no firm timeline for the proposed Publix Super Markets Inc.-anchored shopping center. “East San Marco is still progressing as we work on our civil permits and polishing up our architectural designs,” said spokesman Eric Davidson with developer Regency Centers Corp. “We don’t have a specific start date yet, but we hope to update as we get through these next

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steps.” The St. Johns River Water Management District issued a stormwater management permit June 16. East San Marco underwent development changes during its 20 years in the making. Davidson said in May COVID-19 slowed progress but Regency hoped to file for development permits this year. Karen Brune Mathis

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Lot J and Shipyards adjacent to TIAA Bank Field It’s unclear if COVID-19 has impacted negotiations between developers and City Hall on Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposed $500 million Lot J project or planning of the $2.5 billion Shipyards proposal near TIAA Bank Field. The Jaguars declined to comment Aug. 4, and emails to the city requesting the status of a proposed $233.3 million tentative incentives deal announced in July 2019 was not returned. Baltimore, Maryland-based The Cordish Companies and Jaguars subsidiary Gecko Investments LLC are equal partners in the development project operating as

Jacksonville I-C Parcel One Holding Company LLC. Cordish Chief Operating Officer Zed Smith said March 2, just before the unexpected pandemic shutdowns, a final agreement could be ready for Downtown Investment Authority and City Council consideration within 60 days. That did not happen. The proposed Lot J Phase I comprises the Live! Arena entertainment venue, a 200-unit boutique hotel and 700 residential units. Smith’s presentation indicated 400 mid-rise units and 300 high-rise units.

Augustine Development Group plans to redevelop the former Ambassador Hotel Downtown into a 127-room La Quinta Inn, but without the initially planned apartments and parking garage, according to City Council legislation. In May, Council approved a request to remove a proposed 200-unit apartment building and parking garage, along with a $4.9 million Recaptured Enhanced Value grant, from the agreement. It still is estimated to cost $15 million to redevelop the property. A $1.5 Historic Preservation Trust Fund grant remains in effect. The six-story, 60,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1922. Augustine Development Group President Bryan Greiner could not be reached for comment. Katie Garwood

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The Ford on Bay apartment and retail development New York-based Spandrel Development Partners LLC wants more time to start construction at The Ford on Bay after it completes negotiations with the Downtown Investment Authority. DIA CEO Lori Boyer said Aug. 3 that Spandrel is concerned about market conditions due to COVID-19 and the rental market but still is “very much interested in doing the project.” The DIA board unanimously approved Spandrel’s $136 million bid in February for a two-phase project with 520 apartments and up to 74,000 square feet of retail space at

220 and 330 E. Bay St. Downtown. Spandrel was to start construction on Phase 1 within 120 days after closing on the property, according to DIA’s Oct. 21 notice of disposition for the site. Boyer said in an Aug. 4 email that the closing date was not defined in the notice and is dependent on approvals from the Downtown Development Review Board and closing on a development loan. Mike Mendenhall

The Southbank Urban Residences at 959 Prudential Drive carries on with construction since beginning in March. Geismar, Louisiana-based Ventures Development LLC began the development process in 2017 for a 13-story, 300-unit apartment development. Legal complications with an adjacent property owner led to the reduction in scale in 2018. The eight-story, 185-unit, 263,519-square-foot apartment building is a three-story concrete pedestal, with a parking garage, topped by a five-story wood-frame structure. Jacksonville-based general contractor Summit Contracting Group Inc. is on track for a spring 2022 completion. Scott Sailer

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PROJECT UPDATE ALL QUIET

Kings Avenue Station Kings Avenue Station, a development proposed on the Downtown Southbank, is being affected by the nationwide business shutdown because of the pandemic. “Things are very quiet due to COVID,” said Mike Balanky, president and CEO of developer Chase Properties. The project comprises a mixed-use Class A office tower, from six to 40 stories and up to 1 million square feet depending on the needs of an anchor tenant. Ground-floor retail is part of the design. The site at 1201 Kings Ave. is near the Kings Avenue parking garage and the Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites hotels. Max Marbut

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AWAITING PERMITS

Independent Life Building Augustine Development Group awaits interior demolition and adaptive reuse construction permits totaling $19 million to begin work on redeveloping the Independent Life Building. Augustine Development, led by Bryan Greiner, plans to renovate the 18-story, 165,000-square-foot building at 233 W. Duval St. to include a 21,000-square-foot grocery store, 140 market-rate apartments and a rooftop terrace, pool and lounge. Augustine Development Group agreed to a Downtown Investment Authority term sheet requiring construction to begin within six months of City Council approving the proposal for a $3 million Historic Preservation Trust Fund grant. That approval is pending.

