James W. Martin 
Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Also Practicing Probate & Business Law
James W. Martin practices real estate, probate, estate planning, and business law in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. He is Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law. Jim has achieved the highest lawyer ratings on Super Lawyers, Martindale, and Avvo. He is the author of legal forms books and articles that have been published in state and national bar publications.
For over forty years Jim Martin has drafted, analyzed, and negotiated contracts for sale, purchase, and lease of homes, condos, offices, stores, commercial, industrial and other real estate in Pinellas County Florida. He is the author of the books Florida Real Estate Sales Contracts and Florida Real Estate Lease Agreements. Jim has also authored legal forms books on real estate transactions for West Publishing. He has taught contract drafting as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law. Jim is Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar, an achievement held by less than one percent of Florida lawyers.
Jim Martin also advises and represents clients in Florida probate and estate planning. His experience in drafting hundreds of wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents has provided him a strong base from which to advise his clients, who have included beneficiaries, creditors, and personal representatives. He has served on The Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee and as chair of the St. Petersburg Bar Association Probate Law Section.
Jim Martin forms Florida limited liability companies, business corporations, and nonprofit corporations. He is author of the books How To Form a Florida LLC, How To Form a Florida Business Corporation, and How To Form a Florida Nonprofit Corporation. Jim has co-authored legal forms books on those subjects for West Publishing.
- Real Estate Law
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Business Law
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- Florida
- The Florida Bar
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- US District Court Middle District Florida
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney, Shareholder and President
- James W. Martin, P.A.
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- Adjunct Professor of Law
- Stetson University College of Law
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- Stetson University College of Law
- J.D.
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- Stetson University
- B.S.
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology
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- Super Lawyers Top Rated Real Estate Attorney in St. Petersburg, FL
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
- Martindale AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale.com and Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Stetson Law Hall of Fame
- Stetson University College of Law
- St. Petersburg Bar Association
- Former Chair, Real Estate, Probate, and Business Law Sections
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- Salvador Dali Museum, Inc.
- Trustee, Executive Committee, and Officer
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- American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education
- Former Editorial Board Member, ALI-CLE The Practical Lawyer
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- City of St. Petersburg
- Former City Councilman
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- The Florida Bar Probate Rules Committee
- Former Committee Member
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- Leadership St. Pete and Leadership Tampa Bay
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- A Model Electronic File Policy for the Law Office
- The Practical Lawyer, American Law Institute - American Bar Association
- All Lawyers Are Solos — Aren't We?
- The Practical Lawyer, American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education
- Be Careful Using Form Real Estate Contracts
- The Florida Bar News
- Construction Contractors in Florida Are Incorporating
- The Florida Bar News
- Converting from Paper to Electronic Files
- The Florida Bar News
- Basics of Contract Drafting, Basic Transactional Law
- The Florida Bar CLE Committee and Young Lawyers Division
- Drafting Settlement Agreements (That Stay Out of Court)
- The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Construction Law Committee
- Basics of Contract Drafting, Basic Transactional Law
- The Florida Bar CLE and Young Lawyers Division
- Tips for Handling the Complex Real Property Transaction, Webinar Planning Chair and Panelist
- American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education
- Getting to Paperless: A Lawyer or Law Firm’s Step by Step Guide, Basic Technology in the Law Practice
- The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
- Board Certified in Real Estate Law
- The Florida Bar
- Website
- James W. Martin, P.A.
- Blog
- Florida Lawyer Jim Martin Blog
- Florida Court Says $2 Million Claim For Elderly Exploitation and Theft Lacks Sufficient Priority In Probate Court
July 25, 2022 - New Free Ebook — Florida Real Estate Lease Agreements — A Collection of Forms for Lawyers
July 13, 2022 - New Free Ebook — Florida Real Estate Sales Contracts — A Collection of Forms for Lawyers
July 7, 2022
- Q. My son’s grandmother through a codicil in her will, set up a Trust for him in January 2000. To date he has seen no $.
- A: Florida Statutes Section 736.0813 sets forth some of the information that beneficiaries of Florida trusts are entitled to receive. You can read it here: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0736/Sections/0736.0813.html . In any event, a Florida attorney who handles trust cases should be engaged for your son to provide legal advice, including the possibility of making a demand for this information, as a first step.
- Q. We have a air conditioning unit left on our property by a contractor, can we sell or give this away without repercussion
- A: Florida Statutes Chapter 713 governs construction liens in Florida and allows contractors to obtain liens on real property and also allows materialmen to obtain liens on real property so it is possible that the contractor or its supplier could obtain a lien on the real property. Therefore, the owner of the real property should engage a lawyer to assist in returning to the rightful owner the material that was provided and left on the real property. The rightful owner might be the contractor or it might be the contractor's supplier or perhaps even someone else.
- Q. I'm starting a business as a sole proprietor in Florida do I need a DBA to use my initial and last name?
- A: See F.S. 865.09 here: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0865/Sections/0865.09.html
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