JALA’s Valuable Team Members
Meet Our Clay County Team
STACIE DRAWDY
Managing Attorney/Deputy Chief, Family & Victim Advocacy Unit
Phone: (904) 284-8410 ext. 3001
Email: stacie.drawdy@jaxlegalaid.org
SUMMARY:
Stacie joined JALA in 2019 as the Deputy Division Chief of the Family Law Unit, and became the Managing Attorney for the Clay County Office in 2020. Prior to joining JALA, Stacie worked in private practice, primarily focusing on general family and domestic violence actions, family law appeals; criminal law practice; guardianships; and general civil litigation matters. She also practiced municipal law, serving as the attorney for the city of Keystone Heights, Florida.
Additionally, Stacie was appointed and served as the Special Magistrate for Clay County Code Enforcement.
EDUCATION:
Stacie graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. She was admitted to practice in 2000.
TEACHING/PUBLICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Professor, St. Johns River Community College, Business Law
- Continuing Legal Education Instructor and author, including “Advanced Family Law” seminars with published written course materials
- President, Clay County Bar Association
- Board Member, American Cancer Society, Clay Operating Unit
- Board Member, Jacksonville Area Legal Aide
- 2008 Personal Recipient Lamar Winegart, Jr., Pro Bono Award
- 2009 Firm Recipient Lamar Winegart, Jr., Pro Bono Award
- Orange Park Rotary
- Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International
- Rotarian of the Month
DOMINIC DELUCA
Attorney
Phone: (904) 284-8410 x 3005
Email: dominic.deluca@jaxlegalaid.org
SUMMARY:
Dominic DeLuca joined JALA in 2021 and is a staff attorney in the Clay County office. While in law school, he worked in the Consumer Law Clinic as a Certified Legal Intern assisting clients in debt collection and foreclosure cases. Mr. DeLuca has worked as a trial attorney since 2014 in state and federal court throughout the State of Florida. Prior to joining JALA Mr. DeLuca worked in private practice primarily focused on construction law and general civil litigation matters.
With JALA, he currently assists clients in various matters involving consumer, debt collection, housing, foreclosure, and family law cases. He is an avid supporter of cancer research and participates in programs for young cancer fighters, such as the Live for Today Foundation.
Education:
- Florida State University (B.A. Risk Management and Insurance 2006)
- Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D. and Research, Writing, and Drafting Certificate 2013)
- Victim Services Practitioner Designation, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, Office of the Attorney General (July 2022)
Membership:
- The Florida Bar
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- National Order of Scribes
- Certified Address Confidentiality Program Applicant Assistant, Office of the Attorney General (October 2022 – October 2026)
- Clay County Bar Association
- Jacksonville Bar Association
- Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association
RITA GONZALES
Intake Specialist
Phone: (904) 284-8410 ext. 3002
Email: rita.gonzales@jaxlegalaid.org
Rita has been servicing Clay since 2019, before that she was working for a criminal firm that specialized in Appeals, as a legal and administrative assist and has 5 years of legal training. Rita enjoys working for Clay County Legal Aid and servicing the residents as the Intake specialist. Working for Clay County Legal Aid, Rita has gained experience and knowledge.
VANESSA GONZÁLEZ
Paralegal
Phone: (904) 284-8410 ext. 3006
Email: vanessa.gonzalez@jaxlegalaid.org
SUMMARY:
Vanessa Gonzalez joined JALA in 2018 as a Paralegal in the Clay County office. Prior to JALA she worked for a private firm working in various areas of the law.
EDUCATION
- Vanessa graduated from Florida State Community College, with an A.S., with honors, in 2017.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Northeast Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (NEFPA)
- NALA – The Paralegal Association
- Notary Public for the State of Florida
ALEXANDRIA MIDTHUN
Attorney
Phone: (904) 490-9542
Email: alexandria.midthun@jaxlegalaid.org
SUMMARY:
Alexandria joined JALA in 2022 as a staff attorney in the Family and Victim Advocacy Unit. Prior to working at JALA, Alexandria worked as a prosecutor for the State Attorney’s Office in Duval County where she represented the State of Florida in criminal proceedings in Duval County.
EDUCATION:
Alexandria graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014 with a B.A. in Global Studies and a B.A. in Spanish. She received her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 2020.
MARISSA VETTER
Eviction Protection Grant Manager
Phone:(904) 356-8371 ext. 389