Thomas L. Avrutis is a litigation attorney and shareholder with the Sarasota law firm of Hodges, Avrutis & Foeller, P.A. His practice focuses on debtor / collector law, and he has handled collection cases throughout the state of Florida for over 22 years. Mr. Avrutis obtained his Bachelors degree from the University of Florida, graduated Phi Beta Kappa with high honors and also obtained his law degree from the University of Florida. He has been a presenter for a statewide convention of County Court Judges, local bar associations, and numerous businesses on consumer and commercial collections. Mr. Avrutis is a past director of the Sarasota County Bar Association and for several years, served as the liaison for the Bench Bar Conferences for Sarasota County Court Division. He has authored a collections chapter in the Creditors and Debtors Practice Manual for the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education section, and represents financial institutions, hospitals, insurance companies, debt buyers and businesses regarding their collection matters.

He was the presenter for a Florida Bar approved Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for attorneys and collection agencies and the presenter for a seminar entitled "Enforcement of Judgments in Florida" for attorneys and accountants for the Sarasota County Bar Association.

Mr. Avrutis is admitted to Courts throughout the State of Florida and in the United States District Court, Middle District Florida.