PLAN HALTED

First Baptist Church property sale, welcome center ter the onset of the pandemic in March. The decision also halts the church’s plan to demolish a 1927-era building at 125 W. Church St. to construct a new welcome center Recent offers included smaller sections of the property and were about 25% of the value brokers advised First Baptist to accept, Lambert said.

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NEGOTIATIONS RESTARTED

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The District on the Downtown Southbank The District developers must show the Downtown Investment Authority that COVID-19 continues to hold back construction for a force majeure clause in the project’s city incentives deal to continue. DIA CEO Lori Boyer said Aug. 3 she expects to meet with The District co-owner Michael Munz next week to determine if the project’s performance schedule suspension that took effect March 13 still is valid. The proposed $600 million, 32-acre District comprises residential, retail, hotel and office space on the

Downtown Southbank. Munz and Peter Rummell control the project’s development company, Elements Development of Jacksonville LLC. The DIA approved a Recaptured Enhanced Value grant in April 2018 of up to $56 million. The city’s portion of infrastructure improvements is a separate $23 million project.

Negotiations have restarted to redevelop The Laura Trio Downtown at Forsyth and Laura streets. City Council in 2017 approved $9.8 million in incentives for SouthEast Development Group of Jacksonville and The Molasky Cos. to redevelop The Barnett and for the Trio. The deal was amended in September to partially remove SouthEast and Molasky from the agreement when VyStar Credit Union agreed to build a parking garage adjacent to the historic buildings along Laura Street. SouthEast Managing Director Steve Atkins, owner of The Laura Trio, did not respond to requests for comment. “We have been in ongoing and recent conversations with representatives of several parties involved in the project who believe they will be moving forward in the near future. No amendment to the Trio portion of the agreement has been processed to date,” said Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer in an email. Max Marbut

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Here are the top 10 single-family residential real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Duval and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded July 27-Aug. 2.

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217 Rivershore Lane, St. Augustine

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Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.31 acres House size: 4,056 square feet Buyer: Daniel L. and Carla M. Roderick Seller: Lon B. and Patricia M. Bryan and the Lon B. Bryan III Trust

Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.06 acres House size: 5,300 square feet Buyer: Frederick and Katherine B. McCoy Seller: Joe and Jill Doyle Previous sale: $950,000 in 2002 ST JOHNS

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$1,207,000

$2,060,000

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352 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach

$5,490,000 317 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.77 acres House size: 11,985 square feet Buyer: W. Radford Lovett II and Lindley A. Tolbert Seller: Robert C. and Sallie A. Hart

Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.4 acres House size: 5,149 square feet Buyer: The Tutwiler Family Trust Seller: Michael E. Wenk

About the property: Golf-course-view home features eight bedrooms, 8½ baths, two guesthouses, outdoor living space, elevator, infinity pool, geothermal heating and hotwater system, solar generator and 20,000gallon rain harvesting system.

Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.70 acres House size: 4,316 square feet Buyer: Eugene G. and Kathryn C. Peek Seller: Joseph R. and Susan K. McCaw Previous sale: $929,000 in 2017 ST JOHNS

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$4,825,000 1189 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.12 acres House size: 6,409 square feet Buyer: Kevin J. and Peggy C. Hart Seller: Robert and Susanne DiBerardino

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13940 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville

Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.34 acres House size: 2,763 square feet Buyer: The Ronald H. Foster Jr. Living Trust Seller: Blake and Stephanie Wilson Previous sale: $4,350,000 in 2019

Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.58 acres House size: 6,278 square feet Buyer: Peter M. and Catherine T. Kotchen Seller: Kevin J. Klempf Previous sale: $3,500,000 in 2008

Type: Single-family Lot size: 6.99 acres House size: 5,877 square feet Buyer: Patrick R. and Rebecca B. Gendreau Seller: Jerry W. and Sandra P. Maida Previous sale: $2,040,000 in 2001

