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Jason M. Melton
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Criminal Defense, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
The Catholic University of America
Attorney Jason M. Melton, is a founding partner of Whittel & Melton. As a former state prosecutor, he continues fighting for victims bringing in some of the largest single event results in Central Florida.
Jason is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and continues to be listed among SuperLawyers in Florida by Thomson Reuters. He is a Founding Member of the National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, and in 2023 was named President.
Attorney Melton is dedicated to providing clients with personalized, high-quality representation. We handle Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall, Injury, Nursing...
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James Roscoe Tanner
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Suffolk University Law School
I'm Attorney Jim Tanner, of Tampa, Florida 813-322-3565. I've been a trial attorney for 36 years. I was born and raised right here in Tampa FL. The very night I graduated from High School I was selected as the third draft choice nationwide by the Detroit Tigers Baseball organization.
During the baseball off-season, I went to work in the insurance industry as a salesman where I earned top-level management as the youngest executive sales and marketing director in the nation.
After earning my BA from the University of South Florida, I began my legal...
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Jonathan C. Koch
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
University of Virginia School of Law
Certified mediator in Circuit Courts and Middle District of Florida since 1990, with hundreds of mediations conducted. Commercial litigation in state and federal courts since 1979, including antitrust, intellectual property, securities, environmental, employment, receiverships, business dissolutions, sports and entertainment.
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Sidney Wallis Kilgore
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
2701 N Rocky Point Dr
Tampa, FL 33607
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Notre Dame, Concannon Programme of International Law (London) and Stetson University College of Law
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Michael A Kolcun
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Florida State University College of Law
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Ben Cristal
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
Protecting Florida's Employers for more than 20 years
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Mr. Anthony Demetrius Vamvas IV
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Entertainment & Sports, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
Washington University School of Law
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Kristi Neher Davisson
TAMPA, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Stetson University College of Law
Kristi is a member of Anthony & Partners, and joined the firm in 2011. Kristi concentrates primarily on complex trial practice, representing international, national and local clients in the areas of False Claims Act and qui tam claims, government contracting, nursing home, product liability and medical malpractice defense. She also litigates sophisticated collection matters and creditors’ rights cases. Kristi is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as an Appellate, Circuit and County Court Mediator and Arbitrator. She serves as a mediator on personal injury and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. Before joining Anthony & Partners, Kristi worked...
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Bill Yanger
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and Business
Bill Yanger was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (B.S. Journalism 1982) and South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1986). Bill is proud to be rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest possible rating.
Representation of World Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Tarver in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy adversary proceedings as well as multiple contractual and endorsement issues;
Representation of international pop recording artist Aaron Carter in contract/royalty/fraud litigation against Lou Pearlman and Transcontinental Records;
Representation of 60 year-old St. Petersburg entity Barnes Machinery Company through successful jury verdict for fraud versus real...
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Scott Marshall Goldberg
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business and IP
The John Marshall Law School and St. Thomas University School of Law
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Lawrence Howard Kolin
Mailtand/Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(800) 863-1462
1060 Maitland Center Commons
Ste. 440
Mailtand/Orlando, FL 32751
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
University of Miami School of Law
Lawrence Kolin brings parties and their counsel together to settle difficult cases by mediating lawsuits in state, federal and appellate courts. He has successfully mediated thousands of matters, including multi-party and complex civil cases of all types since 2001. Lawrence formerly served as a General Magistrate in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding over hearings and bench trials. He is also experienced in conducting arbitrations as a qualified arbitrator since 2005. Lawrence is an AV Rated Preeminent™ Super Lawyer® who practiced law for 20 years as an advocate in diverse areas of civil trial work and was a...
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Ama Appiah
St. Petersburg, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals, IP and Trademarks
Albany Law School
The Law Office of Ama N. Appiah currently represents those seeking assistance in state appeals, trademark & copyright registration, and entertainment & creative arts law.
Ms. Appiah earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, cum laude. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Appiah worked as a legal assistant and paralegal for the U.S. Small Business Admin. - Disaster Assistance Office in Niagara Falls, NY. The office provided federal loans and grants to those who suffered physical and/or economic damage to their homes and/or businesses as a result of natural...
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Ronnie Bitman
Maitland, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Appeals, Business and Consumer
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Ronnie Bitman continues to demonstrate why he is one of Orlando's most promising young lawyers. Having been named to Florida Trend's 2010 "Up & Comers" and Super Lawyers' "Rising Stars" 2012, Ronnie litigates a range of complex and novel matters. Ronnie is well-versed in complex litigation, including class actions, consumer protection matters, contract and employment disputes, trade secret, unfair and deceptive practices, personal injury, and various other consumer and commercial-related matters.
Some of his recent important cases include the settlement of Virgilio v. Ryland Group, Inc. and the prosecution of eight related class action law suits stemming from a homebuilder's...
