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David F. Hanley

Notable Client Work

  • Served as Assistant Corporate Counsel for Meritas® Family of Schools, an international network of premium K-12 college preparatory schools with campuses located in the United States, Mexico, Switzerland and China.

  • Led legal due diligence and negotiations for acquisition target in Spain.

  • Assisted in negotiating and structuring the acquisition and planned conversion of the Strand, a 28-story luxury apartment tower on the banks of the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, Florida, to a 295-unit for-sale luxury condominium community; including all related corporate entity documents.

  • Assisted in closing a $10 million line of credit to finance the acquisition of a 242-acre resort and marina in Ohio.

  • Assisted in closing a $14.5 million acquisition and development loan, and a $17.5 million construction loan, to a developer to finance the acquisition, development and construction of a 22-building, 344-unit mixed-use development.

  • Assisted a regional retail operation in connection with the sale and leaseback with its one million square foot warehouse/distribution center.

  • Structured, negotiated and closed a variety of stock and asset-based business acquisitions and sales for diversified clients.

  • Represented business owners in the structuring and formation of a variety of business entities.

  • Handled numerous probate and guardianship administration proceedings on behalf of various individuals.

  • Designed and implemented a wide variety of estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.

Education

  • 1992: J.D., Stetson College of Law, Magna Cum Laude

  • 1987: B.A., University of Florida

Bar Affiliations

  • 1998: United States Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

  • 1996: United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

  • 1995: United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

  • 1992: Florida; United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

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Rachel L. Tolley
Of Counsel

  • Rachel has over 18 years of experience specializing in sophisticated estate planning for high net worth individuals and international clients, wealth protection planning, complex tax planning, probate and guardianship administrations, and contested and litigated probate matters. She routinely files 709 gift tax returns and 706 estate tax returns for her clients. Rachel also has extensive experience in handling a wide variety of corporate and business matters, including merger, sale and acquisition transactions.

Education

2006: J.D., University of Miami School of Law