Serving the area for over forty years
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Serving the area for over forty years, we offer a full range of legal services including personal injury, real estate, criminal, family, commercial and corporate law.
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We have a team of over 15 professionals including Certified Legal Assistants who are prepared to provide prompt and experienced legal representation.
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We are located at 1900 Ringling Blvd. in downtown Sarasota.
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Local: (941) 365-7171
Toll Free:(800) 969-5000

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Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A. has been serving the area since 1968. The firm has grown with the community and now includes 12 lawyers and a support staff of 15.

As a full-service law firm, Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A. has become thoroughly diversified. A law firm of necessity requires a broad spectrum of legal concepts. Accordingly, each attorney is involved in continuing legal education in an effort to maintain a diversity of knowledge with concentrated expertise in specific areas of law. Some of its attorneys are board-certified in a field of expertise by the Florida Bar Association.

Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A. also offers a full range of legal services, including personal injury, real estate, criminal, family, commercial and corporate law, as well as preparation and trust and estate planning. The firm is noted for having an excellent litigation department, offering commercial, constitutional, banking, construction and personal injury law for both plaintiff and defendant. Our Real Estate Team includes an attorney board-certified in real property law, with emphasis on land use zoning, planning, development and finance.

While the practice encompasses business transactions and litigation throughout the entire Southeastern United States, most of its practice deals with the state of Florida, with particular emphasis in the Sarasota metropolitan area. The firm is active in the community and has a sincere interest in the growth and stability of the community and its residents.

Meet Our Attorneys

Jim Syprett

Jim D. SyprettJim D. Syprett
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Civil Trial Practice
- Personal Injury Law
- Insurance Law
- Commercial Law
- Administrative Law

John Meshad

John W. MeshadJohn W. Meshad
retired

Michael Resnick

Michael ResnickMichael L. Resnick
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Marital and Family Law

Joseph Lieb

M. Joseph LiebM. Joseph Lieb Jr.
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury Law
- Wrongful Death Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Mediation

John Dumbaugh

John D. DumbaughJohn D. Dumbaugh
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Real Estate Law
- Estate Law
- Probate Law
- General Corporate Practice

Teresa Jones

Teresa JonesTeresa D. Jones
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Civil Trial Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Insurance
- Mediation

Peter Krotec

Peter J. KrotecPeter J. Krotec
Partner

Practice Areas:
- Marital and Family Law
- Domestic Relations

Scott Westheimer

Scott WestheimerF. Scott Westheimer
Managing Partner

Practice Areas:
- Civil Trial Practice
- Commercial Law
- Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law

Nancy Cason

Nancy CasonNancy E. Cason
Managing Partner

Practice Areas:
- Real Estate
- Landlord & Tenant Law
- Foreclosure Defense
- Probate & Trust Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Appellate Practice