Shane Costello

Real Property Litigation

Litigation

Probate, Trusts & Fiduciary Litigation

Commercial Landlord/Tenant

Eminent Domain

Bankruptcy Litigation

Land Use & Development Rights

Trusts & Estates

Shane is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Business Litigation and focuses his practice on litigation concerning real estate and land use issues, complex commercial matters, and trust and estate disputes. He has over 15 years of experience prosecuting and defending lawsuits involving: zoning and land use issues, title and boundary issues, easements, restrictive covenants on real property, takings claims and condemnation actions, state and local permitting issues, breach of contract, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, tortious interference with contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive and unfair trade practices, corporate and partnership disputes, commercial landlord/tenant matters, and other business torts and real property issues.

Shane also handles many appeals in Florida's District Courts of Appeal and Circuit Courts arising from land development approvals and denials, as well as other civil appeals in a broad range of contexts.

He also practices in trust and estate litigation, and has handled various matters for fiduciaries and beneficiaries, including cases involving breach of trust and trustee removal, undue influence, and tortious interference with expectancy of inheritance.

American Bar Association

Vice Chair of Real Property Division Litigation and Ethics Group

Past Chair of Real Property Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

Past Vice-Chair of Real Property Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

Past Chair of Young Lawyer's Division, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

Past Vice-Chair of Young Lawyer's Division, ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

Advisory Board, South Tampa Family YMCA: 2016-2023

Director of Community Service Projects, Georgetown University Alumni Club of Tampa Bay

Crossroads for Florida Kids, Attorney ad litem: 2014-present

The Florida Bar: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section