Candidate: Garin C Hoover

My Candidate's Statement will be posted soon.  In the meantime, my resume is below:

EDUCATION:

1993                  Juris Doctor, Law

                           Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

1985                   Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration

                           Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio

LICENSES:

2005 - Present       - Admitted to State of Florida Bar

1993 - Present       - Admitted to State of Ohio Bar

2004 - Present       - Real Estate Broker’s License, State of Florida

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 

2015-Present          - Member, Manatee County Republican Executive Committee (REC)

2018-Present          - Member, Board of Trustees, New College of Florida

2018-Present          - Member, Citizens’ Financial Oversight Committee, Manatee School Board

2021-Present          - Member, Public Policy Committee, Realtor® Assn of Sarasota and Manatee

2021-Present           -Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2004 to Present        Hoover Realty LLC, Owner/Broker

-  Full service real estate brokerage representing buyers and sellers

-  Specialize in new construction and resale properties 

-  Handled various foreclosures, short sales and REO properties 

1999 to 2004             Garin C. Hoover, Esq., Attorney

-  Sole Practitioner representing individual and corporate clients

-  Litigated personal injury and motor vehicle cases

-  Litigated property damage claims on behalf of corporate clients

-  Prepared wills and other estate planning documents

-  Handled various legal matters on behalf of individual clients 

1998 to 1999            Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg, Attorney

-  Represented individual and corporate clients

-  Handled employment matters involving various types of discrimination                                     

-  Represented clients in workers’ compensation matters

-  Counseled clients on labor matters

 -  Resolved OSHA complaint letters and citations

 -  Represented clients in unemployment compensation matters

1986 to 1998           FirstEnergy Corporation, Various Positions

Attorney, 1995 to 1998

-  Represented the corporation in a wide range of legal matters

-  Litigated personal injury, motor vehicle and premises liability cases

-  Managed and litigated construction and property damage cases 

-  Represented the corporation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court

-  Conducted labor arbitrations

-  Handled employment cases involving various types of discrimination

-  Resolved workers’ compensation matters before The Industrial 

   Commission of Ohio, and litigated mandamus actions

Tax Research Specialist, 1994 to 1995

-  Researched federal and state tax issues

-  Wrote memorandums of law concerning tax matters

-  Filed petitions for reassessment and requests for letter rulings

Corporate Relations Analyst, 1986 to 1994

-  Administered stockholder relations

-  Assisted CFO in handling $90 million budget

-  Directed the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan

-  Drafted corporate resolutions

-  Monitored, prepared and filed tax compliance for the Department

1985 to 1986             Norwest Financial, Credit Manager

-  Sold, processed and collected loans

-  Processed loans, sales finance contracts and second mortgages

-  Arranged financing programs with various retail companies