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William Matthew Kowtko
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBarry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
I am a native of central Georgia until I moved to Florida in 2011. While in Georgia, I attended Georgia Institute of Technology for Aerospace Engineering and obtained my degree in Business Administration and Business Economics from Georgia State University. After graduating from Georgia State in 2010, I moved to central Florida to attend Barry University School of Law, starting August 2011. In summer of 2012, I began an internship for a criminal defense attorney in Orlando, focusing on white collar defense. By late 2012, I was gaining experience family law matters and made the decision to shift...
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Maria Gerber
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 29 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Stetson University College of Law
Maria Gerber is an attorney devoted to the practice of personal injury law in Sarasota, Florida. As a Florida native with two decades of legal experience, Attorney Gerber knows exactly what it takes to help a client get the amount of compensation they deserve. In addition, Ms. Gerber’s firm operates on a contingency fee basis, which means that her clients do not owe anything unless she is able to help them win. To find out more about working with Attorney Gerber, be sure to contact her firm, The Gerber Law, PA, today.
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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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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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Anthony Edward Olson
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Immigration
Tulane University School of Law
Attorney Anthony "Tony" Olson obtained his law degree from Tulane University. He has been practicing in all areas of employment and family-based immigration law since 2000. Tony has lived and studied in Europe for extensive periods of time, and he has gained a solid understanding of other cultures and immigrants' hopes for a successful future in the United States. He is actively participating in lobbying efforts by legal, community-based, and business organizations that promote comprehensive immigration reform and expanded opportunities for legal immigration.
Tony is fluent in English, German, and Czech, and conversant in Swedish, Hungarian, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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Richard Eisenberg
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Mr. Eisenberg is one of only a handful of criminal defense attorneys (seven, to be exact) in all of Sarasota County who has been recognized by the Florida Bar as a Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert. There's a reason why there are so few board certified criminal defense attorneys. That's because the Florida Bar's requirements for board certification are so difficult to achieve! Only lawyers who have been recognized by the Florida Bar as "Board Certified" are legally entitled to call themselves an "Expert" or "Specialist" in their area of the law. It is the highest...
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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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Bishop L. Toups
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of Florida Levin College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
Bishop L. Toups is an estate planning, elder law, and tax attorney in Southwest Florida. He helps clients with their various estate planning needs and helps clients navigate the Medicaid system here in Florida. He also represents clients nationwide and worldwide in front of the IRS. Bishop is also a V.A. accredited attorney and helps Veterans obtain benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
He graduated from The Florida State University, Stetson University of College of Law, and he received a tax law degree (LL.M.) from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, which is consistently ranked a top 3...
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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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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...
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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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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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Jeffrey A. Haynes
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Traffic Tickets and White Collar Crime
University of South Carolina School of Law
I am a 1991 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, and have an undergraduate degree in public administration from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. I worked as a prosecutor after graduating from law school, and have been in private practice since 1996. I handle all types of criminal cases, primarily in the Sarasota and Manatee county areas.
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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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Darren Mark Finebloom
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Personal Injury
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
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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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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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Marshall Randall
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The John Marshall Law School
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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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Victor Arruda
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Social Security Disability
Suffolk University Law School
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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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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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Michael T Murphy
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Elder and Personal Injury
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University and Florida State University College of Law
For over a decade, Michael Murphy has enjoyed representing Florida accident victims and their families. After graduating from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, Mr. Murphy started his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit in Sarasota. He joined the Mallard Law Firm in 2011, and because of his invaluable trial knowledge, he is better able to prepare the firm’s clients for trial and provide them with exceptional personal injury litigation.
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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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Brenda Nelms
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Divorce and Family
George Mason University School of Law
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David Mammel
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder and Estate Planning
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
David has practiced law for 15 years and specializes in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate and defense of medical malpractice and civil rights lawsuits. He is a shareholder of Chapman Law Group and is licensed in both Michigan and Indiana.
David is a Special Fiduciary at the Oakland County Probate Court. He is dedicated to educating the public on issues in estate planning including providing assets and care to loved ones, limiting taxes, and establishing healthcare protocols. David strives to serve each individual clients estate planning needs, tailoring each plan to address wealth preservation and family financial security.
David holds a Certificate...
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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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Patrick Hale
Sarasota County, FL Attorney
Patrick Hale is the managing partner of Hale Law, P.A. Patrick is a 5th generation Floridian who cares about the people of this great state. His experiences have positioned him to be an advocate for you in your time of need.
After graduating law school, Patrick proceeded to work as an Assistant State Attorney where he prosecuted both misdemeanor and felony cases, learning to feel at home in the courtroom in the process. In his prosecutorial career, he completed over thirty trials to verdict on behalf of the people of the State of Florida.
In the spirit of representing the people of...
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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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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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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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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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David Keith Cahoone
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(941) 951-0707
David K. Cahoone, PA, Of Counsel
One North Tuttle Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34237
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Western New England University School of Law
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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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Patricia Davison Crauwels
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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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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Gregory Anthony Zitani
Sarasota County, FL Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business, Employment, Estate Planning and Family
California Western School of Law
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Bruce P Chapnick
Sarasota County, FL Attorney
Business, Estate Planning and Securities
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Joe Benson
Sarasota County, FL Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Family
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
LET US HELP YOU THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE PROTECTED AND YOU WILL HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
Benson Trial Group is a locally owned and operated law office that's located in Sarasota, FL. Serving from Bradenton to Venice, FL.
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A native from Northern Virginia, he grew up in Arlington, Virginia. Joe attended undergraduate college at Mount Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland on a tennis scholarship. The youngest of five children...