SARASOTA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Erin Hope Christy has joined the firm as an associate in Sarasota's Real Estate practice group.

Erin’s principal areas of practice are residential and commercial real estate transactions, zoning and land use law. She has represented clients in a wide range of transactional real estate matters, including representing individuals and businesses in the acquisition, development, leasing, and sale of residential and commercial properties. Erin’s land use and zoning practice also encompasses representing land owners in connection with re-zonings, variances, special exceptions, and conditional use approvals.

Erin serves on the Realtor Attorney Joint Committee for the Realtor Association of Sarasota Manatee, is a member of the Executive Council for the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, is the immediate past-president of the Young Lawyers Division of the Sarasota County Bar Association, and is a former board member of the Women’s Council of Realtors.

Erin received her J.D. and B.A. from Florida State University.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 260 lawyers and seven offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Shumaker is a premier provider of quality legal services. Whether it's commitment to clients or work in the community, involvement lies at the core of all of Shumaker’s initiatives.