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…
When the owner of a hotel transferred his stock to his wife shortly before he defaulted on a loan related to his ownership of another business, creditors cried foul. They filed suit, alleging that giving the stock to his wife without receiving any payment constituted fraudulent conveyance – an attempt to shield assets that could…
Read MoreFrench Brown, Dean Mead SALT attorney, was quoted in two recent articles regarding Florida Amendment 2, which is on the ballot in the upcoming election. The Amendment’s passage, which requires 60% of the vote, would make permanent a 10 percent tax cap on non-homestead property. Florida non-homestead properties include businesses, residential rentals, and vacant lots….
Read MoreDean Mead’s Tax Department presents an educational seminar on Choice of Entity & Section 199A Attorneys Brad Gould and Dana Apfelbaum will examine the impact that §199A has on the choice of entity analysis for new and existing businesses. Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. There is no cost to attend, and…
Read MoreDean Mead and Berman Hopkins present an educational seminar on Employee Stock Option Programs Dean Mead Attorney Jay Van Heyde and Berman Hopkins Managing Partner Phil Hayes will provide a comprehensive and practical guide to help you determine if an ESOP is right for your company. They will share how to enhance your company’s legacy and benefits plan with an…
Read MoreCommentary from Dean Mead’s Michael Minton, tax attorney and chair of the firm’s Agribusiness and Solar Energy teams, was featured in Florida Trend Executive Editor Mark Howard’s October column. “Sausage: Change seems to bring more complexity instead of simplicity” focuses on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, specifically the resulting complications of changes…
Read MoreImportant notification related to the Hurricane Michael IRS Filing Deadline Notice: A Joint Letter to Florida Senator Bill Nelson and Senator Marco Rubio was submitted by Dean Mead attorney Michael Minton, Chair of The Florida Bar Tax Section, and Deborah Curry, President & CEO of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). The letter…
Read MoreDean Mead is pleased to be the name sponsor of the Official Alumni Village at the Florida Citrus Sports ”Feast on the 50” event. It starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Proceeds from the event will benefit the FCSports Foundation Summer Camp in their effort to improve…
Read MoreAn employer was in the crosshairs of a federal discrimination lawsuit after rescinding an African-American woman’s offer of employment because she wore her hair in dreadlocks and refused to change them. The employer prevailed before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, but businesses nonetheless should be cautious, says Nichole M. Mooney,…
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