Foreclosures, bankruptcies keep local firms busy
By: Christian Conte of Jacksonville Business Journal
As originally published on December 30, 2011
The local legal community faced struggles relating to the still lingering issues with a slowly recovering economy, a consolidation of law firms and a continued surge of foreclosures and bankruptcy cases.
Nationally, there was a surge of law firm mergers in 2011, according to the legal consulting firm Altman Weil Inc. Changes in the local law community included the attorneys at Pappas Metcalf Jenks & Miller PA joining the Jacksonville office of Gunster, and Jimerson & Wilson changing its name to Jimerson & Cobb to reflect new shareholder, Chistopher Cobb. Gunster also expanded its private wealth management services division in 2011 with the addition of John Cole, Kevin Kane and Jason Van Lenten, who were all from the law firm of Ivan, Cole, Bonnette & Kane.
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