City says anti-nepotism law doesn't apply to hiring independent contractors such as law firm of Hank Coxe, father-in-law of ...

Mayor Donna Deegan announced Michael Fackler will be appointed ... His wife Katie Fackler is associate general counsel for Baptist Health and his father-in-law is well-known criminal defense ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Councilman Rory Diamond said that General Counsel Michael Fackler should step down from his position as general counsel for the city of Jacksonville. This comes after the ...

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office will enforce local immigration law despite legal advice to hold off because of injunction against similar state law.

General Counsel Michael Fackler faces a no-confidence vote after City Council member Ron Salem filed a resolution that says Fackler's legal advice has given preferential treatment to Mayor Donna ...

the council voted that they were not confident in General Counsel Michael Fackler’s job performance. Council member Ron Salem introduced the resolution expressing a “lack of confidence” in ...

RELATED: Mayor Deegan's choice for Jacksonville general counsel withdraws Deegan has now chosen Michael Fackler, a partner at Jacksonville law firm Milam Howard Nicandri & Gillam P.A. A press ...

General Counsel Michael Fackler, whose father-in-law is a partner at the firm, approved the hiring. While the city's ethics officer stated the hiring doesn't violate state anti-nepotism law ...