Attorneys

John W. Chapman, Jr. is a member of our Trial Practice and Dispute Resolution Group. Mr. Chapman is board certified as a specialist in business litigation by the Florida Bar and focuses his litigation practice in the areas of construction, real estate, commercial, probate and ad valorem tax litigation.

In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Chapman is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, and works with businesses and individuals to help them resolve their business and commercial disputes without having to resort to litigation.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University in 1985 and his Juris Doctor Degree from Stetson University College of Law. While at Stetson, Mr. Chapman was a competing member of the Stetson Moot Court Board and on the Editorial Baord of the Stetson Law Review. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States Federal Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Mr. Chapman is a member of the Honorable John J. Scheb Inns of Court in which he holds the designation of Master. He is a member of the 12th Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee and the past chair of the 12th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. Mr. Chapman is a director of the Board of the Sarasota County Bar Association and a member of the 12th Judicial Circuit Diversity Committee.

Mr. Chapman is active in various local charities and civic organizations and is a fifth generation Sarasotan.

Areas of Practice

• Business, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation and Appeals
• Probate Litigation
• Ad Valorem Tax Appeals and Litigation
• Mediation and Arbitration

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1990
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2003

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court: Stetson Moot Court Board, 1988-1989
  Law Review: Stetson Law Review, 1988 - 1989
  
  
• Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1985
  B.S.
  Major: Agricultural Economics
  
  

Published Works

• Probate Nonclaim Statutes and the Tulsa Decision: Requiring Actual Notice to Reasonable Ascertainable Creditors, Stetson Law Review, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Sarasota County Bar Association, 1990 - Present
  
  
• Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court, 1999 - Present
  Master
  
  
• Gulf Coast Builders' Exchange, 1996 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Florida Bar Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee for the 12th Circuit
  
  

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Gamma Rho

Birth Information

• 1962, Huntington, New York, United States of America