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Address
PGA Financial Plaza, Suite 240
3399 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 (Palm Beach Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards The law firm of Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. is one of the oldest in Boca Raton, Florida, tracing its origins to 1973 when its co-founder, Charles E. Rutherford, relocated to this area to continue his practice. We are a multi-service law firm, specializing in many areas of the law while maintaining close co-counsel relationships. We are committed to providing the highest quality of legal services to our clients, with an emphasis on prompt service and individual attention. Statement of PracticeAgricultural Law; Annuity Planning; Appellate Practice; Asset Protection; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Charitable Advisory/501 (c)(iii) Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Finance; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law (State and Federal Court); Construction Law; Contracts; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Criminal Law, including White Collar Crimes; Debtor's Rights; Educational Rights Law; Elder Law; Estate Planning; Family Law; Federal Taxation, including IRS Practice and Procedures, as well as Complex Tax Litigation; Foreclosures; Guardianship; Insurance Fraud and Coverage; International Law; Labor and Employment; Landlord and Tenant Law; Local Taxation; Mechanics' Lien Law; Mediation Services; Medical Malpractice; Municipal and Administrative Law; Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse; Partnership/LLC/LLP Law; Personal Injury; Planned Giving; Probate; Probate, Guardianship and Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Real Estate Title Insurance; RICO Litigation; Securities Arbitration; State Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Qualified Retirement Planning; Wrongful Death. Year Established: 1990
Firm Size: 19
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
AddressPGA Financial Plaza, Suite 240
3399 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, (Palm Beach Co.)
PhonePhone: 561-691-8111
Facsimile: 561-625-6186
Website
http://www.rmlawyer.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesBoca Raton, Florida: (Main Office) Fountain Square I Fourth Floor 2600 North Military Trail 33431-6348. Telephone: 561-241-1600; 800-741-1600. Facsimile: 561-241-3815.
West Palm Beach, Florida: Phillips Point West Tower 777 South Flagler Drive Suite 1601 33401. Telephone: 561-820-9414. Facsimile: 561-835-3966. Facsimile: 561-835-3966.
John R. Banister (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., with honors, 1977); Oxford University-International Law (1978); Nova University (J.D., 1980). Beta Gamma Sigma. Named Florida Super Lawyer, 2008-2010. Co-Author, Florida Bar CLE Guardianship Manual-Termination of Guardianships. Lecturer, Real Estate, The Florida Bar. Past Member: CLE Real Estate Law Committee; Probate and Guardianship Rules Committee; Executive Council-Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Past Chairman, Palm Beach County Subcommittee. Mortgage Agent, Attorneys' Mortgage Services. Associate Member, Palm Beach Board of Realtors. President, Palm Beach County Realtor/Attorney Committee, 1997-1998. Member: Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches; Northern Palm Beach and Palm Beach Chambers of Commerce; Florida Realtor/Attorney Committee (Chairman, FAR/BAR Contract Subcommittee, 2008). Florida Bar 15th Judicial Circuit Representative. Florida Bar Executive Council Member. Member: Palm Beach County (Member, North County Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property: Probate; Trust Law). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Special Agencies: Member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Board of Trustees (19 years; Chairman, 1993-1994); The Gulfstream Goodwill (1998; Chairman, 2001-2003; Chairman, 2007-2008); Lighthouse for the Blind (Vice Chairman, 2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation; Mortgage Banking Law; Probate Administration; Guardianship.Email: John R. Banister
Stanley Dale Klett, Jr. (Shareholder) born Akron, Ohio, March 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Lecturer, Author of Seminar Materials for National Business Institute Seminar on Foreclosure Issues and Collections. Named Florida Super Lawyer, 2008-2009. Named one of Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member, 1986; Member, Board of Directors, 1999; President, 2004-2005; Past President and Current Member of North County Section); Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV (Member, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee, 2002-2004; Member, 1999-2005); The Florida Bar (Member and Past Chairman, Liaison Committee and Law Day Committee; Member, Trial Lawyers Section). (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Special Agencies: Current Chairman, Board of Directors and Past Treasurer of the Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, since 1994; Board of Directors of Schwarz Enterprises and Vice President of Friends of Abused Children, a non-profit corporation that raises funds and assists abused and neglected children. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Foreclosures; Lien Law.Email: Stanley Dale Klett, Jr.
