Safyan, Alexander R.

Philip N. Hammersley is a member of our Trial Practice and Dispute Resolution Group. He practices primarily in the areas of complex construction, commercial and real property litigation. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. A 1975 graduate of the University of Florida, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Economics. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1978.

Mr. Hammersley has handled a multitude of varied construction, commercial and real estate litigation and arbitration matters thrrough mediation, trial and appeal. He has represented contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, design professionals, owners, developers, landlords, tenants, and lenders in all phases of dispute resolution. These matters have involved commercial, condominiums, multi-unit, single family residences, and many areas of real property law.

Mr. Hammersley is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States Federal Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Hammersley has an AV Rating* by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest Peer Review Rating attainable.

He has served on the Florida Bar Committee on the Code and Rules of Evidence, and has also served the Sarasota County Bar Association in various capacities, including Director of the Young Lawyers' Section (1983 and 1984); Treasurer (1995 and 1996) and President of the Sarasota County Bar Association for the 1999-2000 year. He has served as a member on the Board of numerous non-profit organizations, including the YMCA Children & Youth Services Board and the Argus Foundation.

*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.