About

Flaherty Law Firm

When you are in a difficult family or marital situation, you need personalized legal service from a team who will be by your side throughout the process. At Flaherty Law Firm you won't be passed off to an associate, you will work with our attorneys directly. We are committed to finding solutions for you that not only work in the short term, but also make sense for the long term. Contact our highly credentialed team today.

Mark Flaherty

Trial Attorney Since 1997

Professional Career:

  • Flaherty Law Firm, Partner and Trial Attorney, December, 2016 – present
  • Paderewski, Dannheisser and Flaherty, September, 1999 – November, 2016
  • Assistant State Attorney, 12th Judicial Circuit, September, 1997 – August, 1999


Professional Activities and Affiliations:

  • Member, The Florida Bar and Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Member, The Florida Bar and Sarasota County Bar Association- Family Law Section
  • Member, The Sarasota County Bar Association Awards Committee (2010-2014)
  • Member, Board of Directors, The Florida Bar Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division (2009-2010)
  • Member, Board of Directors, The Sarasota County Bar Association (2011-2013)
  • Founding Member, Sarasota Collaborative Family Law Professionals (2013-present)
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator (September, 2015 – present)


Board of Directors

  • Sarasota YMCA – Babe Weiller Branch (2007-2009)
  • First United Methodist – Early Care Center (2003-2004)


Awards/Honors:

  • AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Martindale Hubbell Rating


Education:

  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1997
  • Colby College, Waterville, ME, B.A., 1992


Personal:

  • Raised in Reading, MA
  • Resident of Sarasota, FL since 1997
  • Married to Angela Flaherty and raising three children


Volunteer and Civic Activities:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast (2016-2022)


Youth Athletic Coach:

  • Miss Sarasota Softball
  • Sarasota Little League
  • Sarasota Cal Ripken Baseball
  • Sarasota Family YMCA Basketball
  • Ringling Redskins
  • FC Sarasota Soccer, recreation and travel soccer
  • Sarasota Heat Travel Softball
  • Team Mizuno Travel Softball
  • Santa Fe Inferno Travel Softball
Mark Flaherty
Angela D. Flaherty

Angela D. Flaherty

Trial Attorney Since 1997

Areas of Law

  • Marital Agreements
  • Family Law
  • Criminal Defense
  • Civil Practice
  • Criminal Law
  • Appellate Practice

Education

Florida State University, Class of 1997, J.D. with honors

Florida State University, Class of 1994, B.S.

About

Flaherty Law Firm provides family law services to Sarasota, FL, and surrounding areas.

Year Established

2016

Payment Options

  • American Express
  • Cash
  • Check
  • Discover
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • ACH

Products

Services

Holiday Hours

Associations

  • Florida Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division
  • Sarasota County Bar Association Awards Committee
  • Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Sarasota Collaborative Family Law Professionals
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator

Languages

  • English

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