Dean Mead Named 2014 Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers®

By Julia Thomas | November 7, 2013

Orlando, Fla. – Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. was ranked among the Best Law Firms in the Orlando and West Palm Beach Metropolitan Rankings in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” rankings released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. Awards were given in 74 national practice areas and 120 metropolitan practice…

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Dennis G. Corrick: Committed to Business, Agriculture Community and Family

By ACIdesigns | November 6, 2013

Since joining Dean Mead in 2000, Fort Pierce office shareholder Dennis Corrick has become an integral part of the St. Lucie County community – counseling its businesses, advising on the optimal land and water use stewardship, and offering leadership to non-profit service organizations. With a client base that includes agribusiness, developers and general mid-sized businesses,…

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Lauren Detzel – Featured Speaker at 2013 Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference

By Julia Thomas | October 31, 2013

FLORIDA AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Some of the nation’s leading agricultural and economic experts were in Orlando last October to address financial strategies impacting one of Florida’s primary industries – agriculture. Conference attendees included agribusiness owners and operators, accounting managers, chief financial officers, controllers, attorneys and certified public accountants. For more information about the conference,…

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Estate Planning Team Hosts “Asset Protection 2013 Update Seminar” in Orlando and Viera

By Julia Thomas | October 30, 2013

Earlier this month, Dean Mead presented two seminars in Central Florida entitled, “Asset Protection 2013 Update”.  These seminars focused on recent legal developments that significantly impact planning opportunities for protecting your client’s assets, including developments regarding homestead, life insurance, asset protection trusts and LLCs.  A brief overview of the landmark Supreme Court opinion in Windsor and subsequent IRS guidance for same-sex…

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Brad Gould Moderates Panel for San Francisco Taxation Meeting

By Julia Thomas | October 21, 2013

Brad Gould, Shareholder, was recently featured in an article entitled, “Fort Pierce Attorney Serves as Moderator in San Francisco Taxation Meeting”.  It appeared in the October 8, 2013 edition of the TC Palm: Florida’s Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches publication. The purpose of the panel was to cover various S Corporation developments. To read the entire article, please visit http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/oct/08/fort-pierce-attorney-serves-as-moderator-in-san/. This…

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15 Tips for a Successful Mediation (Part II) by David Hathaway

By Julia Thomas | October 11, 2013

Civil lawsuits are most often resolved by a mediated settlement agreement, which could have an infinite variety of settlement numbers and terms.  What result a party achieves, after months or even years of litigation, is in large part a function of what happens on the day of mediation.  Mediation is therefore the most important day…

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What Does the Demise of DOMA Mean for Floridians?

By mahearn | October 8, 2013

What Does the Demise of DOMA mean for Floridians? Section 3 of the of the Defense of Marriage Act (commonly known as DOMA) amended the Dictionary Act in Title 1, Section 7 of the United States Code to define “marriage” as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife…

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