Kalis & Kleiman
KALIS & KLEIMAN DAVIE COMMERCIAL & REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS
Kalis & Kleiman
KALIS & KLEIMAN DAVIE COMMERCIAL & REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS
Real Estate and Commercial Litigation attorneys Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman pride themselves on not just being lawyers, but being lawyers and counselors. The firm's personal attention to its clients' needs and desired results makes this firm stand out from the competition.
In 1996, Kalis and Kleiman formed KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. to better serve the needs of their respective clients. Neal & Scott are both AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Together Kalis, Kleiman and Karger have more than 80 years of combined experience and they have participated in thousands of transactions, settlements and trials.
Neal Kalis has practiced in South Florida since 1974; gaining prominence throughout the region, making a name for himself through public service, business and property ownership within the area, and, by providing sound counsel and representation to many of the area's most prominent businesses, individuals and land owners.
M. Scott Kleiman has practiced law in South Florida since 1986. He has represented business concerns in both the large firm and small firm environment, focusing on both the litigation and transactional aspects of real property and commercial law. From 1995-2004, Scott served as a Cooper City Commissioner.
KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. focuses on representing clients and businesses in the areas of corporate law, real estate development, commercial litigation, foreclosure and real estate financing.
The firm's continued success and the desire to meet the growing needs of its clients, supported the firm's initiative to expand its services to clients, businesses, realtors and developers by opening a Central Florida office in Ocala. Neal and Scott created 1st Trust Titlea title company and closing agent that provides title insurance, escrow and other real estate closing services. 1st Trust Title is an approved agent of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title.
Main Office
7320 Griffin Road
Suite 109
Davie, FL 33314
(954)791-0477
DAVIE REAL ESTATE LAW ATTORNEYS
KALIS & KLEIMAN has extensive knowledge in both State and Federal laws governing Real Estate. We regularly represent owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, and other real estate professionals in every phase of their work, including acquisitions, financing, leasing, permitting, land use and zoning, development, creation and operation of property owners associations, and tax planning.
Our attorneys also have extensive experience in real estate finance and represents financial institutions and borrowers throughout South Florida. We structure a variety of commercial lending transactions including corporate loans, real estate development loans, asset-based loans, agribusiness loans and home builder lines of credit. In addition, we assist clients with problem loans and complex loan workouts. Our firm advises financial institutions and their corporate counsel as well as borrowers on a daily basis with respect to general lending issues, including those relating to Florida documentary stamp tax and intangible taxes, and creditors' rights.
A complicated real estate situation requires a law firm that will articulate the legal complexities in plain language so that you fully understand your options and are empowered to make well-informed choices. Clients come to us for knowledgeable and dedicated legal counsel in the following Real Estate matters:
Services:
-Acquisition and development financing
-Condominium documentation and DCA registration
-Construction lending and negotiations
-Construction litigation
-Contract negotiations
-Easements and restrictions
-Environmental regulation and litigation
-Financing transactions
-Foreclosures and work-outs
-Issuance of letter of intent
-Land use planning/development regulation and litigation
-Loan modifications, renewals and assumptions
-Mortgage transactions
-Planning and Zoning Board Approvals
-Purchase and sale transactions
-Real estate tax appeals
-Real property litigation
-Refinancing
-Sales/leasebacks and exchanges
-Short sales transactions
-Title questions
Zoning regulation and litigation
Projects:
-Affordable housing regulation compliance, development and litigation
-Apartment complexes
-Age restricted housing
-Commercial buildings and retail centers
-Condominiums and townhouses
-Health care facilities
-Hotels and resorts
-Mixed use buildings and facilities
-Office and industrial parks
-Office buildings
-Planned Unit Developments
-Residential developments and subdivisions
-Shopping malls and retail centers
Commercial and Real Estate Law attorneys Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman pride themselves on not just being lawyers, but being lawyers and counselors. The firm's personal attention to its clients' needs and desired results produces a customized approach that this firm delivers to each case. In 1996, Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman formed KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. to better serve, advise and counsel their respective clients. They are both AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Together Neal and Scott have more than 50 years of combined experience and they have participated in thousands of transactions, settlements and trials. Kalis & Kleiman has earned a reputation of legal excellence and a history of successfully managing Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Development cases.
