Atlantic Beach, Florida
Atlantic Beach is a small, independent city on Duval County’s oceanfront, north of Neptune Beach and Jacksonville Beach and south of the Mayport and Hanna Park area. It is not a neighborhood of the City of Jacksonville; it kept its own municipal charter when most of Duval County consolidated in 1968. Many residents know it for a quieter residential scale, the Atlantic Boulevard corridor, and a compact town center rather than a long commercial strip. The Bonderud Law Firm meets Atlantic Beach clients at 2130 Riverside Avenue, in Jacksonville’s Riverside / Avondale area. That is the firm’s only office.
Courts that usually hear these matters
Family, criminal, and most civil cases connected to Atlantic Beach are still Duval County cases. They are generally docketed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in downtown Jacksonville, not in a beach-side courthouse. If a matter is charged in federal court, or if a Hague Convention petition is filed, the United States District Court in downtown Jacksonville is the usual forum. We appear in those courts and will explain the difference when a case could be heard in more than one place.
The drive to Riverside
Atlantic Boulevard is the direct east-west route from Atlantic Beach into Jacksonville. From there, clients continue toward the river and into Riverside, west of downtown. Some prefer to drop south and use J. Turner Butler Boulevard. We can confirm parking and a meeting time when you call. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. We do not keep evening or weekend office hours; after-hours messages are reviewed the next business day.
Matters we handle for Atlantic Beach clients
Our work for clients from this community includes Florida criminal defense; family law, including divorce and timesharing; international child-abduction matters under the Hague Convention and ICARA; personal-injury claims, including collisions on Atlantic Boulevard or nearby beach roads; and local-counsel support when an out-of-area lawyer needs a Jacksonville courtroom presence. Call (904) 438-8082. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Questions we are often asked
Is Atlantic Beach in a different court system from Jacksonville?
Atlantic Beach is a separate municipality, but it is in Duval County. State-court criminal, family, and many civil matters are generally heard in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in downtown Jacksonville, not in a beach 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.