Mentor, 'dean' of real estate lawyers dies at 91

The architects of the Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen law firm office addressed a unique challenge when they built the downtown Sarasota complex in 1976: make a separate, but easy-to-access, space for George Dietz’s records and files.

They succeeded — sort of. Williams Parker partner Dan Bailey says there was something like a long and narrow walk-in closet right behind Dietz’ office, with ample space. “But he filled that one up real quick, too,” says Bailey, who, like others at Williams Parker, would often walk into Dietz’s office and be overwhelmed with the foot-long stacks of papers.