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Jacksonville, FL-based City of Jacksonville has Promoted Jason R. Gabriel as Acting General Counsel
About the Company
Jacksonville, the largest city in area in the continental United States, is a rapidly growing metropolitan city in Northeast Florida, with approximately 900,000 residents. Under its strong mayor form of government, residents elect a mayor and a 19-member City Council, with five at-large members and 14 members elected by district. Lenny Curry is Jacksonville`s eighth mayor since the consolidation of Duval County and City of Jacksonville governments in 1968.
About the Person
Jason R. Gabriel is the Deputy of Government Operations. Mr. Gabriel joined the Office of General Counsel in March 2010. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Mr. Gabriel specialized in the areas of Land Use, Zoning, and Local Government Law as well as Real Estate Transactions, Development and Preservation, with the law firm of Edwards Cohen. Mr. Gabriel represented and counseled clients in obtaining various land use, zoning and permitting approvals, as well as negotiating, drafting and handling multi-faceted commercial transactions and closings. Mr. Gabriel currently provides counsel in the areas of land use and zoning, planning and development, community redevelopment, economic development, ethics, elections and city, county and local government operations and law. Mr. Gabriel received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude, from the University of Florida in 1998 with a major in Philosophy, and a Juris Doctorate Degree, from the University of Florida in 2001. While in law school Mr. Gabriel clerked for the Honorable Toby S. Monaco in the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida, and served as a Legal Research & Writing and Appellate Advocacy Teaching Assistant. Mr. Gabriel is a member of the Florida Bar, and a member of the City County and Local Government Law Sections of the Florida Bar and a member of the U.S. Middle District Court. Mr. Gabriel has been recognized as a Legal Elite attorney by Florida Trend Magazine and has received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Gabriel is a Board Certified Specialist, as designated by the Florida Bar in City, County & Local Government Law.
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