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Board Certified Real Estate Attorney Timothy Shaw Joins Blalock Walters
Firm Expands Sarasota Real Estate Practice Group, Hires Board Certified Attorney Timothy Shaw SARASOTA-BRADENTON, FL, January 9, 2020 ––The law firm of Blalock Walters, P.A. is pleased to welcome attorney Timothy S. Shaw to the firm’s real estate practice group....
Ryan Portugal Joins Firm, Expanding Health Care and Corporate Practice Groups
PRESS RELEASE: SARASOTA-BRADENTON, FL, October 22, 2019 ––The law firm of Blalock Walters, P.A. is pleased to welcome attorney Ryan P. Portugal to its corporate and health care practice groups. Portugal previously worked at Sarasota law firm Williams, Parker, Harrison...
Amanda Tullidge Named Principal of Blalock Walters
Blalock Walters is pleased to announce that real estate attorney Amanda C. Tullidge has been named a principal of the firm. Amanda joined Blalock Walters in 2013 and is a member of the firm’s real estate and banking practice groups. Her practice is in commercial and...
Insights
Reduced Sales Tax on Commercial Leases
Effective January 1, 2020, the general Florida sales tax due on commercial leases will be reduced from the current 5.7% rate to 5.5%. This reduction in sales tax is applicable only to rental payments that are for a lease period that is on or after January 1, 2020....
Thinking About Buying a Franchise? Here is What to do Before Making Your Investment
Many people dream about someday owning their own business. Being personally responsible for one’s own destiny, rather than having a job that’s subject to the vicissitudes of a company’s stock price, is both empowering and frightening at the same time. Owning a...
Is an Electronic Will a Practical Estate Planning Tool?
In July 2020 Floridians will be able to create “electronic wills” expressing how they wish their property to be distributed upon death, audio and videotaping the entire process. One must read several chapters of the Florida statutes dealing with Wills, Notary Publics,...
Events & Seminars
Tax Attorney Kristen Ehrlich Serves on Qualified Opportunity Zone Panel
Tax law attorney Kristen Ehrlich will serve on a panel discussing Qualifed Opportunity Zones in Manatee County. She will join representatives from Manatee County Government, City of Bradenton and Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC at an event showcasing how our community...
Mark Barnebey Presents “Land Use Law” at The Florida Bar City, County and Government Law Review Course
For the 22nd consecutive year, Blalock Walters’ local government and land use attorney, Mark Barnebey, will present Land Use Law at The Florida Bar’s City, County and Local Government Law Certification Review in Orlando, Florida. He has participated in all of...
Blalock Walters Sponsors Tidewell Hospice Signature Luncheon Featuring Speaker Will Reeve
Blalock Walters is proud to sponsor Tidewell Hospice’s 9th Annual Signature Luncheon on February 9, 2018 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Florida. This year’s keynote speaker is Will Reeve, Ambassador and Board Member of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation,...
Newsletters
Blalock Walters Review – Volume 1, 2017
Litigation and the baby boomer wealth transfer
Small practices not immune from HIPPA enforcement
How can you increase workplace civility?
Your estate plan: avoid small oversights that can turn into big headaches
US Department of Justice publishes ‘The Guidance’ to help set
standards for corporate compliance programs
What is due diligence in commercial real estate?
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