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Michael Minton Interviewed by Florida Trend About Tax Law Changes

Published: August 27th, 2018

By: Michael D. Minton

Michael Minton, Chair of Dean Mead’s Agribusiness and Solar Energy industry teams, was recently featured in the Viewpoints section of Florida Trend. The video interview, “The Impact of Recent Tax Law Changes on Florida,” appeared on August 16, 2018. Minton details how tax law changes, resulting from the recently passed Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, are […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Trusts and Estates Blog, Water Law Blog

Dana M. Apfelbaum Earns Florida Bar Board Certification in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law

Published: August 15th, 2018

By: Dana M. Apfelbaum

Fort Pierce, FL — Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer announced today that Dana M. Apfelbaum, shareholder in the firm’s Fort Pierce office, has earned Board Certification in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law from The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education. This is a significant achievement in Apfelbaum’s legal career, as she is now […]

Posted in Articles, Tax Law Blog, Trusts and Estates Blog

Lauren Detzel and David Akins Receive Top Rankings in Chambers HNW Guide 2018

Published: August 13th, 2018

By: Lauren Y. Detzel David J. Akins

Orlando, Fla. – Dean Mead announced today that Lauren Y. Detzel and David J. Akins have been ranked among the leading attorneys in Private Wealth Law by Chambers in its Chambers High Net Worth 2018 guide, which was recently released. Detzel ranks in the top tier Band 1 in Florida in the Chambers HNW Private […]

Posted in Articles, Trusts and Estates Blog

Florida Homestead Law Seminar to be Presented by Dean Mead

Published: August 6th, 2018

By: Joseph K. Naberhaus Robert J. Naberhaus III

Dean Mead’s Estate & Succession Planning Department presents an educational seminar on A Primer on Florida Homestead Law Attorneys Robert J. Naberhaus III and Joseph K. Naberhaus will discuss the following topics: What is Florida Homestead? Restrictions on Devise Exemption from Creditors Estate Administration Issues Elective Share Issues Irrevocable Homestead Trusts Waiver of Homestead Rights […]

Posted in Articles, Events, Homestead, Trusts and Estates Blog

11 Dean Mead Attorneys Honored as Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine

Dean Mead Attorney Robert Goldman
Dean Mead Attorney Mark Holcomb
Published: July 3rd, 2018

By: H. French Brown, IV Michael J. Furbush Robert S. Goldman Mark E. Holcomb Cari L. Roth John L. Wharton Peter M. Dunbar Darryl M. Bloodworth Melanie S. Griffin Lauren Y. Detzel

Orlando, Fla. — Eleven Dean Mead attorneys have been recognized among Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2018. The list appears in the July edition of the publication. This year Cari L. Roth is inducted into The Legal Elite Hall of Fame joining fellow shareholders, Darryl M. Bloodworth, Lauren Y. Detzel, Peter M. Dunbar and Mark E. Holcomb […]

Posted in Articles, Community Development, Estate & Trust Administrations, Press Releases, Property Rights Disputes, Property Taxes, Real Estate Blog, State Tax, Tax Law Blog, Trusts and Estates Blog

Brad Gould Earns Florida Bar Board Certification in Tax Law

Published: June 21st, 2018

By: Brad Gould

Fort Pierce, FL — Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer announced today that Brad Gould, shareholder in the Fort Pierce office, has earned Board Certification in Tax Law from The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education. This is a significant milestone in Gould’s legal career because he is now distinguished as a specialist and […]

Posted in Articles, Estate & Trust Administrations, Estate, Gift & GST Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships and LLCs, Press Releases, S Corporations, Tax Law Blog, Tax Planning, Trusts and Estates Blog

Naberhaus Attorneys Talk Duties and Dangers in the Administration of a Trust

Published: June 14th, 2018

By: Joseph K. Naberhaus Robert J. Naberhaus III

Rob Naberhaus and Joey Naberhaus, attorneys in Dean Mead’s Viera office, gave a presentation last week to a full house at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place on the topic of duties and dangers that can arise for Trustees as they’re carrying out numerous responsibilities in the administration of a trust. Using recent case studies, the […]

Posted in Articles, Estate & Trust Administrations, Estate & Trust Litigation, Trustees & Personal Representatives, Trusts and Estates Blog

Courts Look for Goldilocks Sweet Spot in Awarding Fees for RFA

Published: May 29th, 2018

By: Timothy W. Sobczak

After a plaintiff won a $2 million wrongful death verdict against two tobacco companies, his lawyers sought almost $1 million in attorney fees and expenses. Attorneys argued that the tobacco company defendants should reimburse the plaintiff for the enormous cost of proving facts that were so obviously truthful that they should not have been contested […]

Posted in Articles, Estate & Trust Litigation, Trustees & Personal Representatives, Trusts and Estates Blog