Residential Real Estate Appraiser serving NE Palm Beach County and Martin County. Expert testimony. Appraisal applications include: tax appeal, trusts, estates, divorce, litigation, mortgage, and FEMA. USPAP compliant reports. Market knowledge, customer service, consultation. 36 years experience. Spiel Appraisal Services, Paul A. Spiel SRA, Cert Gen RZ2435. Phone: 561-307-4428, email: paulspiel18@gmail.com.

Nancy Vaughn Miller passed away on July 23, 2024. If you or an attorney you know prepared her Last Will and Testament, please deposit the original Will with the Palm Beach County Probate Court.

Furnished small office suite available for immediate occupancy in east Boca Raton. Flexible lease terms are available. If interested please call Ron David,Esq. at 561-945-0637.

Opportunity for lawyer/ small law firm to share small office in Jupiter/Jupiter Inlet Colony area.  Flexible arrangements available, including month-to-month.  $1,250.00 per month. Please call or text 561-300-6812 if interested.

CEMETERY LOTS: 2 Side-by-side lots front central area of Palm Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery WPB. $3,500 each. A 28% savings from the $4900 cost buying directly from the cemetery. 561-622-2609 Stan DeWalt. 

Moritt Hock & Hamroff announced today that Gary S. Rosner, a Partner and member of the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Practice Groups has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court’s Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (MEAC) by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muniz for a four (4) year term through June 30, 2028. The Committee provides advisory ethics opinions for certified and court-appointed mediators. Rosner is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Court Mediator in addition to being a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. Rosner was also recently elected to the Executive Council of the Florida Bar ADR section and elected Vice President of the Florida Academy of Mediators. In addition, he has been appointed Co-Chair of the Miami-Dade Bar Association’s ADR/Arbitration Committee for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and has been reappointed Co-Chair of the Broward County Bar Association’s ADR Committee. He has also been named to The Boca Raton Observer Top Lawyers list for 2024. Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP is a 90-attorney full service commercial law firm, founded in 1980, that provides a wide range of legal services to businesses, corporations and individuals worldwide from its offices in New York City, on Long Island and in Florida.

Ward Damon business and commercial litigation attorney Phil Werner has been appointed to prominent leadership positions with two of Palm Beach County’s most community-driven non-profit organizations: he has been named president of the Kiwanis Club of West Palm Beach, and secretary of Friends of Jupiter Beach. The appointments spotlight Werner’s dedication to service, which has long extended beyond his legal career and reflects his desire to give back to the community that he calls home. In his capacity as president of the Kiwanis Club, an organization renowned for its efforts to empower communities and foster youth development, Werner will spearhead initiatives aimed at supporting local children and families and need. He also serves on the Board of the Kiwanis Club of West Palm Beach Foundation. As secretary of the Friends of Jupiter Beach, which is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of Jupiter’s coastline, he will play a key role in organizing community events and advocating for the protection of the town’s coastal ecosystem. In his legal practice at Ward Damon, a nearly 40 year-old law firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Werner concentrates in the areas of business and commercial litigation, commercial contracts, association representation, commercial leasing, and employment law. For more information about Ward Damon, its practice areas and attorneys, visit www.warddamon.com.

Jones Foster is proud to announce that trusts and estates attorney Rachel L. Sears was elected to the East Coast Estate Planning Council (ECEPC) of Palm Beach County’s board of directors for the 2024-2025 term during its annual meeting and reception. In her role as a director, Ms. Sears will work with the board to organize the ECEPC’s 2024-2025 season which will include planning for a variety of member events and selecting expert speakers to discuss relevant topics on the ever-changing estate planning landscape at regular meetings. The ECEPC is dedicated to advancing the estate planning field through continuing education on industry-leading topics, networking opportunities with other established professionals, and the development of relationships through social gatherings. Members of the council include attorneys, certified public accountants, chartered life underwriters, certified financial planners, and other related professionals. Ms. Sears is a member of the Private Wealth, Wills, Trusts & Estates and Corporate & Tax practice groups and concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, and corporate law. Ms. Sears works with clients on estate planning matters, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives. In addition, she provides counsel to personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, guiding them through the legal and personal challenges that can be involved in administering an estate. Ms. Sears also advises clients on corporate transactions, including transfers of business interests, LLC creation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, and handles the drafting of comprehensive legal documents to ensure that her clients’ interests are protected at every stage of the transaction process. In addition to her leadership role with the Council, Ms. Sears is an active member of the Palm Beach Tax Institute and the Young Friends of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. She is involved in several bar organizations, including The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, and is a member of the Young Lawyers sections of The Florida Bar, the Palm Beach Bar Association, and the ABA.

Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC is pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been recognized by Florida Super Lawyers. The 2024 Super Lawyers honorees are Managing Partner Gary Lesser and Shareholders Joe Landy and Mickey Smith. Attorney Imani M. Williams is recognized as a Rising Star. This is the 16th consecutive year that Lesser, Landy and Smith have each been recognized as a Super Lawyer, a title given to only the top 5% of attorneys in each state. No more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state receive the Rising Stars honor. Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith is a third-generation personal injury law firm with nearly a century of experience standing up for people who have been injured or suffered the loss of a loved one due to negligence or wrongdoing. Our team of skilled trial attorneys, working across offices in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Stuart, Wellington and Bradenton practice law with professionalism, integrity, ethics and a commitment to personal client service. Our firm represents the needs of clients throughout Florida in personal injury, nursing home neglect, negligent security matters and wrongful death cases, guiding them through every step of the legal process and delivering the best results for their case. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer reviews. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. Learn more about the attorneys of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith at LesserLawFirm.com and connect on social media via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

Jones Foster, a 100-year-old commercial and private client law firm with offices in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, and Jupiter, Florida, continues its growth with the addition of two attorneys. Richard C. Vaughan and Alexander M. Parthemer have joined the firm’s Private Wealth, Wills, Trusts & Estates and Corporate & Tax teams and will be based at its West Palm Beach office. Expansion in these practice areas addresses the increasing and sustained client demand in the South Florida market. Mr. Vaughan focuses his practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, business planning, and transactional corporate law. He develops comprehensive estate plans for individuals and families to efficiently preserve their assets, including the use of revocable and irrevocable trusts. He handles all aspects of estate and trust administration from probate matters to asset distribution. Mr. Vaughan is a graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. He went on to earn his Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Estate Planning from the Heckerling Graduate Program at the University of Miami School of Law, and holds an MBA from the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Mr. Parthemer represents individuals and families in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, tax planning, business planning, and transactional corporate law. He works with clients to develop personalized estate plans for asset protection and distribution while minimizing estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax impact. He also has significant experience in preparing estate and gift tax returns, trust and estate income tax returns, as well as partnership income and individual income tax returns. In addition, Mr. Parthemer’s background in complex tax planning uniquely positions him to represent business owners and family offices in a wide range of corporate matters. A Stetson University School of Law graduate, Mr. Parthemer went on to earn his Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Taxation from the Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida.

Jones Foster, a 100-year-old commercial and private client law firm, is pleased to announce that Danielle L. Jakeman and Dallas F. Dorosy have joined the firm as commercial litigation associates at its West Palm Beach office, expanding its Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Expansion of the firm’s commercial litigation practice area addresses the increasing and sustained client demand in the South Florida market and follows a similar growth pattern over the past two years in the firm’s Trusts & Estates Litigation practice group. Ms. Jakeman’s practice will focus on representing individuals and businesses in commercial litigation and employment litigation matters. Her prior experience includes product liability and warranty cases in maritime product manufacturing. Ms. Jakeman previously served as a law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart and U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra. She graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law where she served as managing editor of the Florida Law Review. Ms. Dorosy will concentrate her practice on a wide range of commercial litigation matters. She graduated summa cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law where she served as an articles editor for the Nova Law Review. During her law school studies, Ms. Dorosy gained valuable experience as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Kenneth Gillespie of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Probate Division.

David Steinfeld has been named Chair of the Florida Bar Business Litigation Board Certification Committee. Mr. Steinfeld is the first Board Certified business litigator to be named Chair twice in the Committee’s history. Dave owns the business litigation firm of the Law Office of David Steinfeld (ThePalmBeachBusinessLawyer.com) in Palm Beach Gardens and is a Past President of the North County Section and a past Chair of the PBCBA business litigation CLE Committee.

