Green Cove Springs, Florida
Green Cove Springs is the county seat of Clay County, a historic river city on the west bank of the St. Johns, south of Fleming Island and Orange Park. The Clay County courthouse complex is here. That fact is important, and it is easy to misunderstand: the courthouse is in Green Cove Springs, but The Bonderud Law Firm does not have an office there. Our only office is at 2130 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville, in the Riverside neighborhood near Avondale. We represent Green Cove Springs clients from that office and appear in Clay County court when the case requires it.
The courthouse in town
State criminal dockets, family-law matters, and many civil claims for Clay County are generally heard in Green Cove Springs, in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. If you live in town, your case may be called a few minutes from home, while meetings with our firm are still in Jacksonville. Some matters are heard in Duval County or in federal court in downtown Jacksonville, including federal criminal cases and certain Hague Convention petitions. We will tell you which courthouse applies rather than assume every local matter stays in Clay County.
Travel to the Riverside office
Clients typically travel north from Green Cove Springs along U.S. 17, through the river communities, and into Jacksonville, then west of downtown into Riverside. It is a longer drive than the trip from Orange Park, and it is worth allowing time. We schedule meetings Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. After-hours messages are reviewed the next business day. We do not hold office hours at the courthouse.
Practices we handle
We represent people in Green Cove Springs in Florida criminal defense, family law, Hague Convention and ICARA matters, personal-injury claims including crashes on U.S. 17 or in town, and as local counsel for out-of-area attorneys who need a presence at the Clay County courthouse or in Jacksonville. Call (904) 438-8082. This page is general information, not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Questions we are often asked
If the courthouse is in Green Cove Springs, do you have an office there?
No. The Clay County courthouse is in Green Cove Springs, and we appear there when a case requires it. The firm's only office is at 2130 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville. We do not keep office hours at the courthouse.
What are the office hours?
The office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, at 2130 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204. Messages left after hours or on weekends are reviewed the next business day. For urgent matters, call (904) 438-8082.
Does contacting the firm create an attorney-client relationship?
No. Submitting this form or calling the office does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information before an engagement is agreed. This website is general information, not legal advice.
Do you have more than one office?
No. The firm's only office is at 2130 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville. We represent clients throughout Florida, and in selected federal matters elsewhere, from that office.