For more information, contact us. We welcome your inquiries.
Neal Kalis is a highly experienced, dedicated and a solution oriented attorney who is recognized for his multi-disciplined transactional practice, which encompasses corporate, probate, real estate, land use and zoning law.
Kalis is often called upon to handle the most complex of real estate transactions. In 2006, he represented a seller in Fort Lauderdale throughout a consummated $80,000,000 beachfront hotel transaction from 1999 thru 2003. He served as the lead land use attorney in obtaining the approval for a 28 story condominium on the previous and historic Lauderdale Beachfront Hotel Property.
His clients also call on him to work with government officials and agencies, banks, property owners and the other critical links necessary to effectuate a solution to a client's problem. Kalis was one of the organizers and served as a director and general legal counsel for a local community bank from its conception in 1986 thru its merger to a larger financial institution in 2004.
The personal relationships Neal has developed in Broward county and throughout Florida over the last three decades as an active member in the legal, civil, philanthropic and government sectors of our communities have consistently proven to be invaluable in helping him to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients.
Kalis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."
His professional and business experience includes chartering, serving on the Board of and as attorney for a community bank, owning and developing land for residential and commercial projects as well as continued ownership of commercial rental properties.
His community involvements include: He currently serves as a member of the Weston Rotary Club, the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (President in 1984-1985), he is a Trustee of the Old Davie School Foundation and is Chair of the Broward County Education Facilities Authority. He is a past member/chair of the Hollywood Rotary Club (President from 1984-1985) and past chair/member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of Davie (Chairman 1996-2001 and Vice Chairman both from 1994-1996 and 2003-2012). Mr. Kalis has also served as a member, officer and director of a number of homeowners and condominium associations.
Practice Areas:
-Business and Corporate Law
-Real Estate Development
-Commercial Litigation
-Foreclosure
-Real Estate Financing
-Wills, Trusts, Probate
-Ad Valorem Taxation (Agricultural Classification, Exemptions and Valuations)
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1974
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1975
Education:
-Tulane University, 1966 - 1968
-University of Florida, B.S.B.A. 1971
-University of Florida, J.D. degree, 1974
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating Professional Associations and Leadership
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Member: Broward County Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Former President: Weston Rotary Club
-Member: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
-President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Foundation, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Historical Museum
-Chairman: Broward County Educational Facilities Authority
-Board Member / Co-Chairman: Davie Economic Development Council
Former Member / Chairman: Davie Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
-Former President: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1974
Neal Kalis is a highly experienced, dedicated and a solution oriented attorney who is recognized for his multi-disciplined transactional practice, which encompasses corporate, probate, real estate, land use and zoning law.
Kalis is often called upon to handle the most complex of real estate transactions. In 2006, he represented a seller in Fort Lauderdale throughout a consummated $80,000,000 beachfront hotel transaction from 1999 thru 2003. He served as the lead land use attorney in obtaining the approval for a 28 story condominium on the previous and historic Lauderdale Beachfront Hotel Property.
His clients also call on him to work with government officials and agencies, banks, property owners and the other critical links necessary to effectuate a solution to a client's problem. Kalis was one of the organizers and served as a director and general legal counsel for a local community bank from its conception in 1986 thru its merger to a larger financial institution in 2004.
The personal relationships Neal has developed in Broward county and throughout Florida over the last three decades as an active member in the legal, civil, philanthropic and government sectors of our communities have consistently proven to be invaluable in helping him to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients.
Kalis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."
His professional and business experience includes chartering, serving on the Board of and as attorney for a community bank, owning and developing land for residential and commercial projects as well as continued ownership of commercial rental properties.
His community involvements include: He currently serves as a member of the Weston Rotary Club, the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (President in 1984-1985), he is a Trustee of the Old Davie School Foundation and is Chair of the Broward County Education Facilities Authority. He is a past member/chair of the Hollywood Rotary Club (President from 1984-1985) and past chair/member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of Davie (Chairman 1996-2001 and Vice Chairman both from 1994-1996 and 2003-2012). Mr. Kalis has also served as a member, officer and director of a number of homeowners and condominium associations.
