Stan Padgett has handled civil trial work in Florida since 1982. Stan was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and grew up in Kentucky. He graduated from high school in Montgomery, Alabama, and received a Bachelor of Science in Government from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1979. He graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1982 and has practiced law in Tampa since then. He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1992 based on the opinions of judges and other lawyers in the Tampa Bay area.

Stan worked for his father’s civil engineering firm from the time he was 14 years old, surveying, drafting and doing inspections. During breaks from college, he did utilities construction work. After his first year of law school, he worked for a law firm in Mobile, Alabama assisting in a National Environmental Policy Act case arising out of the reconstruction of the Dolphin Island bridge after a hurricane damaged the original bridge.

After law school, he worked with the Trenam Kemker law firm in Tampa for ten (10) years as a litigation associate and shareholder before starting his own law firm in 1992. Over more than 36 years of practice he has handled hundreds of civil litigation matters for national, regional and local companies and for individuals. His goal is to bring value by using 35+ years of experience to find cost-effective solutions to business and personal problems.

Areas of Practice

• 40% General Civil Litigation
• 20% Construction Law
• 20% Business & Commercial Law
• 10% Contracts
• 10% Employment Law – Employer

Litigation Percentage

• 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Padgett Law, P.A.

At Padgett Law, P.A., in Tampa, we strive to create long-term relationships with clients. We work with clients to prevent litigation when possible, and to prevail in litigation when necessary, by doing what needs to be done quickly and efficiently.
For more than 35 years, we have handled litigation in federal and state courts in Florida. We also have decades of experience in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.