Patten, John D.

John M. Compton is a member of our Business and Tax Law Practice Group and our Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Asset Preservation Practice Group. He practices in the areas of corporate and business law and transactions, as well as taxation, including tax planning, tax controversies and the representation of taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and Florida Department of Revenue. He also handles estate planning, probate, trust administration and asset protection matters.

A 1994 graduate of the University of Florida, he received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1997. In 1998, he was awarded a Masters of Law in Taxation degree (LL.M.) from Boston University.

John is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Florida Bar, and Sarasota County Bar Associations. John has an active involvement in a number of charitable and civic organizations including serving on the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Sarasota County and Downtown Sarasota Council, Chair of the Business Section of the Sarasota County Bar Association and a Junior Achievement volunteer.

John has also been recognized as a Florida Rising Star in 2011 by Super Lawyers™ magazine.

*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.