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| | Address | | 240 South Pineapple Avenue, P.O. Box 49948 | | Sarasota, Florida 34230-6948 | | (Sarasota Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Abel Band, Chartered practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Business Litigation; Business and Corporate Counseling; Mergers, Acquisitions and other Business Transactions; Property Acquisition and Development; Residential and Commercial Real Estate; Condominium, Cooperative and Community Associations; Mobile Home Law; Employment Law and Litigation; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Corporate and Individual Taxation; Construction Law and Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Administrative Law; Banking and Securities Litigation; Probate and Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Title Insurance; Energy, Public Utilities Regulation; Telecommunications; Utilities; Mediation; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Healthcare and Regulatory Compliance Law and Litigation; Intellectual Property and Technology Law and Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Since 1960, Abel Band, Chartered, has focused on delivering the highest quality of service to its clients. Working within twelve multi-disciplined practice groups, our attorneys are able to develop creative solutions for our clients' legal needs. We commit to provide practical, common sense advice, and prompt communication to each of our individual, business and institutional clients, fully supported by our highly experienced personnel. | | Firm Size: 33 | Languages:
Languages: Spanish, Italian, German, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, American Sign Language. |
Other Office Locations of Abel Band, Chartered
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Venice, Florida, U.S.A.
| | Anthony J. Abate (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1976); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1979). Certified Circuit-Civil Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County, American, and Illinois State Bar Associations. (Board Certified Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Anthony J. Abate | | Saralyn Abel Dorrill (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); University of Florida (J.D., 1993); University of Paris-Sorbonne (1987); University of London-Hansard Society of Parliamentary Government (1989). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Condominium Law; Title Insurance; Real Estate Secured Lending; Lender Representation. Email: Saralyn Abel Dorrill | | David S. Band (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1962, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1965, Florida. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1958); George Washington University (LL.B., 1961). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County and Maryland State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate; Real Estate; Corporate; Trusts and Estates. Email: David S. Band | | Kathryn Angell Carr (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1980); University of Florida (J.D., 1982). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Secured Lending; Condominium Law; Title Insurance. Email: Kathryn Angell Carr | | Steven J. Chase (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1976, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1973); Emory University (J.D., 1975). Certified Circuit-Civil Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business-Related Litigation; Construction Law; Real Property Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Steven J. Chase | | Ronald L. Collier (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1974, New Jersey; 1977, Florida. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1970); Suffolk University (J.D., 1973). Certified Circuit-Civil Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County, Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Banks and Banking; Lender Representation; Creditors Rights. Email: Ronald L. Collier | | Jennifer B. Compton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 1999, Alabama. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Restrictive Covenants; Employment Law and Litigation. Email: Jennifer B. Compton | | Steven H. Denman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Florida and Indiana; 1976, Colorado and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1971); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: The Florida Bar; Colorado Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Public Utility Regulation; Telecommunications Law; Administrative Law; Cable TV; Land Use; Business Litigation; Public Utility Law; Utility Mergers; Utility Rates; Electric Utilities; Gas Utilities; Water Utilities. Email: Steven H. Denman | | Cheryl L. Gordon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978; LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1976. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits. Email: Cheryl L. Gordon | | Benjamin R. Hanan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1991; M.P.A., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., 1996). Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1993. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates. Email: Benjamin R. Hanan | | Mark D. Hildreth (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: Sarasota County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization; Business Litigation; Banks and Banking; Lender Representation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights. Email: Mark D. Hildreth | | Richard S. Loudermilk (Shareholder) born Lakeland, Florida; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 2001, Florida. Education: University of Florida (A.A., 1989); University of South Florida (B.A., 1991); Emory University (J.D., 1997). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Civil Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard S. Loudermilk | | Jan Walters Pitchford (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1982); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Secured Lending; Title Insurance; Commercial Lending. Email: Jan Walters Pitchford | | Malcolm J. Pitchford (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Certified Circuit-Civil Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court. Qualified Panelist, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; Law Society of England and Wales. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Financial Institutions; Title Insurance; Commercial Lending. Email: Malcolm J. Pitchford | | Jeffrey S. Russell (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Florida. