Stone, David C.

Jon practices as a business lawyer, counseling business corporations on tax, corporate and other areas of business law, handling mergers, acquisitions, business transactions, and dealing with estate planning for transfer of family businesses. He is also committed to furthering legal research and has published articles in the Journal of Taxation, the Florida State University Law Review, the Florida Bar Journal, and other legal publications.

Jon also practices extensively in the field of media law. He serves as general counsel to Florida’s First Amendment Foundation and has represented several newspaper and television companies in Florida courts. He has chaired the Media Law Conference of the Media Law Committee of The Florida Bar and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for success in litigating a courtroom access Issue.

In 2002, Jon chaired Volusia County’s Charter Issues Advisory Committee, which successfully recommended a charter amendment creating an elected Chair of the county governing body. Jon has also been deeply involved in policy studies of the issues of open government and privacy arising from internet access to public records. In 2002, he was appointed by the Governor to, and served as Vice-Chair of, the Study Committee on Public Records, a committee created by the Florida Legislature to examine the effects of advanced technology on privacy and access to Court Records and Official Records. In 2003, he was appointed by the Chief Justice of Florida to serve on the Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records to continue study of the issue as it applies to the Judiciary. Following the report of that group, the Chief Justice appointed Jon to the Committee on Access to Court Records with the task of assisting the Court in implementing the recommendations.