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Wachovia Center
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1300
Tampa, Florida 33602 (Hillsborough Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A. is a business law firm founded in 1983 to provide clients with big-firm expertise and sophistication and small-firm economy and attention. The firm is committed to providing its clients with resourceful and effective representation that is characterized by good value, superior quality, and responsive service. Statement of PracticeBusiness Law Practice encompassing Corporate, Securities, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Administration, Estate and Trust Controversy, Venture Capital, Commercial Lending, Business Organizations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, and Business Litigation, including disputes involving Employment Law, Municipal Law, Creditors Rights, Products Liability, Securities Regulation, Intellectual Property, Construction Law, and OSHA. Year Established: 1983
Firm Size: 19
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AddressWachovia Center
100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1300
Tampa, FL 33602, (Hillsborough Co.)
PhonePhone: 813-229-3333
Fax: 813-229-5946
Website
http://www.glennrasmussen.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Timothy A. Andreu (Shareholder) born Saint Augustine, Florida, April 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Federal Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with high honors, 1981); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, 1984). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: comment: "Wrongful Death in Admiralty: It May Be Non-Uniform, But At Least It's Not Fair" 35 U. Fla. L. Rev. 534, 1983. Past Committee Member: American Cancer Society; Florida Bar Grievance Committee. Past Member, Federal Bar Association. Master, American Inns of Court, Tampa Bay Inn of Court. Board Member, Encore Theatre. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Corporate Counsel Section). Practice Areas: Commercial and Business Litigation.Email: Timothy A. Andreu
Michael B. Colgan (Shareholder) born Pineville, Kentucky, January 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Federal Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with high honors, 1971) Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1974) Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Certified Mediator in Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Florida Super Lawyers. Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Emeritus Member, Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Comments Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1973-1974. Past Member, The Florida Bar Civil Trial Certification Committee. Master, American Inns of Court, J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn. Past Chairman, Grievance Committee, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Member: American Bar Association; American Law Institute. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. (Board Certified Business Litigation and Civil Trial Lawyer). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Business Litigation.Email: Michael B. Colgan
Trenton H. Cotney (Shareholder) born Jacksonville, Florida, June 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, North District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., summa cum laude, with high honors, 1996) Phi Beta Kappa and Dean's List; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999) Dean's List. Member, Moot Court Board Executive Council, 1999. Department of Business and Professional Regulation Contractor Continuing Education Provider. Listed in: Florida Trend's Legal Elite, Up and Coming; Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars; Gulf Coast Business Review, 40 Under 40, 2007. General Counsel, Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (FRSA). Board of Directors, West Coast Roofing Contractors' Association (WCRCA). Recipient, WCRCA Byron Curry Award. Recipient, President's Award, FRSA. Board of Directors, Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Member: Associated Builders and Contractors; Florida Transportation Builders' Association; National Utility Contractors Association; Suncoast Utility Contractors Association; Underground Utility Contractors of Florida. Past Board Member, University of Tampa Board of Counselors. Past Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Published more than 75 articles in 14 publications on construction-related legal issues. Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). (Board Certified, Construction Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: City of Oldsmar v. State, 790 So.2d 1042 (Fla. 2001). Practice Areas: Construction Law; OSHA; Construction Liens; Bid Protests; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects.Email: Trenton H. Cotney
Sharon Docherty Danco (Shareholder) born Teaneck, New Jersey, November 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1985) Chi Omega and Beta Gamma Sigma; University of Virginia (J.D., 1988); Transylvania University. Listed in Chambers USA. Executive Editor, Virginia Tax Review, 1987-1988. Past Executive Board Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay. Board of Directors, The Children's Home, Inc. Leadership Tampa, Class of 2005. Leadership Tampa Alumni. Past Advisory Board Member, Morning Star School. Tampa Connection, Class of 1994. Co-author: "Dissenters' Rights, in Florida Corporate Practice," 11-1, 3rd ed., The Florida Bar, 1999. Co-author: "Corporate Dissolution, in Florida Corporate Practice," 12-1, 3rd ed., The Florida Bar, 1999. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section); Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Capital Markets; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Municipal Solid Waste; Securities.Email: Sharon Docherty Danco
