FISHER &
SAULS, P.A.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Founded 1936

St. Petersburg, Florida            Seminole, Florida

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Louie N. Adcock, Jr.   email: LAdcock@FisherSauls.com   

Areas of Practice:  Wills, Estate Planning, Trusts and Administration; Business and Corporate Law Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates. 

Education:  J.D. University of Florida College of Law; B.A. Political Science, Sociology and Economics: University of Florida. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council; Suncoast Estate Planning Council; Board of Governors of The Florida Bar; Fellow, ABA Foundation and The Florida Bar Foundation; President, The Florida Bar Foundation (1990; Chairman, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, The Florida Bar (1992-93); Member Florida Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Professionalism; Member The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; All Children's Hospital Foundation Trustee.

Robert Kapusta, Jr.    email: RKapusta@FisherSauls.com   

 

Areas of Practice:  Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax and Estate Planning; Business and Corporate Law. 

 

Education:  J.D. Stetson University College of Law; Master of Laws (L.L.M. in Taxation): University of Florida College of Law; B.S. Hotel Administration: Cornell University.

 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  St. Petersburg Bar Association; Lutheran Church of the Cross Day School Board of Directors; Tax Section of The Florida Bar; Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association; Red Cross Planned Giving Committee; Suncoast Estate Planning Council; Executive Committee, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership. 

Nawal B. McDaniel    email: NMcDaniel@FisherSauls.com  

Areas of Practice:  Wills, Estate Planning, Trusts and Administration;

Education:  J.D. Stetson University College of Law, B.A. English Literature, Minor in Spanish, The University of the South.

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division; Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association, Probate and Guardianship Section (Chair, 2009-2010); Member: Suncoast Estate Planning Council; Board of Directors: Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. (Vice President, 2008 – present); Member: Suncoast Hospice Professional Partners General Council; Member: St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals; Nominated for the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce “Tomorrow’s Leaders Today” Award (2009); Recipient of the Community Law Program Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award (2009).

Thomas H. McLain, Jr.    email: TMclain@FisherSauls.com   

Areas of Practice:  Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy (creditor); Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; and Computer Litigation; Certified Circuit Court Mediator. 

Education:  J.D. University of Tennessee College of Law; Master of Business Administration: University of Florida; B.S. Accounting: University of Arkansas at Little Rock. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  Member: Florida Bar and Arkansas Bar; St. Petersburg Bar Association; Florida Bar Business Law Section, Civil Trial Section; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. 

Marilyn M. Polson     email: MPolson@FisherSauls.com   

Areas of Practice:  Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates.  Estate and Gift Tax planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Business Succession Planning. 

Education:  J.D. Stetson University College of Law (Cum Laude); B.S. College of Education: Florida State University. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  Member: The Florida Bar, Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Member, Elder Law Section; St. Petersburg Bar Association.  Center Against Spouse Abuse, Inc. - Board of Trustees; Suncoast Estate Planning Council - (Past President); Stetson University College of Law, prior adjunct professor - "Survey of Florida Probate Law"; Florida Super Lawyers Magazine 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; Finalist 2008 St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year.

Mary F. Selter    email: MSelter@FisherSauls.com   

Areas of Practice:  Elder Law, SSI and Medicaid Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Wills and Trusts.

Education:  Doctor of Laws, Emory University School of Law; B.S. College of Social Sciences, Florida Atlantic University.

Bar memberships and Affiliations: Florida Bar (Elder Law Section); St. Petersburg Bar Association (Probate and Guardianship Section); State Bar of Georgia (Elder Law Section).  Member:  Suncoast Estate Planning Council; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys.

Terri N. Thomas   email: TThomas@FisherSauls.com

Areas of Practice:  Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Foreclosures, Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy, Banking Litigation, Construction Litigation (general contractor/municipal/owner). 

Education:   J.D. University of Florida, with honors; Penn State University, B.A., Political Science/Business, with highest distinction. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  The Florida Bar, Member Benefits Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District, the Hillsborough County Bar and the Pinellas County Bar.  Member of the Board, Risk Management Association ("RMA"), Tampa Bay Chapter; Instructor: RMA Advanced Lending School course on Issues in Loan Documentation.

Kenneth E. Thornton    email: KThornton@FisherSauls.com   

Areas of Practice:  Real Estate; Banking and Commercial Finance; Board Certified in Real Estate Law.    

Education:  J.D. Stetson University College of Law; B.A. Economics: Alfred University; Master of Business Administration: Cornell University. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  St. Petersburg Bar Association; St. Petersburg Certified Development Corporation (Past Board Member and Loan Committee); Suncoast Cornell Club (Past President); St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce; Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association; Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar; Past Vice Chairman, Real Property Professionalism Committee; Past Chairman and current member, Real Property Opinions Committee.

William H. Bartlett, Of Counsel.  email: WBartlett@FisherSauls.com  

Areas of Practice:  Real Property Law; Real Property Title Insurance; Title Insurance Defense; Probate; Estate Planning Law.

Education:  J. D. Stetson University; B.S.B.A. University of Florida,  with honors. 

Bar memberships and Affiliations: U.S. Navy,1967-1970; USNR, 1970-1994; Capt. (Ret); Member, 1975- and Chairman, 1995-2003, Board of Trustees, Pinellas County Law Library. City of St. Petersburg Code Enforcement Board, 1992-1997; St. Petersburg Bar Association (Treasurer, 1976-1977, 1994-1995; Chair, Real Property Law Section, 2000-2001; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). 

John H. W. Cole, Of Counsel.  

Areas of Practice:  Employee Benefits, pension, Profit Sharing.

Education:   J. D. Stetson University College of Law; L.L.M. Taxation: Georgetown Law Center; B.A. University of Florida.

Bar memberships and Affiliations:  Pinellas County Chamber of Commerce, Government Committee; American Bar Association; Florida Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association.


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