3079 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.4 acres House size: 2,467 square feet Buyer: Terry and Sharon Fowler Seller: Wendy M. Peele, the Wendy M. Peele Revocable Trust and the Life Estate of Wendy M. Peele Previous sale: $600,000 in 2003

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The Jacksonville Record & Observer was honored with seven awards in the annual Florida Press Association 2020 Weekly Newspaper Contest. The awards were announced in a virtual ceremony July 31. The paper competes in Division B against similar-size publications statewide. Editor Karen Brune Mathis, Associate Editor Max Marbut and Managing Editor Monty Zickuhr received firstplace awards. Staff Writer Mike Mendenhall won two second-place awards and the staff won two awards. Here are the first-place categories: Business Reporting: Mathis for “How they sold Maple Street” about the sale of Jacksonville-based Maple Street Biscuit Co. to Cracker Barrel.

Education Feature: Marbut for “Building the Workforce” about how Edward Waters College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida are working to fill the area’s talent pipeline. Front Page Makeup: Zickuhr for pages including “51 candidates, 19 seats” previewing the Jacksonville City Council election. The second-place winners: Breaking News Story: Mendenhall for “City, Khan reach deal on Lot J development” on the plans to redevelop the area near TIAA Bank Field. Local Government Reporting: Mendenhall for “JEA: What’s Next” about issues in the city-owned utility. In the overall categories, the Record & Observer won second place for Overall Graphic Design and third place for General Excellence. The Record & Observer is part of Observer Media Group, which won a total of 84 awards in the contest including 29 first-place honors.

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Shipping container apartments now under construction Units for Ashley Street Container Lofts are being built off-site for placement later this year. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

Livable shipping containers, a new option in Jacksonville, are heading Downtown. JWB Real Estate Capital applied for a permit to build the Ashley Street Container Lofts, comprising 18 retrofitted shipping containers, in the Cathedral District. “We are constructing the units off-site right now,” said Sifakis JWB President Alex Sifakis by email July 29. He estimates the project at more than $1.7 million, about $90,000 a unit. Through Hoose A LLC, JWB owns the site at 412 E. Ashley St. The city issued a foundation permit March 18. JWB proposes to retrofit the shipping containers into 320-square-foot apartments among three stories. Rent would be $700-$800 a month.

JWB will start the leasing process in November. “We have had interest from a wide mix of potential residents – young, old, higher income, lower income – we are really looking forward to adding a new property Downtown that will add to Downtown’s diverse urban fabric,” Sifakis said. Each unit will have full appliances, including a washer-dryer; granite counters; and highend light and plumbing fixtures. ShayCore Enterprises Inc. is the contractor for the $25,000 foundation and the $1.5 million construction project. Fisher Koppenhafer Architecture Interior Design is the architect. Sifakis said six units should be on-site in a few months and the project completed in the first quarter of 2021. He called it “a very complicated project.” Sifakis said his group had to find “the right fit” with an engineer and contractor. “And the plans have to be exact,” he said. “They have had countless revisions.” He said the specificity is necessary. “When you are manufacturing in a facility, and shipping the units to the site, there is a lot less tolerance for site changes.” Sifakis said the containers were locally sourced and are being assembled at ShayCore’s

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facility. The Downtown Development Review Board approved the final designs. Plans call for the west exterior wall of the apartments to feature a mural. There will be a courtyard-patio area between the containers and bike racks. Sifakis said for accessibility compliance, the first-floor units have bathrooms at the end of the unit, so there are no balconies on those. KMATHIS@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MATHISKB

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The Ashley Street Container Lofts project is planned in the Downtown Cathedral District at 412 E. Ashley St.

