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Research, Professional and Creative Activity:

• Member, Florida House of Representatives (1992-1996)
• Mayor, City of St. Augustine (1990-1992)
• City Commissioner, City of St. Augustine (1988-1992)
• Trustee and former Chairman, Flagler Healthcare Systems, Inc.
• Director, St. Augustine Rotary Club
• Trustee, Lightner Museum
• Member, Historic St. Augustine Research Institute (appointed by President of University of Florida)
• Honorary Co-Chairman and Capital Campaign Committee Member-construction of The Bailey Center (inpatient hospice facility of Community Hospice)
• Trustee, The St. Augustine Historical Society
• Board of Directors, St. Augustine and St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce (1990)
• Florida Trend Magazine “Legal Elite” (top 2% of attorneys in Florida) 2004 and 2005
• Member of The Florida Bar
• Trustee, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (current)
• Director, Prosperity Bank

Professional Profile:

Professor Upchurch received his Juris Doctorate from The University of Florida College of Law and his B.A. from Davidson College with a major in History. He is a former Florida state representative, a former mayor of the City of St. Augustine and a former St. Augustine City Commissioner. Mr. Upchurch is well-known for his active public and civic service; he serves in an “of counsel” capacity to the law firm of Upchurch, Bailey and Upchurch and is a Trustee and former Chairman of Flagler Healthcare Systems, Inc., the parent company of Flagler Hospital.

Teaching and Related Service:

Courses taught:

• Legal Environment of Business
• Advanced Business Law
• State and Local Government
• Constitutional Issues in the Workplace

Flagler College Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2009

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