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James W. Martin
Attorney practicing 3 years or more -- Section: Probate & Guardianship
  
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James W. Martin, P.A.
President
1220 Murok Way South
St. Petersburg
Florida
33705  United States
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727 821-0904 (Phone)
727 823-3479 (Fax)
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Personal Information
  No
  Yes
  05/10/74
  174794
  No
  Stetson University College of Law
  1/1974
  Stetson University
  B.S. Mathematics
  5/1971
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Education/Experience
J.D., Stetson College of Law 1971-1974 B.S. Math, Stetson University 1969-1971 Georgia Tech 1967-69
Social/Volunteer Organizations
-Salvador Dali Museum, Trustee and Executive Committee-St. Petersburg City Council, former City Councilman-Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, past councilman-Leadership St. Pete, graduate-Leadership Tampa Bay, graduate-Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, past trustee-Pinellas County Arts Council, past councilmember-St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, past board attorney
More Information
Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law Articles Author-"The Basics of Contract Drafting", The Florida Bar Basic Transactional Law CLE course materials 2018, 2016-"Tips for Handling the Complex Real Property Transaction", ALI CLE Practical Real Estate Lawyer Oct. 2013-"Ten Tips for Handling Complex Probate With Forms", The Practical Lawyer, ALI-ABA Aug 2008-"Going Paperless...Or Not", The Practical Lawyer, ALI-ABA Oct 2007 -"A Model Electronic File Policy for the Law Office", The Practical Lawyer, ALI-ABA April 2007 The Florida Bar News Nov 1, 2006 -"May I Shred My Scanned Paper Files", The Florida Bar News Dec 1, 2006-"I Want to Probate a Will in Federal Court", The Florida Bar News June 1, 2006 -"How to Sue an LLC Member Without Piercing the Corporate Veil", The Florida Bar News Sep 1, 2004 -"Is the Law of the Body a Body of Law?", The Florida Bar News June 1, 2004 -"Be Careful Using Form Real Estate Contracts," The Florida Bar News April 30, 2004 -"Forget to Put Your Client's Address in the Judgment?", The Florida Bar News Mar. 1, 2004 -"Construction Contractors in Florida Are Incorporating," The Florida Bar News Feb. 1, 2004 -"The Technology You Need to Project the Vision of Your Case," The Practical Litigator, ALI-ABA Mar 2004 The Florida Bar News Oct 15, 2003-"Practice Tip: It's Okay to Contact the Judicial Assistant," St. Petersburg Bar Association Paraclete Nov 2003 -"A File Management System for Lawyers," The Florida Bar News Sep 15, 2003 -"Jim's Three Favorite Technology Tools," The Florida Bar News July 15, 2003, ALI-ABA CLE Review Dec 26, 2003 -"Legislature Limits Homeowners' Rights to Sue Contractors," The Florida Bar News June 1, 2003 -"Drafting the Contract or Settlement Agreement That Stays Out of Court," The Brief ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Winter 2003 The Best Articles Published by the ABA ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section, Sep 2003 -"Forming a Small Music Business: The Who Meets the Whys and Wherefores," The Practical Lawyer ALI-ABA Mar 2002 -"Putting Your Entertainment or Sports Clients' Nest Egg in Florida: Legal Ways to Preserve Wealth," Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section Newsletter, Florida Bar May 2001 -"Fifty Tips for Writing the 21st Century Contract That Stays Out of Court", ALI-ABA Practical Real Estate Lawyer & Florida Bar Journal Nov 2000, The Florida Bar Journal 2001 Barbara Sanders Memorial Writing Competition Award, ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual for Drafting Leases IV, June 2003 -"How to Write Letters Nonlawyers Will Read", The Practical Lawyer ALI-ABA Jan 2000, Florida Bar News Sep 1, 1999 -"How to Write Contracts and Other Documents as a Professional in a Mechanistic World" "The Lawyer's Conscience: Professionalism in Writing Contracts and Wills for a Mechanistic World", The Practical Real Estate Lawyer ALI-ABA Nov. 1999, Florida Bar News Aug 1, 1998-"Fifty Tips for Writing the Contract That Stays Out of Court", The Practical Real Estate Lawyer ALI-ABA May 1998, Florida Bar News Aug 1, 1997 -"Execution of Florida Legal Documents", Special Pamphlet, West Pub. 1992, 1994, 1995 -"A Ban on 'Adult Only' Communities and Much More: The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988", Probate & Property, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, American Bar Association SeptOct 1989 -"How to Protect the Plaintiff in a Structured Settlement", Trial Magazine, ATLA 1982-"A Client Letter", The Practical Lawyer, ALI-ABA ___BRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRBRSpeaker-"The Basics of Contract Drafting", The Florida Bar Basic Transactional Law CLE 2018, 2016-"Basics of Contract Drafting", The Florida Bar 2015-"Tips for Handling Complex Real Property Transactions", ALI CLE teleseminar 2014-"Snakes in the Grass: Hidden Real Property Issues in Probate", St. Petersburg Bar Association Probate & Real Property Section 2008-"Drafting a Clear As-Is Agreement", St. Petersburg Bar Association Real Property Section 2007 -"Ten Tips for Handling Complex Probate", St. Petersburg Bar Association Probate Section 2007-"Drafting the Settlement Agreement That Stays Out of Court", American Bar Association Convention, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Chicago 2001-"The Lawyer's Conscience: Professionalism and Ethics in Writing", Florida Bar Convention 2001-"Forming a Small Music Business: The Who Meets the Whys and the Wherefores", Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section annual meeting 2001-"How to Write Letters Nonlawyers Will Read", Florida Bar Convention1999-"The Lawyer's Conscience: Professionalism in Writing Contracts and Wills for a Mechanistic World", Florida Bar Convention 1998-"Writing the Contract That Stays Out of Court", Florida Bar Conventions 1994, 1997, 2000-"The Technology You Need to Project the Vision of Your Case," Bench & Bar Conference, Stetson College of Law, St. Pete.-Clearwater Bar Associations 2003-"Godzilla in Cyberspace: Art Meets the Internet Police Legal Tips for Artists Working Online," Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Pinellas County Arts Council 2002-"Tech Check for Lawyers," "Document Scanning System for Lawyers," & "Computer Security for Lawyers," St. Petersburg - Clearwater Bar Associations Technology Seminar 2004BRBRBRBRBR

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