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Relationships. Resources. Results.
City of Atlantic Beach
City Attorney Presentation
Patrick W. Krechowski
904-598-9929
patrick.krechowski @gray-robinson.com
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3 Main Topics for Your Consideration
• What can Gray Robinson offer Atlantic
Beach?
• Who is Patrick Krechowski?
• What is a conflict interest?
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Gray Robinson
• The largest Florida only law firm
• 300+ lawyers
- 21 attorneys in Jacksonville
• 13 offices
• Over 60 practice areas
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Locations GRAY ROBINSON
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25 N.EPMlzner Blvd. Lakeland,FL 33801
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Boca Baton,FL 33432 Melbourne i '
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Fort Lauderdale Melbourne,FL 32901
• East Las Olas Blvd.
Suite 1000 Miami
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Lauderdale,FL 33301 333 S.E.2nd Avenue
Suite 3200
Fort Miami,FL 33131
1409 Dean Street
Suite 300 Nsples
Fort Myers,FL 33901 13889 Pelican nay Blvd.
Suite 400 (±)
Gainesville Naples,FL 39108 iL
720 S.W.2ntl Avenue
Suite 106 Oda,.do
Gainesville,FL 32601 Suite East Pine Street owe
Jacksonville Orlandoo,FL 32801
SO North Laura Street
Suite 1100
Jacksonville,FL 32202 301a South Bronough Street
Suite 600
Key West Tallahassee,FL 32301
221 Simonton Street
Key West,FL 33040 Gm,
401 East Jackson Street
Suite 2700
Tampa,FL 33602
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Practice Areas of Relevance ATTORNEYS AT LA,
to Atlantic Beach
• Administrative & Regulatory • Land Use
• Contracts Law • Litigation
• Election Law • Lobbying &
• Eminent Domain & Government Relations
Condemnation • OSHA
• Employment & Labor • Public Finance
• Environmental • Real Estate
• Franchising & Licensing • Taxation
• Government • Transportation
• Utilities
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Public Law Practice
• Over 50 attorneys in this practice group
• Throughout all offices in FL
• Hundreds of local governments, special
districts, and associated divisions &
agencies
• A true bank of resources available to
Atlantic Beach
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Government Relations
• Strong year-round presence in
Tallahassee
• Not only local delegates but House and
Senate leadership
— And coordination with like-minded cities
— Florida League of Cities
• Proven relationships and results on behalf
of local governments and their divisions
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Local & State Connections
• Relationships with the Mayor's office, the
Office of General Counsel, the Sheriff's
Office, the State Attorney, JEA, etc.
• Governor's office, FDOT, FDEP, FLC
• Working relationships with the other beach
cities
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Patrick W. Krechowski
• 17 years in both public, corporate &
private practice
—Appellate, environmental & land use, real
estate, title insurance, litigation, local gov't
• FL Attorney General, FDEP, SJRWMD, Fortune
500 Company, Boutique & Large Firm, City Atty
— Law school adjunct professor for 8+ years
— Published author, frequent speaker
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Legal Involvement
• Executive Council, Florida Bar Environmental &
Land Use Law Section
• Attorney Member, FL League of Cities
• Committee Member, Urban Land Institute N FL
• Committee Member, Florida Brownfields Association
• Member, Florida Bar City, County & Local
Government Law Section
• Member, Florida Bar Administrative Law Section
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Personal Life
• Son of a school teacher and career USAF
officer
• Married with 2 children
• Calling the Beaches home since 2007
— Working at the Beaches as well since 2011
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What I Can Offer Atlantic Beach
• Focused, deliberate, independent,
conscientious, and researched advice
• Timely responses to inquiries of Commission
and staff
— Availability to you and staff
• Regular communication, updates and input
• Knowledge of the law, parliamentary
procedures, issues of concern & a commitment
to serving the City
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Conflict of Interest?
• Can appear in an infinite variety of situations and
are very fact specific
— Can be difficult to identify
• A conflict exists if:
— "there is a substantial risk that the lawyer's
representation of the client would be materially
and adversely affected by the lawyer's own
interests or by the lawyer's duties to another
current client, a former client, or a third person."
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The Key
• Whether the lawyer's exercise of
independent professional judgment is
likely to be unduly influenced by other
interests.
— Lawyer must ask the question:
— Due to the presence of an interest, am I likely
to do or be tempted to do something different
from what a truly independent lawyer would
do in the same circumstances?
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Focus on Client & Community
• Lawyers must consider the "reasonable"
client and the appearance of impropriety
• The client must be confident that their
lawyer is exercising independent
professional judgment
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Representing Neptune Beach
• Limited to legal issues within the City
— City administration
— Council administration
— Code enforcement
— Land use
— Employment matters & policies
• Some external issues
— City of Jax
— FDOT
— FDEP/EPA
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Atlantic Beach & Neptune Beach
• No history of being directly adverse to
each other
• Common boundaries create common
problems
• Historically we have seen a collaborative
approach to common problems
— Far outweighing any potential conflict
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If A Conflict Arises with Patrick
• VERY fact dependent
• Most likely related to a matter beyond day-to-day
representation of the City
• A separate or special counsel may need to be retained to
handle the matter
— On which city's behalf?
— A suit between cities would result in representation of
neither
• In some instances a "Chinese Wall" can be created (rare)
— This could result in a GR attorney outside of
Jacksonville being selected to serve
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Bottom Line
• First, this is my responsibility
— I must and will ensure my independent
responsibilities and professional judgment are
honored and met
— I will ensure your interests are fully represented
and protected
• Second, your comfort level
— You must be able to trust in my judgment and
professionalism
• And your staff must be able to do the same
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Conclusion
• Myself and my firm have the expertise,
resources, integrity and dedication that
this Commission and the staff of Atlantic
Beach deserve and should expect
• I am fully confident that I can serve as a
dependable and effective City Attorney
without disruption, controversy or conflict
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