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Experienced Law Firm in Tampa you can trust

Westchase Law, P.A. is known in the Tampa community for providing quality legal services for individual and commercial clients in an ethical, responsible, timely and cost-effective manner. We show respect and professionalism both to our clients and our adversaries and their counsel, establishing goodwill that benefits you.

C. Todd Marks, Esq.

Prior to forming the law office of Westchase Law, P.A. and Westchase Title, LLC in Tampa, Florida, C. Todd Marks attended the George Mason School of Law.

While in law school, Mr. Marks graded on to the Law Review and served as the Symposium Editor. Mr. Marks practiced law in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Mr. Marks began his legal career in Washington, DC and McLean, Virginia with the law firm of Shaw Pittman, LLP where he practiced in the emerging companies and commercial real estate practice groups.

In the meantime, Todd remained active in local and national political campaigns. Todd eventually worked for law firm Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz in the commercial litigation and bankruptcy practice groups where he developed a general practice which included estate planning and other business law matters.

His experience includes real estate closings and disputes, commercial leases, commercial litigation, creditors' rights in bankruptcy, corporate formation and transactions, estate planning, employment law, and family law.  Mr. Marks and his wife Jennifer are the proud parents of two boys and a girl.

Mr. Marks serves on the Board of the Westchase Charitable Foundation and has served on the Board of Church at the Bay.

Our Law Firm - Practice areas

Admitted to practice

• Florida State Bar
• Virginia State Bar
• District of Columbia Bar
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education

• George Mason University School of Law, Juris Doctor cum laude, 2001
  • George Mason Law Review, Symposium Editor
• University of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance, 1996

Contact Tampa lawyer C. Todd Marks at Todd@WestchaseLaw.com

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J. Chad Self, Esq.

Before joining Westchase Law, P.A., J. Chad Self earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee and his Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. During law school, Mr. Self participated in Cooley’s Estate Planning Clinic, completing over 90 hours of pro bono work, and after graduation, Mr. Self worked as a law clerk at another Florida family law firm. Mr. Self is also a veteran of the United States Navy.

Mr. Self has experience handling estate planning, divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, child relocation, time sharing, paternity, and termination of parental rights issues.

Bar Admittance

• Florida State Bar

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  Juris Doctor
• Tusculum College
  Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management

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Paralegals

Janelle Blake

Mrs. Blake has over 20 years of experience as a paralegal.

Her substantial background includes experience in all aspects of litigation
practice, with an expertise in commercial litigation and family law.

Contact Janelle at Janelle@WestchaseLaw.com.

Professionalism and Experience from Westchase Law Firm

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