DuBose joins Gainesville law firm Stewart Melvin & Frost as partner Charles Elton “Chuck” DuBose Jr., a legal specialist in workers compensation defense litigation, has been named a partner at the Stewart Melvin & Frost law firm in Gainesville. Since 2000, DuBose has focused his practice on workers’ comp defense work, primarily representing employers, insurers and third-party administrators. His client base spans the manufacturing, retail, insurance, banking, health care, trucking and construction industries.