Located 18 to 28 miles north and northeast of Hosford (32334), Telogia (32360), Rock Bluff, and Bristol (32321) along State Road 12 North, State Road 20 East, and State Road 269 in neighboring Gadsden County—which shares the exact same Second Judicial Circuit, Eastern Time Zone, and DOEA PSA 2 jurisdiction as Liberty County—these six veteran, zero-discipline probate, real property, and estate planning practices provide immediate Second Judicial Circuit representation when conflict-of-interest rules or capacity limits arise among Liberty County's two resident private attorneys: (1) Lines, Hinson & Lines (121 N. Madison Street, Quincy, FL 32351, (850) 875-1300; Old Philadelphia Endowment Assoc. Sunbiz Document #762856), led by 50-Year Florida Bar Honoree Alexander Love Hinson, Esq. (Florida Bar #108196, admitted 1968 — 58 years of continuous active Florida Bar licensure with 0 disciplinary actions; UF Levin College of Law J.D.), handling 2nd Judicial Circuit formal and summary probate, Last Wills and Testaments, revocable living trusts, Enhanced Life Estate ('Lady Bird') deeds, and agricultural/timberland succession; (2) Marva A. Davis, P.A. (Florida Sunbiz Document #J04179, 121 S. Madison Street, Quincy, FL 32351, (850) 875-9300), led by 49-year senior probate, heirs' property quiet-title, and family/guardianship practitioner Marva Alexis Davis, Esq. (Florida Bar #242731, admitted November 18, 1977; FSU College of Law J.D.; 0 disciplinary actions); (3) Law Office of John Shaw Curry (Florida Sunbiz Document #G30492, 221 North Street, Quincy, FL 32351, (850) 545-0118), led by 55-year estate planning and real property attorney John Shaw Curry, Esq. (Florida Bar #131380, admitted 1971; Stetson Law J.D.; 0 discipline), alongside Courthouse Square practitioner Joe B. Weeks, Esq. (Florida Bar #109522, admitted June 10, 1968 — 58 years active practice, 0 discipline; Law Office of Joe B. Weeks, Sunbiz Document #F83615 & #J82399, 16 E. Washington St, Ste B, Quincy, FL 32351, (850) 509-1002); (4) Law Office of Matthew G. Stephens (314 Morgan Avenue, Chattahoochee, FL 32324 — directly north of Rock Bluff and Sweetwater along the upper Apalachicola River / SR-269 corridor, (850) 606-1000), led by 37-year practitioner Matthew Gene Stephens, Esq. (Florida Bar #806838, admitted September 1, 1989; FSU Law J.D.; 0 discipline); and (5) Law Office of Richard S. Swaine (Florida Sunbiz Document #H39811, 304 W. 9th Avenue, Suite 18, Havana, FL 32333, (850) 539-4555), led by 44-year probate, trust, and real property practitioner Richard S. Swaine, Esq. (Florida Bar #349399, admitted 1982; Cumberland School of Law J.D.; 0 discipline), cross-referenced with Havana landowners' counsel James S. 'Stan' Chapman, Esq. (#699004) and kinship guardianship attorney Abigail E. Chapman, Esq. (#1045596, Sunbiz #L25000419687, 101 W. 7th Ave, Ste 2, Havana, (850) 590-7942) (acceptsMedicaid: false).
Official Verification Sources: The Florida Bar Member Profiles — Alexander L. Hinson (#108196), Marva A. Davis (#242731), John S. Curry (#131380) & Joe B. Weeks (#109522); The Florida Bar Member Profiles — Matthew G. Stephens (#806838 — Chattahoochee) & Richard S. Swaine (#349399 — Havana); The Chapman Law Firm & Chapman Family Law, PLLC (#699004 & #1045596 — Havana)
Issuer: The Florida Bar & Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Lines, Hinson & Lines (Alexander L. Hinson #108196, 121 N Madison St, Quincy, (850) 875-1300); Marva A. Davis, P.A. (#J04179, Marva A. Davis #242731, 121 S Madison St, Quincy, (850) 875-9300); Law Office of John Shaw Curry (#G30492, John S. Curry #131380, 221 North St, Quincy, (850) 545-0118); and Law Office of Joe B. Weeks (#F83615, Joe B. Weeks #109522, 16 E Washington St, Ste B, Quincy, (850) 509-1002). All hold 0 disciplinary actions.
Issuer: The Florida Bar & Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Verified 2026-10-26: Matthew Gene Stephens (#806838, 314 Morgan Ave, Chattahoochee, FL 32324, (850) 606-1000 — closest attorney north of Rock Bluff/Bristol on the upper Apalachicola River ridge); Richard S. Swaine (#349399, Sunbiz #H39811, 304 W 9th Ave, Ste 18, Havana, FL 32333, (850) 539-4555); and The Chapman Law Firm / Chapman Family Law, PLLC (#699004 & #1045596, 101 W 7th Ave, Ste 2, Havana, (850) 590-7942).
