Team Members
Donald W. Anderson
Don’s mission and commitment is to provide the highest quality legal services at a reasonable cost. He takes a personal approach to his clients with the emphasis on prompt communication. His practice is limited to estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates. Don began his career at a firm which later became Gilmore, […]
Troy Bubley
Troy is a corporate attorney and joins the firm as Of Counsel. He deeply understands the entrepreneur’s journey and the challenges of a business executive because he lived those roles for almost a decade building and leading a technology company. That unique perspective working in the trenches as legal counsel and executive of a business […]
Kristopher E. Fernandez
Kristopher E. Fernandez joined the Firm in 2023. Kris is a Tampa native, and returned to Tampa to practice law after having served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corp for four years. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate Attorney. He […]
Amanda Kessler
Amanda is an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate Finance groups. She represents business owners, property owners, and investors in matters related to the acquisition, development and leasing of commercial real estate, specifically related to deal structuring, contract preparation and negotiation, title and survey matters, and due diligence analysis. Amanda’s practice further encompasses […]
Vivien J. Monaco
Vivien is a partner in the firm’s Finance, Government Relations, Land Use & Zoning and Real Estate groups. Her real estate practice focuses on serving clients in areas related to land use, zoning, growth management law, environmental and local government issues. This focus includes assisting clients with matters relating to development permitting and other approvals, […]
Sydney Moore
Sydney Moore joined the Firm is 2023. She is one of the Legal Administrative Assistants at Watson Sloane. Sydney is currently a senior at the University of Central Florida and is set to earn her bachelor’s degree in Writing & Rhetoric by December 2023. Post-graduation, Sydney is driven to propel her legal journey forward by […]
Ryan Purvis
Ryan Purvis is a paralegal with over 15 years of experience in the legal field. He works alongside our attorneys with a focus on foreclosure, probate, eviction and estate planning matters. Ryan also has experience with partition and quiet title lawsuits as well as providing support for real estate transactions. He provides support in these […]
Kellie Sharpe
Kellie Sharpe is the firm’s Real Estate Manager, and she is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day operations of the residential closing department. Kellie also works together with our team of attorneys on various complex commercial transactions. Kellie has more than 25 years of experience and is proficient in all areas of real estate. Her […]
Jeremy S. Sloane
Jeremy Sloane is one of the two founding partners of the firm and possesses nearly two decades of legal experience. His practice is devoted primarily to three practice areas: Corporate, Taxation, and International Transactions.
Maryann Thomas
Maryann Thomas is the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer. She shares responsibility with the managing partners and Chief Operating Officer in the overall planning and management of the Firm’s financial affairs. Maryann oversees a variety of the Firm’s operational matters, including analysis of financial data, tracking of earnings and cash flow, routine bookkeeping, billing, accounts payable, […]
Keith R. Waters
Keith R. Waters joined the firm in 2023 as a partner in the Real Estate practice group. Keith brings 35 years of experience serving landowners, homebuilders, real estate developers, lenders, and national and regional retail landlords and tenants in the acquisition, sale, leasing, financing and development of commercial and residential real estate. Keith’s experience includes […]
Brian A. Watson
Brian is a managing partner of the firm with a focus on corporate, finance and real estate matters. He regularly serves as outside general counsel for various companies and routinely works with corporate in-house general counsel on various legal matters for their businesses. His experience consists of representing issuers, financial institutions, underwriters and investors in […]
Justin Wisman
Justin Wisman is a corporate paralegal with more than 7 years of experience in the legal industry. Justin works alongside our corporate and public finance attorneys, handling a variety of complex high-dollar transactions. In connection with these transactions, Justin performs various tasks related to trademark registrations, asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions, and closing transactions for […]