By: Alejandro E. Jordan, Esq. Effective January 1, 2020, the Florida state tax imposed rate per Florida Statutes section 212.031 on the total rent charged for renting, leasing, letting, or granting a license to use real estate property in the State of Florida is decreased from 5.7% to 5.5%. This…
Law is a profession that is most successfully practiced in collaboration with other lawyers. The ability to brainstorm and get advice about legal issues or practice strategies is essential to the successful practice of law. Collaboration with other lawyers: Reduces Malpractice Risk. By accessing the legal expertise of other lawyers…
Do you plan to directly lease an office for your law practice? If you have the funds to do so, this can be a great option for starting your law firm, especially if you’re a team of three or more lawyers. But if you have limited resources and a relatively…
Many students graduating from law school imagine working at a large, professional law firm. They want a law career that is fast-paced and looks like it came straight out of a Hollywood movie. They often overlook the small to mid-sized firms that could offer them a career just a fulfilling.…
I just had a client move into a new office last week and it got me thinking about the moving process. Moving is a complete pain, inconvenience and disruption, but it can also be an opportunity for a company to consolidate and improve its infrastructure while lowering its real estate…
Commission Rebate Program to Florida Home Buyers – TheBuyerRebate.com Over the past ten years, the Internet has changed the real estate market drastically. Once upon a time, if you decided to buy a house, you’d have pretty much one route to take. You’d call up a realtor, preferably someone recommended…
Coral Gables/Downtown Miami, Florida | Shared Office Space Exclusive for Lawyers and Law Firms In the legal profession, it is essential for your firm to be surrounded with like-minded professionals in order to maintain success. Lawyers from all specializations will have access to these suites. Your firm is as strong…
By: Alejandro E. Jordan, Esq. We all learned in grade school that if A equals B, then B equals A. The principle of transitivity may be an axiomatic in mathematics, but it doesn’t carry over into commercial real estate. Any lawyer looking to lease an office from a landlord will…
The Top Five Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate in the near-term are as follows: Interest Rates & The Economy The Federal Reserve’s plan is to nudge interest rates back to historically normal levels. Concurrently, the passing of The Tax Cut and Jobs Act has enacted fiscal stimulus through deficit spending. …
You have a plan. A plan to grow a law firm with your principles and vision ingrained in its operations. This goal isn’t easy, it will take time, research, sweat, and yes money. Missteps could prove fatal. It is important to use resources wisely while laying the foundations of the…