46 Years of Legal Practice in Florida
Real Estate
- Represented sellers and buyers in negotiating, drafting, closing, and litigating Florida real estate matters, including environmentally-sensitive lands
- Drafted, analyzed and litigated easement agreements
- Represented landlords and tenants in drafting, analyzing, negotiating, and litigating leases of office, commercial, and industrial real estate in Florida
- Authored two real estate legal forms books for West Publishing
- Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar
Probate, Wills and Trusts
- Prepared hundreds of estate plans with wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, and living wills for Florida residents
- Represented beneficiaries, trustees, creditors, and personal representatives in Florida probate estate and trust court proceedings
- Advised Florida trusts and probate fiduciaries and beneficiaries regarding routine and complex real property law aspects of probate and trust administration
Contracts
- Reviewed, drafted, negotiated or litigated hundreds of contracts in Florida
- Authored 2 volumes of specialized legal forms and contracts for West Publishing
- Taught Contract Drafting at Stetson University College of Law for over 10 years as an Adjunct Professor of Law
Business
- Advised and represented clients in formation and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies LLC, partnerships and other business entities, and litigation of their rights
- Authored the first corporate practice legal forms book published by West Publishing in digital format
- Taught Law Practice Management at Stetson University College of Law for over 5 years as an Adjunct Professor of Law
- Co-authored two additional business legal forms books for West Publishing
Nonprofits
- Advised nonprofits organizations in formation and maintenance of museums, religious, cultural and other nonprofit functions
- Authored West’s Nonprofit Orgs legal forms book for 18 years
- Served Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, over 40 years