GreenPointe Developers names three builders for Tributary in Nassau Dream Finders Homes, Lennar and Richmond American Homes will start constructing model homes in September. BY SCOTT SAILER STAFF WRITER

GreenPointe Developers LLC announced Aug. 3 that national homebuilders Dream Finders Homes, Lennar and Richmond American Homes will build in

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The Coker Law attorney is recognized for mentorship, “tackling leadership roles.” In recognition of her community involvement and commitment to professionalism and the values of the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, the group named Lindsay Tygart its 2020 Woman Lawyer of the Year. Tygart is a senior member of the medical malpractice division at Coker Law. In making the presentation, 2019-20 JWLA President Sarah Mannion said Tygart, in addition to her outstanding career as an attorney, is consistently dedicated to mentorship and “tackling leadership roles” in bar organizations including JWLA, the Jacksonville Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Justice Association and the 4th Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem program, among others. Tygart was watching the

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Aug. 4 virtual JWLA meeting at her desk at the law firm when the announcement was made. “This organization gave me the passion for service. I am truly honored,” Tygart said. Also at the meeting, the association’s 2020-21 board of directors was sworn virtually into office by Duval County Judge Dawn Hudson: President Cyndy Trimmer, Presidentelect Kelli Leuckert, Treasurer

Kimberly Woods and Secretary Kayla Haines. Trimmer said she plans to “explore how we can be stronger together.” “I look forward to working with all of you,” she said. Members and guests at the virtual meeting heard a presentation by Diana Davis, a licensed mental health counselor who previously was an attorney. Davis talked about self-care

Boyd & Jenerette adds partner, two associates Boyd & Jenerette added partner Amanda Kidd and associate attorneys Jennifer Meier and Tracy Wilkenson. Kidd focuses her practice on defending insurance carriers in the Kidd areas of firstand thirdparty bad faith insurance litigation, insurance coverage disputes and professional negligence.

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Attorneys must stand together to generate positive change.

COMMENTARY

Highlights of Florida’s new laws Of the 3,500 bills filed by lawmakers this year, 191 became law. Here are a few notable laws that are now in effect. PAGE 17

BAKER COUNTY MURAL

FROM THE JBA

Mitch Stone and John Phillips are demanding that Baker County remove a mural displayed at the entryway of the county courthouse that includes the images of three Ku Klux Klan members on horseback.

Changes at the JBA The Jacksonville Bar Association is offering online programs, boosting its partnerships and changing how membership is calculated when you join. PAGE 16

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nthropologist and author Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” As attorneys and as a legal community, it is important to stand together with the goal of generating positive change and to commend the efforts of those using their abilities to do so. That is why I applaud and support the efforts of Jacksonville Bar Association members Mitch Stone and John Phillips. Stone, as president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is demanding that Baker County remove a mural displayed at the entryway of the

county courthouse depicting images of three Klu Klux Klan members mounted on horses and cloaked in white robes. Phillips started an online petition for lawyers and law firms demanding its removal. The Baker County Courthouse is just 30 miles from our own Duval County Courthouse. While the mural has been controversial since its original unveiling in 2001, the recent tension and discussions regarding race have again brought this issue to the forefront and it has gained national and international media attention. The Florida Bar reports that there are 18 lawyers in Baker County, compared with our almost 5,000 lawyers in Duval County.

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Take advantage of the virtual era With the option to attend most meetings virtually, lawyers can learn about various organizations without leaving their homes. PAGE 18

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Lawyering in the Zoom era: Now is the time to adapt We have to do it, so let’s do it right.

JAMES POINDEXTER DELEGAL & POINDEXTER

While the novel coronavirus has created a global crisis that has disrupted every aspect of our lives, it also has forced the legal industry to engage in broader discussions about the implementation of new technology in the profession. The Florida Bar has made technology a priority for a number of years, but the industry as a

whole seemed slow to adapt. Recently, it was announced that the 4th Judicial Circuit would participate in the Virtual Jury Trial Pilot Project. For many, such a proposition is daunting. While the needs of each case are different, lawyers should strongly consider participating in the program if they hope to get the judicial system back to “normal.” In my practice, I have found attorneys to be skeptical of the

use of Zoom in their practice. Instead of readily agreeing to virtual depositions to move cases forward, some lawyers are insisting on waiting until the pandemic subsides to resume litigation efforts. Such demands are simply unworkable. While the pandemic shows no sign of slowing, the justice system has. Our judiciary has quickly adapted to the use of phone or Zoom hearings. It is now on the lawyers to step forward and

embrace new technologies in every aspect of their practices, including trials. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have had the opportunity to engage in numerous depositions, hearings and a nonjury trial by Zoom. While it took additional preparation and consideration to determine how we would virtually handle the witnesses and exhibits, I intend to continue to SEE POINDEXTER, PAGE 19

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Guardian Advocacy Project: Help for families

