Dye, Harrison, Kirkland, Petruff, Pratt & St. Paul, PLLC

The 2017 formation of our firm is the result of the merger of two long-standing Manatee County, Florida, firms: Harrison & Kirkland, P.A. (the Harrison firm) and Dye, Deitrich, Petruff & St. Paul, P. L. (the Dye firm). Our founders were among the first lawyers in our area with a proud tradition of providing superior legal representation to the citizens of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

The Harrison firm traces its roots to 1937, but the Harrison family members have practiced law in Manatee County starting in 1912 when William Thomas Harrison opened his office. He later became a circuit court judge and served here from 1923 until 1959. A courtroom at the Manatee County Judicial Center bears his name. His two grandsons, G. Joseph Harrison and Thomas W. Harrison, worked at the Harrison firm and are now partners at our new firm, Dye, Harrison, et al.

The Dye firm was founded in 1920 by Dewey A. Dye, Sr., known affectionately as "Colonel Dye," who also served in the Florida State Senate. His office was located in the same building now occupied by the new firm, which is a historic building, completed in 1905. Mr. Dye's son, Dewey A. Dye, Jr., joined his father's firm, as did many other lawyers over the years. William T. Harrison's son, George H. Harrison, began practicing in Bradenton at the Dye firm before forming his own firm. Colonel Dye's two grandsons, Stephen R. Dye and James D. Dye, are now with our new firm, Dye, Harrison, et al.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Bradenton,	10

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Environmental and Land Use	1
Family Law	1
Government and Government Relations	2
Litigation	3
Real Estate	6
Trusts and Estates	3