James L. Goetz was born in
Erie, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Oil City and Girard, Pennsylvania
working on his father’s farm and coal mines until he went to college.
Mr. Goetz's received his B.A. in political science and a minor in
economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969. He earned his
Juris Doctorate from University of Akron in 1972. From 1972 to 1975,
Mr. Goetz served as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps of
the United States Army. Mr. Goetz later moved to Fort Myers to begin
practicing law at Roberts and Watson, where he later became a partner.
Mr. Goetz has been practicing law in Fort Myers for more than 30 years.
Mr. Goetz's Practice Areas include: Estates, Real Estate, Trial,
Probate, Construction Law, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Litigation. Mr.
Goetz was admitted to the Ohio Bar, Florida Bar, and U.S. Court of
Military Appeals in 1972, U.S. Supreme Court in 1976, and also admitted
to practice in the United States District Court, Middle District of
Florida. Mr. Goetz is a member of the Florida and Ohio State Bar and is
also a member of the Lee County Bar association.
