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Darren M. Stotts
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
-Wayne Gretzky
Hometown
Hollywood, Florida
Areas of Practice
- Trust Litigation
- Probate and Estate Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Securities Litigation and Arbitration
Biography
Darren joined PersanteZuroweste in 2013. He graduated magna cum laude from Stetson University College of Law. During his time at Stetson, Darren served as a member of the Stetson Law Review, Teaching Assistant in the College of Law’s Research and Writing program, judicial intern for the Honorable David A. Demers at the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, in-house counsel legal intern at Bloomin’ Brands, and an appellate law intern at Brannock and Humphries.
In his free time, Darren enjoys playing ice hockey in the local community in Clearwater, Oldsmar, and Tampa.
Professional Involement
- Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section
- Executive Council, Member (2023-Present)
- Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, Vice Chair (2023-Present)
- Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, Secretary (2018-2022)
- Trust Committee, Member (2023-Present)
- Probate Law Committee, Member (2023-Present)
- Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member (2013-2020)
- Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Director (2016-2017)
- Clearwater Bar Association, Member (2013-Present)
- Stetson Law Review (2011-2013)
- Ferguson-White Inn of Court, Pupil Member (2012-2013)
- Barney Masterson Inn of Court (2014-2017)
- Volunteer for Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Teen Court Program (2013)
Speaking Engagements
- September 2024, Solo and Small Firm Section of The Florida Bar, How to Conduct Virtual Court Proceedings Using Technology
- April 2024, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, Ye Olde Chancery Court: Jury Trials in Probate
- January 2023, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, You Got Served! Processing Service of Process: A Lawyer’s Journey, Tampa, Co-PresenterMay 2020, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, Exhuming Electronic Evidence – Establishing Undue Influence in a Digital World, Tampa, Co-Presenter
Distinctions
Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013-Present
Stetson Law Highest Grade Awards: Professional Responsibility, Florida Civil Procedure, Trusts and Estates, and Cyberlaw Seminar
Darren M. Stotts
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
-Wayne Gretzky
Hometown
Hollywood, Florida
Areas of Practice
- Trust Litigation
- Probate and Estate Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Securities Litigation and Arbitration
Biography
Darren joined PersanteZuroweste in 2013. He graduated magna cum laude from Stetson University College of Law. During his time at Stetson, Darren served as a member of the Stetson Law Review, Teaching Assistant in the College of Law’s Research and Writing program, judicial intern for the Honorable David A. Demers at the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, in-house counsel legal intern at Bloomin’ Brands, and an appellate law intern at Brannock and Humphries.
In his free time, Darren enjoys playing ice hockey in the local community in Clearwater, Oldsmar, and Tampa.
Professional Involement
- Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section
- Executive Council, Member (2023-Present)
- Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, Vice Chair (2023-Present)
- Probate and Trust Litigation Committee, Secretary (2018-2022)
- Trust Committee, Member (2023-Present)
- Probate Law Committee, Member (2023-Present)
- Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Member (2013-2020)
- Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Director (2016-2017)
- Clearwater Bar Association, Member (2013-Present)
- Stetson Law Review (2011-2013)
- Ferguson-White Inn of Court, Pupil Member (2012-2013)
- Barney Masterson Inn of Court (2014-2017)
- Volunteer for Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Teen Court Program (2013)
Speaking Engagements
- September 2024, Solo and Small Firm Section of The Florida Bar, How to Conduct Virtual Court Proceedings Using Technology
- April 2024, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, Ye Olde Chancery Court: Jury Trials in Probate
- January 2023, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, You Got Served! Processing Service of Process: A Lawyer’s Journey, Tampa, Co-PresenterMay 2020, Real Property Probate Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, Trusts and Estates Symposium, Exhuming Electronic Evidence – Establishing Undue Influence in a Digital World, Tampa, Co-Presenter
Distinctions
Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013-Present
Stetson Law Highest Grade Awards: Professional Responsibility, Florida Civil Procedure, Trusts and Estates, and Cyberlaw Seminar
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