Jones Foster, a 100-year-old commercial and private client law firm with offices in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, and Jupiter, is pleased to announce that Chairman Scott G. Hawkins has been recognized as a Legal Elite Notable – Managing Partner by Florida Trend magazine for the second consecutive year. Florida Trend editors selected Mr. Hawkins for recognition as one of only 109 managing partners of leading law firms statewide among scores of nominations. To qualify for this list, attorneys were vetted against specific criteria: must have made a significant impact in their field; mentored other attorneys; promoted inclusive practices in the workplace; and demonstrated leadership in professional organizations and civic/community service initiatives. Mr. Hawkins was also selected for inclusion in the magazine’s 2023 inaugural special section. Mr. Hawkins has held various leadership roles throughout his nearly 40-year career that have impacted both the local legal and business communities. He has served as a past president of The Florida Bar, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and its Young Lawyers Section; past director of The Florida Bar Foundation; and past chair of the Search Committee for the current Executive Director of The Florida Bar. Mr. Hawkins is also actively involved in the Economic Council of Palm Beach County where he is a member of its Board of Directors and a member at large of its Executive Committee. He is currently chair of the Council’s Political Action Committee and is a past chair of the Governance Committee and Policy Committee. Highly respected among his colleagues, Mr. Hawkins is consistently recognized by peer-reviewed publications such as The Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, and Palm Beach Illustrated’s “Top Lawyers” lists. A Florida Bar Board Certified Business Litigation attorney, Mr. Hawkins represents public and private companies in a variety of industries, including technology, medical, environmental, real estate, land use, insurance, and military. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property, trade secret disputes, trademark infringement, covenants not to compete, securities, real estate litigation, and claims arising under ERISA Plans. Mr. Hawkins regularly serves as attorneys’ fees counsel and as an expert witness and has been appointed by the courts as a receiver, trustee, statutory investigator (corporate derivative disputes), mediator, and special master given his experience, ethics, and judgment. Florida Trend business magazine is read by 270,000 influential business executives, civic leaders, and government officials each month. Its award-winning reporting covers regional and statewide business news, industry executives and the business sectors they represent, as well as information on Florida’s lifestyle, arts, and culture scene.

Jones Foster, a 100-year-old commercial and private client law firm, is pleased to announce that nearly half of our shareholders and senior counsel have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Florida Super Lawyers, a prestigious and select list of no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state. Super Lawyers is a resource that rates outstanding lawyers who are nominated from more than 70 practice areas. A rigorous and patented multiphase selection process involving independent research and peer nomination is used to evaluate candidates who are measured against 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys who receive the highest point totals during the selection process are further recognized on the Florida Super Lawyers Top lists. Chairman Scott G. Hawkins and Vice Chair Theodore S. Kypreos both ranked on the Top 100: Miami list this year. In addition, several Jones Foster litigation attorneys were named Rising Stars, an honor that recognizes no more than 2.5% of eligible lawyers in the state. New to the Rising Stars list this year are Travis J. Foels (Personal Injury General: Defense), Brett T. Lashley (Civil Litigation: Defense), and Hanna B. Rubin (Business Litigation), while Zachary M. Rothman (Estate & Trust Litigation) was named a Rising Star for the fourth consecutive year. Alexander L. Brams (Estate & Trust Litigation) and Spencer S. Keyser (General Litigation) both earned the distinction for a second consecutive year. The following attorneys were named Super Lawyer honorees in the listed practice areas: Genny Bernstein, Elder Law; David E. Bowers, Business/Corporate; Scott G. Hawkins, The Top 100: Miami, Business Litigation; Stanley D. Klett, Jr., Business Litigation; Theodore S. Kypreos, The Top 100: Miami, Estate & Trust Litigation; Joanne M. O’Connor, Business Litigation; Steven J. Rothman, Personal Injury General: Defense; Peter A. Sachs, Estate & Trust Litigation; Sidney A. Stubbs, Business Litigation; Roberto M. Vargas, Business Litigation; and Robert W. Wilkins, Business Litigation.