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.
Choice and formation of entities, corporations, limited liability comapnies, partnerships; stock and asset business purchases and sales, acquisitions, general business law.
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
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.
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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