Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, DUI Defense and Real Estate Law Attorneys
John W. Chapman, Shareholder
Shaun Plymale, Shareholder
Philip Reznik, Associate
Daniel Haggerty, Of Counsel
John Fenniman, Of Counsel
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John W. Chapman
Bankruptcy, civil disputes, real estate and foreclosure attorney in Stuart
John W. Chapman is one of the founders of Chapman & Plymale Law, P.A. John is a Civil Litigator and Consumer Advocate with extensive experience in the areas of complex civil disputes, consumer rights, foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, real estate and land use. John graduated from the Florida State University College of Law in 1999 with Honors, after serving on Law Review and Journal for Land Use and Environmental Law.
Upon graduation from law school, John worked for one year under the tutelage of renowned Brevard County land use attorney Leonard Spielvogel at the firm of Dean Mead in Merritt Island, Florida. Desiring the opportunity to see things from a judge's perspective, John left Dean Mead for the opportunity to serve as a law clerk for Judge Karla R. Spaulding, United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division.
Upon completing a two-year clerkship with Judge Spaulding, John returned home to Stuart and worked as a litigation associate with Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald and Rose (“Page, Mrachek“). While at Page Mrachek, John represented clients in complex commercial litigation in state and federal court.
John left his position at Page Mrachek to become General Counsel for a Development and Construction Company based on the Treasure Coast with holdings in multiple states and overseas. While in this position, John oversaw the due diligence on several multi-million dollar land acquisitions and successfully platted and developed several residential developments.
John has also been actively involved in redevelopment projects within Community Redevelopment Areas, which has provided John the opportunity to fully understand the complexities of redeveloping within CRA’s. John’s extensive knowledge of litigation and the development process affords him a unique perspective in handling his clients' various legal matters.
John and his associate, Philip Reznik, have represented hundreds of homeowners in foreclosure defense cases. John is a recent graduate of Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Boot Camp. Max Gardner is widely recognized as the leading lawyer in America in the areas of Predatory Mortgage Servicing and the collection of discharged debts in consumer bankruptcy cases. His Boot Camps have been featured in the NY Times, the Washington Post, Business Week, and CNN’s “Open House.” Gardner has trained more than 200 consumer lawyers since he first opened the Boot Camps in January of 2006. Gardner says he “teaches the Boot Campers to think like the creditors so that they can beat them at their own game.” Gardner also educates Stuart commercial foreclosure lawyers in federal and state laws and consumer protection statutes to enhance the protections provided by the Bankruptcy Code. Each Boot Camper is provided with more than 3000 pages of documents and forms, Power Point presentations, tools, tips, and other computer-ready documents.
If you would like more information about Max Gardner’s Bankruptcy Boot Camp go towww.maxbankruptcybootcamp.com
John currently serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Club in St. Lucie County.
Shaun Plymale
Stuart personal injury and criminal defense lawyer
Shaun Plymale is a trial attorney specializing in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. Shaun received a degree in Financial Management from Clemson University and his law degree from the University of Florida. Working as an Assistant State Attorney in Tallahassee following law school gave Shaun extensive experience in the area of DUI. Handling thousands of DUI cases as a prosecutor, serving on the Statewide DUI Technical Advisory Board and teaching DUI case preparation at the Florida Highway Academy, Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the Tallahassee Police Department provided Shaun with the invaluable experience that makes him one of the most respected DUI Defense Attorneys on the Treasure Coast.
Shaun returned to his home town of Stuart in 2002 and was hired by Crary Buchanan where he was named a Partner in 2006. Working for one of the oldest and most respected firms in Martin County allowed Shaun to expand his practice into the areas of Civil Litigation and Personal Injury, having handled hundreds of injury related claims resulting from auto accidents.
Community involvement is a priority at Chapman & Plymale Law, P.A. and Shaun serves on the Boards of the Martin County Bar Association, the Stuart / Martin County Chamber of Commerce, the CASTLE Child Abuse Prevention Foundation and the Republican Club of Martin County. Shaun hosts a weekly political talk radio show on 1450 WSTU on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. where he hosts local and national guests on a variety of issues.
Philip Reznik
Philip Reznik is an associate attorney with the law firm and has handled over 400 foreclosure defense cases in the last 2 years. He has handled all aspects of foreclosure defense including loan modification, mediation, short sale, deed in lieu, and litigation. In addition, he is a practicing bankruptcy attorney in the Southern District of Florida. Prior to joining the law firm of Chapman & Plymale Law, P.A., Philip was a minority shareholder at the law firm Scott, Reznik P.A., where his practice focused on foreclosure defense. He is also an active member of the Florida Bar's: General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section; Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section; Trial Lawyers Section; and Young Lawyers Division. In addition, he is an active member off the Martin County Bar Association, St. Lucie County Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Taskforce, and Martin County Foreclosure Law Committee.
Daniel Haggerty
Daniel Haggerty is of counsel to the firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate acquisitions, sales, development and financing. Dan has preformed sophisticated real estate transactions for a broad range of clients, including retail, office, residential and marina development of residential communities from raw land site purchase and finance through the end buyer purchase. Dan graduated from the University of Florida, College of Law, 1987. Dan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Cum Laude, from the University of Florida in 1984.
Prior to being Of Counsel to the firm in 2009, Dan has been a Solo Practitioner from March 1991 to present and has owned and operated title companies handling several hundred residential/commercial transactions each year. The title companies were designed Top Rated Agents by various underwriters. Dan's goal is to work diligently for individual and business clients to ensure that their objectives are met on each real estate transaction on a responsive, timely and cost efficient manner. For more than 22 years, Dan has served his clients through all stages of real estate transactions and has counseled them though countless adverse conditions.
Dan's community involvement includes serving as a Real Estate Section Member, providing Pro Bono representation to community churches and serving several years as a youth baseball and Pop Warner Football coach.
John Fenniman
Chapman & Plymale Law represents clients in Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Palm City, Vero Beach, Sewall’s Point & throughout the Treasure Coast of Florida.