Practice Areas:
-Business and Corporate Law
-Real Estate Development
-Commercial Litigation
-Foreclosure
-Real Estate Financing
-Wills, Trusts, Probate
-Ad Valorem Taxation (Agricultural Classification, Exemptions and Valuations)
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1974
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1975
Education:
-Tulane University, 1966 - 1968
-University of Florida, B.S.B.A. 1971
-University of Florida, J.D. degree, 1974
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating Professional Associations and Leadership
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Member: Broward County Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Former President: Weston Rotary Club
-Member: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
-President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Foundation, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Historical Museum
-Chairman: Broward County Educational Facilities Authority
-Board Member / Co-Chairman: Davie Economic Development Council
Former Member / Chairman: Davie Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
-Former President: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
University of Florida Juris Doctorate, 1974
M. Scott Kleiman is an experienced and dedicated trial and transactional attorney who has practiced law in Dade, Broward and throughout Florida for more than 25 years. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and corporate transactional matters, after devoting many years of his practice to commercial litigation. He continues to litigate select matters for his clients, primarily in commercial and real estate based actionsincluding lender-creditor matters, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, and partnership and shareholder disputes, consumer and collection matters.
Kleiman's real estate transactional representation and experience includes: the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property; real estate secured lending, including construction, term, acquisition and refinancing of secured loans; commercial and residential leasing; representation of institutional lenders and developers; the sale, acquisition and financing of hotel properties; workouts and restructuring of problem real estate loans; condominium formation and conversions; and, land-use and zoning representation before governmental entities.
Additionally, Kleiman provides his clients with counseling in negotiating and documenting of residential and commercial real estate transactions. Among his significant accomplishments included the representation of financial institutions a developer in negotiating, structuring and documenting acquisition and construction loans, and the representation of the seller in an $80,000,000.00 beachfront hotel transaction.
Kleiman's practice also encompasses corporate matters. He provides his clients with representation in matters including stock and asset based acquisitions and sales; corporate and limited liability company formation; employment and independent contractor agreements; non-disclosure and non-competition agreements; shareholder and operating agreements; management agreements; confidentiality agreements; limited liability company transactions; and the resolution of shareholder disputes.
Kleiman is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." He strives for successful dispute resolution through creative counseling and negotiation to achieve a settlement tailored to his client's goals and needsprior to trial or by trial before a judge, jury, or arbitration board.
Kleiman also has a strong record of community involvement. He has been appointed the 2013 Special Magistrate for Cooper City. He served three terms as a City Commissioner in Cooper City, and was previously appointed in August 2009 as a Special Magistrate for Cooper City. Upon his appointment, he left his position as a member of the City's Planning and Zoning Board, after ten years of service, five before becoming a City Commissioner and the last five after hitting his City Commission term limit. In addition, he has served the logistics chair for the Relay for Life; served as the Chair of the E.A.S.E. Foundationa community based assistance charity; was a member of the Davie/Cooper City Rotary Club; active in the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce serving as the chair of both the Education and the Governmental Affairs committees; served on the Board of Directors and as Second Vice-President of the Broward League of Cities; and served on the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Active with children, he also founded the Broward Blaze Travel Sport Club, Inc., where he served as the head coach of the national champion Broward Blaze travel baseball team for twelve seasons. He is the communications director for Nova Titan Baseball and is active in the Nova Titan Booster Club.
