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…
Published: August 14, 2023 Orlando, FL) A national speaker and author on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law, Dean Mead attorney James Timko was asked to comment on a lawsuit against FTX Europe executives in Fortune magazine’s article “Crypto.com was among dozens of potential suitors for FTX Europe. But the bankruptcy estate isn’t selling it.” A…
Read MorePublished: August 7, 2023 (Orlando, FL) Dean Mead Attorney and Shareholder Michael D. Minton will be honored by The Florida Bar Tax Section as the 2023 – 2024 Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year at the Section’s meeting in Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2023. He is the first resident from the…
Read MorePublished: July 19, 2023 (Orlando, FL) Dean Mead announced James Timko has been hired as an attorney with the firm’s Litigation Department. Having 20+ years of experience, James’ practice focuses on matters involving creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, assignments for benefit of creditors, receiverships, and commercial litigation. “I joined Dean Mead because it affords me the opportunity…
Read MorePublished: July 12, 2023 In an effort to support the agricultural industry and simplify the sales tax exemption processes, the Florida Legislature has introduced the new Florida Farm TEAM Card. This innovative program aims to benefit farmers by providing them with a single streamlined method to claim numerous applicable sales tax exemptions on purchases…
Read MorePublished: July 6,2023 (Orlando, FL) Dean Mead is proud to announce Marc Chapman has been recognized by Florida Trend magazine in their inaugural Legal Elite NOTABLE Managing Partners list, published in the July 2023 edition. The magazine received nominations from a number of firms across the state, some with one office and a dozen employees;…
Read MorePublished: June 30, 2023 Today, June 30, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) released its opinion in West Flagler Associates, Ltd., et al v. Debra Haaland, et al, determining the current state of the most recent gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida (the “Tribe”)…
Read MorePublished: June 30, 2023 (Orlando, FL) Dean Mead is proud to announce 12 attorneys, representing a cross-section of the firm’s Practice Areas and Industry Groups, have been selected to the 2023 Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have…
Read MorePublished: June 27, 2023 (Orlando, FL) Published in The Florida Bar’s July/August 2023 edition, “Transferring Real Property Into Limited Liability Companies in Florida: Benefits and Considerations” provides an overview of the benefits of transferring real property and issues property owners should consider prior to transferring real property into an LLC. Joseph Percopo writes “transferring Florida…
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