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CLEARWATER BEACH A man whose body was found floating off of Clearwater Beach has been identified as Douglas A. Wright, a partner at powerhouse Tampa law firm Holland & Knight.
The firm confirmed Monday that the body found Sunday was that of Wright, 60, the firm’s operations and finance partner. The medical examiner’s office has not determined a cause of death, but a statement from the firm said he died of a suspected heart attack while swimming.
Police said that a Clearwater Fire and Rescue crew was called to retrieve a body at about 6 p.m. Sunday at the 1000 block of Eldorado Avenue, near a waterfront home listed in county records as Wright’s. Clearwater police spokesperson Rob Shaw said police don’t believe the death was suspicious. The body had no injuries, Shaw said, and there also appeared to be no boat or other vessel nearby. It is unknown how long he was in the water.
May 13, 2021 at 12:41 AM
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We have some unfortunate news today to report out of Florida, where a Biglaw partner was found dead in the water near his beachfront home this past weekend.
Douglas A. Wright, 60, the operations and finance partner of Holland & Knight’s office in Tampa, Florida, was found floating in the water just off Clearwater Beach on Sunday. While the medical examiner’s office has not yet determined the cause of his death, the firm said it is believed he died of a suspected cardiac event while swimming. The Tampa Bay Times has some additional details:
Legal Holland & Knight says partner, 60, died while swimming
Caroline Spiezio
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Holland & Knight operations and finance partner Douglas Wright died late Sunday of a suspected cardiac arrest while swimming, the law firm s managing partner said in a statement on Monday. He was 60 years old.
Wright was identified earlier Monday after he was found floating in the water off of Clearwater, Florida, near Tampa. A representative for the Clearwater police said a report on the death wasn t yet available but foul play was not suspected.
He spent his entire legal career at Miami-based Holland & Knight, having joined the firm in 1987. His practice included corporate and tax planning and business and tax litigation.
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