Practice Areas:
-Corporate Law
-Commercial Litigation
-Real Estate Financing
-Foreclosure
-Landlord/Tenant
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1987
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1988
Education:
-Emory University, B.B.A. Accounting, 1983
-University of Florida, J.D., 1986
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Title Agent: Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc./Old Republic Natonal Title Insurance Company
-Title Agent: Ticor Title Insurance
-Special Magistrate: Cooper City, Florida (2013-2014, 2009-2011)
-Member: Foreclosure Defense Bar Association
-Member: The Broward Area Real Estate Council
-Member and Director: The Prestige Club
-President: The Poinciana at Rock Creek Homeowners Association
-Member: South Broward Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Education Committee Chair: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (2003-2008)
-Vice President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Board Member: E.A.S.E. Foundation (2002-2008), Vice Chair (2005), Chair (2006)
-Member: Cooper City Planning & Zoning Board (1990-1995, 2004-2009), Chair (2006-2007)
University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1986
M. Scott Kleiman is an experienced and dedicated trial and transactional attorney who has practiced law in Dade, Broward and throughout Florida for more than 25 years. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and corporate transactional matters, after devoting many years of his practice to commercial litigation. He continues to litigate select matters for his clients, primarily in commercial and real estate based actionsincluding lender-creditor matters, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, and partnership and shareholder disputes, consumer and collection matters.
Kleiman's real estate transactional representation and experience includes: the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property; real estate secured lending, including construction, term, acquisition and refinancing of secured loans; commercial and residential leasing; representation of institutional lenders and developers; the sale, acquisition and financing of hotel properties; workouts and restructuring of problem real estate loans; condominium formation and conversions; and, land-use and zoning representation before governmental entities.
Additionally, Kleiman provides his clients with counseling in negotiating and documenting of residential and commercial real estate transactions. Among his significant accomplishments included the representation of financial institutions a developer in negotiating, structuring and documenting acquisition and construction loans, and the representation of the seller in an $80,000,000.00 beachfront hotel transaction.
Kleiman's practice also encompasses corporate matters. He provides his clients with representation in matters including stock and asset based acquisitions and sales; corporate and limited liability company formation; employment and independent contractor agreements; non-disclosure and non-competition agreements; shareholder and operating agreements; management agreements; confidentiality agreements; limited liability company transactions; and the resolution of shareholder disputes.
Kleiman is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." He strives for successful dispute resolution through creative counseling and negotiation to achieve a settlement tailored to his client's goals and needsprior to trial or by trial before a judge, jury, or arbitration board.
Kleiman also has a strong record of community involvement. He has been appointed the 2013 Special Magistrate for Cooper City. He served three terms as a City Commissioner in Cooper City, and was previously appointed in August 2009 as a Special Magistrate for Cooper City. Upon his appointment, he left his position as a member of the City's Planning and Zoning Board, after ten years of service, five before becoming a City Commissioner and the last five after hitting his City Commission term limit. In addition, he has served the logistics chair for the Relay for Life; served as the Chair of the E.A.S.E. Foundationa community based assistance charity; was a member of the Davie/Cooper City Rotary Club; active in the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce serving as the chair of both the Education and the Governmental Affairs committees; served on the Board of Directors and as Second Vice-President of the Broward League of Cities; and served on the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Active with children, he also founded the Broward Blaze Travel Sport Club, Inc., where he served as the head coach of the national champion Broward Blaze travel baseball team for twelve seasons. He is the communications director for Nova Titan Baseball and is active in the Nova Titan Booster Club.
Practice Areas:
-Corporate Law
-Commercial Litigation
-Real Estate Financing
-Foreclosure
-Landlord/Tenant
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1987
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1988
Education:
-Emory University, B.B.A. Accounting, 1983
-University of Florida, J.D., 1986
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Title Agent: Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc./Old Republic Natonal Title Insurance Company
-Title Agent: Ticor Title Insurance
-Special Magistrate: Cooper City, Florida (2013-2014, 2009-2011)
-Member: Foreclosure Defense Bar Association
-Member: The Broward Area Real Estate Council
-Member and Director: The Prestige Club
-President: The Poinciana at Rock Creek Homeowners Association
-Member: South Broward Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Education Committee Chair: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (2003-2008)
-Vice President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Board Member: E.A.S.E. Foundation (2002-2008), Vice Chair (2005), Chair (2006)
-Member: Cooper City Planning & Zoning Board (1990-1995, 2004-2009), Chair (2006-2007)
University of Florida Juris Doctorate, 1986
Real Estate and Commercial Litigation attorneys Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman pride themselves on not just being lawyers, but being lawyers and counselors. The firm's personal attention to its clients' needs and desired results makes this firm stand out from the competition.
