Filson & Penge, P.A.
Sarasota, Florida
Richard A. Filson is the founder and managing shareholder of the firm Filson & Penge, P.A., located in Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Filson received his B.B.A. from Stetson University in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1984. Mr. Filson is a member of The Florida Bar, as well as the Bars for the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. He has also been active in the Sarasota County Bar Association and is involved in The American Association for Justice and Florida Justice Association. In addition, Mr. Filson has also served on the Advisory Board of Florida’s Children First since 2007. A personal injury attorney for over twenty-five years, Mr. Filson has been representing children and who have been neglected, injured and abused while under the State’s care since 1994. In addition to his professional dedication to providing all foster children with the highest level of legal representation possible, he has also made a personal commitment to ensure that every child in foster care has a voice that is heard.