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973); New York University. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Venice Office). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Administrative Law; Utility Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Water Utilities. Email: Jeffrey S. Russell | | Jenifer S. Schembri (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Stetson University (B.B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Certified Public Accountant, 1995. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Corporate Law; Probate. Email: Jenifer S. Schembri | | Michael S. Taaffe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey, and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, New York, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University/College of Cork, Cork, Ireland; University of Rhode Island (B.A., 1980); Seton Hall School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County, New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation; Trade Regulation; Restrictive Covenants. Email: Michael S. Taaffe | | Christian T. Van Hise (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, Connecticut. Education: University of Rhode Island (B.S.C.E., 1990); University of Dayton (J.D., 1995). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Surety Law; Land Use; Business Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Christian T. Van Hise | | OF COUNSEL | | William R. Korp (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Florida. Education: University of Florida; Stetson University (LL.B., 1962). Member: The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Venice Office). Practice Areas: Mobile Home Park Law; Community Association Law; Real Estate. Email: William R. Korp | | Johnson S. Savary (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1956, Florida; 1963, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., B.A., Accounting, 1950; J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1956). Member: Sarasota County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law. Email: Johnson S. Savary | | —————————— | | Deirdre F. Aretini (Associate) born Sarasota, Florida; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 1999); Stetson University (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Deirdre F. Aretini | | Paul K. Bachman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Utah; 2006, Florida. Education: Weber State University (B.S., 2002); University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., 2005); University of Florida College of Law (LL.M., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation; Probate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Paul K. Bachman | | Michael D. Bressan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Gannon University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Pepperdine University (Master of Dispute Resolution, 2004); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: American Sign Language. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Michael D. Bressan | | Douglas A. Cherry (Associate) born Sarasota, Florida, January 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., in Decision and Information Sciences, Highest Honors, 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: The Florida Bar (Chair, Computer & Technology Law Committee); Sarasota County and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Intellectual Property Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Internet Law; Business Law; Technology and Science. Email: Douglas A. Cherry | | Jason A. Collier (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2004, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2000); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar; Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Jason A. Collier | | William P. Cox (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 2003, District of Columbia; 2005, Colorado. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1993); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1996). Member: Sarasota County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; Colorado Bar Association; Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law; Water Utilities; Administrative Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Energy. Email: William P. Cox | | Daniel J. De Leo (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Albertson College of Idaho (B.A., 1993); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations; Federal Trial Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Daniel J. De Leo | | Gilmer M. (Mike) Heitman, IV (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1992); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2005); Samford University School of Business (M.B.A., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Gilmer M. (Mike) Heitman, IV | | Adria Maria Jensen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1997); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2004). Florida Teaching Certification. Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Business Litigation; Banks and Banking; Lender Representation; Creditors Rights. Email: Adria Maria Jensen | | Jarrod J. Malone (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 2000); City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 2004). The Army Judge Advocate Legal Center and School, 2005. Member: Florida Bar Association; Sarasota County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Jarrod J. Malone | | Hunter G. Norton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Excelsior College (B.S., 2000); Airman Leadership School (Leadership Training Program, 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Languages: Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Hunter G. Norton | | Christopher Z. Staine (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1997); Michigan State University (J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar; Sarasota County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Christopher Z. Staine | | Juan C. Villaveces (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1999). Member: Sarasota County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Secured Lending; Condominium Law; Title Insurance. Email: Juan C. Villaveces | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Venice, Florida Office: 333 South Tamiami Trail, Suite 292, 34285. Telephone: 941-485-8200. Fax: 941-488-9436.
Denver, Colorado Office: 16 Market Square, 1400 16th Street, Suite 400, 80202. Telephone: 303-623-6660. Fax: 303-297-1560.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 1591 Summit Lake Drive, 32317. Telephone: 850-599-9122. Fax: 850-599-0103.
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