In 1996, Kalis and Kleiman formed KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. to better serve the needs of their respective clients. Neal & Scott are both AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Together Kalis, Kleiman and Karger have more than 80 years of combined experience and they have participated in thousands of transactions, settlements and trials.
Neal Kalis has practiced in South Florida since 1974; gaining prominence throughout the region, making a name for himself through public service, business and property ownership within the area, and, by providing sound counsel and representation to many of the area's most prominent businesses, individuals and land owners.
M. Scott Kleiman has practiced law in South Florida since 1986. He has represented business concerns in both the large firm and small firm environment, focusing on both the litigation and transactional aspects of real property and commercial law. From 1995-2004, Scott served as a Cooper City Commissioner.
KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. focuses on representing clients and businesses in the areas of corporate law, real estate development, commercial litigation, foreclosure and real estate financing.
The firm's continued success and the desire to meet the growing needs of its clients, supported the firm's initiative to expand its services to clients, businesses, realtors and developers by opening a Central Florida office in Ocala. Neal and Scott created 1st Trust Titlea title company and closing agent that provides title insurance, escrow and other real estate closing services. 1st Trust Title is an approved agent of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title.
Main Office
7320 Griffin Road
Suite 109
Davie, FL 33314
(954)791-0477
DAVIE REAL ESTATE LAW ATTORNEYS
KALIS & KLEIMAN has extensive knowledge in both State and Federal laws governing Real Estate. We regularly represent owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, and other real estate professionals in every phase of their work, including acquisitions, financing, leasing, permitting, land use and zoning, development, creation and operation of property owners associations, and tax planning.
Our attorneys also have extensive experience in real estate finance and represents financial institutions and borrowers throughout South Florida. We structure a variety of commercial lending transactions including corporate loans, real estate development loans, asset-based loans, agribusiness loans and home builder lines of credit. In addition, we assist clients with problem loans and complex loan workouts. Our firm advises financial institutions and their corporate counsel as well as borrowers on a daily basis with respect to general lending issues, including those relating to Florida documentary stamp tax and intangible taxes, and creditors' rights.
A complicated real estate situation requires a law firm that will articulate the legal complexities in plain language so that you fully understand your options and are empowered to make well-informed choices. Clients come to us for knowledgeable and dedicated legal counsel in the following Real Estate matters:
Services:
-Acquisition and development financing
-Condominium documentation and DCA registration
-Construction lending and negotiations
-Construction litigation
-Contract negotiations
-Easements and restrictions
-Environmental regulation and litigation
-Financing transactions
-Foreclosures and work-outs
-Issuance of letter of intent
-Land use planning/development regulation and litigation
-Loan modifications, renewals and assumptions
-Mortgage transactions
-Planning and Zoning Board Approvals
-Purchase and sale transactions
-Real estate tax appeals
-Real property litigation
-Refinancing
-Sales/leasebacks and exchanges
-Short sales transactions
-Title questions
Zoning regulation and litigation
Projects:
-Affordable housing regulation compliance, development and litigation
-Apartment complexes
-Age restricted housing
-Commercial buildings and retail centers
-Condominiums and townhouses
-Health care facilities
-Hotels and resorts
-Mixed use buildings and facilities
-Office and industrial parks
-Office buildings
-Planned Unit Developments
-Residential developments and subdivisions
-Shopping malls and retail centers
Commercial and Real Estate Law attorneys Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman pride themselves on not just being lawyers, but being lawyers and counselors. The firm's personal attention to its clients' needs and desired results produces a customized approach that this firm delivers to each case. In 1996, Neal Kalis and M. Scott Kleiman formed KALIS & KLEIMAN, P.A. to better serve, advise and counsel their respective clients. They are both AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Together Neal and Scott have more than 50 years of combined experience and they have participated in thousands of transactions, settlements and trials. Kalis & Kleiman has earned a reputation of legal excellence and a history of successfully managing Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Development cases.
For more information, contact us. We welcome your inquiries.
