Experience

St. Petersburg, Florida, Lawyer James W. Martin Has Substantial Legal Experience in These Practice Areas:

Drafted hundreds of contracts
Reviewed and negotiated hundreds of contracts
Authored 2 volumes of specialized legal forms for West Publishing
Taught how to draft contracts and other legal documents at Stetson College of Law for ten years

Prepared over 400 estate plans with wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and living wills for Florida residents.
Represented personal representative of probate estate of decedent owning hundreds of rental apartments in multiple entities in Florida.
Represented personal representative of Florida probate estate owning real estate in multiple states.
Represented children of decedent in contested Florida probate and trust estate.
Represented widow of decedent in contested Florida probate and trust estate.
Represented claimants in Florida probate estate of decedent for torts committed during life.

Represented seller in multiple sales of environmentally-sensitive Florida acreage for industrial development.
Represented seller in sale of closed Florida landfill for industrial development.
Represented landowner in government easement dispute in Florida.
Represented homeowner in boundary line dispute in Florida.
Represented tenant in negotiating and drafting long-term ground lease in Florida.
Represented tenant in multi-million dollar building construction project.
Represented landowner in negotiation of easement agreements for industrial development.
Authored 2 volumes of real estate legal forms for West Publishing
Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar

Represented for profit businesses in formation and maintenance of business entities.
Represented nonprofit corporations in formation and maintenance of entities.
Drafted, analyzed and reviewed business contracts for Florida clients.
Authored 4 volumes of business legal forms for West Publishing