John L. Wideikis is the one of the leading real property, development, and bank lawyers in Southwest Florida. Basic and complex transactions handled.

In 2010, and most recently in 2015 and 2016, 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. This area of law Mr. Wideikis concentrates in involves every type of residential lot and home sale together with the most complex of commercial real estate and business transactions. Mr. Wideikis is widely acknowledged as the local attorney to ...

In 2010, and most recently in 2015 and 2016, 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. This area of law Mr. Wideikis concentrates in involves every type of residential lot and home sale together with the most complex of commercial real estate and business transactions. Mr. Wideikis is widely acknowledged as the local attorney to work with on such matters as marina, hotel, restaurant, subdivision, strip center, airport, and franchise transactions, etc. Mr. Wideikis has also been been awarded an AV Preeminent Rating and Client Distinction Award from Martindale-Hubbell, is recognized as a Lawyer of Distinction in the area of Property Law, and was further recognized as one of America's Top Professionals in 2016. 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, foreclosures, and commercial loan documentation. In addition, Mr. Wideikis has been extremely active in assisting Florida Gulf Coast businesses from the Keys through the Panhandle in recovering lost income relating to the BP Oil Spill. The BP Oil Spill devastated the Florida economy and negatively impacted the revenues of countless Florida businesses. Mr. Wideikis and his firm represent hundreds, if not thousands of businesses, in filing BP Oil Spill claims for loss of income. Mr. Wideikis' and his firm's success in filing BP Oil Spill Claims has been documented in television reports and newspaper articles, and has resulted in the recovery of millions of dollars to date from BP. Mr Wideikis has worked directly with BP's top accountants and attorneys to obtain payments on his client's BP Oil Spill claims. Mr. Wideikis received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa School of Law in Iowa City, Iowa in 2001. At the time Mr. Wideikis attended this law school it was ranked as the 17th best law school in the United States. Find out more about Mr. Wideikis and his law firm on his website at bigwlaw.com.