Christopher K. Caswell

Serving individual and business clients in Sarasota, Venice, Bradenton, and throughout Florida in the areas of wealth planning and estate administration, business law, and real estate transactions, attorney Christopher K. Caswell, CFPÂ® is a Certified Financial Plannerâ?¢ as well as a noted author and lecturer in wealth planning, real estate and business transactions.

Christopher Caswell earned a double major in Mathematics/Computer Science and Spanish before attending Florida State University for his business and law degrees.Â While a graduate and law student, Mr. Caswell belonged to both Beta Gamma Sigma and the Order of the Coif, the graduate business and law school honor societies, respectively.

Mr. Caswell maintains a strong commitment to advancing the legal profession through serving in leadership positions in various professional organizations.Â As a member of The Florida Bar, he is a past Chairman and member of the Computer Law Committee and a member of the Business Law Section, and has served on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar's Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section.Â He is also a member and former Director of the Sarasota Committee of 100 and served as Chairman of its Committee on Motion Picture and Television from 1991-1994.Â In addition, Mr. Caswell functioned as Founder and Chairman of the Florida West Coast International Affairs Commission.

Most recently, he has served as President and Board member of the Suncoast Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, and as a Board member of the West Coast Black Theater Troupe.

Education:

J.D., with High Honors, Florida State University (1983)
M.B.A., with High Honors, Florida State University (1983)
B.A., Hamilton College (1976)

Admissions:

State Courts of Florida (1983)
State Courts of Georgia (1997) (inactive)

Professional Associations/Memberships:

Sarasota County Bar Association
The Florida Bar
State Bar of Georgia (inactive)
Financial Planning Association of the Suncoast (Board Member, President)
Wealth Counsel and Wealth Counsel Advisors Forum

As Author (sample listing):

"The New Mortgages: A Functional Legal Analysis," 10 F.S.U. Law Review 95 (1982)
"The Classification of Software: A Logical and Rational Approach," 24 Jurimetrics Journal 377 (1984)
"Computer Mediation", Chapter 11 of Alternate Dispute Resolution in Florida II, The Florida Bar (Revised February 1995)

As Speaker (sample listing):

"Computer Law Seminar: Computers in Litigation", Sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association (October 25, 1995) TOPIC: Computer Law: Software and Multimedia Licensing
Host of Lawline (a one hour live call-in cable show ) (1991 - 1995)
"Law Office Computer Technology Seminar", sponsored by the Sarasota County Bar Association and the Association of Legal Administrators Gulf Shores Chapter (February 17, 1993) TOPIC: Computer Ethics and Your Law Firm
"Business Planning for Profit", Sponsored by SCORE, University of South Florida (February 20, 1993) TOPIC: Twenty Questions to Evaluate Your Business' Legal Health
"Litigation and Litigation Avoidance in High Technology Businesses", sponsored by the Florida Bar Computer Law Committee (June 24, 1993) TOPIC: The Litigation Environment: Ethical Considerations
"Monthly Meeting, National Association of Purchasing Management - Florida Suncoast, Inc." (June 24, 1993) TOPIC: Legal Issues in the UCC and Sales
"Small Business Series I, Sponsored by Ferguson & Kapusta, CPAs" (October 25, 1993) TOPIC: Professional Advice for Small Business
"The Export Solution", sponsored by Sarasota County Economic Development Board (October 12-13, 1993) TOPIC: Moderator and Participant of Panel Discussion: Select Questions in Export Financing
"Monthly Meeting, Florida Legal Assistants Inc. Region." TOPIC: Condominium Law Update
"Monthly Meeting, National Association of Purchasing Management - Florida Suncoast, Inc." (October 28, 1993) TOPIC: Computer Software Contracts
"Business Teach-In" (1989, 1990 and 1991), sponsored by University of South Florida at Sarasota and Sarasota Chamber of Commerce (Chairman 1990) TOPIC: Various Small Business and Startup Topics