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Scott Kenneth Petersen
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Condominium and Planned Development Law and Business Litigation. I represent condo and HOA Boards and assist them in their day-to-day governance issues, amending governing documents, and enforcing the restrictive covenants. Additionally, I represent the association in court in a wide variety of matters, such as disputes with owners, enforcement issues, or collecting past due assessments.
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Michael Perry
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Southwestern Law School
I am a former prosecutor and have been practicing criminal law for over 15 years. I have practiced in both State and Federal courts. I have an engineering degree from University of Florida, and received my law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California. I worked for a California Court of Appeal Judge in Los Angeles, for the United States Attorney's Office in Las Vegas, and as a prosecutor in Sarasota. I opened my office in downtown Sarasota in 2002, and practice exclusively criminal defense.
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Jonathan Corchnoy
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEducation, Elder and Personal Injury
American University Washington College of Law
Jonathan S. Corchnoy
has been practicing law for over 40 years in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and now has opened an office in Sarasota, Florida. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, is a member of The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA). Prior to coming to the Philadelphia area after graduating from law school, he clerked with the United States Department of Justice, Tax division. He is a 1981 graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., and Allegheny College, in Meadville, PA. He spent his youth growing up...
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Teresa Kay Bowman
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 18 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Stetson University College of Law
Teresa K. Bowman P.A. is a law firm providing legal advice and solutions for issues related to aging, disability, and illness. Our clients include individuals and their families facing tough challenges with care the care of a loved one, those in need advice for long term care planning, or simply clients who want to establish an estate plan as a foundation for life's changes. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, exceptional client service and personalized solutions to every client's unique needs. In addition to long term care planning we offer services in protection of assets, public benefits such as...
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Angela Davis Tobaygo
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 20 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile
Florida State University College of Law
I have been a resident of the Sarasota area for most of my life, attended Pine View School, and am fluent in Spanish. Upon obtaining my law degree, I knew I wanted to return to the Sarasota County area and started work immediately as an Assistant State Attorney in Sarasota County, where I worked as a misdemeanor and juvenile prosecutor for several years. Since leaving the prosecutor’s office, I have practiced in the areas of civil litigation, insurance defense, family law, domestic violence and criminal defense. My practice is focused on all aspects of the firm’s...
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Walter Andrew Clayton Jr
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Stockbroker Fraud
Seton Hall University School of Law
Mr. Clayton has been practicing law since 1987 and is admitted to practice in Florida, New Jersey and New York. He attended Washington & Lee University and received his undergraduate and law degrees from Seton Hall University. He founded The Clayton Law Firm, P.A. in 1996 after practicing with highly regarded law firms prior to that time. After 20 years of having his own law firm, Mr. Clayton became a shareholder in Icard Merrill in 2016.
Mr. Clayton has been “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell since 1998 and has been designated as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2012 to...
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Brice Alan Van Elswyk
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Business, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Brice Van Elswyk started his professional career as an investment banker in 1998. Over the next 14 years, Brice worked for several international investment banks eventually specializing in structured products with complex tax, accounting and regulatory capital constraints.
Working closely with the top international law firms in the world as an investment banker inspired Brice to leave wall street behind and go to law school. Brice spent the next seven years at the State Attorney’s Office for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
While at the State Attorney’s Office, Brice prosecuted crimes ranging from misdemeanors such as DUI’s and domestic batteries, all...
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Debi Fay Chalik
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, DUI & DWI, Elder and Maritime
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
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David P. Johnson
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Wayne State University Law School
DAVID P. JOHNSON received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration and his law degree from Wayne State University. He has been Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Tax Law since 1995 and Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates since 1996. He is one of thirty eight (38) of Florida's 100,000 attorneys to be Board Certified in both Tax Law and Wills, Trusts and Estates. Certification is the highest level of evaluation of an attorney's competency and experience in the areas approved by the Florida Supreme...
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Bart Scovill
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of Florida
Bart Scovill was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Florida in 1993. Prior to Law School, he served four years in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1985. Since admission to the bar, he has handled a wide variety of legal issues including business law, transactional law, construction law, and guardianships. His primary focus is on Estate Planning, Probate Administration, and Business Law. He is married and has two beautiful daughters. Outside of the office, he enjoys snow skiing with his family, both teaching and training in Karate, and playing and coaching volleyball.
