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Contact Name: Meredith Dropkin Contact Email: MDropkin@grapeinc.com Contact Phone Number: 941-351-0024 Fergeson Skipper, P.A. is pleased to announce it has named Michelle Lajoie Hermey president of the law firm. Hermey has been with Fergeson Skipper since 1994. “I, along with my colleagues, recognize and admire Michelle’s passion for our clients and commitment to our law firm,” said Fergeson Skipper, P.A. shareholder Richard Gans. “We are confident in her ability to lead this firm into the future.” Hermey was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2007 and is board certified as a specialist in real estate law. Her areas of practice include residential and commercial real estate law and banking and finance law. Hermey is a member of the Sarasota County Bar Association, Women’s Council of Realtors, and Sarasota Association of Realtors, where she served on the Realtor/Attorney Joint Committee and as chair. She is the recipient of the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award and AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Throughout her tenure, Hermey has also taken leadership roles in community organizations, serving as a past president and treasurer of the Sarasota High School Association of Dramatics Arts Boosters and vice president and treasurer for the Sarasota High School Chorus Boosters. For her dedication, Hermey received the “Outstanding Adult Volunteer of the Year” award from the school district. Hermey earned her B.S. degree with honors from the University of Maine in 1991 and her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2006. She resides in Sarasota with her family. About Fergeson Skipper, P.A. Fergeson Skipper, P.A. has provided legal support to clients for 40 years. Founded in 1976, it is a full-service law firm concentrating in the areas of federal taxation, wills, trusts and estates, guardianships, civil, trial, business, and real estate law. All ten shareholders at the firm are certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in their areas of expertise. The Florida Bar’s certification process is rigorous, requiring years of legal experience, extensive peer review, and passage of a comprehensive written examination. The firm is located at 1515 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida; telephone: 941-957-1900. For information, visit www.fergesonskipper.com. PHOTO LINK: Michelle Lajoie Hermey -- https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/3YbZG7vWkt