Lawyers

The Lawyers of Lutz, Bobo & Telfair, P.A.

H. Roger Lutz – Managing Partner

Roger Lutz has been a Florida trial lawyer for over 30 years. He has personally handled thousands of cases and has served as lead counsel in over 300 trials.

Mr. Lutz has represented a wide variety of clients that include individuals, families, international corporations, and small companies from all over Florida and the United States.

His jury trials have included serious injury and wrongful death cases, involving motor vehicles, motorcycles, cardiac pacemakers, neural stimulators, medicines, nail guns, gas tanks, lawn mowers, go-carts, golf carts, medical malpractice and a wide variety of complex contract and business matters involving millions of dollars. Within the last few years, he has achieved substantial money verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident, auto airbag, artificial hip and premises liability cases.

Mr. Lutz was a two term member of the Florida Board of Medicine (the board that licenses and disciplines Florida doctors), a one term member of the National Federation of State Medical Boards (the board that is involved in the national exam for physician licensure), and a four term member of the City Commission of his home town. He is currently serving in his second term as a member of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (the commission that nominates individuals, for the Florida Governor to select from, for Judicial Appointment.

J. Allen Bobo

Practice Areas

• Business / Contract Law
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• 1982 – Georgia
• 1982 – Florida
• 1983 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Law School

• Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., with honors, 1982

College

• West Georgia College, B.S., with honors, 1978

Membership

• The Florida Bar
• Twelfth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1990-1992, Chairman, 1991-1992
• Vice President, Manufactured Housing Subcommittee; 1999-2000

Biography

• Curia Honoris

Charles W. Telfair

Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• General Civil Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Wrongful Death

Admitted

• 1991 – Florida
• 1994 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• 1994 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School

• Stetson University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1990

College

• University of Tampa, B.S., cum laude, 1987

Membership

• Sarasota County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations
• The Florida Bar
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

Biography

• Recipient, Stanley Milledge Award
• Trustee Grader, Florida Board of Bar Examiners
• Member: Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 12th Judicial Circuit
• Sarasota County Teen Court Program

Military

• Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, Retired

John R. Dunham

Practice Areas

• Business / Contract Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Finance Law
• General Litigation
• Real Estate Law

Admitted

• 1982 – Florida
• 1983 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• 1988 – Texas
• 1989 – District of Columbia

Law School

• George Mason University, J.D., 1982

College

• Middlesex Community College, A.S., 1975
• American University, B.S., 1977

Membership

• Sarasota County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation; Banking and Business Law; Trial Lawyers; Tax)
• State Bar of Texas
• The District of Columbia Bar

Born

• Meriden, Connecticut, September 4, 1953

David D. Eastman

Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• General Civil Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Zoning and Planning Law
• Manufactured Housing Law

Admitted

• 1984 – Florida
• 1986-1988 – U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida
• 1988 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School

• Florida State University, J.D., 1983

College

• Florida State University, M.S., 1988
• Florida State University, B.S., 1974

Membership

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Mobile Home & RV Park Law Committee, 1986-2006
• Chairman, Mobile Home and RV Park Law Committee 2003-2006
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• General Counsel, Florida Manufactured Housing Association 1999-2006

Publications

• Co-Author, “Mobile Home Parks,” in Complex Real Estate Transactions, The Florida Bar, 1995, 3rd ed. 2000

Jody B. Gabel

Practice Areas

• Business / Contract Law
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• 1994 – Florida
• 1995 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• 1996 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School

• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., with high honors, 1994

College

• York College of Pennsylvania, A.S., 1979
• Eckerd College, B.A., with highest honors, 1991

Membership

• The Sarasota Bar
• The Florida Bar
• The American Bar

Biography

• Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1992-1994; Writing and Research Editor, 1993-1994
• Member, Florida State University Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, 1992-1994
• Recipient: John Hennessey Award for outstanding clinical achievement
• Irving G. Foster Award for highest overall academic achievement
• Author: Comment, “Liability for Knowing Transmission of HIV: The Evolution of a Duty to Disclose”, Vol. 21:3 FLA. ST. U. L. REV., 1994
• Article, “Release from Terminal Suffering?: The Impact of AIDS on Medically Assisted Suicide Legislation”, 22:2 Florida State University Law Review, 1994

Richard P. Lee

Practice Areas

• Mobile Home Law
• Environmental Law
• Land Use Law

Admitted

• 1980 – Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida

Law School

• Florida State University, J.D., 1980

College

• Emory University, B.S., 1974

Membership

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Executive Council, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, 1985-1988
• Member, American Bar Association

Publications

• Co-Author: “Environmental Law for the General Practitioner,” Hampton Seminars, Inc., Publishing Division, 1986
• “Groundwater Quality Protection,”Chapter 7, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law, Volume I, 1997
• “State and Federal Regulation of Construction Activities in the Waters and Wetlands of Florida,” Chapter 4, Florida Environmental and Land Use Law, Volume I, 1997
• “Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution: The Special Master,” November, 1995, The Florida Bar Journal 2000

Scott E. Gordon

Practice Areas

• Business / Contract Law
• Community Association Law
• Corporate Law
• Mobile Home Park Law
• Probate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Wills and Trust Law

Admitted

• 1978 – Ohio
• 1979 – Florida

Law School

• Ohio State University, J.D. 1978

College

• University of Michigan, B.A., 1975

Membership

• Sarasota County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• Ohio State Bar Association

Biography

• Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer
• Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Born

• Cleveland, Ohio

Carol S. Grondzik

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Manufactured Housing Law
• Fair Housing Law
• Landlord-Tenant Law
• Appellate Law

Admitted

• 1998 – Florida
• 2002 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Law School

• Florida State University, J.D., 1998

College

• Pennsylvania State University, M.P.A., 1971
• Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1970

Membership

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Affordable Housing Committee of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar
• Member, Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar
• Member, Tallahassee, Women Lawyers
• Participant, Justice Teaching Program
• Speaker, “Getting a Handle on Fair Housing”, Tallahassee Student Housing Association
• Judicial Externship, Florida First District Court of Appeal, 1998

Jonathan P. Whitney

Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation

Admitted

• 2005 – Florida
• 2005 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Law School

• University of Maine School of Law, J.D., 2005

College

• University of Southern Maine, B.S., 2000

Membership

• The Florida Bar
• Maine State Bar Association

Born

• Wilmington, Delaware, 1974