Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

G. Thomas Ball practices business law, representing for-profit and not-for-profit trade associations, corporations, partnerships, LLCs and private clubs in a variety of industries, including real estate, resort development, healthcare and trade associations. His practice also extends to counseling clients on individual business and personal matters.

Mr. Ball is involved in a variety of bar association and community activities. He is a member and past chairman of the Realtor-lawyer Joint Committee of The Florida Bar and the Local Board lawyer Forum of the Florida Association of Realtors; and is Vice Chair of the Electronic Applications in Real Estate Transactions Committee of the Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. On behalf of The Florida Bar, he has authored the chapter on “Partition” of the Florida Real Property Litigation (1996) manual and the “Real Estate Transactions” chapter of the Professional Liability of Lawyers in Florida (2002) manual, and serves as a lecturer for the Real Estate Certification Review Course of The Florida Bar.

Mr. Ball has served on the Boards of Directors of numerous business, civic, and charitable organizations, including both the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida, Inc. and is a member of the Regional Board of Advisors of the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce. He is a past director of the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce, a past co-chair of the Crime Prevention Task Force of Project 2000, and a past Director of the Crime Commission, Inc. In 1986 Mr. Ball received the Orlando Police Department’s Outstanding Citizen Award.

Mr. Ball is presently a director of Gator Boosters, Inc.; the Country Club of Orlando (President, 2005-06); The Boggy Creek Gang, Inc.; the Central Florida Kidney Centers, Inc. (member 1977-present, President 1983-84 and 2002-03); and a member of the Citrus Club. Mr. Ball has also served as President of the North Orlando Kiwanis Little League (1986), Chairman of the Orlando Amateur Golf Classic (1996-98) and Director of the Rio Pinar Country Club (1991-93).

Areas of Practice

• Business: Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business: Real Estate
• Real Estate: Transactions
• Healthcare

West Practice Categories

Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Transactions, Health & Health Care Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1972

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Central Florida Kidney Center, 1977 - Present (Vice President & Director)
• North Orlando Kiwanis Little League (President)
• Rollins Amateur Golf Championship, 1980 - Present (Advisory Committee)
• Coral Gables Bar Association, 1974 - 1975 (Director)
• Coral Gables Bar Association, 1975 - 1976 (Secretary)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar, 1992 (Chairman, Realtors-Attorney Joint Committee)
• Gator Boosters, Inc. (Director)
• The Boggy Creek Gang, Inc.
• Central Florida Kidney Centers, Inc.
• Citrus Club
• Rio Pinar Country Club, 1991 - 1993 (Director)

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1972
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Associate Editor, 1972
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1969
  B.S.B.A.

Address

SunTrust Center, Suite 2300
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801-3432

Phones

(407) 649-4004

Faxes

(407) 841-0168

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com