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…
On September 13, 2021, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee released the proposed “Build Back Better Act” (the “Proposed Act”). The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the Proposed Act on September 15, 2021, which addresses numerous fiscal issues, including many tax increases. This Alert will provide a brief…
Read MoreVero Beach, FL – Dean Mead is excited to announce the addition of Tyler G. Puttick in the Vero Beach office. Puttick comes to the Firm with experience in estate, trust and wealth preservation planning. He handles multiple aspects of estate planning, from preparing revocable and irrevocable trusts and wills to advising and implementing wealth…
Read MoreDean Mead Agribusiness attorneys, Michael Minton and Amanda Govin, were recently interviewed for an article on the website GrowingProduce.com. The article titled “Carbon Markets for Agriculture Still a Work in Progress” discusses how carbon marketing for agriculture is becoming a popular topic of conversation again. Even large agricultural companies like Corteva and Bayer are currently developing…
Read MoreDean Mead attorney, Stephen R. Looney, was recently featured in the September issue of ALI CLE’s The Practical Tax Lawyer. The article titled, “Demystifying the 20 Percent Deduction for Qualified Business Income Under Section 199A” broadly covers the Code section 199A final regulations and operational rules and definitions. Stephen R. Looney practices in Dean Mead’s Orlando…
Read MoreEarlier this week, the Revenue Estimating Conference updated its general revenue forecast to include an additional $2.6 billion for state fiscal years 2021-22 & 2022-23. The addition of these revenues imply that the general revenues are now exceeding the State’s pre-COVID revenue forecasts; suggesting that Florida’s economy has recovered from the pandemic-related revenue losses seen…
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. – Twenty Dean Mead attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022, and three attorneys have been named “Lawyer of the Year.” The attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” are listed below, followed by all attorneys recognized in the 2022 list. The Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year 2022…
Read MoreSeven attorneys have been recognized among Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2021. The list includes four of the firm’s shareholders who are members of the distinguished Hall of Fame. Darryl M. Bloodworth, Lauren Y. Detzel, Peter M. Dunbar and Mark E. Holcomb have consistently earned high rankings from their peers in the annual Legal Elite voting. The…
Read MoreFLORIDA – June 2021 – Dean Mead announces that 15 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers, an annual list of top-ranked lawyers. This also includes one attorney recognized as a “Rising Star,” an up-and-comer under the age of 40. Additionally, two of Dean Mead’s attorneys…
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