Jonathan D. Kaney Jr.

Partner


(386) 323-9252 (voice)
(386) 944-7951 (fax)
Jonathan.Kaney@CobbCole.com

Daytona Beach Office
150 Magnolia Ave
Post Office Box 2491
Daytona Beach,  FL  32115-2491
(386) 255-8171

Assistant: Randy Knight
 - Randy.Knight@CobbCole.com

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Practice Areas
  • Business and Corporate Practice
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate, Trusts and Guardianships
  • Sunshine and Public Records Law
  • Tax Practice

    Admitted
  • 1969: Florida
  • 1969: United States Tax Court

    Education
  • 1979: Master of Laws in Taxation, University of Florida
  • 1969: J.D., Florida State University College of Law, magna cum laude
  • 1963: B.A., Florida State University

    Noteworthy Experience
  • General Counsel, Florida's First Amendment Foundation
  • Recognized by Society of Professional Journalists for success in litigation courtroom access issues
  • Served as Vice-Chair for Study on Committee on Public Records, Florida Legislature
  • Served on Committee on Privacy and Court Records, Florida Supreme Court
  • Served on Committee on Access to Court Records, Florida Supreme Court
  • Reported Cases

    Awards
  • Lou Fuchs Award for Outstanding Community Leadership
  • 2004, 2005, 2006: Florida Trend Magazine's Florida Legal Elite
  • Law & Politics Florida Super Lawyer

    Publications and Lectures
  • Author: "Tax Planning for Division of Jointly held Property in a Divorce made Easier by Ruling," The Journal of Taxation, Vol. 57, No. 3
  • "Federal Income Taxation of Exchanges in Partition of Commonly Owned Property: Realization vs. Realism," The Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 8, No. 4
  • "New Tax Law Opens Door To Gifts of Subchapter S. Stock in Trust To Minors," Estate Planning, Vol. 8, No. 6

    Leadership
  • Fellow, American College of Estates and Trust Counsel
  • Past President, Estate Planning Council of Volusia County
  • Past President, Daytona Beach and Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Past President, Volusia Land Trust
  • Past Chairman, Civic League of Halifax Area
  • Past Chairman, Volusia Vision
  • Past Chairman, Media Law Conference of the Media Law Committee, Florida Bar
  • Past Chair, Volusia County's Charter Issues Advisory Committee
  • Past Member, Board of Visitors, Florida State University College of Law

    Affiliations
  • Executive Council, Tax Section, Florida Bar
  • Committee on Tax Specialization, Florida Bar

    • Biography

    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.