Previous Law Firm Name

• Hankin, Beverly & Edinger, P.A., December 31, 1994
• Hankin & Beverly, P.A., December 31, 1992

Law Firm Overview

GARY SCOTT EDINGER graduated in 1986 with honors from the University of Florida Law School. He is currently a sole practitioner in Gainesville, Florida with a wide-ranging civil practice (general litigation, appeals, corporations, contracts, real estate - the usual). His first love and the emphasis of his practice is First Amendment litigation for a mix of adult and political clients. Within that area of practice, his primary interests are the law of prior restraint (licensing) and zoning issues.

Areas of Practice

• First Amendment (free speech) rights
• Communications & Media Law
• Constitutional Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Civil Litigation
• Civil Appeals
• Corporations & Businesses

Classes and Seminars

• Sex, Laws & Government - Adult Entertainment Law, Florida Bar, 2002
• Zoning Law Update, First Amendment Lawyers Association, August 2, 2001 - Present

Representative Cases

• Lady J. Lingerie, v. City of Jacksonville, 176 F.3d 1358 (11th Cir. 1999)
• Thomas v. Chicago Park District, 532 U.S. 1051, 122 S.Ct. 775 (U.S. 2002)
• Red-Eyed Jack, Inc. v. City of Daytona Beach, 165 F.Supp.2d 1322 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
• Howard v. City of Jacksonville, 109 F.Supp.2d 1360 (M.D. Fla. 2000)
• Florida Cannabis Action Network, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville, 130 F.Supp.2d 1358 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
• Cafe Erotica/We Dare To Bare/Adult Toys/General Food/ Exit 94, Inc. v. St Johns County, 143 F.Supp.2d 1331 (M.D. Fla. 2001)
• Zen Music Festivals, L.L.C. v. Stewart, 2002 WL 31106464 (N.D. Tex. 2002)
• Cafe 207, Inc. v. St. Johns County, 856 F. Supp. 641 (M.D. Fla. 1994)
• Bledsoe v. City of Jacksonville Beach, 20 F.Supp.2d 1317 (M.D. Fla. 1998)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Formation & Business Planning, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Religious Discrimination, Communications & Media Law, Advertising, Digital Communications, Internet, Print Media, Radio, Television & Film, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Internet -- Cyberspace, Computer Law, Domain Names, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, State Appellate Practice, Land Use & Zoning