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Dean Mead Elects New Shareholders

Published: February 20th, 2012

Dean Mead recently elected Robert J. Naberhaus III and Kelly Sullivan as Shareholders in the Firm. Mr. Naberhaus is a member of the Estate and Succession Planning department in the Viera office. He joined the firm in October 2010. He is certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Wills, Trusts and Estates. Ms. [...]

Was Your Late Father’s Joint Florida Bank Account Legitimate? Parol Evidence Can Help Determine the Truth

Published: February 20th, 2012

By: David P. Hathaway

Was Your Late Father’s Joint Florida Bank Account Legitimate? Parol Evidence Can Help Determine the Truth Consider a situation where an elderly relative, your father (although it could be your mother, an aunt or an uncle), who had retired and moved from Ohio to Florida, has passed away. You know your father had a will [...]

Dean Mead sponsors ULI Program on “Building Polk County’s Success” – February 24, 2012

Published: February 17th, 2012

ULI Central Florida/Tampa Bay – Legoland, Publix, CSX and Real Estate: Building Polk County’s Success Event Start Date: 02/24/2012 1:30 pm Event End Date: 02/24/2012 6:00 pm Locations: Polk State College Fine Arts Theatre Address: 999 Avenue H Ne Winter Haven, FL , UNITED STATES (map) There is a huge buzz in Polk County with [...]

Dean Mead Elects New Leadership to the Board of Directors

Published: February 13th, 2012

Dean Mead is pleased to announce three Shareholders have been elected to serve leadership positions within the law firm as new members of the Firm’s Board of Directors. The three attorneys are: Matthew J. Ahearn, Stanley A. Gravenmier and Kimberly B. Rezanka. All three attorneys have many years of experience in a variety of leadership [...]

Steve Looney co-authors 2-Volume Treatise on “Tax Planning for S Corporations”

Published: February 8th, 2012

By: Stephen R. Looney

Stephen R. Looney is a co-author of the two-volume treatise, “Tax Planning for S Corporations, Second Edition.”, recently published by LexisNexis.  Tax Planning for S Corporations contains a comprehensive discussion of issues applicable to an S corporation from formation through sale, reorganization or liquidation.  The treatise takes a very practical approach and contains numerous examples and practice tips [...]

Felipe Guerrero Elected President of Hispanic Bar Assn. of Central Florida

Published: January 27th, 2012

Felipe Guerrero Elected President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida    Orlando, Florida — Dean Mead announced today that A. Felipe Guerrero has been elected to serve as the 2012 President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida (HBACF) Board of Directors. He was installed on January 21, 2012 at the organization’s [...]

Michael Minton and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute featured in Luminaries

Published: January 23rd, 2012

Luminaries, a weekly publication of Scripps in St. Lucie County, featured a cover story on January 23, 2012 about the “Love Your Lagoon” dinner and Lagoon Symposium at TCPalm.com and on Luminariesweb.com. The event is hosted by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation and is scheduled for February 9 and 10, 2012.  To read the article, [...]

Secretary of the Interior Establishes Everglades Headwaters NWR

Published: January 19th, 2012

By: Dennis G. Corrick

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday established the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area by accepting a token donation of a portion of The Nature Conservancy’s Hatchineha Ranch in Polk County. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service also released a FAQ sheet with some new information and revised total acquisition costs. That information sheet is available at http://www.fws.gov/southeast/evergladesheadwaters/pdf/EvergladesQuestions.pdf.

Viera Office Hosts Seminar on February 3rd

Published: January 15th, 2012

“Pitfalls and Planning for the Tax Consequences of Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring” Join us as we examine a number of scenarios for loan workouts and debt restructuring in order to highlight the possible tax consequences and other ramifications of such workouts and restructuring, with emphasis on what may be unforeseen results and costs. Planning [...]

Dean Mead Welcomes Daryl Krauza to the Ft. Pierce Office

Published: January 11th, 2012

By: Daryl J. Krauza

Daryl Krauza focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate litigation, quiet title actions, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. As a former Assistant State Attorney, Mr. Krauza has extensive courtroom experience and has tried in excess of 100 jury trials.