First Admitted: 2001, Florida

Bar / Professional Activity:

President of the Manatee American Inn of Court, 2019-2020
Advisory Board of the Pinellas Animal Foundation
Manatee County Animal Control Advisory Board
Board of the Sarasota County Humane Society
Florida Bar Real Property and Estate Planning section
Manatee County Estate Planning Council
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Sarasota County Bar Association
Board of Directors with the Sarasota County Florida Association of Women’s Lawyers
Manatee Bar Association, 2019
Manatee American Inn of Court, Vice President, 2019
President of the Manatee County Florida Association of Women Lawyers in 2018-2019

Pro bono / Community Service:

Recipient of Presidential Award from Florida Bar Foundation for Wills for Hereos Program for Manatee County, presented on behalf of Manatee County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2010

Honors:

Best Advocate of the Northeast Region
AV Preeminent® peer review rating from ALM and Martindale-Hubbell
Top Rated Lawyer in Trusts and Estates, 2014
Named among just 7 percent of the wealth managers in the Sarasota area as a Five Star Wealth Manager in 2009 – 2014 and 2017 by Sarasota Magazine
Voted as Legal Elite in the 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 issues of Florida Trend Magazine
Rising Stars in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2010 and 2011
Showing excellent leadership within the community. , Leaders in the Law, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, 2012

Educational Background:

Industry Groups:

Manatee Florida Association Of Women Lawyers - Board Of Directors; Keiser College Advisory Board - P

Dana Laganella Gerling