——————————Bettee M. Collister (Attorney) born Binghamton, New York; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Palm Beach Community College (Associate Degree in Legal Assisting, 1995); Florida Atlantic University (B.S., Business Management, 2000); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Author: "Grantmaking Basics II: Making Decisions," Association of Small Foundation's Quarterly Newsletter, Spring, 2001. Lecturer, Estate Planning, Probate and Charitable Foundations. Adjunct Professor, Palm Beach Community College, Paralegal Department. Board Member: Take Stock in Children, Inc., Palm Beach County; College for Kids, Inc. Founding Board Member, Women in Philanthropy of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Member: Palm Beach County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Palm Beach County Chapter, Florida Association for Woman Lawyers. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Real Estate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations.Email: Bettee M. Collister
Kenneth N. Johnson (Senior Attorney) born Madison, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1982, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1978); University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Member, North Dakota Moot Court Association. Recipient, Delta Theta Phi James Baine Scholarship. North Dakota Law Review, 1981-1982. Special Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, for the President's Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, 1985-1986. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Palm Beach Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Treasurer, 2005-2010, Board of Directors, 2002-2010); Kiwanis Club of Palm Beach Gardens, (Board of Directors, 2004-2006); Northern Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. Past Member, the Florida Public Defender Association (Instructor and Lecturer in the Area of Civil Commitment, 2002-2003), Past President, Past Member, Kiwanis Club of Central Palm Beach County. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member: (Criminal Law Committee, 2004-2005, 2007-2008; Real Estate CLE Committee, 2008-2009; Commercial and Business Litigation CLE Committee, 2004-2005, 2008-2009; Civil Practice Committee 2006-2007; and Chair of the Commercial Litigation CLE Committee for 2006-2007); Board of Directors, North County Section of the Palm Beach County Bar Association (2006-2010); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Criminal Law; Trial Lawyers). (Board Certified in Business Litigation, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: SPS Dev. Co. v. DS Enters. of the Palm Beaches, Inc., 970 So. 2d 495 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); H & M Hearing Assocs., LLC v. Nobile, 950 So. 2d 501 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Kenneth N. Johnson
Erskine C. Rogers III (Senior Attorney) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1977); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1981). Recipient, Guardianship Award, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, March, 2008. Named Florida Super Lawyer, 2009. Author: "Enforcement of Orders of Protection," Family Law Commentator, June 2009. Speaker for Palm Beach County Bar Association and others. Leader and Past Cubmaster, Boy Scouts of America. Past Chair, Family Law CLE Committee. Past President, Drug Abuse Treatment Association. Previously certified family mediator. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member: North County Section, Family Law Practice Committee); The Florida Bar (Member: Family Law Section).Fellow, Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV. (Board Certified Marital and Family Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: City of Boynton Beach v. Janots; Gray v. Gray; M.P.S.H. v. D.H. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Probate.Email: Erskine C. Rogers III
Jill G. Weiss (Attorney) born New York, New York, January 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2009, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory University (B.A., Economics, 1984); New York University (M.B.A., Finance, 1990); Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003).. Named Florida Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2009. Junior Staff Member and Senior Editor, Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member, North County and Young Lawyers Sections; Director; Chair, Bench Bar Conference, 2008); The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section); Florida Association of Women Lawyers (State Development Director, 2009; Past President, Palm Beach County Chapter); Women's Foundation of Palm Beach County (Founding Director). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Family Law.Email: Jill G. Weiss
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