Christopher Staine

Christopher A. Staine has successfully represented clients in all stages of litigation in both state and federal courts throughout Florida, in addition to private and commercial arbitration proceedings. Christopher offers his clients sound strategic advice and he devotes a significant portion of his practice to construction litigation and counseling, trust and probate litigation, and guardianship matters.

In addition, Christopher is a frequent speaker on various legal issues and legislative initiatives impacting the construction industry, notably issues such as the Florida Construction Lien Law, green building, and construction licensing.

Christopher’s practice also focuses on matters of probate and trust litigation, having represented fiduciaries, such as personal representatives, executors, trustees, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, and estate/trust beneficiaries, involving:

• Will and trust contests
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Probate fraud
• Beneficiary and creditor rights
• Abuse by a Power of Attorney

Education:

• J.D., cum laude, Michigan State University, 2002
• B.A., Texas Christian University, 1997

Bar and Court Admissions:

• Florida, 2002
• United States District Court Middle District of Florida, 2002
• United States District Court Southern District of Florida, 2012
• United States Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit, 2015

Representative Matters:

• Medallion Homes v. Tivoli Homes of Sarasota, Inc., 656 Fed.Appx 450 (U.S. 11th Cir. App. 2016)
• Medallion Homes v. Tivoli Homes of Sarasota, Inc., 2016 WL 6750877 (M.D. Fla. 2016)
• State v. Maniscalco, 136 So. 3d 606 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2014)Noyes v. Buskirk, 979 So.2d 296 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2008)

Professional and Community Affiliations:

• The Players Theatre, Board of Trustees