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| | Address | | 2650 North Military Trail, Suite 240 | | Boca Raton, Florida 33431-7391 | | (Palm Beach Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 561-241-9500 | | Fax: 561-998-0028 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bergersingerman.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Berger Singerman practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, including Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Employment, Environmental, Governmental Regulation, Health Care Regulation, Insurance, Land Use Planning, Real Estate, Securities, State and Federal Trial and Appellate Litigation, and Trusts and Estates Law. | | Firm Size: 55 | Representative Clients:
Adler Group, Inc.; ADT Security Services, Inc.; Amerada Hess Corp.; American Automobile Association, Inc.; ATÆ Corporation; Corporation; The Broadstone Group; Cayman Islands Government, Ministry of Agriculture, Communications, Environment and Natural Resources; Coastal Healthcare Group, Inc.; Coca Cola Enterprises; Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation; Crescent Machinery Company; CSR Rinker; Eastern Metal Supply; Edd Helms Group, Inc.; Extended Stay America; Fairfield Communities, Inc.; Farm Stores; First East Side Savings Bank; Florida Department of Transportation; Florida Power and Light Co.; Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute; The Franklin Trust; Harrow Products Corp.; Heller Financial, Inc.; Joy Insignia corp.; Kimco Realty Corp.; Motels of America, Inc.; National Service Industries; North American Biologicals, Inc.; Northern Trust Bank of Florida; Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.; Par Pharmaceuticals; Piper Aircraft Trust; Productivity Partners; The Related Group of Florida; ServiceMaster-Florida; Starbrite Distributing, Inc.; Stiles Corp.; Textron Financial Corp.; Waste Management, Inc.; W.R. Grace & Co.; Xerox Credit Corporation. |
Other Office Locations of Berger Singerman
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
| | James L. Berger (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; 1984, Texas; 1987, Florida. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board, 1982-1983. Managing Editor, Legal Research Program, 1982-1983. Member, Broward County Higher Education Facilities Authority. Advisory Board Member, Make-A-Wish Foundation (South Florida). Member, Board of Directors, The Charter School of Excellence, Capital Campaign Fund for the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. Member: The Florida Bar. (Also at Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee Offices). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: James L. Berger | | Mitchell W. Berger (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, May 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1981, Tennessee; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: Temple Law Quarterly, 1980; "The Jurist," 1980. Law Clerk to the Honorable Alan C. Sundberg, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, 1980. Publications: "Election 2000: The Law of Tied Presidential Elections," Nova Law Review, Spring 2002. Member: Broward County Management Review Committee, 1989. Commissioner: Florida Environmental Regulation Commission, 1991-1997. Member, Environmental Financial Advisory Board United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1993-1995. Member, Board of Directors, Student Loan Marketing Association, 1994-2001; Elected Vice Chairman, 1995; Appointed Chairman by President Clinton, 1998; and Member, 1994-2001. Member National Advisory Council of the U.S. Small Business Administration, 1996-1998. Member, Board of Governors, South Florida Water Management District, 1997-2001. Member, Board of Governors, Nova University School of Business and Entrepreneurship, 1994-. Member, Temple University School of Law Board of Visitors, 2001-. Member, Board of The Nature Conservancy, 2001—. Member: The Florida Bar; Tennessee, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Bar Association. (Also at Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee Offices). Reported Cases: Albert Gore, Jr. and Joseph I. Lieberman v. Katherine Harris, et al, 772 So. 2d 1243 (Fla. 2000), certiorari and stay granted; Bush v. Gore, 531 US 1046, 121 S. Ct. 512, 148L. Ed. 2d 553 (Fla. 2000), reversed and remanded; Bush v. Gore, 531 S. 98, 121 S. Ct. 525, 148 L. Ed. 388 (Fla. 2000), on remand; Gore v. Harris, 773 So. 2d 524 (Fla. 2000); Kinney System, Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Company, 674 So.2d 86 (Fla. 1996); Capitol Funds, Inc. v. Arlen Realty, Inc. 755 F.2d 1544 (11th Cir. 1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions. Email: Mitchell W. Berger | | Steven Garellek (Shareholder) born Montreal, Quebec, April 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, Ontario; 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: McGill University (B.Com., 1981; LL.B., 1984); University of Detroit (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Director, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Member: Law Society of Upper Canada; New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Immigration Law; International Taxation; International Tax Controversies. Email: Steven Garellek | | Michael S. Greene (Shareholder) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with high honors, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1981). Certified Indoor Environmentalist, Florida, 2003. Author: "Intellectual Property: Swords and Shields of Design Professionals," The Construction Lawyer's Toolbox, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (May 2000); "Clearing the Air on Indoor Environment Litigation," Corporate Real Estate Executive Magazine (January/February 1998); "Collection Procedures in the Construction Industry," The Contractor's Handbook of Law and Finance, John Wiley & Sons (1992). Keynote Speaker, Educational Conference of the Building Officials Association of Florida. Speaker, Florida Department of Labor's Symposiums on the Indoor Environment, 1997 and 1999. Member: Palm Beach County, South Palm Beach County and American (Membership Chair, Division 12, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Claims; Environmental Law. | | Allen H. Libow (Shareholder) born Brooklyn, New York, February 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; 1996, U.S. Tax Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.S., Accounting, 1986); Florida State University (J.D., 1991). