YOUR Business is OUR Business.
OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
I have served as the Director of Legal Affairs for the U.S. business operation of a global manufacturer of building products and as Assistant Counsel for a national real estate developer. I now use that extensive in-house legal experience to advise and counsel small to mid-size businesses and startups.
During my 12 year career heading the manufacturer’s legal department (and for 5 years before that position when I was in private legal practice representing the company), I advised and counseled its U.S. senior management team and board of directors on the legal issues applicable to the company’s industrial sectors. I also drafted and negotiated legal documents for the development, supply, distribution, transport, marketing, and sale of company’s products for commercial and consumer use. Additionally, I handled, on a nationwide basis, all plant acquisitions, commercial and industrial leasing, real estate financing, and the construction contracts for new plants and plant expansion projects. I also played a significant role in corporate governance by authoring the company’s 2009 code of professional conduct and handling its internal investigations.
The balance of my legal career has been entirely in the real estate industry. I have represented (and continue to represent) builders, developers and landlords of commercial, industrial and residential projects. I have prepared the legal documents for planned unit developments and condominium projects for residential, mixed-use and industrial purposes, and I also now handle affordable/workforce housing projects. The real estate industry is the sole reason I moved to Florida in the 1980s and I am proud to call the “sunshine” state my home.
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide the highest level of legal services in a timely and efficient manner, with client satisfaction as our top priority.
LEGAL SERVICES / PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC PROFILE
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Legal Services
- Affordable/Workforce Housing
- Builder and Developer Representation
- Business and Employment Legal Forms
- Commercial Contracts
- Commercial and Industrial Leasing
- Construction Law
- Corporate Code of Conduct/Ethics and Governance
- Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Law
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Transactions
- Start-Up Businesses
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Bar Admissions
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Education
- The Ohio State University, Bachelor of Arts, History
- University of Toledo College of Law, Juris Doctor
- Boston University Questrom School of Business-Executive Leadership Center, Mini MBA for In-House Counsel, in conjunction with the Association of Corporate Counsel
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Professional Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell® 2024 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Attorney Rating Level (Highest Level)
- Avvo 9-10 Attorney Rating Level (Highest Level)
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Professional and Civic Associations
- Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Mentor, The Ohio State University Young Alumni Academy
- Rotary E-Club One of District 5450 (2022-2023); Rotary International Positive Peace Academy Certificate (2022); The Rotary Leadership Institute Graduate Certificate (2021); and Paul Harris Fellow
- Impact 100 Men Palm Beach County- Secretary and Member of Board of Directors (2020-2021)
- Leadership Delray Beach (Class of 2019)
- Leadership Palm Beach County (Class of 2003)
- The Ohio State University Alumni Association (Lifetime Member)
- University of Toledo Alumni Association (Lifetime Member)
- Member, Board of Directors-Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (2002-2004)
- The Florida Bar Real Estate Development Committee (Chair 1993-1996; Vice-Chair 1991-1993)
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Presenter
- “Affordable/Workforce Housing” at Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce (2023)
- “Effective Leadership”: The Ohio State University Leaders and Leadership in History Program (2022)
- “The Broker Superstar: Always Being Diligent” at Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce (2021)
- “Planned Unit Developments”: The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education (2018)
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Real Estate Transactional Experience
- Polyglass USA purchase of manufacturing plant in Waco, TX
- Polyglass USA purchase of warehouse and expansion land in Winter Haven, FL
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of manufacturing plant in Swedesboro, NJ
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of multiple industrial and commercial properties in West Chicago, IL
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of multiple industrial properties in Dalton, GA
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of commercial building and expansion land in Garland, TX
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of commercial building in Deerfield Beach, FL
- MAPEI Corporation purchase of land for its manufacturing plant facility in San Bernardino, CA
- MAPEI Corporation warehouse leasing throughout USA
- Handled numerous commercial and residential property transactions for Coral Ridge Properties/WCI in Florida
- Prepared planned unit development documents for many communities of Coral Ridge Properties/WCI in Coral Springs, Parkland and Indian River County, FL
- Handled numerous residential property transactions in Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL
- Prepared property owners association documents for neighborhoods in Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL
- Prepared declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions for neighborhoods in Golden Ocala, in Ocala, FL
- Prepared significant amendment to master declaration of covenants for Boca Pointe in Boca Raton, FL
- Prepared single building, mixed-use and phased condominium project documents in Florida
- Prepared non-residential condominium project documents in Coral Springs and Boca Raton, FL
- Handled commercial property acquisitions in Miami Beach, FL
- Worked on Honda Classic golf tournament documents at Eagle Trace and Heron Bay in Coral Springs, FL
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Cases
- Co-Counsel in City of Coral Springs v. Eagle Development Company of Michigan, Inc., 720 So. 2d 310 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
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LEGAL NOTICE
No legal advice has been offered on this website. An attorney-client relationship with our law firm can only be established when our form of engagement letter is signed by a prospective client and accepted in writing by us. This website is solely for general informational purposes only. If you use this website, you automatically and unconditionally accept all terms contained in this Legal Notice. This website shall be governed in all respects under Florida law without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. We are not responsible or liable for any errors or omissions on this website or on other websites that may be linked. No representations, warranties or guarantees have been made by us on this website and if any warranties are implied by applicable law, they are expressly DISCLAIMED to the extent permitted under applicable law. We expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate this website at any time without prior notice. Copyright 2024. All rights are reserved by MICHAEL ROBERT FLAM P.A.
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
– Chinese proverb