Myers, Green change firms
A pair of former Coker, Myers, Schickel, Sorenson & Green partners are headed to new environs. Mark Green is now a member of Dale, Bald, Showalter, Mercier & Green. His office is located at 200 W. Forsyth St., Suite 1600. He will continue to specialize in marital, family and criminal law at his new firm. Green’s former partner Wayne Myers has left his old firm to focus on his own mediation practice. Myers Mediations will specialize in workers’ compensation and related cases.
Rogers Towers renovates headquarters
Rogers Towers will start its second century of legal practice with a complete renovation of its headquarters in the Riverplace Tower on the Southbank. The renovation includes the installation of wireless Internet and new audio-visual technology. The firm’s 92 attorneys and 125-person support staff occupy 72,000 square feet spread over five floors of the building. The renovation also added offices, enlarged conference rooms and enhanced reception areas. The firm also added artwork from Jacksonville artists.
Florida Bar dinner honors judges
The Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s June 8 dinner will celebrate career milestones for several District Court judges. The dinner will honor Judge Harvey Schlesinger taking senior status, Judge Timothy Corrigan reaching 10 years on the bench and Magistrate Judge Howard Snyder reaching 25 years on the bench. The dinner will also welcome District Judge Virginia Myers to Jacksonville. She is transferring from Ft. Myers’ district court. RSVP by May 25 to the FBA at 1301 Riverplace Blvd., suite 1916 (07). Reception starts at 6 p.m. followed by dinner.
Florida Bar urges firms to prepare for hurricanes
In the April edition of the Florida Bar News, J.R. Phelps, the Bar’s director of law office management assistance service, provides some essential steps toward hurricane readiness for 2006. Phelps urged firm directors to develop disaster recovery plans that address communications, business continuation, computer data and paper files. Firms should know where employees are planning to evacuate, back up computer files and preserve paperwork, said Phelps. One easy way to keep paper files dry: put them in plastic garbage cans sealed with duct tape.