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| | Address | | Fountain Square I, Fourth Floor, 2600 North Military Trail | | Boca Raton, Florida 33431-6348 | | (Palm Beach Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Rutherford Mulhall,
Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Agricultural Law; Annuity Planning; Appellate Practice; Asset Protection; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Charitable Advisory/501 (c)(iii) Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Finance; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law (State and Federal Court); Construction Law; Contracts; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Criminal Law, including White Collar Crimes; Debtor's Rights; Educational Rights Law; Elder Law; Estate Planning; Family Law; Federal Taxation, including IRS Practice and Procedures, as well as Complex Tax Litigation; Foreclosures; Guardianship; Insurance Fraud and Coverage; International Law; Labor and Employment; Landlord and Tenant Law; Local Taxation; Mechanics' Lien Law; Mediation Services; Medical Malpractice; Municipal and Administrative Law; Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse; Partnership/LLC/LLP Law; Personal Injury; Planned Giving; Probate; Probate, Guardianship and Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Real Estate Title Insurance; RICO Litigation; Securities Arbitration; State Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Qualified Retirement Planning; Wrongful Death. | | Year Established: 1990 | Firm Profile:
The law firm of Rutherford Mulhall, P.A. is one of the oldest in Boca Raton, Florida, tracing its origins to 1973 when its co-founder, Charles E. Rutherford, relocated to this area to continue his practice. We are a multi-service law firm, specializing in many areas of the law while maintaining close co-counsel relationships. We are committed to providing the highest quality of legal services to our clients, with an emphasis on prompt service and individual attention. | | Firm Size: 19 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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Other Office Locations of Rutherford Mulhall,
Professional Association
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
| | John T. Mulhall, III (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Chi Fraternity. Member, National Appellate Moot Court Team. Recipient, E.I. King Appellate Moot Court Award, 1985. Member: YMCA of South Palm Beach County (Chairman, Board of Trustees); The Children's Place at Home Safe, Inc. (Past President, Board of Directors); Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce (Vice Chair, Board of Directors; Trustee). Member: Palm Beach County, South Palm Beach County, Pennsylvania and American (Member: Family Law, Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chair, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "D", 1999-2001; Member, Sections on: Family Law; Appellate Practice; Advocacy). Reported Cases: Mosher v. Anderson, 817 So. 2d 812 (Fla. 2002); RBC Ministries v. Tompkins, 974 So. 2d 569 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008); Linden v. Auto Trend, Inc., 923 So. 2d 1281 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); Byers v. Byers, 910 So. 2d 336 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); Southern Group Indemnity, Inc. v. Cullen, 831 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); Attanasio v. Excel Development Corporation, 757 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Miller v. Miller, 707 So. 2d 419 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Rutherford, Mulhall & Wargo, P.A., v. Antidormi, 695 So. 2d 1300 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Hasslacher v. Hasslacher, 664 So. 2d 993 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995); Calderone v. Commissioner, 88 T.C.M. (CCH) 378 (2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Martial and Family Law; Appellate Practice and Advocacy. Email: John T. Mulhall, III | | Charles E. Rutherford (Chairman/Managing Director) born Detroit, Michigan, January 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1971, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1998, Colorado; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1967); Wayne State University (J.D., 1970). Member, National Moot Court Team. Former Assistant General Counsel, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, 1970-1971. Past Chairman: American Red Cross; United Way. Past Director, Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. Past Officer/Director, Royal Palm Improvement Association. Founding Director-Officer, International Association of Financial Planning, Gold Coast Chapter. Member: East Coast Estate Planning Council; Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council; Planned Giving Council, Palm Beach County. Member, Board and Executive Committee, Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, Inc., 2003. Board Member, Florida Atlantic University Foundation, 2008. Member: Palm Beach County (Member: Board of Directors, Economic Council; Board and Executive Committee, Business Development Board, 2003; Chair, Business Development Board, 2005-2006), South Palm Beach County and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Trust and Estate Law; Law Practice Management; Business Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Business Law). