Gary is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Real Estate. His practice focuses on real estate and corporate and business law. Gary represents buyers and sellers in residential and commercial transactions, issuance of title insurance, commercial lending, real estate development and real property litigation. Gary’s experience includes preparing documents for the formation of many of the area’s residential and commercial condominiums. He counsels condominium and homeowners' associations and represents a wide range of business owners in the creation of corporations, limited liability companies, professional service corporations and professional limited liability companies.
Representative Work
- Representation of buyers and sellers and issuance of title insurance for commercial and residential real estate sales and tax deferred exchanges
- Represented multiple developers in the development, sale, and leasing of residential and commercial condominium projects
- Counsel to landlords and tenants in negotiation and drafting of commercial leases including office, retail and industrial projects
- Represented borrowers and lenders in the financing and preparation of loan documents for multi-million dollar commercial projects
- Representation of borrowers and lenders in residential and commercial loan workouts and foreclosures
- Representation of homeowners’ and condominium associations in drafting of association documents, assessment lien foreclosures, and other disputes
- Representation of parties in quiet title actions, partition actions, and other real property litigation
Awards & Recognition
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Named to the list of Super Lawyers in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Admitted to practice: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, All Florida State Courts
- Member and Past President, Charlotte County Bar Association
- Member, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Member, The Florida Bar Business Law Section
- Advisory Board, Charlotte State Bank
- Past Member, Charlotte County Housing Finance Authority Board
- Past Director, Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce
- Shareholder, Schwarz, Kahle and Keller, 1994-2000
- Shareholder, Olmsted, Schwarz and Kahle, 1974-1994
- Military Lawyer, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1970-1974
- J.D., cum laude, University of Florida, 1969
- B.A., University of Florida, 1966
- Lady Bird Deeds, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, April 2012 Issue 1
- Mortgages and MARS, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, May 2011
- Tax Titles, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, March 2010
- New Insurance And Reconstruction Requirements For Residential Condominiums, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, December 2008
- Homeowners' Association Update, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, January 2008
- Looking At Condominium Reserve Accounts, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, March 2007
- Don't Let Your Real Estate Contract Be "Blown Away" By Insurance Issues, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, February 2007
- Limited Liability Companies in Florida, Farr Law Firm Newsletter, March 2005