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The new Bar year brings new leadership, services BY MAX MARBUT
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s the 2018-19 Bar year begins, the Jacksonville Bar Association’s committees and sections will lead the effort to enhance services and value for members and potential members. That’s part of this year’s plan adopted by the
association’s board of governors. “Most people realize the benefits of our association through the sections and committees,” said board President Katie Dearing. “When people evaluate the Bar year, it’s based on the work done by the committees.”
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Jacksonville Bar Association section and committee chairs and vice chairs met Thursday with members of the board of governors for an orientation session and to plan policies for the 2018-19 Bar year. Photo by Max Marbut
THE MATHIS REPORT
Flotation therapy coming to former law office in Riverside Ownership group developing concept for “quieting the stimuli of everyday life.”
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Flotation therapy continues making waves in Jacksonville as a third center prepares to open, this one in a former law office in Riverside. Be Still Float Studio intends
to open in Suite A at 1050 Riverside Ave., the former site for law firm Taylor, Stewart, Houston & Schimpff Duss. The law firm sold the building and relocated. It is leasing temporary space at the TIAA Bank building at 501 Riverside Ave. as it remodels a
structure it bought at 590 Oak St. for occupancy this fall. Gina Schimpff, part of the ownership group that bought the property, is investing a little more than $800,000 into the studio, including the six float rooms. “I really believe we will be making a difference in people’s lives,” she said. Float therapy allows customers to float quietly in a solution
of water and Epsom salts to relax “and experience the restorative physical and mental benefits of temporarily quieting the stimuli of everyday life,” says bestillfloat.com. Schimpff said the venture has been in the making for some time. The first two of her three children experienced health issues, which “took me into SEE MATHIS, PAGE 3
IN THE LAW
Kayla Haines is the JWLA membership director She recently joined Smith Hulsey & Busey PAGE 12 VOLUME 105, NO. 194 • ONE SECTION