Tina M. Fischer

Overview

Tina Fischer is Senior Counsel in the firm’s Real Estate and Lending Practice Group.  She has been practicing commercial real estate, land use, environmental law, and business law throughout Florida since 2005. She acts as outside corporate and commercial real estate counsel to developers, builders, and business owners. Tina represents clients throughout the entire process of purchase and development of commercial real estate – from due diligence, financing, land acquisition, title services, and closings – to permitting and land use approvals, development, lease negotiations.  Tina’s commercial real estate clients include multi-family and marina developers, RV and resort developers, office, retail and industrial developers, real estate investment trusts and property management companies. She has also utilized her extensive commercial real estate experience to facilitate the development of community infrastructure working with developers, lenders and government agencies to structure public/private partnerships and obtain financing, entitlements, and environmental permits. Projects include affordable and senior housing developments, redevelopment of contaminated land, blighted neighborhoods, distressed properties and acquisition and development of RV resorts throughout Florida and the US.

Tina’s practice also includes providing assistance to corporate clients with all aspects of the formation of Florida business entities, with a focus on burgeoning and expanding entrepreneurial companies.  She assists clients with selection and establishment of the appropriate form of entity, preparation of all forms of operational agreements, confidentiality, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, and continues to support business clients in negotiation of contracts related to vendors, service providers, and agreements for purchase and sale of businesses.  Tina’s experience and expertise also extends to negotiation and resolution of issues involving local and state governmental agencies related to all facets of business operations.

Tina served in the United States Air Force during the Gulf War as a C-141 Instructor Aircrew Member, on both active and reserve duty. During her time in service, she provided military support to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, as well as providing airlift support for Presidential, State Department, aero medical missions and tactical missions.

Representative Matters

• Represent clients in connection with the acquisition, development, financing, management and sale of commercial real estate.
• Represent clients in negotiations and hearings before local governments and state and federal agencies related to environmental and land use permitting and development approvals.
• Establish Owners Associations and prepare documents necessary for governance of Commercial, Homeowners and Condominium Associations.
• Represent corporate clients as outside counsel related to formation, purchase and sale of businesses, negotiate and prepare leases and operational agreements, and assist with all general corporate matters.
• Represent clients in connection with due diligence, acquisition and sale of multi-family residential, mixed-use developments, marinas, commercial and industrial properties.
• Represent clients in negotiation of commercial, industrial and retail lease transactions.

Honors and Distinctions

• The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2025
• Managing Editor, Law Review, Stetson University College of Law
• Deans Fellow, Stetson University College of Law
• Victor O. Wehle Award for Trial Advocacy, Stetson University College of Law
• Intern to the Honorable Mary Scriven, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Professional Involvement

• Florida Bar Association
  • Military Affairs Committee, Vice Chair, 2016, Chair, 2017 – 2018
• Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
  • Co-chair, Thinking Outside the ‘Burg, 2019
• CREW Tampa Bay (Commercial Real Estate Women)
  • Board Member and Committee Chair (2016-2018);
• Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Florida Bar, Business Law Section
• St Petersburg Bar Association
• Bay Area Legal Services, Pro Bono Liaison, Volunteer Lawyers Program, Major General Ernest A. and Marilyn Bedke Veterans Law Center
• Accredited Volunteer Attorney, ABA Veterans’ Claims Assistance Network (ABA VCAN)

Community Involvement

• St. Pete Greenhouse
  • Business Navigation Committee, 2022 – 2023
• BLI, Inc. (Bees Learning, Inc.)
  • Board Member, 2020 – Present
• Mission United Tampa Bay
  • Advisory Council Member, 2019 – Present
• Tampa Bay Defense Alliance
  • Board Member, 2016-2018
• Friends of the Museum (Tampa Museum of Art)
  • Board Member, 2010-2015