John B. Gibbons

Of Counsel

jgibbons@darroweverett.com

(813) 424-1161

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Bio

John B. Gibbons is a native of Tampa who specializes in the areas of commercial real estate, corporate and business transactions, and probate and estate planning. In his career, John has represented developers of master planned communities, and condominium and fractional ownership projects in all aspects of the development process. He has extensive experience in the areas of real estate development, public-private partnerships, and planned development projects requiring negotiation and drafting of complex financial documents, and has worked hand-in-hand with developers of large scale real estate projects to structure the transactions. John received his B.A. degree magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida, with high honors.

In addition, John has worked extensively with public housing authorities in structuring, negotiating, and drafting of documents regarding tax credit financing projects for development of low income and mixed use projects, as well as representing governmental entities in failed bank investigations and bank liquidations.

Prior Experience

Before joining DarrowEverett, John has practiced law for more than 35 years based in the Tampa area. During that time, in addition to his area of expertise, he has developed extensive experience in appellate practice and has litigated numerous civil and business matters in state and federal courts.

While in law school, John served as Executive Editor of the University of Florida Law Review. He is a member of the prestigious honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and of the Order of the Coif. After law school and before entering private practice, John served as a research aide to the Supreme Court of Florida and as a staff attorney to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.