Neal Kalis is a highly experienced, dedicated and a solution oriented attorney who is recognized for his multi-disciplined transactional practice, which encompasses corporate, probate, real estate, land use and zoning law.
Kalis is often called upon to handle the most complex of real estate transactions. In 2006, he represented a seller in Fort Lauderdale throughout a consummated $80,000,000 beachfront hotel transaction from 1999 thru 2003. He served as the lead land use attorney in obtaining the approval for a 28 story condominium on the previous and historic Lauderdale Beachfront Hotel Property.
His clients also call on him to work with government officials and agencies, banks, property owners and the other critical links necessary to effectuate a solution to a client's problem. Kalis was one of the organizers and served as a director and general legal counsel for a local community bank from its conception in 1986 thru its merger to a larger financial institution in 2004.
The personal relationships Neal has developed in Broward county and throughout Florida over the last three decades as an active member in the legal, civil, philanthropic and government sectors of our communities have consistently proven to be invaluable in helping him to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients.
Kalis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."
His professional and business experience includes chartering, serving on the Board of and as attorney for a community bank, owning and developing land for residential and commercial projects as well as continued ownership of commercial rental properties.
His community involvements include: He currently serves as a member of the Weston Rotary Club, the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (President in 1984-1985), he is a Trustee of the Old Davie School Foundation and is Chair of the Broward County Education Facilities Authority. He is a past member/chair of the Hollywood Rotary Club (President from 1984-1985) and past chair/member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of Davie (Chairman 1996-2001 and Vice Chairman both from 1994-1996 and 2003-2012). Mr. Kalis has also served as a member, officer and director of a number of homeowners and condominium associations.
Practice Areas:
-Business and Corporate Law
-Real Estate Development
-Commercial Litigation
-Foreclosure
-Real Estate Financing
-Wills, Trusts, Probate
-Ad Valorem Taxation (Agricultural Classification, Exemptions and Valuations)
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1974
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1975
Education:
-Tulane University, 1966 - 1968
-University of Florida, B.S.B.A. 1971
-University of Florida, J.D. degree, 1974
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating Professional Associations and Leadership
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Member: Broward County Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Former President: Weston Rotary Club
-Member: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
-President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Foundation, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Historical Museum
-Chairman: Broward County Educational Facilities Authority
-Board Member / Co-Chairman: Davie Economic Development Council
Former Member / Chairman: Davie Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
-Former President: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1974
Neal Kalis is a highly experienced, dedicated and a solution oriented attorney who is recognized for his multi-disciplined transactional practice, which encompasses corporate, probate, real estate, land use and zoning law.
Kalis is often called upon to handle the most complex of real estate transactions. In 2006, he represented a seller in Fort Lauderdale throughout a consummated $80,000,000 beachfront hotel transaction from 1999 thru 2003. He served as the lead land use attorney in obtaining the approval for a 28 story condominium on the previous and historic Lauderdale Beachfront Hotel Property.
His clients also call on him to work with government officials and agencies, banks, property owners and the other critical links necessary to effectuate a solution to a client's problem. Kalis was one of the organizers and served as a director and general legal counsel for a local community bank from its conception in 1986 thru its merger to a larger financial institution in 2004.
The personal relationships Neal has developed in Broward county and throughout Florida over the last three decades as an active member in the legal, civil, philanthropic and government sectors of our communities have consistently proven to be invaluable in helping him to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients.
Kalis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity."
His professional and business experience includes chartering, serving on the Board of and as attorney for a community bank, owning and developing land for residential and commercial projects as well as continued ownership of commercial rental properties.
His community involvements include: He currently serves as a member of the Weston Rotary Club, the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (President in 1984-1985), he is a Trustee of the Old Davie School Foundation and is Chair of the Broward County Education Facilities Authority. He is a past member/chair of the Hollywood Rotary Club (President from 1984-1985) and past chair/member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of Davie (Chairman 1996-2001 and Vice Chairman both from 1994-1996 and 2003-2012). Mr. Kalis has also served as a member, officer and director of a number of homeowners and condominium associations.
