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The Professional Building
1023 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205 (Manatee Co.)
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(Main Office) Grimes Goebel Grimes Hawkins Gladfelter & Galvano, P.L. was founded in 1922 by E. Glenn Grimes and enjoys the reputation as the oldest continuous law practice in Manatee County, Florida. The firm continues its tradition of providing the highest quality professional legal services, which it provides from its historic building in downtown Bradenton. The firm has evolved the changing economic and business landscape of Florida to offer highly-specialized and comprehensive representation in the complex area of real estate development and other areas of civil practice. Its land use and real estate development attorneys, land planner and commercial real estate paralegals offer a full range of services for the developer from land use approvals, entity planning and formation, financing and closing to horizontal and vertical development documentation and dispute resolution. Our trial lawyers augment the real estate development area of practice and also offer a full range of civil trial and pre-trial representation for individuals and businesses, with an emphasis on commercial and construction litigation, condemnation, marital and family law and mediation. Statement of PracticeLand Use Approvals and Project Development, Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Transactions and Business Planning, Civil Trial Practice, Commercial Business Disputes, Construction Litigation, Eminent Domain, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Marital and Family Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Estate Planning and Probate, Criminal Defense. Year Established: 1922
Firm Size: 9
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc.
SMR Communities
North American Properties
Manatee Fruit Company
Lennar Homes
The Gibraltar Companies.
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund.
AddressThe Professional Building
1023 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205, (Manatee Co.)
PhonePhone: 941-748-0151
Fax: 941-748-0158
Website
http://www.grimesgoebel.com
Caleb J. Grimes (Member) born Bradenton, Florida, February 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A. with high honors, 1975; J.D. with honors, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors, 1987-1988. Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Real Estate Development; Civil Trial Practice; Business Law; Eminent Domain.Email: Caleb J. Grimes
John D. Hawkins (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., with honors, 1976); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1979). Member, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (Chair, 1990). Certified Civil Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida. Hearing Officer, Manatee County, 1995-2009. Member: Manatee County Bar Association (President, 1988-1989; Recipient, Community Service Award); The Florida Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court, Goodrich Grimes Chapter. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Construction Arbitration; Mediation.Email: John D. Hawkins
Leslie Horton Gladfelter (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.A. with high honors, 1977); University of Florida (J.D. with honors, 1980). Title Standards Editor, Florida Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Use Law; Business Transactions.Email: Leslie Horton Gladfelter
William S. Galvano (Member) born Liberty, New York, April 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989); University of Miami, School of Law (J.D., 1992). Pi Sigma Alpha. Opinions Editor, "Res Ipsa Loquitur" (periodical), University of Miami. Member, House of Representatives, State Legislature, Florida, 2002. Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain; Business Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: William S. Galvano
Derin A. Parks (Member) born Woodstock, Illinois, July 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1998); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2002). Recipient, University of Florida Fergeson Scholarship. Member: Manatee County Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Business Planning; Civil Litigation; Liquor Licensing.Email: Derin A. Parks
Sacha Ross (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A. in Political Science, 1998); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Manatee, Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute Bar Association; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Federal And State Appellate Practice.Email: Sacha Ross
ASSOCIATESJason C. Henbest (Associate) born Toms River, New Jersey, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2008, New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., History and Political Science, cum laude, 1998); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Manatee County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Jason C. Henbest
Adam J. Fernandez (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, May 14, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2005); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Law.Email: Adam J. Fernandez
OF COUNSELNeil G. Taylor (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, August 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee; 1979, Florida; 1985, New York. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1973); Memphis State University (J.D., 1977). Member, Memphis State Law Review. Recipient, Law Alumni Scholarship. Associate Justice, Moot Court Board. Counsel, National Moot Court Team. Editor, The Advance Sheet, 1976-1977. Secretary, Student Bar Association, 1976-1977. Author: "Defamation: Extent of Constitutional Privilege Afforded Inaccurate Reports of Judicial Proceedings and Status of Participant Therein," 7 Memphis State University L. Rev., Fall 1976. Assistant District Attorney General, Shelby County Attorney General's Office, 1977-1980. Assistant Public Defender, Dade County Public Defender's Office, 1980-1981. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1981-1983. Member: Dade County, Tennessee and American (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyers, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Exclusively Criminal Trial Practice.
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