Steven Wittmer
Managing Partner
Mr. Wittmer is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Currently, less than one percent of Florida lawyers receive Board Certification. Mr. Wittmer represents individuals in the following areas of practice: personal injury, wrongful death, disputes involving insurance companies, and disputes involving inheritance rights under any Last Will & Testament or Trust Agreement.
Mr. Wittmer is a native Floridian having been born and raised in Miami, Florida. Prior to relocating to Sarasota, Mr. Wittmer practiced law in Miami for nine years. Seeking a better environment to raise their three daughters, Mr. Wittmer and his wife, Meg Wittmer, also an attorney, relocated to Sarasota, Florida. At one time, Mr. Wittmer was a managing partner of a Firm with offices in Miami, Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida. At present, Mr. Wittmer is a partner with Wittmer | Linehan, PLLC. Mr. Wittmer practices in all State Courts throughout Florida as well as the Southern and Middle District Federal Courts in Florida.
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- J.D., Juris Doctor – 1988
- Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
- Bachelor of Business Administration – 1984
Classes & Seminars
- PIP Seminar, Southwest Florida Chiropractic Society, 1998
- Insurance Bad Faith, Manasota Trial Lawyers 2015 – 2019
Pro-Bono Activities
- Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Director, The Cash Foundation
- Gator Creek Golf Club Board of Directors
- The Field Club 2017 – 2020
- Incarnation Catholic Church 2022 – 2025
Past Positions
- Steven T. Wittmer, P.A., Managing Partner, 05/1998 to 08/2007
- Wittmer, Carver & Pope, Managing Partner, 01/1994 to 05/1998
- Wittmer & Carver, P.A., Managing Partner, 01/1994 to 11/1996
- McCormick, Wittmer & McCormick, 09/1990 to 01/1994
- 1988-1990, Palmer, McClaskey & Farr
Professional Associations
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates, Present
- Million Dollar Advocates, Present
- Dade County Bar Association, Present
- Sarasota County Bar Association, Present
- The Florida Bar
- The Georgia Bar
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- The Judge Jon M. Scheb American Inns of Court
- Attorneys Title Insurance Fund
- Trust & Estate Litigation Committee for the Sarasota County Bar Association
- Manasota Trial Lawyers Board
- Florida Justice Association
- Better Business Bureau
- Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 2002 – 2022
Current Employment Position
- Managing Partner