Factual details and direct answers about SR-20 East / SR-12 North Quincy, Chattahoochee & Havana 2nd Judicial Circuit Probate, Wills & Lady Bird Deed Corridor — Lines, Hinson & Lines (#108196), Marva A. Davis, P.A. (#242731), John Shaw Curry (#131380), Joe B. Weeks (#109522), Matthew G. Stephens (#806838) & Richard S. Swaine (#349399)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
Why do seniors in Hosford (32334), Telogia (32360), Rock Bluff, and Bristol (32321) frequently retain probate and real property attorneys in Quincy or Chattahoochee?
Quincy and Chattahoochee sit just 18 to 28 miles north and northeast of northern Liberty County via State Road 12, State Road 269, and State Road 20, and both Gadsden and Liberty Counties belong to Florida's Second Judicial Circuit and Eastern Time Zone. Because Liberty County has only two resident private attorneys, families regularly retain veteran 2nd Circuit practitioners in Quincy and Chattahoochee—including Alexander L. Hinson, Esq. (#108196, (850) 875-1300), Marva A. Davis, Esq. (#242731, (850) 875-9300), John Shaw Curry, Esq. (#131380, (850) 545-0118), Joe B. Weeks, Esq. (#109522, (850) 509-1002), and Matthew G. Stephens, Esq. in Chattahoochee (#806838, (850) 606-1000)—to handle Liberty County probate estates, quiet-title actions, and Lady Bird deeds.
Can Marva A. Davis, P.A. and Lines, Hinson & Lines help Liberty County families clear clouded 'heirs' property' titles on multi-generational homesteads and timberland?
Yes. Both Marva A. Davis, P.A. ((850) 875-9300) and Lines, Hinson & Lines ((850) 875-1300) have nearly 50 to 58 years of experience filing Second Judicial Circuit summary and formal probate administrations, quiet-title actions, and Enhanced Life Estate ('Lady Bird') deeds to establish clear marketable title for multi-generational family homes and timber tracts in Liberty and Gadsden Counties.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Bristol and Liberty County.
Centennial Bank — Bristol Branch (Sole In-County FDIC Bank in Liberty County — FDIC #11241, f/k/a Wakulla Bank & C&L Bank of Bristol) & Cross-River Blountstown Banking Hub (PeoplesSouth Bank, Cadence / Regions Bank & Ameris Bank)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 643-2500
Bristol (32321) & Immediate Cross-River Blountstown (4 Miles W) USDA Section 515, HUD Section 8 & FHFC LIHTC Subsidized Apartment Inventory — Sutton Creek Apartments (#A07539), Chipola Manor (#A22555) & Fuqua Circle (#FL015000004)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 674-4202
Liberty Oaks ALF LLC (Formerly Lake Mystic Assisted Living Facility / Varnum's Rest Home — AHCA #AL6026, 45 LMH Beds in Bristol) & Cross-River Blountstown Assisted Living Network — Rivertown Assisted Living (#AL12439, 30 Beds / 26 OSS) & Rivertown Senior Care (#AL12565, 20 LMH Beds)
Bristol, Liberty County
(850) 643-5155
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
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Preserving Liberty County homestead and agricultural Greenbelt tax exemptions when executing Lady Bird deeds.
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Comparing Second Judicial Circuit formal and summary probate administration for Hosford, Telogia, and Bristol estates.
Liberty County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Probate Division (Hon. Daniel 'Danny' Stanley), County Court Bench (Hon. Kenneth L. Hosford / Hon. Christopher D. Bufano), Property Appraiser Cindy W. Walker, CFA & Resident Bristol / Hosford Attorneys (William H. Webster, Esq., Summers Law Firm, P.A. & County Counsel)
Bristol, Liberty County
2nd Judicial Circuit Office of the Public Guardian, Inc. (North Florida OPG #N03000000947) & SR-20 West Blountstown (4 Mi. W of Bristol) Probate & Elder Law Corridor — J. David House, P.A., Fuqua & Milton, P.A., Hon. Frank E. Sheffield, Esq., Kevin D. Obos, Esq. & Carter Platt PLLC
Bristol, Liberty County
2nd Judicial Circuit Hub (Tallahassee — SR-20 East Corridor) B.C.S. Elder Law & Wills, Trusts & Estates Specialists — Part 2: The Sketchley Law Firm, P.A. (Twyla L. Sketchley, B.C.S.), Williams, Gautier, Gwynn, DeLoach & Kiker, P.A., Ausley McMullen, Berger Singerman LLP, Dariotis Law (B.C.S.) & Stuart E. Goldberg, LL.M., B.C.S.
Bristol, Liberty County
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. (LSNF) — Quincy Regional Office & Tallahassee HQ (DOEA PSA 2 Title III-B Pro Bono Senior Legal Assistance & Liberty County Senior Citizens Association Outreach in Bristol)
Bristol, Liberty County
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