Attorneys

Philip N. Hammersley is a member of our Trial Practice and Dispute Resolution Group. He practices primarily in the areas of complex construction, commercial and real property litigation. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. A 1975 graduate of the University of Florida, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Economics. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1978.

Mr. Hammersley has handled a multitude of varied construction, commercial and real estate litigation and arbitration matters thrrough mediation, trial and appeal. He has represented contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, design professionals, owners, developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders in all phases of dispute resolution. These matters have involved commercial, condominiums, multi-unit, single family residences, and many areas of real property law.

Mr. Hammersley is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States Federal Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hammersley has an AV Rating* by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest Peer Review Rating attainable.

He has served on the Florida Bar Committee on the Code and Rules of Evidence, and has also served the Sarasota County Bar Association in various capacities, including Director of the Young Lawyers' Section (1983 and 1984); Treasurer (1995 and 1996) and President of the Sarasota County Bar Association for the 1999-2000 year. He has served as a member on the Board of numerous non-profit organizations, including the YMCA Children & Youth Services Board and the Argus Foundation.

*AV Preeminent (4.5 - 5.0) - An AV certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

Areas of Practice

• Construction and Surety Law
• Construction Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Real Property
• Probate Dispute Resolution
• Trial Practice
• Mediation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Circuit Court Mediator

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1979
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1975
  B.S.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  
  
• University of South Florida, Sarasota, Florida, 1973
  A.A.
  
  

Representative Cases

• United States for Use and Benefit of Seminole Sheet Metal Co. v. SCI, Inc., 828 F.2d 674 (11th Cir. 1987)
• Newberry Square Development Corp. v. Southern Landmark, Inc., 578 So.2d 750 (IDCA 1991)
• J. Allen, Inc. v. Humana of Florida, Inc., 571 So.2d 565 (2DCA 1990)
• Albiez v. Wilkinson, 546 So.2d 1112 (2DCA 1989)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Master, Inns of Court
  
  
• Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
  
  
• Member, Sarasota County Bar Association: Director 1992-1993; Vice President 1997-1998
  President Elect 1998-1999; President 1999-2000
  
  
• Sarasota County Bar Association
  Co-Chair, Grievance Committee 1996-1997
  
  
• Sarasota County Bar Association; Director, Young Lawyers Section 1983-1984
  Editor, Young Lawyer's Practice Manual, 1983-1984
  
  
• Member, American Bar Association
  
  
• Member, The Florida Bar
  Member, Committee on Code and Rules of Evidence 1983-1987
  
  
• Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  
  

Birth Information

• September 10, 1953, Muncie, Indiana, United States of America