Practice Areas:
-Business and Corporate Law
-Real Estate Development
-Commercial Litigation
-Foreclosure
-Real Estate Financing
-Wills, Trusts, Probate
-Ad Valorem Taxation (Agricultural Classification, Exemptions and Valuations)
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1974
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1975
Education:
-Tulane University, 1966 - 1968
-University of Florida, B.S.B.A. 1971
-University of Florida, J.D. degree, 1974
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating Professional Associations and Leadership
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Member: Broward County Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Former President: Weston Rotary Club
-Member: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
-President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Foundation, Inc.
-Trustee: Old Davie School Historical Museum
-Chairman: Broward County Educational Facilities Authority
-Board Member / Co-Chairman: Davie Economic Development Council
Former Member / Chairman: Davie Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
-Former President: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce
University of Florida Juris Doctorate, 1974
M. Scott Kleiman is an experienced and dedicated trial and transactional attorney who has practiced law in Dade, Broward and throughout Florida for more than 25 years. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and corporate transactional matters, after devoting many years of his practice to commercial litigation. He continues to litigate select matters for his clients, primarily in commercial and real estate based actionsincluding lender-creditor matters, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, and partnership and shareholder disputes, consumer and collection matters.
Kleiman's real estate transactional representation and experience includes: the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property; real estate secured lending, including construction, term, acquisition and refinancing of secured loans; commercial and residential leasing; representation of institutional lenders and developers; the sale, acquisition and financing of hotel properties; workouts and restructuring of problem real estate loans; condominium formation and conversions; and, land-use and zoning representation before governmental entities.
Additionally, Kleiman provides his clients with counseling in negotiating and documenting of residential and commercial real estate transactions. Among his significant accomplishments included the representation of financial institutions a developer in negotiating, structuring and documenting acquisition and construction loans, and the representation of the seller in an $80,000,000.00 beachfront hotel transaction.
Kleiman's practice also encompasses corporate matters. He provides his clients with representation in matters including stock and asset based acquisitions and sales; corporate and limited liability company formation; employment and independent contractor agreements; non-disclosure and non-competition agreements; shareholder and operating agreements; management agreements; confidentiality agreements; limited liability company transactions; and the resolution of shareholder disputes.
Kleiman is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." He strives for successful dispute resolution through creative counseling and negotiation to achieve a settlement tailored to his client's goals and needsprior to trial or by trial before a judge, jury, or arbitration board.
Kleiman also has a strong record of community involvement. He has been appointed the 2013 Special Magistrate for Cooper City. He served three terms as a City Commissioner in Cooper City, and was previously appointed in August 2009 as a Special Magistrate for Cooper City. Upon his appointment, he left his position as a member of the City's Planning and Zoning Board, after ten years of service, five before becoming a City Commissioner and the last five after hitting his City Commission term limit. In addition, he has served the logistics chair for the Relay for Life; served as the Chair of the E.A.S.E. Foundationa community based assistance charity; was a member of the Davie/Cooper City Rotary Club; active in the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce serving as the chair of both the Education and the Governmental Affairs committees; served on the Board of Directors and as Second Vice-President of the Broward League of Cities; and served on the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Active with children, he also founded the Broward Blaze Travel Sport Club, Inc., where he served as the head coach of the national champion Broward Blaze travel baseball team for twelve seasons. He is the communications director for Nova Titan Baseball and is active in the Nova Titan Booster Club.
Practice Areas:
-Corporate Law
-Commercial Litigation
-Real Estate Financing
-Foreclosure
-Landlord/Tenant
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1987
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1988
Education:
-Emory University, B.B.A. Accounting, 1983
-University of Florida, J.D., 1986
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Title Agent: Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc./Old Republic Natonal Title Insurance Company
-Title Agent: Ticor Title Insurance
-Special Magistrate: Cooper City, Florida (2013-2014, 2009-2011)
-Member: Foreclosure Defense Bar Association
-Member: The Broward Area Real Estate Council
-Member and Director: The Prestige Club
-President: The Poinciana at Rock Creek Homeowners Association
-Member: South Broward Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Education Committee Chair: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (2003-2008)
-Vice President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Board Member: E.A.S.E. Foundation (2002-2008), Vice Chair (2005), Chair (2006)
-Member: Cooper City Planning & Zoning Board (1990-1995, 2004-2009), Chair (2006-2007)
University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1986
M. Scott Kleiman is an experienced and dedicated trial and transactional attorney who has practiced law in Dade, Broward and throughout Florida for more than 25 years. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and corporate transactional matters, after devoting many years of his practice to commercial litigation. He continues to litigate select matters for his clients, primarily in commercial and real estate based actionsincluding lender-creditor matters, foreclosures, landlord-tenant disputes, and partnership and shareholder disputes, consumer and collection matters.