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship. Email: Charles E. Rutherford | | Robert L. Wunker (Shareholder) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2, 1943; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida including Trial Bar; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of International Trade; Federal Court of Appeals. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude, 1965; J.D., 1968). Author: "How the International Sale of Goods is Affected by the Convention for International Sale of Goods Differently than the UCC Affects Domestic Sales," International Law Quarterly, Winter 1996; "International Arbitration: Selecting Appropriate Means," International Law Quarterly, Summer 1995; "The Laws of Vietnam Affecting Foreign Investment," The International Lawyer, Summer 1994. Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern University. Member: Board of Advisers, Lawyers' Title Services Inc., Broward County, 1978-1984; Appointed by the Governor of Florida, Florida Foreclosure Study Commission, 1991. Member: South Palm Beach County and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Trust and Estate Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law); Commercial Law League of America. Special Agencies: Member of the Finance Committee for St. Andrew Church; Member of the Archbishop's Charities Drive Committee. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; International Law. Email: Robert L. Wunker | | —————————— | | Caroline B. Ganin (Attorney) born Paris, France, July 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1994); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1997). Finalist, Clarence Darrow Trial Competition, Nova Southeastern University. Assistant State Attorney: Broward State Attorney's Office; Court Appointed Guardian Ad Litem. Member: Broward County (Member, Family Law Section), Palm Beach County, South Palm Beach County and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Secretary of the Support Issues Committee, Family Law Section); Matrimonial Lawyers Association; Florida Association of Woman Lawyers South Palm Beach County Chapter (Newsletter Editor); Alliance Française de Miami. Special Agencies: Temple Beth El, Member. Languages: French and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law; Guardianship. | | Philip B. Harris (Senior Attorney) born West Palm Beach, Florida, July 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1990); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, St. Thomas Law Review, 1994. Assistant Public Defender, 1997-1999. Assistant State Attorney, 1999-2000. Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Bank Foreclosures. | | L. Diana Hileman (Attorney) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1992). Member: Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce; Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce. Board Member: Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County. Member: South Palm Beach County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers (South Palm Beach County Chapter). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Real Estate. Email: L. Diana Hileman | | Corinne B. Kahn (Senior Attorney) born New York, N.Y., May 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, Florida. Education: New York University (B.A., 1974); Hofstra University (J.D., 1977); Rutgers University (M.B.A., 1978). Named Outstanding Woman of the Year, 1982. Listed, Who's Who Publications. Designations: California Lutheran University; Chartered Financial Consultant. Chair and Co-Author: "Planned Giving Council of Broward County Aid to Local Philanthropy Directory of Charities and Charitable Gifts in Conjunction with the Broward County Planned Giving Council," February, 1992; "Avoiding Adverse Income Tax Consequences of Life Insurance," Trusts and Estates Magazine, May 1990. Co-Author: "The Life Insurance Primer," American Bar Association; "Irrevocable Trusts and Life Insurance"; "The Charitable Retirement Benefit Plan"; "Charitable Gifts of Life Insurance"; "Insurance Planning Strategies Before and After Divorce," Leaders Magazine. Author: "Life Insurance: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle?" Prestigious Publication of the Real Property, November 1996. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Elder Law; Real Property Probate and Trust Law; Member, Certified Public Accountants Committee, Lawyers Relations); American Bar Association (Member: Sections on: Real Property; Trust and Estate Law; Past Vice Chair, Retirement and Old Age Planning Committee); Estate Planning Council of Broward County (Director, 1987-1989). Special Agencies: United Hearing and Deaf Services; International Association for Financial Planning (Secretary, 1986-1989; Distinguished Service Award, 1989-1990); the Planned Giving Council; the Society of Financial Service Professionals (Past President, Distinguished Service Award, 1990). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship. Email: Corinne B. Kahn | | Jhan Thomas Lennon (Attorney) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Massachusetts; 2003, Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: St. Lawrence University, New York (B.A., with honors); New England School of Law (J.D., 1997). Dean's List. Recipient: Writing Honorary; English Honor Society; Academic Scholarships, 1993. Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Young Lawyers Section); Massachusetts State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Business Transactions. | | Emilio R. Lenzi (Attorney) born Norristown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2004, New Jersey. Education: West Virginia University (B.S., 2000); University of Miami, School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar; New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Emilio R. Lenzi | | Deborah S. Martin (Senior Attorney) born Findlay, Ohio, August 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1994, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of California. Education: Otterbein College (B.A., with honors, 1983); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1989); University of Paris (International Law Program, 1987). Dean's List. Phi Alpha Delta (President, Sammis Chapter, 1988). Member, Trial Advocacy Team. Internship, NRCC and U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, Washington, District of Columbia. Seminar Instructor: Premium and Claimant Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud and Workers' Compensation Premium Disputes (FIFEC Annual Conference, IASIU Annual Conference, IASIU Local Chapter, Insurance Carriers, and Employers); Consultant for USAID and Consejo Nacional de Competitividad on U.S. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (P.A.C.A.) and CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic, 2006); Publications and Presentations, "La Ley Sobre Comercializacion de Productos Agricolas Perecederos de los Estados Unidos (Ley P.A.C.A.)" and (USAID, Consejo Nacional de Competitividad, Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, 2006); "Ley Sobre Practicas Comerciales en Productos Agricolas Perecederos (Borrador de Anteproyecto de Ley), El Congerso de la Republica Dominicana" (Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, 2006); "Freeze Debtors' Bank Accounts by Putting on the Heat" (BluePrints, A Blue Book Services Publication, 2006); "Introduction to Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud" (IASIU, FIFEC, 1997); "Detecting, Investigating and Prosecuting Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud" (FIFEC, 1998); "Legislative Update on Workers' Compensation Fraud Issues" (FIFEC, 2003); "Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud: An Interactive Case Study" (FIFEC, 2005); "Latest Trends in Workers' Compensation Premium Fraud" (FIFEC, 2007); "Workers' Compensation Claimant and Premium Fraud" (FIFEC, 2008). Voting Member, Chairperson of Premium Fraud Subcommittee, Florida Workers' Compensation Fraud Task Force, 2002-2003, 2005-2006 and 2007—. Member: South Palm Beach County and California Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section); Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Insurance Fraud; Insurance Coverage and Compliance; Workers Compensation Premium Fraud and Disputes; Commercial Litigation; Agricultural Law; Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). Email: Deborah S. Martin | | Mark L. Nowak (Senior Attorney) born West Springfield, Massachusetts, September 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Massachusetts; 1985, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1986, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Western New England College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Western New England College Law Review, 1982-1983. Board Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1986. Member: Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; YMCA of Boynton Beach (Board of Directors); Boca Raton Museum of Art (Advisory Board); Palm Beach County Business Development Board (Co-Chairman, IRB Task Force, Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners). Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Planned Giving Council), South Palm Beach County, Massachusetts State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar Association (Member Sections on: Real Property Probate and Trust Law; Tax Law); Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council; East Coast Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate. Email: Mark L. Nowak | | Samuel R. Troy (Attorney) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1999); University of Miami (J.D., 2003). Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Young Lawyers Section), South Palm Beach County (Member, Young Lawyers Section; Co-Chairman, Young Lawyers Committee) and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section). Special Agencies: ALS Recovery Fund, Board Member. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law. Email: Samuel R. Troy | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
West Palm Beach Office: Phillips Point, West Tower, 777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1601, 33401. Telephone: 561-820-9414. Facsimile: 561-835-3966.
Palm Beach Gardens Office: PGA Financial Plaza, Suite 240, 3399 PGA Boulevard, 33410. Telephone: 561-691-8111. Facsimile: 561-625-6186.
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