The Castro Potts Law Firm is a Southwest Florida firm founded by Sara Castro Potts, who has resided in Sarasota County most of her life and has practiced law locally since 2013. The firm was founded on the principles of efficiency and effectiveness in the law. We believe that honest and frank communication from the outset and throughout a representation provides a valuable service to the client by allowing informed decision making and increased predictability with regard to legal costs and outcomes. Our goal is to assess your desired outcome or goal and then advise you of the available options and potential risks, benefits, and disadvantages associated with each. In this manner, you control the objectives of the representation and have a thorough understanding of the means to be utilized to achieve those objectives. We believe this leads to a better overall experience and results in long-lasting attorney-client relationships.
Sara Castro
Managing Attorney
Sara is currently the President of the Sarasota County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, as well as a member of several other local organizations. Sara practices personal injury law, corporate/business law, and civil litigation. She also practices product liability and mass tort law, representing consumers with regard to defective and dangerous medical devices and pharmaceuticals. In connection with her work on product liability cases, Sara was recently interviewed by Consumer Reports Magazine for the December 2019 article When Recalls Fail, discussing recalled breast implants that have been linked to a higher risk of cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Sara has experience in a wide range of cases from multi-million dollar merger and acquisition transactions to business finance transactions. She regularly counsels business clients across a broad range of matters to understand and minimize risk and liability while implementing effective business strategies and planning to maximize growth and potential.
Professional Activities & Associations
- Business Law Section Chair, Sarasota County Bar Association
- Past President, Sarasota County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Board Member, Animal Welfare League
- Trustee, Charlotte County Law Library
- Member, Sarasota County Bar Association
- Member, Charlotte County Bar Association
- Member, The Florida Bar
Education & Experience
Professional Experience
- Shareholder/Partner, Farr Law Firm, January 2020-May 2021
- Associate Attorney, Farr Law Firm, 2013-2019
Education
- Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Stetson University College of Law, 2013
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Florida, 2006
Susan Jankowski
Registered Paralegal
Susan’s extensive experience provides her with a unique insight and skills that benefit our clients. Susan has nearly 15 years of experience working as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal. The main focus of over ten years of Susan’s legal experience has been in personal injury. Susan also has experience with corporate/business, product liability and mass tort law, as well as litigation.
Susan also has extensive experience working within the court system, allowing her to better serve our clients by utilizing this knowledge and experience. Susan worked for six years as a Deputy Clerk with Charlotte County Clerk of Courts, working in the Murdock and Englewood Annexes, as well as the Records and Civil Divisions in Punta Gorda. Susan was a Records Clerk, Court Clerk, Central Intake Clerk and eventually a Court Services Supervisor during her employment with Charlotte County Clerk of Courts.
Susan earned her Associate of Science degree in Paralegal Studies from Edison State College in 2011 and became a Florida Registered Paralegal through the Florida Bar in 2013.
Professional Activities & Associations
- Former Board Member and Volunteer, Animal Welfare League
- Florida Registered Paralegal, The Florida Bar
Education & Experience
- Bachelor of Science, Management, University of South Florida, 2017
- Associate in Science, Paralegal Studies, Edison State College, Punta Gorda, Florida, 2011