FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Mon., May 17, 2010) – Greenspoon Marder , a full-service business law firm, has opened two new practice areas and expanded three others, with the recent hiring of five new attorneys. The Florida-based firm now offers International Tax services, to complement its domestic practice, and Public Insurance Adjusting, to address insurance claims on behalf of home and business owners. Greenspoon Marder also bolstered its Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Regulatory groups.
Lazaro J. Mur, Esq. joins Greenspoon Marder as a senior partner, focusing on International Tax, Estate Planning and Asset Protection, as well as Sports and Entertainment Law. Mur has been nationally recognized by the Wall Street Journal for his expertise on global tax strategies, and he has lectured with the National Business Institute throughout Central and South America and as a visiting professor at Oxford University. Mur has been awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for outstanding achievement in the studies of taxation of foreign income and foreign persons. He serves as an advisor to numerous companies and on their boards of directors. He is president of the Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which represents over 70,000 Hispanic-owned businesses. Mur earned his Juris Doctor and Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of Miami School of Law.
New associate Robert A. Reynolds, Esq. brings another new practice area to Greenspoon Marder, as a Public Insurance Adjuster representing home and business owners. Reynolds is a member of the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, the Windstorm Insurance Network and the Trial Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar Association. Previously, he worked with Congressman Patrick Kennedy in Washington, D.C. Reynolds earned his Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.
Further bolstering Greenspoon Marder’s well-established Tax, Trusts, Estates and Guardianship practice group is new associate Adam Schucher, Esq. Schucher is an active member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, serves on the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami, and is involved with the Professional Advisory Committee of the Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law and his Masters of Law in Taxation from the Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida College of Law.
Associate Erica Franqui, Esq. concentrates in the firm’s growing practice areas of general corporate law and regulatory and compliance law for debt management, debt settlement, telemarketing and money transmitting businesses, as well as licensing for other state and federally regulated businesses. Franqui is a Certified Associate in Anti-Money Laundering/BSA Compliance and has experience with restaurant franchising and agreements, city and county permitting, zoning and variance processes and hearings, plan approvals and the purchase and sale of liquor licenses. She received her Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law, where she was a member of the Peter Fay Inn of Courts and served as a Senator of the Student Bar Association.
Franklin S. Homer
About Greenspoon Marder Greenspoon Marder LLP is a full-service law firm with over 225 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Miami to New York and from Denver to Los Angeles, our firm attracts some of the nation’s top talent in key markets and innovation hubs. Our core practice areas include Real Estate, Litigation, and Transactional Services, complemented by the capabilities of a full-service firm. Greenspoon Marder has maintained a spot on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015, and our goal is to provide exceptional client service by developing a thorough understanding of each client’s business needs and objectives in order to provide strategic, cost-effective solutions.
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