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2 North Tamiami Trail, Suite 400, Sarasota, FL 34236, U.S.A.

Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration and 17 more

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About Blalock Walters, P.A.

Banking; Business; Business Litigation; Corporate; Estate Planning; Estate & Trust Administration; Finance & Tax; Health Care; Labor & Employment; Land Use; Local Government; Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Title Insurance.

Blalock Walters, P.A. is a full-service business-focused law firm with a history deeply rooted in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida for more than 90 years. The firm represents companies, individuals and professionals in business transactions, litigation, health care, real estate, estate planning, tax and wealth preservation matters. The foundation of Blalock Walters' practice is to provide high quality, personal and comprehensive legal services to our clients.With over 25 attorneys over ten diverse practice groups, we practice as a team, not as individuals. We seek to earn and maintain the respect of our clients and our colleagues int he legal and business communities.

 

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Commercial Law
Posted by anonymous
October 04, 2011
Hired Attorney Robert G. Blalock

He has been named one of the top ten attorneys in Florida. My trust in him is complete and he is accessible at any time. His personal and business attitudes are kind, thorough and always for the client's best interest. There is no way I would consider going to another attorney unless Mr. Blalock recommended one for areas out of his expertise.

 
Business Law
Posted by anonymous
May 12, 2025
Hired Attorney Matthew Lapointe

Would not recommend. DO NOT have involved in a medical, dental or veterinary practice sale. Not much offering of guidance to a seller of a professional practice. Pretty much a rubber stamp to get thr deal done for the practice broker that sends him the business. The professional “advise” and lack of knowledge caused me to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars and forced me back to work after retiring. Still cleaning up the mess 4 years later.

 
Business Law
Posted by anonymous
October 10, 2016
Hired Attorney Robert S. Stroud

The extreme lack of communication on Roberts part turned a 2 day process into a 2 month process. Sometimes I would ask a single sentence question and it would take him a full week or more to respond with his response bearing no real answer of use to me. I would never use him again even if he didn't charge me. The outcome of my situation is no different than if I would have done nothing about it. I do not recommend!

 
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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Estate Planning
    • Trust Administration
  • Wills and Probate 1
    • Probate
  • Corporate Law
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use 1
    • Land Use
  • Banking Law 1
    • Bank Law
  • Health Care
  • Labor and Employment
  • Immigration 1
    • Immigration and Naturalization
  • Government 1
    • Local Government Law
  • Business Law 3
    • Business Litigation
    • Business Formation
    • Business Succession Planning
  • Litigation 1
    • Real Estate Litigation
  • Construction Law 1
    • Construction Litigation
  • Leases and Leasing 1
    • Real Estate Leasing
  • Finance 1
    • Real Estate Finance
  • Insurance 1
    • Real Estate Title Insurance
  • Other 1
    • Transactional

Office Details

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    1924

  • Representative Clients

    REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Alex Karras Lincoln Mercury; Firkins Chrylser-Plymouth-Nissan; Bank of America; National Development Corp.; RMC Property Management; Florida Shores Bank; Wells Fargo, N.A.; Hancock National Bank; Northern Trust Bank, N.A.; Merrill Lynch Trust Company; Southern Management and Development; Neal Custom Homes; R.E. Investments, LLC; City of Palmetto; Bealls Department Stores, Inc.

    Approved ATTORNEYS FOR: Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Guaranty.

  • Additional Links

    https://blalockwalters.com/attorneys/michael-j-farr/
    http://www.blalockwalters.com

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One Sarasota Tower, 2 North Tamiami Trail, Suite 400Sarasota, FL 34236U.S.A.

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  • Tuesday 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Wednesday 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Thursday 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Friday 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
  • Saturday By appointment
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