About

Mr. Whitney prides himself on providing rapid results and efficient, effective solutions in the areas of real estate law and litigation, business law and litigation, contract formation, interpretation and enforcement, general commercial litigation, and general legal counsel. If Mr. Whitney cannot personally meet your legal needs, he will have suggestions on other professionals from his referral network who can serve your needs.Please do not hesitate to contact me.  

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Awards

•2011- 2012, Recipient of President’s Award from the Sarasota County Bar Association for Outstanding Service
•2007, Recipient of the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar award for The Most Significant Member Service Project for contributing to the Sarasota County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division’s Salary Survey Project.

Publications

Rescinding Your Purchase of a Haunted House: You Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance , Vol. 32, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 10 (October 2015).
•Florida law allows re-foreclosure so filing mistakes may be rectified, Vol. 30, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 2 (February 2013).
•Changes to the Statutory Post-judgment Interest Framework, published in Vol. 28, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 11 (Nov. 2011).
•Preferential Transfers in Bankruptcy, Vol. 28, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 2 (February 2011).
•Real Estate Investors Gone Wild: Can I get out of my Contract?, Vol. 24, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 7 (Aug. 2007).
•Salary survey - the results are in!, Vol. 24 The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.) No. 6 (June 2007).

Professional

• 2014 – Present, Member of the Board of Directors, Sarasota County Bar Association, Inc.
• 2013 – 2015, Member of the Board of Directors, The Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Resources Center, Inc.
• 2013 - 2014, Chair, Civil Trial Section, Sarasota County Bar Association, Inc.
• 2012 – 2014, Member of the Board of Directors, The Downtown Sarasota Alliance, Inc.
• 2011 – 2012, Editor, The Docket (News from the Sarasota County Bar Assoc.)