Robert B. Glenn (Shareholder) born Jacksonville, Florida, August 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1970) Florida Blue Key; University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1972). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA; Florida Super Lawyers (Florida Top 100 List); Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite; Who's Who Legal in Florida. Leadership Tampa, Class of 1983. Co-Author: "Insiders' Guaranties May Expose Lenders to an Extended Preference Recovery Period," 64-DEC Fla. B.J. 39, 1990. Steering Committee, Leadership Tampa Alumni. Local Rules Committee, Mediation Pilot Project, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. Member: Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Past President, Chairman and Founding Director); The Florida Bar (Past Chairman, Client's Security Fund Committee). Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Asset Based Lending; Commercial Insolvency; Lender Liability; Loan Workouts.Email: Robert B. Glenn
Mark A. Hanley (Shareholder) born Muncie, Indiana, May 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with high honors, 1978); Ball State University (M.B.A., 1982); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Certified Arbitrator and Mediator, Florida and the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Florida Super Lawyers (Florida Top 100 List); Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Past Law Clerk to Chief Judge George C. Young, U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida. Member, Stetson Law Review, 1979-1980. Past Board Member: Bright Horizons Day Care; Catholic Charities; Exchange Club. Past Lay Leader, Hyde Park United Methodist Church. Member, Review Panel Labor and Employment Law Certification Grade. Leadership Tampa, Class of 1992. Past Board Member: Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind; The Children's Home. Past President, President-Elect, Trustee, University of Tampa, Board of Counselors and Board of Trustees. Author: "Judicial Review of NCAA Decisions: Does the College Athlete Have a Property Interest in Interscholastic Athletics?," 10 Stetson L. Rev. 483, 1981; "A Personal Right to Exclusion - A Criticism of U.S. v. Calandra," 9 Stetson L. Rev. 309, 1980. Contributing Author: "Thompson's HR Employment Forms," Thompson Publishing Group, Rev. 3rd Ed., 2008. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Law; Labor and Employment; Employment Class Actions; Management Employment Law; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation.Email: Mark A. Hanley
Michael S. Hooker (Shareholder) born Claudville, Virginia, April 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1976) Phi Beta Kappa; Indiana University (M.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1981). Master: American Inns of Court; Tampa Bay Inn of Court. Recipient: James "Red" McEwen Memorial Award; Judge George C. Carr Memorial Award; Michael A. Fogarty "In the Trenches" Memorial Award. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Florida Super Lawyers (Florida Top 100 List); Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Past Editor, Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine. Co-Author: "Joint and Several Liability in Florida: Are Reports of its Demise Greatly Exaggerated?," 80-DEC FLA. B.J. 11, 2006. Past President, American Heart Association, Metro Tampa Division. Leadership Tampa, Class of 1990. Chair, H.L. Culbreath, Jr. "Profile in Leadership" Award Committee, Leadership Tampa Alumni. Past Chair, U.S. Magistrate Judge Selection Committee. Member, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, United Way of Tampa Bay. Past Chairman, University of Tampa Board of Counselors. Board Member, University of Tampa Board of Fellows. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Past President and Director); Federal Bar Association (Past President, Tampa Bay Chapter). Fellow: Hillsborough County Bar Foundation (President). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Business Litigation.Email: Michael S. Hooker
Peter J. Kelly (Shareholder) born Tampa, Florida, February 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.E.E., with high honors, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1981). Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Listed in: Florida Super Lawyers; Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Author: "Interstate Land Sales Act, in Florida Keystone: Lawyer's Desk Library of Practice," George T. Bisel Co., 1995. Past Director, American Red Cross. Volunteer Leader, Boy Scouts of America. Leadership Tampa, Class of 1989. Past Director, MacDonald Training Center. Past Member, Tampa Connection. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); The Florida Bar (Past Member, Probate Law and Probate Rules Committees; Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). (Board Certified Real Estate and Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Probate Administration; Real Estate.Email: Peter J. Kelly
Gregory M. McCoskey (Shareholder) born Barberton, Ohio, March 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., cum laude, 1989); University of Georgia (M.B.A., 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Certified Public Accountant in Georgia. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Florida Super Lawyers. Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Metro Tampa Bay Chapter. Leadership Tampa, Class of 2003. Leadership Tampa Alumni. Past Member, Board of Trustees, The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc. Member, The Tampa Bay Planned Giving Council. Past Law Clerk to the Honorable John S. Dalis, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia. Author: "Life After Drye: New Limitations on the Use of Disclaimers as Creditor Avoidance Devices," 3 Asset Prot. J. 10, 2001; "Death and Debtors: What Every Probate Lawyer Should Know About Bankruptcy, 34 Real Prop.," Probl. & Tr. J. 669, 2000. Member: Hillsborough County (Past Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Past Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Estate Controversy Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Past Circuit Representative; Member, Past Law School Liaison Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Technology Committee; Past Member, CLE Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Problem Loan Workout; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Contested Guardianship.Email: Gregory M. McCoskey
