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…
In 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…
Read MoreIn an article published by the Orlando Sentinel on May 4, 2015, David Hathaway, chair of Dean Mead’s Litigation Department, provides insight on the recent lawsuits brought against SeaWorld. The theme park is currently fighting five lawsuits from customers who say the company misled them about the treatment of its whales. Hathaway, however, says that…
Read MoreBrian M. Malec, shareholder in Dean Mead’s Orlando Estate and Succession Planning Department, and Scott A. Bowman, of Proskauer Rose in Boca Raton, recently co-authored the article titled, “Florida Family Trust Companies: Tax and Nontax Considerations.” The article, published in The Florida Bar Journal, May, 2015 Volume 89, No.5, may be viewed by clicking the link…
Read MoreDean Mead shareholder, Laura Minton Young, was featured as the “One to Watch” in the April 26, 2015 issue of Florida Today. The article titled, “Real estate lawyer shares fascination with ‘smart growth’ development” may be viewed in the link HERE.
Read MoreThe Florida Tax Institute Co-sponsored by the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Graduate Tax Program and Florida Tax Education Foundation, Inc. April 22-24, 2015 The conference will be held in the beautiful Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay – 2900 Bayport Drive, Tampa, Florida. Lauren Detzel, shareholder and chair of Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession…
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