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Beta Alpha Psi. Member, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Florida State University. Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1987. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Department of Revenue v. SOM Publishing, Inc., 747 So.2d 946 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Cayman Manufacturing, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, 833 So.2d 177 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); Department of Revenue v. Swago, 877 So.2d 761 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004); Pagenet, Inc. v. Fla. Dept. of Revenue, 896 So.2d 824 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005); Goodman v. Crown Leasing Corp., 913 So.2d 1241 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). Practice Areas: Federal, State and International Taxation; Tax Litigation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Telecommunications Law. Email: Allen H. Libow | | Melissa Melzer (Associate) born New York, New York, September 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Melissa Melzer | | Daniel D. Mielnicki (Shareholder) born Jerusalem, Israel, June 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1978, New York; 1992, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 1970); National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., 1974); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Member: Maryland State, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Individual Tax Planning; Personal Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Wealth Preservation; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Administration; International Tax Planning. Email: Daniel D. Mielnicki | | William M. Shaheen (Shareholder) born Hinsdale, Illinois, September 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1990); University of Illinois (J.D., 1993); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Recipient: University of Illinois, John H. Rapp Scholarship; Honors in Legal Writing. Notes Editor, The Illinois Bar Journal Recent Decisions, 1992-1993. Author: "Tax Planning for the Transfer of Franchises, Trademarks, and Trade Names," Journal of Corporate Taxation, May/June 2001; "Selling a Partnership Interest May Create UBIT Problems," Journal of Taxation of Exempt Organizations," January/February 1999. Co-Author: with Gregory F. Wilder, "Tax Considerations in Eminent Domain Proceedings," Journal of Real Estate Taxation, Fall 1996 and Florida Eminent Domain Practice and Procedure, Florida Bar, 5th ed. 1996, 2000 supp.; "Recent Decisions: Tort Law/Fraud," Illinois Bar Journal, November 1992. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Immigration Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Asset Protection. Email: William M. Shaheen | | Paul Steven Singerman (Shareholder) born Lima, Ohio, November 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Member, The American Law Institute, 2001—. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Of the Business Law Section: Chair, 1995-1996; Chair Elect, 1994-1995; Secretary/Treasurer, 1993-1994; Chairman, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1991-1992; Vice Chairman, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1990-1991; Chairman: Legislation Committee, 1992-1993; Continuing Legal Education, Special Programs and Meetings Committee, Business Law Section, 1986-1989 and Member, Executive Council of the Business Law Section, 1986—); Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association (Director, 1997—); American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America. Fellow, The American College of Bankruptcy. (Also at Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee Offices). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Troubled Loan Workouts; Commercial Secured Transactions. Email: Paul Steven Singerman | | Lawrence B. Steinberg (Shareholder) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Manitoba; 1982, British Columbia; 1999, Florida. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 1973; LL.B., 1978); University of Western Ontario (M.B.A., 1975); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Member: Manitoba, British Columbia and Canadian Bar Associations; Law Society of Manitoba; Law Society of British Columbia; International Council of Shopping Centres (Manitoba Representative, Legal Sub-committee, 1985-1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Lending; Real Estate. Email: Lawrence B. Steinberg | | OF COUNSEL | | Michael R. Harris (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Pennsylvania; 1973, Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Econ., 1962); Harvard University (J.D., 1965); Villanova University (M.A., Pol. Sc., 1967); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1971). Legal Teaching Position, Villanova University School of Law, Graduate Tax Program, 1982-1987. Member: Montgomery (Chairman, Section on Taxation, 1988-1989; Director, 1987-1992), Palm Beach County, Pennsylvania (Chairman, Estate Planning Subcommittee of Real Property and Probate Section, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Income Tax; Tax Planning; Business Law. | | Marian Pearlman Nease (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., May 20, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1970, District of Columbia; 1981, Florida. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1961); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1964). Commissioner, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1978-1981. Member: Boca Raton Housing Authority, 1999—; American Association of homes and Services for the Aging, 1990—; Florida Association of Homes for the Aging, 1986—. Member: The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar. (Also at Fort Lauderdale Office). Practice Areas: Health Law; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Marian Pearlman Nease | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office: 350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1000, 33301. Telephone: 305-525-9900. Fax: 305-523-2872.
Miami, Florida Office: 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1000, 33131. Telephone: 305-755-9500. Fax: 305-714-4340.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 125 South Gadsden Street, Suite 300, 32301. Telephone: 850-561-3010. Fax: 850-561-3013.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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