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 Monday, May 18, the Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County held its Annual Awards Dinner to recognize local youth and adults who are making a difference in our community. Dean Mead shareholder, Dennis G. Corrick, received the Kathryn Basile Champion for Children Award as recognition for his leadership of the campaign to reauthorize the Children’s Services…
Read MoreFlorida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals has issued a decision concerning the dimensions and scope of an easement. In Condron, et.al. v. Arey, et.al., the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that an easement for ingress and egress over an area described as a “10 foot easement over and across a parcel of land” means…
Read MoreOrlando, Fla. – The executive committee of the Florida Agriculture Financial Management Conference (FAFMC) recently announced the dates for this year’s conference on August 27-28, 2015 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. Some of the nation’s leading agricultural and economic experts will be in Orlando to address financial strategies impacting one of Florida’s top…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, May 27th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its new Clean Water Rule, which has also been referred to as the “Waters of the United States” rule, in an attempt to clarify the limits of its jurisdiction under the federal Clean Water Act. Attacked by farm interests and heralded by environmental groups,…
Read MoreIn Simmons v. Estate of Dr. Adrienne S. Baranowitz, et.al., the 4th DCA set aside a circuit court’s order directing the personal representative’s counsel to disgorge fees which the court determined to be excessive. In this case, the trustee of the decedent’s trust filed an objection to the personal representative’s accounting and a petition to…
Read MoreFort Pierce, Fla. – Michael Minton, shareholder at Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer, was the alumni welcome guest speaker at the Spring 2015 University of Florida College of Law commencement ceremony on May 17, 2015 at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville, Florida. This year’s class included 291 graduating students receiving Juris…
Read MoreFlorida Legislative Post-Session Report A View from the Capitol Dean Mead’s Government Relations, Lobbying and Administrative Law industry team is pleased to provide a summary report of the highlights from the 2015 Florida Legislative Session. Below is a description of passed legislation that may be of interest to your business. “SB” is the abbreviation for…
Read MoreVIERA, Fla. – (May 11, 2015) – Dean Mead, a business law firm with five offices across Florida, announced that Michelle L. Naberhaus has joined its Brevard County office as Of Counsel in the Estate and Succession Planning department. Naberhaus has more than 15 years of experience and is well-known throughout the Space Coast for…
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