There's at least one like it in every one of America's 3000 counties -- a powerhouse corporate law firm whose clients get their way and act like Republican Lords of All They Survey. In St. Augustine, since circa 1926, that law firm has been UPCHURCH, BAILEY & UPCHURCH a/k/a the UPCHUCK law firm.
When the dominant local businessman, construction contractor H.E. Wolfe ran the town and occupied the sixth floor of the six story bank building the UPCHURCH a/k/a "UPCHUCK" firm was on the fifth floor.
One of the UPCHURCH a/k/a UPCHUCK firm's current clients, St. Johns County School Board, is facing antitrust investigations over possible school construction bid-rigging (only one bid for new Aberdeen K-8 Elementary School).
UPCHURCH a/k/a UPCHUCK is refusing to provide a client list.
UPCHURCH a/k/a UPCHUCK is admitting it never performed a conflicts check in some 20 years of School Board representation.
Against this backdrop, the corporate law firm of UPCHURCH, BAILEY and UPCHURCH removed a partial client list from its website.
Wonder why?
Here's the partial UPCHURCH, BAILEY AND UPCHURCH client list:
A. D. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
American Culinary Federation, Inc.
Atlantic Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Inc.
Harbor Community Bank (formerly Bank of St. Augustine)
Barnacle Bills, Inc.
Bozard Ford Co.
Camachee Cove Yacht Harbour
DiMare Construction Company
TD Bank (formerly First Federal Bank of North Florida)
Flagler College, Inc. (General Counsel)
Flagler Hospital, Inc.
Hastings Drainage District
Lightner Museum
Maguire Land Corp.
Marine Supply & Oil Company, Inc.
Ameris Bank (formerly Prosperity Bank - General Counsel)
Ring Power Corporation
Sleiman Development Group
Southeast Aero Services, Inc.
St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Inc.
St. Johns County School Board (General Counsel)
St. Johns County Tax Collector
St. Johns County Welfare Federation, Inc.
The Bailey Group
ThompsonBaker Agency, Inc.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (General Counsel)
Wiles Family of Companies, Inc.
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