MISSY DAVENPORT JBA PRO BONO COMMITTEE CHAIR

The program helps those parents or legal guardians obtain legal authority to continue caring for their disabled family member. When a child turns 18, the child’s parents or legal guardians no longer have the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the person. For people with a developmental disability, assistance with some matters, such as medical and financial decisions, often is needed beyond the age of 18. The guardian advocacy process helps those parents or legal guardians obtain legal authority to continue caring for their disabled family member. Many families are in need of help with this process and are unable to afford an attorney. The Guardian Advocacy Project was established in 2018 to help families achieve stability and ensure that loved ones will be able to receive the care that they need. It began as a collaboration of pro bono attorney Lisa DiFranza, the Nelson Mullins law firm,

TIAA Bank and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. DiFranza developed and presented comprehensive training for volunteers and serves as an expert resource for the project. She also provided templates that can be used to create the necessary documents for a guardian advocacy case. Attorneys and paralegals at Nelson Mullins and TIAA Bank have taken on several cases and provided much needed assistance. We receive many requests for help in this area and new volunteers are needed. Many people are familiar with the full guardianship process, when a court takes away an incapacitated person’s rights and grants those rights to a guardian who acts in the person’s best interests. Florida Statute Chapter 393 provides for the less restrictive option of an appointment of a guardian advocate. In this situation, a guardian advocate may be appointed without an adjudication of incapacity for a person with developmental disabilities who lacks the decision-making ability to complete some, but not all, of the necessary tasks to care for his or her person, property or estate. For the establishment of guardian advocacy, the person with a developmental disability must have an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome that was diagnosed before the age of 18 and creates a substantial handicap that can be expected to continue indefinitely. A lawyer is assigned to the person with developmental dis-

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abilities, if they do not have one of their own, and a court hearing will be held so that a judge can determine whether a guardian advocate is needed and in what areas help is needed. The guardian advocacy option allows for a balance between providing the person with a development disability as much freedom and independence as possible while still ensuring that family members can assist and intervene if needed. JALA receives many requests for assistance in this area and we need more volunteer attorneys. We only accept uncontested

cases and there usually is just one client meeting and one hearing required. A basic guardian advocacy training webinar is available to volunteers upon request and attorneys new to this process can be paired with an expert resource attorney. After the initial meeting with the client (which can be done remotely), the volunteer attorney files the petition, sets the hearing and attends the hearing with the client to get the Guardian Advocacy final judgment. Several volunteers say they enjoyed working with these fam-

ilies and that it was a profound experience to use their legal ability to dramatically improve the lives of families in need. If you would like more information about how you can get involved with this important and worthwhile project, contact Missy Davenport at JALA. To review cases in need of placement, visit floridaprobonomatters.org and type your county in the general search field. For information on projects and clinics, contact missy. davenport@jaxlegalaid.org

The guardian advocacy option allows for a balance between providing the person with a developmental disability as much freedom and independence as possible while still ensuring that family members can assist and intervene if needed. THE JACKSONVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP President Michelle Bedoya Barnett, Alexander DeGance Barnett President-elect Michael Fox Orr, Orr | Cook Treasurer Fraz Ahmed, Coker Law

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CRAIG SHOUP JACKSONVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Service to our members remains our commitment. The Jacksonville Bar Association has been serving the Northeast Florida legal community

since 1897. In that time we have changed in many ways. Starting with 33 members, the association has grown to approximately 2,000 members. As a voluntary bar association we must provide great value to encourage folks to join. We have put on great social events and charity programs over the years. In the past year, we have increased both the number of CLE programs and CLE hours we have offered to our members. When COVID-19 began to impact how many businesses operated, the Jacksonville Bar Association was not exempt. With our outstanding team we quickly transitioned many of our programs online. We learned through trial and

error, but our focus is to continue to offer outstanding programs to our members. One of our first online-only programs was a COVID-19 update from the Circuit Civil Division with Circuit Judge Waddell Wallace. Almost 100 people logged in to hear from the judge and ask questions. We have expanded our offerings in a partnership with other voluntary bar associations around the state including the Broward County Bar Association, Dade County Bar Association, Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, St. Petersburg Bar Association, Sarasota County Bar Associa-

