At The Persante Law Group, P.A. we practice general civil litigation and business law, with and emphasis on Securities Arbitration and Litigation;Â and Probate and Trust Litigation.
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Practice AreasState and Federal Civil litigation; Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Litigation; Trust Litigation; Probate Litigation; Corporate Law
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EducationCalifornia Western School of Law, J.D., 1983, Syracuse University; University of South Florida, B.A., 1979
Admitted1983, Florida; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Memberships: Best Lawyers in America; Litigation Counsel of America; Trial Lawyer's Institute; Complex Commercial Litigation Institute; The Barney Masterson American Inn of Court; Florida Super Lawyers; Florida Legal Elite; The Florida Bar; The Clearwater Bar Association; The Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association; Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida and Colorado; Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals; United States Chess Federation (USCF); Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
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BiographyPresident, Barney Masterson Inns of Court, 2003-2004. Staff Writer and Notes and Comments Editor, California Western Law Review, 1982-1983. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Author: The Family Law Commentator: "Direct Examination of a Business Valuation Expert for Professional Corporations," Persante and Stahl, Vol. XXI, No. 1, October 1995. The Family Law Commentator: "Cross-Examination of a Business Valuation Expert for Professional Corporations," Vol. XXI, No. 2, December 1995. Florida Bar Committee Member: Media and Communications, 1989; Florida Bar Advisory Board Member, LOMAS, 2000. Family Law Mediator, 1995-2004: USCF Chess Life Master; Former President, Florida Chess Association; 2004-Present, USCF Bylaws Committee.