Mary Lynn Desjarlais, Experienced Attorney in Sarasota, Florida
Attorney Profile
ISLN
907893354
Practice Areas
- Real Estate Transactions
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Wills
- Trust Law
- Probate
- Real Property
- Corporate Law
- Business Law
Admitted
1982, Florida
Law School
University of Florida, J.D.
Admitted
1982, Florida
- Sarasota and American Bar Associations
- The Florida Bar 1982 to present
- The Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee (July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2005)
- Prior service on the Sarasota County Bar Association/Sarasota Board of Realtors Joint Real Estate Committee
Biography
- Mary Lynn Desjarlais, P.A. dba Desjarlais Law & Title, Attorney at Law, Sarasota, Florida - 1993 to present, concentrating in estate planning, real estate, title insurance and business law.
- Anderson, Desjarlais, Morgan & Tjaden, P.A., Sarasota, Florida, Law Partner - 1990 through 1993
- Lyons, Beaudry & Anderson, P.A., Sarasota, Florida, Legal Associate - 1986 through 1990
- Office of the State Attorney - 4th Judicial Circuit (Jacksonville), Assistant State Attorney - 1984 through 1986; Office of the Public Defender - 3rd Judicial Circuit (Lake City), Assistant Public Defender - 1982 through 1984
Birthplace
Flint, Michigan
Education
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Juris Doctor, 1982
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration in Finance, graduated cum laude, 1979
- Edison Community College, Ft. Myers, Florida, Associates of Arts, 1977
Awards & Service
Florida Blue Key 1977, Political Leadership Honorary at University of Florida
Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
- President of Board of Directors, 2006-2007
- Board of Directors, October 2000 to 2008
- Ad hoc Committee for new building, 2005-2006
- Ad hoc Committee for fundraising, 2005-2006
- Audit Committee Chair, 2008-2009
- Finance and Investment Committee, 2007-2009
- Strategic Planning Committee, 2007-2009
Florida District of Kiwanis
- Walter Zeller Fellow
- George F. Hixson Fellow
- Former Kiwanis Lt. Governor Division 18N, State of Florida 2010-2011, 2011-2012
- **Most Improved Division Award 2011**
- Kiwanis CLE trainer 2012 to present
- Community Service District Chair 2012-13, 2013-14
- Fundraiser District Chair 2014-2015, 2015-2016
- Governor Administrative Chair 2016-2017
- District Governor 2020-2021
- ★ Outstanding Governor for Service ★
- Kiwanis International New Club Program Builder 2022 -2024
Siesta Key/South Sarasota Kiwanis Club
- President, 1995-1996 and 2005-2006
- Board of Directors, 1992-1994, 1997, 2002-2004, 2007
- Speaker Chair, 2002 to present
Other Activities and Positions
- Prior Active Panelist with the ABA Advisory Panel
- Prior Member of Southwest Florida Estate Planning Counsel
- Prior Certified Circuit Court Mediator (certification now lapsed)
- Past President Sarasota Panhellenic
- Past President Sarasota Phi Mu Alumni Association
- Past President, Edison Community College Student Government - 1976-77