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Roetzel & Andress,
A Legal Professional Association

Law Firm in Fort Myers, Florida
 
Address
2320 First Street, Suite 1000
Fort Myers, Florida 33901-3419
(Lee Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 239-337-3850  
Facsimile: 239-337-0970
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Roetzel & Andress,
A Legal Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:

General Civil, Administrative, Banking, Condominium and Community Association, Shopping Center Development, Subdivision, Commercial Leasing, Residential and Commercial Construction, Commercial Lending, Corporation and Business Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Labor and Employment Relations, Workers' Compensation, Eminent Domain, Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental, Health and Safety, Public Law, Insurance Defense and Health Care. Trials in all State and Federal Courts including Commercial, Product Liability, and Personal Injury Litigation.
Year Established: 1876
Firm Profile:
Founded in 1876, Roetzel & Andress is one of the largest and fastest growing full-service, corporate law firms with eleven offices throughout Ohio, Florida and Washington, D.C. Roetzel & Andress represents a wide range of clients from individuals and closely-held businesses to multi-national corporations, financial institutions and government entities. Our lawyers serve as general counsel to many clients, and many of those relationships have existed for much of our history. Our lawyers provide a broad range of legal services to clients on a local, national and international basis.
Firm Size: 240
Law Firm Affiliations:
CONSULEGIS(EEIG); USLAW NETWORK
Clients:
BANKING AND FINANCIAL: AmSouth Bank; Atlantic States Bank; Bank of America, N.A.; Colonial Bank; Edison National Bank; Orion Bank; Florida Community Bank, N.A.; Southtrust Bank, N.A.

REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT AND BROKERAGE: Advance Homes, Inc.; Beazer Homes, Inc.; Bonita Bay Group; Boykin Lodging, Inc.; CSX Realty Development, LLC (Boca Bay Properties); Eland Development, Inc. of Fort Myers; Grosse Pointe Development, Inc.; Grubb & Ellis/VIP D'Elessandro, Inc.; Harbourside Custom Homes, Inc.; The Jack Parker Corporation; Mariner Properties Development, Inc.; Nieman Homes, L.L.C.; Paragon Community Management of S.W. Florida, Inc.; Paramount Environments, Inc.; Sunstream Hotels & Resorts; The Weiner Companies, Inc.; Throgmartin Company; Park Lane Associates I, Ltd.; Tarpon Point Associates, LLC.

GOVERNMENTAL, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL: City of Naples, Florida; City of Sanibel, Florida; Lee County Tax Collector; Greater Pine Island Water Association; Standing Watch, Inc.; Allstate Insurance Company; American Bankers Insurance Company; Bonita Bay Community Association, Inc.; Chicago Title Insurance Company; Crum and Forster; First American Title Insurance Company; First Tennessee National Corporation; Fort Myers Hotel Company, Ltd.; Fort Myers Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Fountain Lakes Community Association, Inc.; Hilton Grand Vacation Corporation; John Scanlon Imports, Inc.; Parker Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc.; Pineland Marina, L.L.C.; Sheraton ITT; Tarpon Cove Community Association, Inc.; Waterman Broadcasting Corporation; Worldwide Recognition, Inc.; Ross Stores; Assurant Group; American Bankers Life Assurance Co.; Verizon Wireless, Inc.; Cingular Wireless, Inc.; SpectraSite Communications.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund; Chicago Title Insurance Company; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; First American Title Insurance Company.

