Appellate Court Affirms Involuntary Dismissal of Undue Influence Claim

By Julia Thomas | January 6, 2016

Recently, the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of a son’s undue influence claims brought against his sister in Luciani v. Nealon, 2015 WL 7782819 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). Rule 1.420(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, allows the trial court to involuntarily dismiss a case when, after viewing the evidence presented…

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Laura Minton Young Finalist in LEAD Brevard’s 4 Under 40

By Julia Thomas | January 5, 2016
Laura Young

Laura Minton Young, Dean Mead shareholder and real estate attorney in the firm’s Viera/Melbourne office, was selected as a finalist in LEAD Brevard’s 4 Under 40. Young is one (1) of the twelve (12) nominees being recognized in the area as up-and-coming community and business leaders. The ‘Top Twelve 4 Under 40’ will be featured during LEAD Brevard’s 12th Annual…

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19th Annual ‘Beautiful People’ List Recognizes Dennis Corrick

By Julia Thomas | December 30, 2015

Dean Mead real estate attorney and shareholder, Dennis G. Corrick, was once again named one of St. Lucie County’s ‘Beautiful People’ for community activism. He first made this list in 2013 in the same area. Earlier this year, Corrick received the Kathryn Basile Champion for Children Award as recognition for his leadership of the campaign…

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Vicki Berman Honored with Outstanding Achievement Award by CREW Orlando

By Julia Thomas | December 23, 2015

ORLANDO, Fla. – Vicki L. Berman, a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry and attorney at Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A., was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Orlando during the organization’s 12th Annual Celebration of Champions gala on November 12, 2015. The award for…

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President Obama Signs PATH Act Into Law

By Julia Thomas | December 21, 2015

Last week, Congress passed H.R. 2029, The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH).  The PATH Act would extend for varying degrees of time, some permanently, many expired tax provisions. Our initial summary of the PATH Act can be found here.  On Friday, President Obama signed the PATH Act into law. As a result, taxpayers have a…

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St. Lucie County Education Foundation Awards $50,000 to School Board

By Julia Thomas | December 18, 2015

The Education Foundation of St. Lucie County (EDSLC) received $25,000 in a matching funds grant through the State of Florida School District Education Foundation Matching Grant Program. The funds were provided by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations (CFEF). Dean Mead shareholder, Joel C. Zwemer, was on hand along with fellow EDSLC Board members, to present…

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Common Interest Associations’ Ability to Collect Past Due Assessments

By Julia Thomas | December 17, 2015

Homeowners’ associations (“HOAs”) across Florida run into problems when it comes to trying to collect past due assessments. This problem is especially apparent in cases where the owner’s unit for which the past due assessments were owed has entered foreclosure. Generally, a foreclosure proceeding by a senior lien holder – like a lender who forwarded…

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