St. Augustine Beach, Florida
St. Augustine Beach is its own municipality on Anastasia Island, along State Road A1A, south of the St. Augustine Inlet and distinct from the historic City of St. Augustine on the mainland. It is a beach community in St. Johns County, with a pier, oceanfront neighborhoods, and a town government separate from the county seat. The Bonderud Law Firm represents clients who live or have cases in St. Augustine Beach from our Jacksonville office at 2130 Riverside Avenue, in the Riverside / Avondale area. We do not have an office on Anastasia Island or in St. Augustine.
The courthouse is in St. Augustine, not on the beach
State criminal, family, and many civil matters from St. Augustine Beach are generally heard in St. Johns County courts in St. Augustine, in the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Living at the beach does not create a separate circuit courthouse on A1A. Federal criminal cases and certain Hague Convention petitions are typically heard in the United States District Court in downtown Jacksonville. We appear in those forums and will explain where a particular case is likely to be called.
The drive to the Riverside office
From St. Augustine Beach the trip to Jacksonville is longer than the drive from the Duval County beaches. Clients often take State Road 312 or A1A toward I-95, then travel north and into Riverside, west of downtown, or use U.S. 1 for part of the route. We set meetings Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, and review messages left after hours or on weekends the next business day. Please call ahead so that travel time and parking can be considered.
Practices we handle
We represent St. Augustine Beach clients in Florida criminal defense, family law, Hague Convention and ICARA international child-abduction matters, personal-injury claims including car accidents on A1A and the approaches to the island, and as local counsel when an out-of-area attorney has a hearing in St. Johns County 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
Is the courthouse in St. Augustine Beach?
Generally no. St. Augustine Beach is its own municipality on Anastasia Island, but St. Johns County court matters are typically heard in St. Augustine, in the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Federal cases may be heard in downtown Jacksonville.
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.