Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Tax Department handles tax planning issues for businesses and individuals. The attorneys in our department have extensive experience in a full range of…
On November 2nd, the stakeholder advisory committee of the North Florida Regional Water Supply Project, a joint effort of the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Suwannee River Water Management District, met for the last time. On November 3rd, the Suwannee River Water Management District held a public workshop on the draft North…
Read MoreWhat do businesses contracting with the state need to know? When a private business enters a contract for services on behalf of a state agency, that business becomes subject to Florida’s Public Records Act for purposes of that contract. Although there are other factors that may come in to play in each case, a business…
Read MoreCongratulations to Lauren Detzel! She was nominated to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Board of Regents during their Fall Meeting on October 23rd in Charleston. She will serve an initial 3 year term (until 2020). The Board of Regents is the governing body of ACTEC and consists of 39 members. About ACTEC: Established…
Read MoreStephen R. Looney, Chair of Dean Mead’s Tax department presented on “Choice of Entity Revisited — 2016 and Beyond” during New York University’s 75th Institute on Federal Taxation in New York City, NY on October 27, 2016. His presentation addressed considerations in selecting the most advantageous choice of entity for specific applications, including the operating business,…
Read MoreMany business owners who are at or nearing retirement age are facing the difficult task of developing a business succession plan in order to reap the benefits of years spent developing a successful business. Often times, there is no “next generation” to inherit or carry on the family business or no team of key management…
Read MoreNot since the 1960s have biologists seen screwworm widely present in the United States. Recently, wildlife officials in Monroe County, Florida, noted the loss of a number of endangered Key deer, and the United States Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of screwworm in Key deer in Big Pine Key and surrounding islands. That federal…
Read MoreProviding documents to a state agency often results in those documents, and the information they contain, becoming public record. However, applying for a permit or otherwise interacting with an arm of the state or a local government does not necessarily mean that information kept as confidential will become public, if the right steps to protect…
Read MoreViera, Fla. – Dean Mead, a business law firm with five offices across Florida, announced that Joseph “Joey” Naberhaus has joined its Viera office as Of Counsel in the Litigation department. He focuses his practice on matters involving trust and estate litigation, guardianships, commercial and business litigation, and real property disputes. He also has significant…
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