John L. Wideikis
The BIGW Law Firm
18401 Murdock Circle, Suite C
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
941-627-1000 Telephone
941-255-0684 Telefax
johnw@bigwlaw.com
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Mr. Wideikis (Partner) received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa School of Law in Iowa City, Iowa in 2001. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with Honors from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in 1998. At North Central College, Mr. Wideikis was named to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin All-Conference Baseball Team as both a shortstop and designated hitter, and served as captain of the 1998 baseball team that finished ninth in the country. He also represented the United States on Team Chicago, USA which won the World Baseball Championship Tournament held in Amsterdam in 1994.
As a third year law student, Mr. Wideikis was employed as an intern at the Cook County Illinois State Attorney's Office in its homicide division. Subsequently, he received his license to practice law in the State of Illinois where he served as an associate at Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar, Acker & Kern, P.C. practicing in the areas of local government representation and defense, land use and planning, real property transactions, business law, and general civil litigation.
Mr. Wideikis practiced law in Illinois for three years before becoming licensed to practice law in Florida where he relocated in January of 2004. Mr. Wideikis has been a partner of Berntsson, Ittersagen, Gunderson, Waksler & Wideikis, LLP since 2008.
In 2010, Mr. Wideikis was selected as a Florida Super Lawyer's Rising Star, a designation reserved for only five (5) percent of practicing attorneys in the state. Mr. Wideikis was recognized in the area of Property Law. More recently, Mr. Wideikis has made a name for himself pioneering a local short sale assistance program with modestly priced legal fees befitting of the extraordinary economic circumstances facing the State of Florida. He has negotiated and closed short sales for individuals throughout the state over the last few years, and has had the unique opportunity to assist sellers with short sales, while continuing his representation of local lenders in loan workouts and foreclosures.
Member: The Florida State Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Illinois State Bar; and American Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Mortgage Foreclosures; Short Sales; Loan Workouts and Modifications; Lender and Bank Closings; Commercial Transactions; Asset Protection; Residential and Complex Commercial Real Property closings; Developer representation; Condominium and Association creation and representation; Corporate and Limited Liability Company Formation and Representation; Purchase and Sale of Business or Company; and Title Insurance