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Thomas B. Garlick

Real estate Attorney at Naples, FL

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Learn Thomas’s areas of practice.

4
Practice areas
  1. Corporate and incorporation
    40%
    Choice and formation of entities, corporations, limited liability comapnies, partnerships; stock and asset business purchases and sales, acquisitions, general business law.

    43 years, 1,000 cases

  2. Real estate
    40%
    Residential and commercial real; estate development, land use and construction law and litigation, real estate financing, lending and joint ventures. Florida Bar Board Certified in Real Estate Law

    43 years, 15,000 cases

  3. Litigation
    15%
    General civil business, commercial, and real estate litigation, large and complex cases in selected matters for selected clients. No personal injury

    58 years, 10,000 cases

  4. Mediation
    5%
    Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator for Circuit Court cases, general civil and commercial, no matrimonial.or family law cases

    23 years, 100 cases

I spent my first 15 years as a trial lawyer specializing in general, commerial and insurance defense litigation in the botique litigation firm of Hickey, McHugh & Garlick of Rchester, N.Y. I moved to Florida in 1981 and established a branch office in Naples, Florida for the upstate New York Regional law firm of Harter, Secrest & Emery where I was Partner-In-Charge through 1996. I subsequenbtly formed my own firm which became Garlick, Hilfiker & Swift, where I continue my general business, corporate, real estate and litigation its Managing Partner.

Licensed for 59 years
State FL
Status Member in Good Standing
Acquired 1981
Updated 02/23/2023
State NY
Status Currently Registered
Acquired 1963
Updated 11/17/2022

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Garlick, Hilfiker & Swift, LLP
9115 Corsea Del Fontana Way
Naples, FL, 34109

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Posted by Autumn | November 18, 2014
A rock in my time of need
He was a steady rock in my time of need. He was great at telling me the facts of the case without being an alarmist. I felt much better when I left his office than when I went in there.

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Work Experience

  • Managing Partner
  • Garlick, Hilfiker & Swift
  • 2010 - Present
  • Managing Partner
  • Garlick, Stetler & Peeples, LLP
  • 2001 - 2009
  • Partner In-Charge-Naples, Florida
  • Annis Mitchell, Cockey, Edwards & Roehn, P.A.
  • 1997 - 2001
  • Partner_In-Charge, Naples, Florida
  • Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP
  • 1981 - 1996
  • Partner
  • Hickey, Mc Hugh & Garlick
  • 1965 - 1981
  • Law Clerk
  • Supreme Court Justice John J Conway Jr
  • 1963 - 1995
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Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1963
  • LeMoyne College
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1960

Associations

  • Collier County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Florida Bar, Business Law Section
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Collier County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Collier County Bar Association, Real Estate Section
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce
  • Counsel
  • N/A
  • Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Inc.
  • Counsel
  • N/A
  • Economic Development Council of Collier County
  • Former Chairman
  • N/A
  • Monroe County Bar Association
  • Treasurer
  • N/A
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Grievance Commitee
  • Member
  • N/A
  • Monroe County Bar Association, Indigent Defense Committee
  • Chairman
  • N/A
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Peer Review Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2017
  • Bar Certified Real Estate Attorney
  • Florida Bar
  • 2010
  • AV Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2010
  • Super Lawyer
  • Florida Super Lawyers
  • N/A
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Naples Real estate Lawyer Thomas B. Garlick
Thomas B. Garlick
Real estate Attorney
Naples, FL
Licensed for 59 years