tion, South Palm Beach County Bar Association and Tallahassee Bar Association. Through this coalition we offer applicable CLE programs that deal with substantive areas of the law. Another benefit is highlighting the expertise of our members. With the majority of our CLE presenters being a member of the JBA, we are able to promote them throughout the state. Our Ehrlich Trial Advocacy Seminar was presented July 29 with this partnership, giving our presenters statewide exposure. This partnership with other voluntary bar associations will continue to grow and will remain after COVID-19. With all of these, and other programs we continue to offer,

it is important and easy to be a member of the JBA. We accept credit cards, including American Express, for membership dues and event costs. We changed how membership is calculated, changing from the membership year mirroring the July 1-June 30 Bar year to making membership good for 365 days from when you join. We hope that you will renew or join today. If you would like more information about the best way to get involved, do not hesitate to reach out to me. Craig Shoup is executive director of the Jacksonville Bar Association. Contact him at (904) 399-4486 or cshoup@ jaxbar.org.

Ribault valedictorian wins YLS scholarship

DAVE CHAUNCEY RIBAULT FUTURE LAWYERS AND LEADERS CHAIR The Jacksonville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section presented a $1,000 scholarship Aug. 4 to Ja’Miyah Levy, the 2020 class valedictorian at Jean Ribault High School. Ribault Future Lawyers and Leaders is a JBA partnership with the school, D.W. Perkins Bar Association and the Jacksonville Public Education Foundation. The program provides students with mentors from the legal community, including civil attorneys, judges, public defenders and assistant state attorneys. Dave Chauncey is an attorney with Alexander DeGance Barnett focusing on labor, employment, education and general business litigation.

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From left, Craig Shoup, JBA executive director; Dave Chauncey, YLS treasurer and chair of the Ribault Future Lawyers and Leaders program; scholarship winner Ja’Miyah Levy, a participant in the program and a student at Florida A&M University; and club sponsor and Ribault social studies teacher Phylisha Carter.

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Increased protection for children, older adults and emotional support animals in effect as of July. HB 199 Donna’s Law

BRIAN COUGHLIN JBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS With our news feeds full of updates about COVID-19 and the upcoming elections, it’s easy to miss the recent changes to Florida law. Of the 3,500 bills filed by lawmakers this year, 191 became law. Here are a few notable laws that are now in effect:

HB 43 Jordan’s Law The goal of this law is to improve the child welfare system and help save children’s lives. HB 43, passed unanimously in the Florida House and Senate, requires training for specified child welfare professionals, law enforcement officers, judges and others to better detect signs of abuse. It creates increased communication between law enforcement and welfare workers. The bill also requires a law enforcement officer to report concerns for a child’s well-being to the Florida central abuse hotline.

Opponents of the measure argue the system erroneously flags Americans as not being eligible to work in the U.S. Supporters say the immigration check will reduce illegal workers in Florida.

Donna’s Law passed unanimously in the House and Senate. It removes the statute of limitations for prosecuting sexual battery when the victim is a minor younger than 18 years of age at the time of the offense. It applies only to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2020.

SB 1082 Domestic violence injunctions

SB 400 Elder abuse fatality review teams

The purpose of the teams authorized by this law is to review closed cases of elder fatalities caused by abuse or neglect. Each judicial circuit may form a team of experts in elder care to review and make policy recommendations to help prevent future abuse-related fatalities.

SB 404 Parental consent for minors’ abortions

Previous Florida law only required minors to inform a parent or legal guardian of their decision to have an abortion. Now, they must receive written and notarized consent as well. The requirement does not apply in cases of medical emergency, and the minor may petition the circuit court for permission. The bill also authorizes a third-degree felony penalty for a physician who intentionally

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performs an abortion on a minor without the required consent. It also provides a defense if the minor misrepresented her age or identity.

HB 409 Electronic wills and remote notarization

In the time of COVID-19, laws regarding remote and online functions are especially relevant. This law authorizes the use of remote online notarization of most legal documents, permitting the remote signing of deeds, probate pleadings and certain powers of attorney. While it took effect Jan. 1, the effective date to remotely sign most estate planning documents was postponed until July

1. Florida law now will permit the remote signing of documents such as wills, trusts and powers of attorney. Notaries may witness signatures via live video, and third-party witnesses may also appear remotely.

