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Top-Ranked Business Lawyers in Sarasota, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked business lawyers in Sarasota, Florida are Harry W Haskins (LexRank 86.60), David Stephan Maglich (86.60) and Martin Garcia (84.00).

This ranking lists 17 business lawyers in Sarasota, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 17 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Business Litigation by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. Their experience ranges from 14 to 49 years in practice. 1 of the 17 lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked
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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Harry W Haskins

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 86.60: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  2. No change

    David Stephan Maglich

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 86.60: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  3. No change

    Martin Garcia

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.60 points behind #2, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    2.60 points behind #2 (David Stephan Maglich): Reputation −4.

  4. No change

    Morgan Ray Bentley

    Bentley Goodrich Kison · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  5. No change

    John William Chapman Jr.

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  6. No change

    James Dale Gibson “Jim”

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  7. No change

    Steven David Hutton “Steve”

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  8. No change

    Albert Angel Sanchez Jr.

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 47 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  9. No change

    Michael Ross Whitt

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
  10. No change

    David Lee Boyette

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #9, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    1.40 points behind #9 (Michael Ross Whitt): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  11. No change

    Michael Stephen Taaffe

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  12. No change

    Joel William Walters

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 39 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 80.25: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.35 points behind #11, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 27.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    2.35 points behind #11 (Michael Stephen Taaffe): Professional credentials −3.8.

  13. No change

    Hunter G Norton

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 20 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 78.00: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.25 points behind #12, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    2.25 points behind #12 (Joel William Walters): Experience −6.

  14. No change

    Daniel Nathan Johnson DeLeo

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 21 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 77.80: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20). 0.20 points behind #13, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)

    0.20 points behind #13 (Hunter G Norton): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  15. No change

    Meghan Serrano

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 18 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 75.60: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (21.6/30). 2.20 points behind #14, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
    • Experience 21.6/30 (ranking avg 27.5)

    2.20 points behind #14 (Daniel Nathan Johnson DeLeo): Experience −3.6.

  16. No change

    Przemyslaw Lukasz Dominko “Przemek”

    Independent practice · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 16 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 73.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (19.2/30). 2.40 points behind #15, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
    • Experience 19.2/30 (ranking avg 27.5)

    2.40 points behind #15 (Meghan Serrano): Experience −2.4.

  17. No change

    Amanda Roberts Kison

    Bentley Goodrich Kison · Sarasota, FL

    Verified
    • 14 years experience
    • Business
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 70.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (16.8/30). 2.40 points behind #16, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.5)
    • Experience 16.8/30 (ranking avg 27.5)

    2.40 points behind #16 (Przemyslaw Lukasz Dominko “Przemek”): Experience −2.4.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 5 profile pages50 facts for 5 lawyers

Business market in Sarasota

LexRanked tracks 17 lawyers and 1 law firm in business law in Sarasota, Florida. 17 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
17
Law firms
1
Verified professional data
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Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
37 years17 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Sarasota

What sets these Sarasota lawyers apart

All 17 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Business Litigation by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 17 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Business Litigation 17 of 17
Years in practice 14 to 49 (median 37)
Languages besides English Spanish (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (6 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Sarasota office address and business as a practice area on record. It compares 17 business lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Florida gives five years to sue on a written contract and four on an oral one.

Rule What it means
Written contract 5 years to sue (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(2)(b))
Oral contract 4 years to sue (§ 95.11(3))
Deceptive trade practices The Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (ch. 501, part II)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Sarasota County is in Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to sue for breach of contract in Florida?

5 years for a written contract and 4 years for an oral one.

What does a business litigation lawyer do?

Represents companies and owners in disputes such as contract breaches, partnership and shareholder conflicts and unfair competition, in court or arbitration.

What does Board Certified in Business Litigation mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 17 of the 17 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Which court handles cases in Sarasota?

State court cases in Sarasota County are heard in Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit.

Are there Spanish-speaking business lawyers in Sarasota?

Yes. 1 of the 17 ranked lawyers lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

17 of the 17 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Harry W Haskins, David Stephan Maglich, Martin Garcia, Morgan Ray Bentley and John William Chapman Jr. and others.

About this ranking

Last updated
Methodology
LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
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