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Get To Know YOUR LEGISLATOR
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SENATOR
BILL GALVANO Q&A
Can you briefly tell us about your
professional background?
GALVANO: I am a partner at one of
my community’s oldest and most
established law firms, the 94-yearold Grimes Goebel Grimes Hawkins
Gladfelter & Galvano, PL. Founded
in 1922, the firm has a long-standing
tradition of maintaining a general civil
practice while providing the highest
quality legal services. I have been
a member of the Florida Bar since

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1992, concentrating my trial practice
in the areas of commercial litigation,
general civil litigation, corporate law,
and eminent domain. I am a former
member of the Board of Directors of
the Manatee County Bar Association,
and have been admitted to practice
before the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District
of Florida, and the U.S. and Florida
Supreme Courts.