SB 664 Verification of employment eligibility All public employers are now required to use E-Verify to confirm newly hired employees are authorized to work in the United States. This includes school districts, public universities and state agencies, as well as their private contractors and subcontractors.

Courts are now authorized to include pets when granting a domestic violence injunction. A court may award the petitioner exclusive care of a pet and order that the respondent have no contact with the animal. The bill does not apply to animals owned primarily for an agricultural purpose or to a service animal if the respondent is the service animal’s handler.

SB 1084 Emotional support animals

This bill amends Florida’s Fair Housing Act by prohibiting a landlord from denying a person with an emotional support animal or charging them additional fees. Landlords may request written documentation that reasonably supports the tenant has a disability. The bill creates the misdemeanor crime of providing false or fraudulent emotional support animal documentation. Brian Coughlin is a partner at the Bedell Firm. His practice focuses on matters of criminal justice.

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VIRTUAL WORLD MAKES IT EASIER TO GET INVOLVED

Virtual platforms can present opportunities not available in person.

CHRISTOPHER WALKER JBA YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION The Florida Bar, the rules of professionalism, and local bar organizations instill upon lawyers the notion of community involvement. The endless opportunities include membership in bar organizations, participation in legal aid organizations, independent pro bono work and so much more. Many young lawyers hesitate to become involved for myriad reasons—they recently graduated law school and are acclimating to a new work life; they must balance work and personal or family lives; or perhaps they just aren’t comfortable branching out and attending organization meetings on their own. Speaking from experience, some

young lawyers often tell themselves that once they are “comfortable” in their new job roles, they will become more involved in the community. Others need pressure from peers and bosses to motivate them. The reality is many lawyers hesitate to become involved with local organizations because they fear the time commitment from attending events will detract from the limited time they have to balance work and other nonwork activities. Others may suffer from a paralysis of indecision from not knowing which organizations they should join based on their interests and passions. Even though it may seem ironic given the current circumstances, there is no time like the present to become more involved in local organizations. Given the virtual world we now live in, attending local organization events has never been easier and less time-consuming. Most meetings are conducted virtually, so lawyers can attend remotely from any location. We can no longer use the supposed burden of traveling across town (or even a few blocks for some) to attend an in-person meeting as

an excuse for not becoming more involved. With the option to attend most meetings virtually, lawyers can learn about various organizations without leaving their homes. For some, the fear of being the stranger in the room or having to network with new, unfamiliar faces is greatly reduced in the virtual setting. That provides the opportunity to evaluate which organizations fulfill one’s interests without the added stress of feeling like an outsider at an in-person meeting. Of course, much of the benefit to joining these organizations is the ability to network with other lawyers in Jacksonville. While the virtual platform may limit personal interaction with all attendees of the events, Jacksonville lawyers are always friendly and willing to provide contact information to stay in touch. It is easy to follow up with new virtual acquaintances with a phone call or a virtual coffee break—additional networking for which you do not need to leave the comfort of your home. The Jacksonville Bar Association’s “Noon in June in July” event

represented the ability of lawyers to successfully learn about organizations and become involved in the community through virtual means. The panelists, prominent local practitioners, legal aid organizations, the city’s general counsel, state and federal judges, provided insight into the opportunities for involvement in the community. Each panelist was willing to connect with event participants to network or discuss other ways to serve the community or develop a practice of law. Some lawyers may be on the verge of burnout from the use of video platforms, but power through the fatigue and carve out an additional hour or two to explore local organizations. Use this tumultuous time to find one local organization to become involved in and begin networking. When in-person events resume, one will have a greater familiarity with the organization, its goals, and its members, inspiring greater personal involvement in the community by all. Christopher Walker is an attorney at Akerman LLP focusing on consumer finance law.

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Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Mitch Stone, left, and Jacksonville attorney John Phillips are demanding Baker County remove from its courthouse a mural that includes the images of three Klu Klux Klan members.

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The amount of representation and power our legal community possesses places upon us an obligation to show solidarity and support for efforts to remove a reminder of hate and fear, qualities the legal profession must renounce. As attorneys, we have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and maintain the respect due to courts of justice. But beyond these express pledges we have sworn, there are unspoken promises: To lead our

community, to effectuate change and to support those enacting positive change around us. Everyone who walks into the Baker County Courthouse is forced to confront a symbol of the history of terror, lawlessness and opposition to equal rights and equal justice that plagued the south following the Civil War, symbolized by an organization that stood for everything our criminal justice system stands against. The mural was intended to depict significant historical events in the Baker County area.

