Clay County Attorney's Office

Clay County Attorney's Office provides legal advice and a broad spectrum of high quality legal services to the Board of County Commissioners.  The Office advises and assists the County Manager, department personnel and various agencies created by the Board regarding legal matters pertinent to County business.  If no conflict exists and if resources permit, the Office also advises and represents the Constitutional Officers.

Pursuant to the Clay County Home Rule Charter, the County Attorney is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners.

County Attorney

The County Attorney is Mark H. Scruby, who was appointed to the position on a full-time basis effective October 1, 1989. He is a graduate of Furman University (B.A. 1979), and of the University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 1982). Email correspondence may be addressed to:

Chief Assistant County Attorney

The Chief Assistant County Attorney is Frances J. Moss, who was appointed to the position on a full-time basis effective November 1, 1994. She is a graduate of Duke University (A.B. 1982), and of the University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 1985). Email correspondence may be addressed to:

Assistant County Attorney

The Assistant County Attorney is Rebecca L. Clayton, who was appointed to the position on a full-time basis effective October 27, 2006. She is a graduate of Florida State University (B.S. 2003) and of Tulane University Law School (J.D. 2006). Email correspondence may be addressed to:

Rebecca.Clayton@co.clay.fl.us

   Email Policy:  "Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing."