Florida Legal Services, Inc.
Jacksonville Advocacy Office
126 West Adams Street, Suite 502
Jacksonville, FL  32202
Phone:  (904) 355-5200
Fax:  (904) 355-5223

Office Hours:  8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

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The Jacksonville Advocacy Office concentrates in juvenile law, focusing  on children in both dependency and delinquency systems. Deborah Schroth pursues these issues through lawsuits, legislative advocacy, and the creation of collaborative projects designed to help youthful clients through all the systems overseeing their lives.

This office remains open to working with field programs state-wide in this area of the law, and with field programs in NE Florida in all areas of the law when the advocacy of FLS is required. 

Staff:

• Deborah A. Schroth. JD, 1979, University of Oregon School of Law; LL.M. in taxation, 1987, University of Florida School of Law. Senior Staff Attorney, 20 years of practice; 15 in poverty law practice. Chair-Elect of the Public Interest Law Section of The Florida Bar and Chair of that Section’s Legislation Committee. Current focus is on juvenile law; background in general practice. To e-mail, click here

• Wayne Simmons, Technology Resource Coordinator, including Help Desk functions and Web Site manager.   AS in Networking, MS in Management.  Experience includes A+ certification, Help Desk on-site and remote hardware and software troubleshooting, training, LAN management and technology research.

• Sharon Ferguson.   Attorney Assistant. Worked for Greater Boston Legal Services for seven years, the last three years as the Facilities/Procurement Manager.  During time at GBLS also worked as a Welfare Advocate focusing on pregnant and parenting teens. To e-mail, click here.