Robert C. Rasmussen (Shareholder) born Oelwein, Iowa, August 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa; Florida; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: American University (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1971); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1974) Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (all editions published since 1987); Chambers USA; Florida Super Lawyers; Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite; Who's Who Legal in Florida. Author: "Fraud Under SEC Rule 10b-5, Florida and Federal Securities Regulation," 1979. Co-Author: "Florida Takeover Law: Affiliated Transactions," 17 Fla. St. U. L.Rev. 801, 1989; "Florida Takeover Law: Control Share Acquisitions," 16 Fla. St. U. L.Rev. 103, 1988. Past Steering Committee Member, Citizens Coalition for Toll-Free Dialing. Past National President, Distributive Education Clubs of America. Leadership Tampa, Class of 1984. Past Chairman, Leadership Tampa Alumni. Past Chairman of the Board, Palma Ceia United Methodist Day School. Ex-Officio Member, Presidential Task Force on Educational Training for Minority Business Enterprises. Member, Tampa Bay Professional Alliance. Past Chairman and Founder, Tampa Heights Neighborhood Revitalization Alliance. Board of Directors, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Practice Areas: Business Law; Capital Markets; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Robert C. Rasmussen
Edwin G. Rice (Shareholder) born Gainesville, Florida, March 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1990) Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA. Past President, Coastal Conservation Association, Tampa Chapter. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section); Federal Bar Association (Bankruptcy Chair, Tampa Bay Chapter); Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (Officer and Director). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Foreclosures.Email: Edwin G. Rice
George E. Spofford, IV (Shareholder) born Savannah, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Emory University (J.D., 1985). Certified Mediator. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, 2008; Florida Super Lawyers; Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Member, Florida Department of Transportation Dispute Review Board. General Counsel, Underground Utility Contractors of Florida. Member, Florida Transportation Builders' Association. Member, Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association. Past President, Past Director, Hyde Park Preservation, Inc. Member, National Utility Contractors Association. Member, Suncoast Utility Contractors Association. Member, West Coast Roofing Contractors' Association. Published more than 60 articles on construction law issues in various trade magazines. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. (Board Certified, Construction Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Bid Protests; Fidelity and Surety; OSHA; Government Contracts; Construction Law; Highways.Email: George E. Spofford, IV
Alysa Jane Ward (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, with highest distinction, 1979); Yale University (Ph.D., 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Board of Trustees, Mental Health Care Foundation. Past Senior Articles Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, University of Georgia. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Secretary, Board of Directors; Member, Leadership Institute); Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine (Past Editor). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Labor and Employment; Employment Class Actions; Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Alysa Jane Ward
OF COUNSELDonald S. Hart, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Williamsburg, Kentucky, March 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., with high honors, 1967); University of Florida (J.D., 1973). Past General Counsel, Housing Authority of the City of Tampa. Comments Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1972-1973. (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Mortgages.Email: Donald S. Hart, Jr.
STAFF ATTORNEYSVictoria D. Critchlow (Staff Attorney) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., with honors, 1977); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Creditors Rights.Email: Victoria D. Critchlow
Guy P. McConnell (Staff Attorney) born Zanesville, Ohio, July 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Michigan (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Collections; Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Guy P. McConnell
Laura M. Ritzko (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Arcadia University (M.A., English, 1997); Temple University (J.D., 2002); Temple University (LL.M., 2005). Member, Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Laura M. Ritzko
ASSOCIATESEden R. Banks (Associate) born Ft. Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Foreclosures; Bankruptcy Chapter 11.Email: Eden R. Banks
Matthew D. Pipes (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, February 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2008, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1995); Duke University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Business Law; Capital Markets; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Matthew D. Pipes
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