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Jones Foster’s Hanna B. Rubin Appointed Grant Writing Chair for Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ PBC Chapter
Jones Foster, a private and commercial law firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida, is pleased to announce that litigation attorney Hanna B. Rubin has been appointed Grant Writing Chair for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) Palm Beach County Chapter at its 2023-24 Board & Committee Installation Luncheon, which was sponsored in part by the firm. In this new leadership role, Ms. Rubin will work to secure grant funding for PBC FAWL’s programming and events. Ms. Rubin has been a member of the
Landowners Nationwide With a Conservation Easement Should Revise Deeds by July 24 or Risk Losing Their Charitable Deduction
By Rachel L. Sears and David E. Bowers, LL.M. Are you a landowner who has donated a conservation easement? If so, your charitable deduction may be at risk if the deed is not modified to include the safe harbor language prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the deadline of July 24, 2023.Qualifications for a Conservation Easement When a landowner donates a qualified real property interest exclusively for conservation purposes made in perpetuity, it is considered a "qualified conservation
Jones Foster Attorney Erica R. Haft Elected to East Coast Estate Planning Council Board of Directors
Jones Foster is proud to announce that Private Wealth & Tax attorney Erica R. Haft, LL.M., has been elected to the East Coast Estate Planning Council (ECEPC) of Palm Beach County’s board of directors for the 2023-24 term at its annual meeting and reception. As a director, Erica will work with the board to conduct the ECEPC’s 2023-24 season which will include planning for a variety of member events and the selection of expert speakers to discuss relevant topics on the ever-changing estate planning landscape
Jones Foster Expands Litigation and Private Wealth Practice Groups with Attorney Matthew L. Worsham
Jones Foster, a commercial and private client law firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida since 1924, is pleased to announce that Matthew L. Worsham has joined the firm as an associate in both the Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Private Wealth, Trusts & Estates practice groups. “Matthew is an experienced attorney with an impressive background in probate and trust litigation and we are pleased to welcome him,” said Peter A. Sachs, Jones Foster board member and litigation shareholder. “We recognize the
Florida Procedures for Obtaining Title for Mobile Homes
Jones Foster was recently engaged by a client to obtain title for a permanently situated mobile home in the small coastal community of Briny Breezes, Florida. This article outlines the procedures mobile home owners may undertake if title is lost or is not properly obtained at the time of purchase. When title to real property is clouded, a property owner may file a lawsuit to quiet title. Through the quiet title process, a property owner can clear up and/or remove clouded title. What recourse do mobile
Cyber Coverage Pitfalls
Is Your Law Firm’s Cybersecurity Insurance Policy Really as Ironclad as You Think? By Robert W. Wilkins AN OFT-REPEATED mantra in business and technology is that it’s not a question of if a data breach will happen, but when. The average cost of a corporate data breach in the United States is nearly $9.5 million, according to an IBM report published in 2022. Without adequate cybersecurity insurance, companies (and law firms) might find themselves facing a double threat: being the victim of a breach and