Other Office Locations of Roetzel & Andress,
A Legal Professional Association

Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Naples, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
PARTNERS
M. Brian Cheffer (Partner) born Normal, Illinois, September 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., B.A., high honors in Finance, magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Golden Key; Alpha Lambda Delta. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: M. Brian Cheffer
Clayton W. Crevasse (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice; Personal Injury; Probate Litigation. Email: Clayton W. Crevasse
Donna M. Flammang (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Albion College (B.A., 1971); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1975).
Beverly Grady (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1977, Florida; 1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1971); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1976). Member, Board of Governors, Student Bar Association, 1975-1976. Assistant County Attorney, Lee County Attorneys' Office, 1977-1980. Member: Lee County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Board Certified City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Resident, Tallahassee, Florida Office). Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Administrative Law; Public Law. Email: Beverly Grady
Steven W. Hubbard (Partner) born Bonne Terre, Missouri, July 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri; 1985, Florida. Education: Jefferson College; Central Missouri State University (B.S., cum laude, 1974); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Missouri Bar. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Business Law. Email: Steven W. Hubbard
Kenneth A. Jones (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.S., 1972); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 1975). Member and Committee Chairman, City of Fort Myers Planning Board, 1990-1991. Vice-Chair, City of Fort Myers Downtown Redevelopment Agency, 1991-2004. Director, Downtown Management Corporation, 1996-2004. Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Past Member, Committee on Eminent Domain); Association of Eminent Domain Professionals. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law(100%, 150). Email: Kenneth A. Jones
Steven I. Winer (Partner) born St. Paul, Minnesota, October 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1968); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with honors, 1972). Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1971-1972. Chairman, Camp Genesis Committee, Lee County, 1992-1996. Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties, 1992-2004. General Counsel, Sanibel/Captiva Board of Realtors, 1990-1996. Member: Lee County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Fort Myers Board of Realtors (Associate); Community Association Institute (South Gulf Chapter); Real Estate Investment Society (Lee County); Lee County Building Industry Association. [U.S. Army Security Agency, 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Real Estate(40%); Corporate Law(10%); Banking Law(10%); Condominium and Homeowners Associations(40%). Email: Steven I. Winer
Michael S. Yashko (Managing Partner) born Wintersville, Ohio, December 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio; 2003, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Tax Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1984); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Co-Author: "A Positive Theory of the Attorney-Client Privilege," The Journal of Legal Studies, June 1990. Member, Board of Directors, Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis. Member: Columbus, Lee County and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Urban Land Institute; International Council of Shopping Centers; Associated General Contractors. (Partner-In-Charge, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale Offices) (also at Orlando and Fort Lauderdale Offices). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction; Business Law. Email: Michael S. Yashko
ASSOCIATES
Kimberly A. Davis (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2002); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Research Editor, Florida Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Law Litigation. Email: Kimberly A. Davis
Sean M. Ellis (Associate) born Normal, Illinois, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking. Email: Sean M. Ellis
K'Shana J. Haynie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and New Jersey. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 2001); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use. Email: K'Shana J. Haynie
Lori L. Moore (Associate) born Oahu, Hawaii, October 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of North Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Research Editor, Florida Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; Board of Directors, Fort Myers Track Club. Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Lee County Association for Women Lawyers; Calusa Inns of Court. (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation(20%); Real Estate(80%). Email: Lori L. Moore
Dana A. Snyderman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2003); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). (Resident). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Dana A. Snyderman
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Akron, Ohio Office: 222 South Main Street, 44308. Telephone: 330-376-2700. Facsimile: 330-376-4577.

Cincinnati, Ohio Office: 310 Chiquita Center, 250 East Fifth Street, 45202. Telephone: 513-361-0200. Facsimile: 513-361-0335.

Cleveland, Ohio Office: One Cleveland Center, 9th Floor, 1375 East Ninth Street, 44114. Telephone: 216-623-0150. Facsimile: 216-623-0134.

Columbus, Ohio Office: National City Plaza, 12th Floor, 155 East Broad Street, 43215. Telephone: 614-463-9770. Facsimile: 614-463-9792.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office: Sawgrass Centre, Fourth Floor, 1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, 33323. Telephone: 954-462-4150.

Naples, Florida Office: Trianon Centre, 3rd Floor, 850 Park Shore Drive, 34103. Telephones: 239-649-6200; 800-535-7239. Facsimile: 239-261-3659.

Orlando, Florida Office: CNL Center II, Seventh Floor, 420 South Orange Avenue, P.O. Box 6507, 32802-6507. Telephone: 407-896-2224. Facsimile: 407-835-3596.

Tallahassee, Florida Office: 119 East Park Avenue, Suite 2E, 32301. Telephone: 850-425-5021.

Toledo, Ohio Office: One SeaGate, Suite 1700, 43604. Telephone: 419-242-7985. Facsimile: 419-242-0316.

Washington, D.C. Office: 1300 Eye Street N.W., Suite 400 East, 20005. Telephone: 202-625-0600. Telecopier: 202-338-6340.

(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Akron, Ohio)

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