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Brian Kenneth McClain
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
20 North Orange Ave
Suite 1600
Orlando, FL 32801
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Nova Southeastern University
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Neil Braslow
Altamonte Springs, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
A Florida and New Jersey licensed attorney with over ten years of experience using an exemplary understanding of law to solve clients' problems, improve their operations, and further develop their business plans with effective outside-the-box strategies. Facilitates and implements innovative ideas through objective analysis, as demonstrated by the establishment of new standards in the sports and entertainment industry. Counsels commercial clients on legal business strategy – from idea to inception – during all stages of the business lifecycle, from start-up to maturity.
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Tee Persad
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals, Business and IP
New York University School of Law and University of Akron
Mr. Persad has worked in the legal profession for over 20 years. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, the United States Virgin Islands, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his Juris Doctor degree and his Masters in Public Administration degree from the University of Akron in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He also holds a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration from the University of the Virgin Islands and a diploma in paralegal studies from New York University.
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Edward Wickliffe Wimp
Winter Park, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and Employment
Edward W. Wimp was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where he earned a B.A. in Business administration with a minor in Political Science. While at Monmouth College, Ed pitched for the baseball team as well as played guitar in the jazz band. He then proceeded to attend Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida, where he earned an M.S. in Entertainment Business, before attending Florida A&M College of Law where he earned a Juris Doctor. During law school, Ed participated in the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, and served as an ambassador for...
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Alicia Marie Phidd
Lakewood Ranch, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(800) 426-9615
8470 Enterprise Circle
Suite 300
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
St. Thomas University School of Law
Ms. Phidd practices corporate law and commercial litigation.
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Richard Oliver Hale
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
For over a decade, Richard Oliver Hale has helped defend the rights of men, women, and children in Orlando and throughout Florida. His experience in the legal field allows him to confidently represent his clients, whatever their needs may be.
After graduating from Stetson University College of Law, Richard Hale went on to work with a prominent law firm in St. Petersburg. While here, Richard focused on personal injury cases in a variety of areas, including auto accidents and premises liability situations.
Richard joined his wife's practice in Orlando, Florida, where he now focuses on personal injury and criminal defense cases....
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Robert Blanchfield
Winter Park, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
(407) 497-0463
127 West Fairbanks Ave.
Suite 272
Winter Park, FL 32789
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Employment and IP
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
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Loren Weiss Pincus
Tampa, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
Case Western Reserve University and New England Law | Boston
L Pincus Law, PLLC was founded in 2017. Built on over a decade of experience and established results. Prior to founding his own law firm, Loren worked for seven years at one of the oldest and most well respected civil and criminal litigation firms in the Tampa Bay Area. Before that he served as an Assistant State Attorney in Pinellas County for nearly five years. While employed as a Prosecutor, Loren handled and tried a broad range of both felony and misdemeanor cases, many of which received media attention. Loren has established an...
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Austa Nicole Weaver
ORLANDO, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
University of Miami School of Law and Florida State University College of Law
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Jamie N. Pitts
Sarasota, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and International
University of Miami
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John W. Moser
Melbourne, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
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John C. Webb
Fort Myers, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
P.O. Box 60832
Fort Myers, FL 33906
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Real Estate and Tax
St. Thomas University School of Law and Northwestern University School of Law
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Allan Edward Mesia
Sarasota, FL Entertainment & Sports Law 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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Luke Lirot
Clearwater, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Municipal
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Ava K Doppelt
Orlando, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
255 S Orange Ave
# 1401
Orlando, FL 32801
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust, Business and IP
New York University School of Law
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Evelyn Suero
Miami, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Evelyn I. Suero is owner & principal attorney of Suero Law, PLLC, a law firm focusing on the legal needs of businesses & nonprofit organizations, global entrepreneurs & entertainment professionals. The firm helps clients to launch & protect their business, expand their business to Florida or internationally, register their trademarks & copyrights, and protect investments with wills & trusts / probate administration services.
Evelyn is fluent in English and Spanish and earned her Juris Doctor law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In addition to her legal practice, she also proudly serves as a leader and...
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Kas DeCarvalho
Boca Raton, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(866) 353-5020
925 South Federal Highway, Ste. 715
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of North Carolina School of Law and Harvard Law School
Kas R. DeCarvalho is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC and a member of the firm's Corporate & Business Team. He has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney and business leader. His practice focuses on corporate and transactional law, financing and mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, intellectual property, international transactions, business ethics and compliance, arts and entertainment law and education law. His clients include individuals, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Attorney DeCarvalho is a co-founder of Original Innovative Concepts LLC, a product development and licensing venture, and Rhode Island Martial Arts, Inc.Mr....
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Mark A. Baker
Tallahassee, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University and University of Alabama School of Law
A lawyer for over 30 years, Mark's extensive legal background representing large corporate entities and artists both established and emerging, as well as his work as a gigging musician, make him equally comfortable navigating the halls of Corporate America and the mustiest of music halls. Licensed to practice law in all the federal and state courts of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama, as well as the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mark is an alumnus of the University of Alabama (B.A.) and Cumberland School of Law (J.D.), and served two years as judicial law clerk to a federal judge....