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Allan Edward Mesia
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 20 years of experience
1518 Stickney Point Road Ste. 401
Sarasota, FL 34231
Entertainment & Sports, IP and Tax
Brooklyn Law School
Allan is an Attorney and CPA whose practice focuses on legal and business management services for passionate clients in the entertainment/media and fashion/apparel industries. His unique background allows him to service clients with all aspects of transactional entertainment matters, copyright and trademark matters, licensing, and financial and tax consulting. Allan serves as counsel to musicians, records producers, managers, record labels, music publishers, actors, film and photography production companies, designers and apparel companies. His past professional experience includes EMI Music, Woods & Middleton, LLP, Deloitte (tax, licensing, royalty audits), and Tommy Hilfiger. He also has experience...
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G. Robert McLain Jr.
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
I practice civil litigation and criminal defense. I began my legal career in the Washington, D.C. office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, a New York-based international law firm, where I was a member of the business fraud litigation group. In 2010, I returned to Sarasota, where I was born a raised, to practice law with my father, a board certified civil trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience, and his law partner, Elliott Metcalfe, an AV rated former public defender with over 30 years and thousands of trials worth of experience. I have experience representing commercial...
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Frank Michael Malatesta
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCollections, Consumer, Employment and Health Care
Albany Law School
My mission is to work with my clients and limit their legal costs and liability while I zealously represent them on employment law and health law matters. As a solo practitioner, my clients have direct, unfettered access to me as your attorney. This is a different concept than what you will find in larger law firms or even some solo practitioners. I believe that this type of access is something my clients should expect from their lawyer.
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Robert Allen Marble
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Washington School of Law
Robert is passionate about family law. Divorce and custody cases are just different from other types of litigation. Robert’s practice attempts to resolve divorce cases using collaborative divorce, mediation, uncontested divorces, and resolving divorce cases before any paperwork is filed with the court. Robert believes most divorce cases can be resolved using these non-litigation methods.
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Frank F. Fernandez III
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 32 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Frank F. Fernandez, III, was born in Tampa, Florida. After obtaining his degree in Finance from the University of Florida in 1989, Mr. Fernandez attended Stetson University, College of Law, in St. Petersburg, Florida, receiving his Juris Doctorate law degree in 1992. Following an internship with the U.S. District Court, for the Middle District of Florida, Mr. Fernandez began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting criminal cases in Tampa, Florida.
In 1994, Mr. Fernandez joined the Orlando-based law firm of Meyers, Mooney and Meyers specializing in plaintiffs’ personal injury law and worker’s compensation disputes. In 1996,...
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Frederick Peter Mercurio
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Criminal Defense and Insurance Claims
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Daniel Nawara
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
The Law Offices of Daniel D. Nawara, P.A. is a boutique criminal defense law firm specializing in criminal and DUI cases. We provide high quality legal representation with reasonable costs and payment plans.
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Steven W. Ledbetter
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Lewis And Clark College - Northwestern School of Law
Steven W. Ledbetter works from his Venice, Florida, office on matters involving estate planning and administration, business transactions and corporate law, real estate, construction law, contract, and title insurance matters.
Steven W. Ledbetter has been practicing law since 2002. His practice has included work in a wide range of subject areas while representing a wide range of clients including the federal government, corporations, financial institutions, and individuals. His practice has taken him from the mountains and rain of Portland, OR, to the shops and great restaurants of Dallas, TX, and finally back to his home state of Florida...
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Stephen Higgins
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Stephen Higgins is a lawyer who advocates for his clients and works tirelessly on their behalf. For almost 20 years, he has devoted his practice to represent people charged with traffic and criminal traffic violations, as well as personal injury cases. As a member of The Law Place, Stephen and the team of lawyers work to achieve the best possible result for every client.
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Dawn Marie Bates-Buchanan
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Probate
Stetson University College of Law
Managing Attorney of Bates-Buchanan & Savtisky Law Group since 2011 when the private law firm Bates-Buchanan Law Group, which is now Bates-Buchanan & Savitsky Law Group added Susannah Savitsky as a partner in October 2012. Specializes in Probate, Estate Planning, Trust Managment, Collaborative non- litigation family law cases, as well as animal trust planning, real estate and collections law, foreclosure defense, landlord/tenant law and bankruptcy. Dawn Marie is a graduate of Venice High School, Venice, FL and University of South Florida in Tampa. She graduated from Stetson University College of Law in 1998 and worked for Community Legal Services of...
