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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…

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Tax

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…

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Practice Area

Real Estate Litigation

Our Litigation Team has extensive experience representing clients in a variety of real estate disputes related to the acquisition and development of real estate, including contract disputes, closing disputes, title disputes and disputes with governmental agencies related to approvals and permits.

Litigation in these areas arise within a variety of contexts related to the acquisition and development of real estate, such as disputes arising from a contract to sell or purchase property, disputes related to closing on the sale or purchase of real property, disputes arising from the extent of ownership of property (such as title, boundaries and rights conferred by ownership), disputes with governmental agencies charged with overseeing development approvals and permits required for development of property, defense against opposition to such approvals made by third parties such as neighboring property owners and environmental groups, and defense of enforcement actions filed by regulatory agencies that oversee use and development of real estate within Florida.

  • Appeal of local government decisions related to rezonings, site plan approval, building permits, and other land use approvals
  • Writs of Mandamus to order local governments to issue land use approvals or permits
  • Comprehensive plan challenges before the Department of Community Affairs and Division of Administrative Hearings, Challenges to Developments of Regional Impact before the Division of Administrative Hearings
  • Challenges to Mitigation Bank permits involving Regional Water Management Districts and the Division of Administrative Hearings
  • Challenges to Water Management District permits
  • Challenges to Department of Environmental Protection permits
  • Challenges to Army Corps of Engineers permits Regulatory takings
  • Claims for compensation under the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act
  • Proceedings before State of Florida administrative agencies under Florida’s Administrative Procedures Act
  • Federal and state court enforcement challenges
  • Environmental compliance challenges
  • Hazardous waste contamination challenges
  • Contractual disputes related to acquisition of real property
  • Title disputes
  • Boundary disputes
  • Riparian rights disputes
  • Ad valorem tax challenges
  • Condemnation actions

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