Mr. Michael D Minton

1982, Florida

•Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce – Past Board Member
•Governor's Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast-Member and Chair, Natural Resources Committee
•University of Florida Law Alumni Council – Member
•(IFAS) Food and Resource Economics Dept./Food & Agricultural Sciences – Member of the External Advisory Board
•Treasure Coast Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc. – Past Legal Advisor
•Governor's Growth Management Task Force – Past Member
•Judicial Nominating Commission for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit – Past Member
•St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce – Past President
•Indian River State College Foundation Board, Inc. – Member, Past Chair
•Treasure Coast University Task Force – Past Member
•U.S.D.A. Lab Site Selection Task Force – Past Chairman
•Fort Pierce Main Street – Past Board Member

Charitable and Pro Bono Service
Indian River State College Foundation, Inc. - Past Chair
Mr. Minton has been an integral leader for the firm in support of its partnership with the Indian River State College “President's Challenge to SOAR/Take Stock in Children” program. Dean Mead has awarded nearly 800 scholarships over the past 16 years to benefit eighth and ninth grade students who are mentored throughout high school and college. This dynamic program helps to break the cycle of poverty by giving at-risk children the opportunity to pursue education and the chance for a future of success.
University of Central Florida College of Medicine Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Minton is the founding member and co-chair of the UCF College of Medicine's Scholarship Committee, a group of University officials and local professionals whose mission was to raise funds for the scholarships for all 41 students in the inaugural class. Dean Mead was the first organization in central Florida to announce that it would fully fund a four-year endowed scholarship at the College. The scholarship was named for Mr. Robert Mead, one of the founding partners at the law firm, and a significant legal advisor to central Florida's medical community for more than 30 years.

Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation: University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1982
Juris Doctorate: University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, with honors, 1981
Bachelor of Science Degree: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, with honors, 1979

Bar Admissions
Florida

Recognition & Awards
•Awarded Special Merit Award by The Florida Bar Tax Section, 2009
•Named an Outstanding Tax Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2005 – 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014
•Named an Outstanding Tax Attorney in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2006-2014
•Named an Outstanding Tax Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2014
•Named one of Florida's Top Environmental Attorneys, 2007-2009 and 2012; Outstanding Tax Attorney, 2007-2009 and 2012-2013 in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine
•Outstanding Conservationist Award, 2003
•Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, 1997
•Martindale Hubbell: AV Rating

Speaking Engagements
•Central Florida Water Initiative- A Regional Response to Avoid a Pending Crisis, 2014 Florida Water Law & Policy Conference, Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL, February 6-7, 2014
•Changes in Latitudes; Changes in Attitudes: Florida Agriculture is Part of the Solution! 27th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School Conference, Marco Island Marriott Resort, Marco Island, FL, July 16-19, 2013
•After the Storm: How Have Recent Tax Changes Affected Estate Planning and Real Estate Investments? Old Historic City Hall, Fort Pierce, FL, May 16, 2013
•Estate Planning for Land Owners Post ATRA 2012 – Clarity, But Still Not Out of the Woods! National Cattleman's Beef Association Annual Convention, Tampa, FL, February 8, 2013.

Publications
2 Ways Growers Can Adapt In An Improving Economy, co-authored with Laura M. Young, Grower Magazine, February, 2014
Temporary Tax Relief Provides Significant Planning Opportunities for Small Business Owners, co-authored with Richard I. Withers and Robert J. Naberhaus III, published in Farm Credit of Central Florida, August 2011
Back to the Future for Estate Tax Planning, Farm Credit Leader, December, 2010
Legal and Tax Issues of Carbon Credit Trading, co-authored with Christine L. Weingart, AF&PA General Counsels Committee Meeting, May 2010
Biofuel Tax Incentives Revisited: The Stimulus Bill Stimulating Renewable Energy, published in The Florida Bar Tax Section Bulletin, August 2009
Biofuel Tax Incentives in Florida Agriculture: Are We Serious About Energy Independence?, published in The Florida Bar Tax Section Bulletin, December 2008
Year End Estate and Tax Planning for Farmers, published in the Farm Credit Leader, December 2007
The Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Receipt of Compensation for the Removal of Commercial Citrus Trees, published in The Florida Bar Tax Section Bulletin, September 2006 Fellow: •Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce – Past Board Member
•Governor's Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast-Member and Chair, Natural Resources Committee
•University of Florida Law Alumni Council – Member
•(IFAS) Food and Resource Economics Dept./Food & Agricultural Sciences – Member of the External Advisory Board
•Treasure Coast Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc. – Past Legal Advisor
•Governor's Growth Management Task Force – Past Member
•Judicial Nominating Commission for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit – Past Member
•St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce – Past President
•Indian River State College Foundation Board, Inc. – Member, Past Chair
•Treasure Coast University Task Force – Past Member
•U.S.D.A. Lab Site Selection Task Force – Past Chairman
•Fort Pierce Main Street – Past Board Member

Charitable and Pro Bono Service
Indian River State College Foundation, Inc. - Past Chair
Mr. Minton has been an integral leader for the firm in support of its partnership with the Indian River State College “President's Challenge to SOAR/Take Stock in Children” program. Dean Mead has awarded nearly 800 scholarships over the past 16 years to benefit eighth and ninth grade students who are mentored throughout high school and college. This dynamic program helps to break the cycle of poverty by giving at-risk children the opportunity to pursue education and the chance for a future of success.
University of Central Florida College of Medicine Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Minton is the founding member and co-chair of the UCF College of Medicine's Scholarship Committee, a group of University officials and local professionals whose mission was to raise funds for the scholarships for all 41 students in the inaugural class. Dean Mead was the first organization in central Florida to announce that it would fully fund a four-year endowed scholarship at the College. The scholarship was named for Mr. Robert Mead, one of the founding partners at the law firm, and a significant legal advisor to central Florida's medical community for more than 30 years.

Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation: University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1982
Juris Doctorate: University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, with honors, 1981
Bachelor of Science Degree: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, with honors, 1979

Bar Admissions
Florida

Recognition & Awards
•Awarded Special Merit Award by The Florida Bar Tax Section, 2009
•Named an Outstanding Tax Attorney in Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2005 – 2008, 2011 and 2012
•Named an Outstanding Tax Attorney in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2006-2014
•Named an Outstanding Tax Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2014
•Named one of Florida's Top Environmental Attorneys, 2007-2009 and 2012; Outstanding Tax Attorney, 2007-2009 and 2012-2013 in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine
•Outstanding Conservationist Award, 2003
•Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award, 1997
•Martindale Hubbell: AV Rating

Speaking Engagements
•Central Florida Water Initiative- A Regional Response to Avoid a Pending Crisis, 2014 Florida Water Law & Policy Conference, Hyatt Regency, Orlando, FL, February 6-7, 2014
•Changes in Latitudes; Changes in Attitudes: Florida Agriculture is Part of the Solution! 27th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School Conference, Marco Island Marriott Resort, Marco Island, FL, July 16-19, 2013
•After the Storm: How Have Recent Tax Changes Affected Estate Planni