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Jamie N. Pitts
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and International
University of Miami
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Alexis Rosenberg
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Health Care and Personal Injury
Nova Southeastern University
Alexis Rosenberg’s practice areas include health care law, insurance disputes, business litigation, personal injury and PIP. She has extensive experience with Federal litigation including in the areas of Racketeering, Insurance Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Illegal Fee Splitting, Illegal Kickbacks, Treatment Protocols/billing and Business Protocols defense. Alexis Rosenberg has successfully advocated for major businesses and corporate clients against claims of fraud and contractual disputes. She also represents individuals who have been wrongfully denied payment by their insurance carriers.
Ms. Rosenberg started her career representing insurance companies which has provided her with insight into the tactics and strategies used by insurance companies against personal...
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Melissa Karp
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Florida State University College of Law
Melissa Karp Elsbree has lived in Sarasota since 1972. After graduating high school, she attended The American University in Washington, D.C., obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 1983. Melissa subsequently earned her J.D. degree from Florida State University College of Law in December of 1990, immediately began her law practice in her hometown of Sarasota, and has practiced exclusively in Sarasota since that time. Formerly a partner of Karp & Karp, P.A., Melissa has longstanding experience in handling complex civil litigation matters, concentrated primarily in the areas of family law and divorce, foreclosure defense...
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Victor Arruda
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Social Security Disability
Suffolk University Law School
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Edward Keith DuBose
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Florida College of Law
Keith was born and raised in Sarasota, a rarity these days, but that's not the only thing that makes him rare. Keith received a football scholarship to play at Duke University and was a member of the 1989 ACC Championship team. After receiving his degree from Duke, Keith attended the University of Florida College of Law where he received a degree he knew would help transform lives. Keith was offered an opportunity to work at a local law firm back home in Sarasota, and without hesitation, Keith jumped at the offer that would allow him to be close to family...
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Marshall Randall
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The John Marshall Law School
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Scott Miller
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Insurance Claims and Nursing Home
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Richard John Cole
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer, Divorce and Family
John Cole has over 40 years of experience in bankruptcy ;aw and family law. His office is located in Sarasota Florida. In bankruptcy he has represented both individuals and companies assisting them in both Chapter 111 reorganizations and in liquidation proceedings under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. He was a member of the Law Review at the University of Florida where he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree with honors. Prior to law school he was an offcier in the United States navy and graduated from Auburn...
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Anthony Greg Mowry
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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Stephen Scott Berlin
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Workers' Comp
University of Florida Levin College of Law
We are a workers compensation specialist law firm. I have been practicing workers compensation for 27 years and managed the legal department for a major workers compensation insurance Carrier for 17 years. As such, I have extensive experience representing both injured workers and employers. Let me put that unique experience to help you with your claim,
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Herbert H. Hofmann II
Sarasota County, FL Attorney
Personal Injury
Florida State University College of Law
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William Kevin Russell
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate
Florida State University College of Law
Serving individuals and families in Charlotte County, North Port, Florida, and the surrounding areas for over 30 years. Our Law Firm specializes in Estate Planning (Trusts, Wills, and Health Planning documents), Probate (Formal Administration, Summary Administration, Ancillary Administration, Trust Administration), and Real Property Law (Deeds, Assignment of Lease, Contract review).
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Dan Policastro
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce and Trademarks
University of Florida
I practice law from my office in Venice, Florida. My practice areas include Divorce and Family Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Probate and Trust Litigation.
I am a registered patent attorney and member of the Florida Bar. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Florida.
I graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 2012 with my J.D., and I graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. in both Finance and Cellular Biology (2009).
I take a solution oriented approach to solving the legal problems of my clients. Whether that is a...
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Wyndel George Darville
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 27 years of experience
Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
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Brenda Nelms
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Divorce and Family
George Mason University School of Law
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Cord Mellor
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 49 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
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Erin Ann Itts
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Capital University Law School
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Gregg W. Abel
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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Justin Jacobson
Sarasota County, FL Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Immigration
University of South Florida
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Taso Michael Milonas
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 39 years of experience
1348 Fruitville Rd
STE 202
Sarasota, FL 34236
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of Florida Levin College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
TASO M. MILONAS is admitted to practice before all courts in Florida and the U.S. Tax Court. He received his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law and J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. He has been qualified and testified as a subject-matter expert in State and Federal Courts in the areas of estate planning, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, fiduciary accounting, Florida Probate Code, Florida Trust Code, Florida Uniform Principal and Income Act, federal income, gift and estate tax and legal ethics. A significant portion of Taso’s...