Estate Planning Seminar Highlights, May 23rd, 2012

By ACIdesigns | May 30, 2012

More than 90 people attended Dean Mead’s Estate Planning Seminar on May 23, 2012 at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando. The speakers were Lauren Detzel, David Akins and Brian Malec and they covered the topic, “The End of the Perfect Storm of Estate Planning is Nearing (maybe?) – Planning for the Remainder of…

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Community Property in Florida – A Primer

By ACIdesigns | April 6, 2012

In Florida, many clients and their attorneys do not consider the effect of community property laws on estate planning or estate and trust administrations. Many clients come to Florida from other states and countries in which they have acquired community property. These clients, and their attorneys, need to identify any community property and carefully consider…

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David P. Hathaway

By ACIdesigns | January 7, 2012

David P. Hathaway is an attorney on a mission.  He is driven, focused and completely committed to finding justice for his clients.  He strongly believes that being a leader in our community means righting the civil wrongs of hardworking business owners and individuals.  He is an attorney who really stands out when it comes to…

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Presentation from Association of Corporate Counsel Program

By ACIdesigns | November 28, 2011

On November 17, 2011, Dean Mead attorneys Darryl Bloodworth, Nicky Mooney and Marc Chapman presented a CLE seminar to 45 members of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Central Florida chapter. The topic of the seminar was “Is That Privileged?”: Tips for In-house Counsel on Protecting Communications. The program addressed issues that typically may confront…

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University of Central Florida College of Medicine Luminary

By ACIdesigns | November 28, 2011

Dean Mead sponsored the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Luminary on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The guest lecturer was Dr. Henry Daniell, who is world-renowned for his research on Green Therapy: Treating Diabetes, Hemophilia and Polio with Plant Vaccines. Dr. Daniell – nicknamed “The Green Giant” – is working hard to create a…

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Pitfalls and Planning for the Tax Consequences of Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring

By ACIdesigns | November 11, 2011

On November 1, 2011, Dean Mead’s Real Estate Development Industry Team launched a new seminar series with a unique program entitled, “Pitfalls and Planning for the Tax Consequences of Loan Workouts and Debt Restructuring” at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando. There were more than 50 people in attendance. Dean Mead attorneys, Steve Lee, Vicki Berman and Christine…

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Prospects on Tax Reform

By ACIdesigns | November 11, 2011

Can History Repeat Itself? It has been 25 years since the last major overhaul of the nation’s income tax laws under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (“TRA-86”). The world has changed dramatically since that time and the nation’s economy has been replaced by a global economy. The tax laws have become outmoded and no…

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The Super Committee Proposal to Reduce $5,000,000 Federal Gift Tax Exemption

By ACIdesigns | November 8, 2011

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “Super Committee”), a 12 member bipartisan Congressional committee, is scheduled to announce its proposals on November 23rd for reducing the national deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years.  The Super Committee proposals may include changes to the current estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer…

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