Longtime Sarasota attorney, pioneer in condo law dies at 91

A career-long fixture at Williams Parker, William Getzen also helped found the Argus Foundation.

Retired Sarasota attorney William Getzen died Tuesday.
Retired Sarasota attorney William Getzen died Tuesday.
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William Getzen, a longtime Sarasota attorney and resident, died peacefully Tuesday morning just hours after watching his favorite documentary, Ken Burns’ “Baseball,” on Monday night. 

 

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