Marc D. Chapman, President of Dean Mead, Profiled in FlaLawOnline

By Julia Thomas | April 19, 2013

Marc D. Chapman, president of Dean Mead, and his wife, Tracy Duda Chapman were profiled in FlaLawOnline on April 15, 2013. Marc and Tracy discuss how they met, as well as their respective professions, hobbies and career advice.  FLaLawOnline is an online publication of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, located in Gainesville,…

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Claudia Haines Jones Quoted in Florida Today About Corporate Social Responsibility

By Julia Thomas | April 17, 2013

Claudia Haines Jones was a panelist at the Florida Institute of Technology’s 2013 Ethics and Leadership Conference located in Melbourne, Florida.  This year’s theme was “Creating Business and Social Value through Corporate Social Responsibility”.  She was featured in Florida Today on April 17, 2013 regarding her statements on this topic. http://on.flatoday.com/14CxOZd

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Dean Mead Supports B.A.S.E. Camp for “Casual for a Cause Day”

By Julia Thomas | April 15, 2013

  Once a month, Dean Mead particpates in “Casual for a Cause Day”.  This event offers employees the opportunity to wear casual attire while supporting a different charity or non-profit organization each time.  In April, the Orlando office is proud to collaborate with B.A.S.E Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation through the UCF Wonder Women.  The purpose of…

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GRAT IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN

By Julia Thomas | April 12, 2013

We previously posted on planning strategies that work really well in this current low interest rate environment.  In that post, we discussed the grantor retained annuity trust (“GRAT”).  In summation, a GRAT pays an annuity to the grantor for a specified term of years (the “retained interest”) with the balance at the end of the…

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Florida Senate Bill Puts Agriculture at the Table for Water Supply Planning

By Julia Thomas | April 4, 2013

SB948CS Senate Bill 948, a priority for Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, appears to have won support from environmental interest groups after some amendments were worked out by sponsor Sen. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring. The bill has passed out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture.  The bill as amended (attached) requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer…

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