Matthew J. Ausley represents clients in collection and foreclosure actions, business and real estate related litigation, and family law matters. Matt brings almost a decade of business experience with him to Anchors Smith Grimsley. As an entrepreneur, Matt has owned and managed two businesses; a pressure washing company, which was sold, and a collection agency which he still operates. Matt’s career started as a manager of a finance company branch with a $10 million loan portfolio and over 800 customers. Next, he accepted a position with Sage pursuing advanced collections. In those endeavors, Matt earned several promotions and multiple awards...

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Jay Patel

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 4 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Drive Ste. 1014
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Florida Coastal School of Law

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Jay Patel is a former prosecutor and a former law enforcement officer with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Jay joins ASG from the State Attorney’s Office where he spent almost four years prosecuting thousands of crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies punishable by life. Jay achieved success in criminal cases that were before a jury, a judge, and at the appellate level. Jay’s family moved to the area in 1990 when his family began a hospitality management venture in Destin. Growing up in the family business taught him many aspects of business and instilled what he believes...

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Nicholas Gresham Foster

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 5 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Drive
Suite 1014
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Tax
University of Alabama School of Law and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University

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Shiraz Ali Hosein

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL Business Law Lawyer with 17 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Drive, Suite1014
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547

Business, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Probate
University of Miami School of Law

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Shiraz practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy (debtor and creditor), estates, trusts, wills, probate litigation, landlord/tenant, business law, and general civil law. For over 35 years, Shiraz has made Lower Alabama his home. After graduating from Niceville Senior High School, Shiraz graduated with distinction from Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Roll Tide) and earned his law degree with honors from Miami (The U). Shiraz has been with ASG since 2001 and is an active member of the All Sports Association, is a participant in the voluntary legal clinic for the Veterans' Stand Down and is a proud uncle of many...

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Stephen G. Cobb

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer

(850) 244-1625 381 Santa Rosa Blvd
Unit C102
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-3107

Business, Animal, Appeals and IP

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Jeremy T. Cranford

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney with 8 years experience

(850) 837-5507 1241 Airport Road
Suite H
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Construction, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law and University of Missouri - Columbia

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I have focused my practice on issues involving Real Estate, Commercial, and Business Transactions, Litigation, and Government Relations since my career began and, as a result, each new year of practice pays dividends in the knowledge I gain to help future clients in those areas. In addition to that knowledge, I bring, to each project, (1) my extensive training in the law and business of real estate ventures received at the University of Miami's Masters of Laws (LL.M.) Program in Real Estate; (2) my negotiation and consensus-building skills obtained through my career and at the nationally-recognized dispute resolution program at...

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Jeffrey Wayne Watson

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer with 35 years experience

(850) 460-7760 225 Main Street
Suite 5
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Administrative, Collections and Military
and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

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William Banton Price

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(850) 863-4064 4460 Legendary Dr
Destin, FL 32541

Business
The University of Alabama School of Law

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Samuel Scott Critzer

MIRAMAR BEACH, FL Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience

(850) 622-0050 12889 US HWY 98 W
UNIT 110A
MIRAMAR BEACH, FL 324550

Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Georgia State University College of Law

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Scott Critzer began working in the construction and real estate business more than 30 years ago, after graduating from Virginia Tech’s top ranked Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Scott worked first as an engineer for a commercial developer and later as a development project manager. Continuing his education, Scott graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 1993, and has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since that time. The Critzer Law Firm opened in Atlanta where Scott worked litigating real estate cases and performed real...

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Hayward Dykes Jr.

Miramar Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 16 years experience

(850) 837-5118 P.O. Box 6944
Miramar Beach, FL 32550

Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Construction and Criminal
The University of Mississippi School of Law

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Handle civil and criminal cases throughout Northwest Florida. My firm focuses on personal injury, criminal defense, bankruptcy, real estate closings, and general civil litigation.

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Daniel Charles O'Rourke

Miramar Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience

12889 US Highway 98 West Unit 110A
Miramar Beach, FL 32550-3241

Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and Real Estate
Saint Louis University School of Law

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Dan O’Rourke has been practicing law in Florida for nearly 20 years and focuses on general civil and commercial litigation in the state and federal trial and appellate courts of northwest Florida. Dan has represented clients in matters ranging from Covenants Not to Compete in the trial court of Walton County to construction liens and contract disputes throughout northwest Florida. He has also represented clients in real estate fraud disputes in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida and claims pursuant to the federal Hyde Amendment (awarding attorney fees to victims of malicious, vexatious, frivolous and...

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Alison Etheredge Hand

Miramar Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience

11490 Emerald Coast Parkway #201E
Miramar Beach, FL 32550

Business and Real Estate

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Alison Hand specializes in real estate closings and short sale negotiation.

Lawrence Keefe

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience

(850) 197-4064 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Employment, Personal Injury and Real Estate

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Ledon Anchors

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 53 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family

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Richard Petermann

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate

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Michael Crew

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 22 years experience

(850) 244-0400 25 Beal Pkwy NE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Business and Real Estate

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Carlton Jeffrey McInnis

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate

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William Scott Foster

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 35 years experience

(850) 863-4064 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax

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Amy Kimble Budney Esq

Eglin AFB, FL Business Law Attorney

(850) 882-4612 501 W Van Matre Ave
Eglin AFB, FL 32542

Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning

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Alfred Benjamin Gordon

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience

(850) 863-1974 909 Mar Walt Dr
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Business and Real Estate

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Jill Vandagriff

Fort Walton Beach, FL Business Law Attorney with 29 years experience

(850) 362-4002 546 Mary Esther Cut Off NW
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Business, Employment, Personal Injury and Real Estate

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Gregory Dale Crosslin

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney

(850) 650-7378 1008 Airport Rd
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Health Care, Insurance Defense and Real Estate

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Amy Auguste Perry

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience

(850) 650-0599 4477 Legendary Dr
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Tax

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Michael Patrick McDaniel

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney with 23 years experience

(850) 837-3662 4475 Legendary Dr
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Appeals, Criminal and Divorce
Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

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Sonya Colleen Cunningham

Niceville, FL Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience

(850) 897-3933 1503 Abaco Cove
Niceville, FL 32578

Business and Bankruptcy

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Jennifer Burton

Mary Esther, FL Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience

(850) 362-0278 151 Mary Esther Blvd
Mary Esther, FL 32569

Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate

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Alvin Emanuel Schlechter

Niceville, FL Business Law Lawyer with 50 years experience

401 McEwen Dr
Niceville, FL 32578

Business

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Donivon Craig Tingle

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience

535 Stahlman Ave
Destin, FL 32541

Business and Real Estate
Washington Univ (MO)

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Karen Powell Ward

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney with 18 years experience

(850) 837-5507 1241 Airport Rd
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Civil Rights, Collections and Tax

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Bruce Albert Haught

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer

(850) 837-7021 35008 Emerald Coast Parkway, Suite 301
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Civil Rights, Real Estate and Social Security Disability

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Christina Diane West

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience

(850) 837-5507 1241 Airport Rd
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Collections, Divorce and Employment
Florida Coastal School of Law

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William Lee Ketchersid

Destin, FL Business Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(850) 837-5507 1241 Airport Rd
Destin, FL 32541

Business, Criminal, Divorce and Tax

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Mark Edwan Nichols

Destin, FL Business Law Lawyer with 16 years experience

(850) 650-0599 4477 Legendary Dr
Destin, FL 32541

Business, IP and Real Estate

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