Anthony Greg Mowry

Tony is a Venice native and a graduate of Venice High School. After high school, he attended North Central College in Illinois graduating with honors with degrees in English and Theater. After working in the arts, Tony attended Temple Law School in Philadelphia, again graduating with honors. During law school, Tony was the Articles editor for the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review and clerked for Drinker, Biddle and Reath, LLP, a large law firm in Philadelphia. After law school, Tony worked as a staff attorney at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, closely working with the judges on federal appellate issues from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

Tony then was commissioned as an officer in the Unites States Air Force in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He was stationed in Italy and Alaska and worked on a variety of issues, including criminal defense and prosecution, international law, wills, and estate planning for military members and their families.

Tony separated from active duty in November 2013, moved with his wife and daughters back to Venice, and joined his family’s law practice. Tony is the 2020-21 President of the South County Division of the Sarasota County Bar Association, a board member of the Friends of the Venice Public Library, the former Chair of the Venice Area Estate Planning Council, and a member of the Military Officers Association of Sarasota.  Tony also is a major in the United States Air Force Reserve.