Melanie Griffin, litigation lawyer at Dean Mead in Orlando, has been elected president-elect designate of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division. She will be sworn in at the June Annual Convention in Orlando and her term will begin in June 2013. Please see this link for an article published in the April 15, 2012 edition [...]
Please Join Us for the “2012 Legislative Update” hosted by the Real Estate Development Industry Team and Tax Department
“2012 Florida Legislative Update” Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Orlando at the Orange County Bar Association from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. PDF of the 2012 Legislative Update Invitation (O0699640) and Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Melbourne at the Tuscany Grille from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Program Overview: Key legislation for Florida’s business and real estate [...]
Lynn Hinson Authors Article on Ponzi Scheme Cases, Published in ABI Committee News
Lynn J. Hinson authored the article entitled, “Partial Substantive Consolidation in Ponzi Scheme Cases”, that was published in the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Committee Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 2, April 2012. A summary of his article is provided here: Ponzi schemes often involve numerous entities, all of which are owned or controlled by the same [...]
Jay Van Heyde Speaks to Association of Corporate Counsel Central Florida
On April 19, 2012, Dean Mead Shareholder Jay Van Heyde presented a seminar to the members of the Association of Corporate Counsel (A.C.C.) Central Florida. His presentation materials are included here: JVH PPT – Corporate Compliance and U.S. Dept. of Labor (O0696727) Corporate Compliance and theU.S. Department of Labor:How to Bulletproof Your Company from DOL and Participant Initiated ERISA Liability Qualified [...]
FIT Selects Claudia Haines Jones as the 2012 Outstanding Business Leader of the Year
Melbourne, FL — At its Spring Awards Banquet on April 12, the Florida Institute of Technology Nathan M. Bisk College of Business named Claudia Haines Jones, corporate attorney with Dean Mead in Viera, Melbourne, its Outstanding Business Leader of the Year. Haines Jones, a longtime supporter of the College of Business and the university, joined [...]
Undue Influence and the Carpenter Factors: Courts Rely on More than the Original Seven
This post is from our good friend in Dean Mead’s litigation department, David P. Hathaway. In probate litigation, parties might contest the validity of a will or trust by arguing that the decedent was unduly influenced by a substantial beneficiary when the will or trust was made. To prove undue influence, one must demonstrate that [...]
Important Information about HB 7117 – “Florida’s Energy Bill”
Governor Rick Scott’s office is receiving significant pressure from two groups to veto HB 7117, “Florida’s Energy Bill.” The two groups are Americans for Prosperity and the Heartland Institute (best known recently for its climate change skeptic’s conferences). HB 7117 is the result of recommendations made by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam, for increasing diversity in Florida’s [...]
Felipe Guerrero Honored as 2012 Outstanding Young Alumni by the UF College of Law
Congratulations to Felipe Guerrero who was honored April 7, 2012 as a 2012 Outstanding Young Alumni by the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He was recognized at a special awards ceremony at the Emerson Alumni Hall on the UF Campus in Gainesville. The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award was established seven years ago to [...]
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