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Cody L. Frank
Coral Gables, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
(305) 274-5507
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Suite 630
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals, Business and Securities
St. Thomas University School of Law
Cody Frank’s broad-based litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants provides him with an invaluable perspective when prosecuting claims on behalf of individuals and businesses. Cody practiced civil appellate law specializing in medical malpractice and general negligence with a boutique firm based in Fort Lauderdale. He has litigated cases in multiple state and federal jurisdictions throughout the country. He has defended numerous dispositive motions, engaged in data-intensive discovery and worked extensively with experts and attorneys. His efforts while there have led to settlements and jury verdicts awarding millions of dollars in relief.
Cody has extensive experience handling appellate matters in state...
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David Fisher Tamaroff
Miami, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Miami School of Law
David is a partner at Morgan & Morgan Business Trial Group, practicing intellectual property law and commercial litigation. David represents his clients in litigation as both plaintiffs and defendants. He is experienced in dealing with litigation involving business and contract disputes, employment and labor claims, landlord-tenant issues, personal injury, professional malpractice, and all areas of intellectual property (including patents, copyrights, and trademarks). While often able to resolve disputes through negotiation or mediation, David is comfortable taking difficult cases to trial in both state and federal court and arguing before administrative hearings. He also assists clients acquire, secure, and monetize...
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Tania Maria Williams
West Palm Beach, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School and Nova Southeastern University
The Williams Firm, P.A. is a small firm practice with a big firm mindset. My primary goal is to help my clients achieve their business goals in the most efficient manner. I help individuals and companies protect their most valuable asset, their brand. I create and implement strategies that protect your most valuable business assets, your trademarks and copyrights. I work for you and with you to provide experienced guidance throughout the entire registration process and am a skilled trial lawyer who can help you protect your brand through litigation.
While the entire trademark registration process...
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Jo-Anne Yau
Jacksonville, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Insurance Claims
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jo-Anne Yau is focused on protecting growing businesses and representing injured people. Ms. Yau has represented businesses across the United States, and inventors, artists, and musicians from around the world. To best represent her clients who are athletes, Ms. Yau is a licensed Sports Agent. Her experience also includes litigation of various legal disputes in Florida, including personal injury claims resulting from car accidents and slip & falls, and criminal defense of misdemeanor and felony charges.
Ms. Yau started Yau Law to once again bring her Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Intellectual Property, Franchising, and Business clients together in one...
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Joel Benjamin Rothman
Boca Raton, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Patents
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
I am Board Certified in Intellectual Property and a partner in SRIPLAW where we take your intellectual property seriously. We file patents, trademarks and copyrights at very reasonable rates. We bring and defend infringement litigation in state and federal courts. We are flexible and willing to entertain alternative fee arrangements. We strive to deliver value to our clients with everything we do.
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Brenda Schamy
Miami, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Miami School of Law
Brenda Schamy is a founding partner at DiSchino & Schamy, PLLC. She practices a blend of litigation and transactional work, counseling on entertainment including brand and social influencer deals, hospitality, branding, tech, start ups, non profits, and general business dealings and intellectual property as well as any related litgiation. She thrives on obtaining creative resolutions and negotiation tactics to further her client’s interests. Brenda is licensed in Florida, New York, D.C., and Michigan.
Brenda’s diverse and distinguished professional experience allows her to offer wholistic counseling to entrepreneurs, social media influencers, and companies of all shapes and sizes. Due to her...
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Ivan Parron
Palmetto Bay, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Antitrust, Business and IP
Florida International University College of Law
Mr. Parron has over 20+ years of executive and legal experience in the television, music and motion picture industries. He is the past-chair of the Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law section, a board member of the Miami-Dade County Film & Entertainment Advisory Board and an elected Grammy Governor of the Recording Academy. Prior to opening his law firm and his tenure at Universal Music Group as in-house attorney, Mr. Parron served as CEO & founder of Ritmoteca.com, Inc., the worlds first legal source for downloadable Latin music via the Internet and mobile networks. Mr. Parron is often...
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Ibrahim Reyes
Coral Gables, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Antitrust, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Miami School of Law
Ibrahim Reyes is a civil litigation attorney whose practice is dedicated to helping businesses deal with the legal challenges of starting a company, structuring it, creating contracts for employees, vendors and customer relationships, dispute resolution, and litigation.
Within the realm of business law, Mr. Reyes's Sports and Entertainment Law practice assists football (soccer) players and coaches, clubs, and leagues, and musicians, music and event producers, artists, art galleries and art dealers.
Elite Lawyer named Mr. Reyes as a top Sports and Entertainment Lawyer in 2023 and 2024.
Chambers and Partners named Reyes Lawyers, P.A. as one of Florida's top 19 law firms...
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Mr. Richard Henry Fabiani II
Gainesville, FL Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Environmental and Real Estate
Tulane University
Rick Fabiani brings over ten years of experience practicing law to Fabiani Law PA. His first focus is always on understanding the client’s goals and helping find the most effective way to reach those goals, whether representing individuals or corporate clients. Rick helps clients with real estate and business transactions, including closing and title services, and litigation in a wide range of civil matters. He has developed a reputation of being able to solve problems in difficult situations. From creative professionals to musicians to programmers to engineers and others, Rick has helped negotiate and litigate contracts for hundreds of contractors,...