Kleiman's real estate transactional representation and experience includes: the purchase and sale of commercial and residential real property; real estate secured lending, including construction, term, acquisition and refinancing of secured loans; commercial and residential leasing; representation of institutional lenders and developers; the sale, acquisition and financing of hotel properties; workouts and restructuring of problem real estate loans; condominium formation and conversions; and, land-use and zoning representation before governmental entities.
Additionally, Kleiman provides his clients with counseling in negotiating and documenting of residential and commercial real estate transactions. Among his significant accomplishments included the representation of financial institutions a developer in negotiating, structuring and documenting acquisition and construction loans, and the representation of the seller in an $80,000,000.00 beachfront hotel transaction.
Kleiman's practice also encompasses corporate matters. He provides his clients with representation in matters including stock and asset based acquisitions and sales; corporate and limited liability company formation; employment and independent contractor agreements; non-disclosure and non-competition agreements; shareholder and operating agreements; management agreements; confidentiality agreements; limited liability company transactions; and the resolution of shareholder disputes.
Kleiman is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell the rating indicates an attorney has reached "the height of professional excellence" and "is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." He strives for successful dispute resolution through creative counseling and negotiation to achieve a settlement tailored to his client's goals and needsprior to trial or by trial before a judge, jury, or arbitration board.
Kleiman also has a strong record of community involvement. He has been appointed the 2013 Special Magistrate for Cooper City. He served three terms as a City Commissioner in Cooper City, and was previously appointed in August 2009 as a Special Magistrate for Cooper City. Upon his appointment, he left his position as a member of the City's Planning and Zoning Board, after ten years of service, five before becoming a City Commissioner and the last five after hitting his City Commission term limit. In addition, he has served the logistics chair for the Relay for Life; served as the Chair of the E.A.S.E. Foundationa community based assistance charity; was a member of the Davie/Cooper City Rotary Club; active in the Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce serving as the chair of both the Education and the Governmental Affairs committees; served on the Board of Directors and as Second Vice-President of the Broward League of Cities; and served on the Broward County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Active with children, he also founded the Broward Blaze Travel Sport Club, Inc., where he served as the head coach of the national champion Broward Blaze travel baseball team for twelve seasons. He is the communications director for Nova Titan Baseball and is active in the Nova Titan Booster Club.
Practice Areas:
-Corporate Law
-Commercial Litigation
-Real Estate Financing
-Foreclosure
-Landlord/Tenant
Bar Admissions:
-Florida, 1987
-U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1988
Education:
-Emory University, B.B.A. Accounting, 1983
-University of Florida, J.D., 1986
Awards & Honors:
-Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:
-Title Agent: Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Inc./Old Republic Natonal Title Insurance Company
-Title Agent: Ticor Title Insurance
-Special Magistrate: Cooper City, Florida (2013-2014, 2009-2011)
-Member: Foreclosure Defense Bar Association
-Member: The Broward Area Real Estate Council
-Member and Director: The Prestige Club
-President: The Poinciana at Rock Creek Homeowners Association
-Member: South Broward Bar Association
-Member: The Florida Bar
-Member & Education Committee Chair: Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (2003-2008)
-Vice President: 1st Trust Title, Inc.
-Board Member: E.A.S.E. Foundation (2002-2008), Vice Chair (2005), Chair (2006)
-Member: Cooper City Planning & Zoning Board (1990-1995, 2004-2009), Chair (2006-2007)
University of Florida Juris Doctorate, 1986
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