McGlinchey Stafford Opens New Office in Jacksonville, Florida

Firm expands footprint to nine offices in six states

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McGlinchey Stafford PLLC announced today that the firm has opened a new office in Jacksonville, Florida, expanding the firm’s presence to nine offices in six states. The Florida office is home to three new attorneys: Mark New, Carter Burgess and JoAnn Kucklick.

“We are excited to become a part of the Jacksonville business community”

The addition of this team of attorneys expands the firm’s ability to serve the legal needs of key clients in the areas of financial services, business and general civil litigation. The firm has more than 150 attorneys in its eight other offices in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and New York.

"We are excited to become a part of the Jacksonville business community," says Anthony Rollo, Head of McGlinchey Stafford’s Commercial Litigation Practice. "Our primary consideration in any decision is how it impacts our ability to serve clients, and the decision to open this new office is no exception, as it is in direct response to the needs of a key client in the financial services industry. We look forward to growing our presence in Florida."

ABOUT THE NEW JACKSONVILLE ATTORNEYS

Mark New represents mortgage lenders, banks and other financial services clients in consumer financial services litigation, including the defense of FDCPA, FCRA, and wrongful foreclosure claims, and in real estate litigation, where he handles commercial evictions and premises liability claims. He joins McGlinchey Stafford with ten years of legal experience as a trial attorney, primarily handling business, real estate and general civil litigation. New comes to the firm from a Jacksonville-based law firm where he headed the firm’s civil litigation department. New earned both his law degree and B.S. from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Carter Burgess serves financial services clients in various facets of consumer financial services litigation, including creditors' rights, business, real estate and general civil litigation. Burgess is a 2008 graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

JoAnn Kucklick previously served Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation as Senior Attorney and Director for eight years, and has also worked in-house with Bombardier Capital Inc. Kucklick has experience in all aspects of mortgage lending and real estate transactions, including litigation, bankruptcy and regulatory compliance. She earned her law degree from California Western School of Law and her B.A. from the University of South Florida. Kucklick is licensed to practice in Florida and California.

ABOUT MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD PLLC

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is a full-service law firm providing innovative legal counsel to business clients nationwide. Guiding clients wherever business and law intersect, McGlinchey Stafford attorneys are based in nine offices in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and Texas. To learn more about McGlinchey Stafford, please visit www.mcglinchey.com.