Located just 5 minutes south of Fanning Springs and 12 miles south of downtown Trenton along the US-19 / US-129 Tri-County commercial corridor in Chiefland (32626), four established 8th Judicial Circuit law practices regularly represent Gilchrist County seniors and families in probate estate administration, wills, trusts, Lady Bird deeds, and guardianships at the Gilchrist County Courthouse in Trenton: (1) Law Office of Jennifer Kerkhoff, P.A. (105 S Main St, Chiefland, FL 32626, (727) 300-6701, lawfirmofjk.com, Sunbiz Doc# P20000014818), led by UF Levin College of Law graduate Jennifer L. Kerkhoff, Esq. (FL Bar #628085, admitted April 17, 2003, 0 disciplinary history); (2) The Griffis Law Firm, LLC (13 SE 1st Ave, Chiefland, FL 32626, (352) 535-2948, Sunbiz Doc# L19000147208), led by former 8th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stanley Howard 'Stan' Griffis III, Esq. (FL Bar #118788, admitted Sept 24, 1997; FSU College of Law J.D.; 0 disciplinary history); (3) Smith Law Firm / Benjamin Shannon Smith, P.A. (322 E Park Ave, Chiefland, FL 32626, (352) 490-5353, smithlawfirmfl.com, Sunbiz Doc# P06000133105), led by Benjamin Shannon Smith, Esq. (FL Bar #22028, admitted April 25, 2006, 0 disciplinary history); and (4) cross-referenced Chiefland practitioner Michael Shane-Morrissey Koch, Esq. of The Law Office of Michael Koch, P.A. (118 E Park Ave, Chiefland, FL 32626, (352) 493-1616, FL Bar #149683, admitted Oct 7, 1998, UF Levin College of Law J.D., Sunbiz Doc# P05000162982, 0 disciplinary history).
Official Verification Sources: Law Office of Jennifer Kerkhoff, P.A. — Official Website (Chiefland / Tri-County Area); Smith Law Firm (Benjamin Shannon Smith, P.A.) — Serving Trenton, Bell & Fanning Springs; The Florida Bar Member Profiles — Jennifer L. Kerkhoff (#628085), Stan Griffis III (#118788), Benjamin S. Smith (#22028) & Michael Koch (#149683)
Issuer: The Florida Bar & Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Verified active Florida Bar members Jennifer L. Kerkhoff (#628085, admitted April 17, 2003, 105 S Main St, Chiefland, (727) 300-6701) and former 8th Judicial Circuit Judge Stanley Howard 'Stan' Griffis III (#118788, admitted Sept 24, 1997, 13 SE 1st Ave, Chiefland, (352) 535-2948), both with 0 disciplinary history.
Issuer: The Florida Bar & Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Verified active Florida Bar members Benjamin Shannon Smith (#22028, admitted April 25, 2006, 322 E Park Ave, Chiefland, (352) 490-5353) and Michael Shane-Morrissey Koch (#149683, admitted Oct 7, 1998, 118 E Park Ave, Chiefland, (352) 493-1616), both with 0 disciplinary history. (Note: Former Chiefland lawyer Gregory V. Beauchamp was audited and excluded due to Florida Bar disciplinary revocation.)
Factual details and direct answers about Chiefland / US-19 Tri-County Probate & Estate Planning Corridor — Law Office of Jennifer Kerkhoff, P.A., The Griffis Law Firm, LLC (Hon. Stan Griffis III) & Smith Law Firm's services, licensing, and credentials.
Why do many Gilchrist County families in Fanning Springs and Trenton use Chiefland probate and estate planning attorneys?
Because Fanning Springs straddles the Gilchrist/Levy County line along the Suwannee River and downtown Chiefland is only 5 miles south of Fanning Springs (and 12 miles south of Trenton via US-129), Chiefland firms sit inside the same 8th Judicial Circuit and routinely appear before the Gilchrist County Probate Court in Trenton.
Which Chiefland attorneys handle wills, Lady Bird deeds, and 8th Judicial Circuit probate for Gilchrist County residents?
Gilchrist County families are served on the Chiefland corridor by UF Law graduate Jennifer L. Kerkhoff, Esq. (#628085, 105 S Main St, (727) 300-6701), former 8th Judicial Circuit Judge Stan Griffis III, Esq. (#118788, 13 SE 1st Ave, (352) 535-2948), Benjamin Shannon Smith, Esq. (#22028, 322 E Park Ave, (352) 490-5353), and Michael Koch, Esq. (#149683, 118 E Park Ave, (352) 493-1616).
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Trenton I & II Apartments (Trenton Place Apartments — 36-Unit USDA Section 515/521 & FHFC LIHTC Subsidized Apartment Community)
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Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center (120-Bed Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Rehab & Memory Care — Trenton)
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Theodore M. Burt, P.A. & Mark J. Feather, P.A. — Theodore Mark Burt, Esq. & Mark Jackson Feather, Esq. (Downtown Trenton Real Property, Probate, Trust & Estate Counsel)
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Lindsey B. Lander, Attorney at Law, P.A. — Lindsey Boyd Lander, Esq. (with Trenton Counsel David Miller Lang, Jr., Esq. & Robert E. Willis, Esq.)
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Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Gilchrist County & DOEA PSA 3 (Elder Options) Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline (with SREC Trenton Senior Center Outreach)
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Gilchrist County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Hon. Todd Newton) — Probate & Guardianship Division (with 8th Circuit Office of Public Guardian / PGO8)
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