Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

For more than 35 years, Porges, Hamlin, Knowles & Prouty, P.A., has provided a broad scope of professional, personalized legal services to a diverse client base including banks, corporations, partnerships, individuals, estates, trusts, governmental entities, educational institutions, agricultural entities, foundations and associations seeking competent and experienced representation before local, state and federal courts and administrative agencies. In addition to excellence in legal service, community service is a distinguishing characteristic of Porges, Hamlin, Knowles & Prouty, P.A. The firm, its attorneys, and other staff are actively involved in a wide range of community, civic, charitable and social service organizations and activities.

Statement of Practice

Administrative, Banking, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts, Telecommunications, Condominium, Construction, Corporate, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal and State Taxation, Homeowner Associations, Land Use, Mediation and Arbitration, Mobile Home, Negligence, Probate, Real Property, Zoning Law.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Consolidated Resource Recovery, Inc.
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Manatee Glens Corporation
Miller Enterprises of Manatee, Inc.
Hometown America, LLC
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
National Development Foundation, Inc.

Representative Clients:

Alliant Capital, Ltd.
Bright House Networks
Camlin Home Corp.
Consolidated Envirowaste Industries, Inc.
Florida Power & Light
Heartland Group, Inc.
National Development of America, LLC
Nordic of Florida Development, Inc.
Sprint-Florida, Inc.
University Park of Commerce, Inc.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund
Stewart Title Guaranty Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

1205 Manatee Avenue, West
Bradenton, FL 34205, (Manatee Co.)

Phone

Phone: 941-748-3770
Telecopier: 941-746-4160

Website

http://www.phkplaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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James A. Harrison, P.E. (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., 1989; M.S., 1992); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Professional Engineer, Florida (#0048979) and Georgia (#22631). Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law; Community Association Law; Environmental Law.Email: James A. Harrison, P.E.

Jesse M. Tilden (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1998; J.D., with honors, 2001). Member: Manatee County Bar Association; Sarasota County Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Transactions; Civil Litigation.Email: Jesse M. Tilden

Michael J. Prohidney (Associate) born Warwick, New York, September 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: The Florida Bar; Manatee County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking.Email: Michael J. Prohidney

Maryann Boehm (Associate) born Flint, Michigan, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., English, 1990); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Community Association Law.Email: Maryann Boehm

OF COUNSEL

Shelly Anne Gallagher (Of Counsel) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1991); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Comments Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Member: Manatee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.

Alan Hardy Prather (Of Counsel) born Gainesville, Florida, January 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: High Point College (B.A., 1971); University of Florida (J.D., 1973). Served as Legal Counsel for Manatee County. Served as City Attorney for the City of Bradenton Beach for fifteen years. Served as Special Counsel for more than eight years to the School Districts and School Boards of Manatee, Hardee and Hendry Counties. Served as Special Counsel to the Anna Maria and West Side Fire Districts, as well as to the resulting merged entity, West Manatee Fire and Rescue District. Served as City Attorney for the City of Palmetto from 1996 until 2004. Legal Counsel for Quaker Tropicana Gatorade (QTG)/PepsiCo, Inc. regarding Tropicana Products, Inc. facilities within Florida. Board Certified City, County and Local Government Law. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: City, County and Local Government Law; Environmental and Land Use Law). [Judge Advocate and Captain, U.S. Marine Corps., 1974-1978]. Practice Areas: County Government Law; Local Government Law; City Government Law; Real Property.