However, as many have pointed out, memorializing the KKK is the antithesis of the goals of our criminal justice system and of the path we as individuals must take to mend the racial divide that has existed in this country since its inception. Images of the devil do not belong in a church, and Nazi symbols do not belong in a synagogue. Nor do reminders of racial injustice, lawlessness and intolerance belong in the court of a criminal justice system undeniably plagued with racial disparity and in need of reform.

To depict a group that opposed law and order, peace and justice in a criminal court of law is to undermine every value the U.S. must stand for. To those who say it’s recording history, a courthouse is not a museum or a textbook and there is a grave difference between remembering the shameful evils of our history and perpetuating symbols of hatred, racism and violence. Let us take a stand as a legal community and applaud and support the efforts of the FACDL, Stone, Phillips and

many more and demand the removal of this depiction of hate and violence. The mural dishonors all citizens of Baker County, as well us, their neighbors. Let us show our support for the removal of the unnecessary glorification of ignorance and brutality. Let us not turn a blind eye to the commemoration of hate and division in any form. Michelle Bedoya Barnett is a founding partner of Alexander DeGance Barnett, focusing on labor and employment law.

To those who say it’s recording history, a courthouse is not a museum or a textbook and there is a grave difference between remembering the shameful evils of our history and perpetuating symbols of hatred, racism and violence.

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do so in order to move my cases forward. In hopes of encouraging others to consider the use of Zoom, here are some tips: n Coordinate with the witnesses ahead of time to ensure that they know how to use Zoom. You may even do a test run to ensure that the internet connection is stable, the voices

can be clearly heard and there are no background distractions. n When giving testimony by Zoom, it is more important than ever that the witness wait for the question to be completed before he or she begins to speak. The court reporter, who also is appearing remotely, will thank you. n Confer with the opposing attorney on exhibits ahead of time and prepare a single PDF

document containing the bookmarked exhibits. n Either send the PDF document to the witnesses before hand or use the “share screen” feature to exhibit the documents during the deposition, hearing or trial. n If you are in an evidentiary hearing or a trial, be sure to review the circuit procedures page for your judge as some have provided information regarding

his or her procedures for such proceedings. n Providing your case law to the court and opposing counsel ahead of time will prevent wasting time and creating confusion during your hearings. While we are in an adversarial profession, we are going to have to work together to ensure that we can continue to advocate for our clients’ interests in the midst of the global pandemic.

I am encouraged by the professionalism and civility we enjoy in the 4th Judicial Circuit. I hope that that tradition will be a guiding light for our profession as we continue to move our cases forward in the COVID-19 era. James Poindexter is a partner at Delegal & Poindexter P.A., where he specializes in labor and employment law and professional license defense.

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Last call at Kartouche nightclub Materials from the 106-year-old building will be recycled; site targeted for Daily’s gas station and convenience store. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

Elev8 Land Clearing & Demolition razed the 106-year-old Kartouche nightclub building Aug. 1 Downtown at 618 W. Forsyth St. Demolition started in the early morning after opening a hole in the west wall to remove the wood flooring. Wood beams would be extracted later from the rubble. Elev8’s owners, brothers Ben and Jon Pfotenhauer, gave the Kartouche sign to Fire Station No. 4 nearby at 639 W. Duval St. Ben Pfotenhauer said previously a majority of the building will be recycled. “There are lot of old wood timbers in that building that are getting recycled,” he said. Elev8 also will work to recycle the bricks. The immediate plans after demolition are to grade and sod the site. Previous filings show the site at West Forsyth and Broad streets is targeted for redevelopment for a Daily’s gas station and convenience store. KMATHIS@JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466

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Workers from Elev8 Land Clearing & Demolition tear down the Kartouche nightclub building Aug. 1. For more images, see the photo galleries section of JaxDailyRecord.com

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With the sign on the building removed, workers use heavy equipment to take away the top of the structure, built in 1914. It was not designated as historic.

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The 106-year-old building is reduced to a pile of rubble. The unused three-story, 10,000-square-foot structure also had been known as the Eagle Laundry Building.

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