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| | Address | | 853 S.E. Monterey Commons Boulevard | | Stuart, Florida 34996 | | (Martin Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Kramer, Sopko & Levenstein, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law (leases, contracts, closings, title insurance, lender representation, developer representation, and litigation), Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Wills and Trusts, Taxation, Trial Practice, Business and Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Probate and Trust Litigation, Physician-Hospital Disputes, Medical Staff Representation, Health Care Litigation, Banking Law, Landlord/Tenant Law. | | Year Established: 1990 | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Gulfstream Business Bank; Northern Trust Company of Florida, N.A.; City of Stuart; Colonial Properties, Fenton, Lang & Bruner; Merrill Lynch; Hobe Sound Land Company; La Salle Partners/Florida; Narragansett Realty I & II; Riverside National Bank; McArthur Golf Club; The Florida Club at Martin County; Visiting Nurse Association; Wilmington Trust, FSB; J.S. Capital Management; Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc.; Nick Price Group; Investment Corp. of Palm Beach; Medical Staff of Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Medical Staff of Lehigh Regional Medical Center; Medical Staff of Oak Hill Hospital; Medical Staff of Holmes Regional Medical Center; Medical Staff of Palm Bay Hospital; Wachovia Bank, N.A. |
TITLE AGENT FOR: Attorney's Title Insurance Fund; Land America Title Insurance Co.; Commonwealth Land Title; First American Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Insurance Co. | | Robert S. Kramer (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., 1980); Cumberland Law School of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Curias Honoris. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law School Law Review, 1985-1986. Co-author: with Bernard M. Shapiro, "Investment Tax Credit: Current Rules and Interpretations," 2 Cumberland Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Martin County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Property Council); The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Lender Representation; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Development; Real Estate Transactions; Title Insurance; Business Law; Sports and Entertainment Law; Landlord/Tenant Law. Email: Robert S. Kramer | | James Sopko (Member) born Euclid, Ohio, September 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio; 1981, Florida; 2006, U.S. Tax Court. Education: George Washington University; Emory University (B.A, 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1980); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Director: Kiwanis Club of Palm City, 1989-1992; Palm City Chamber of Commerce, 1990-1993; Tri-County Training and Employment Center, 1991-1996; Tri-County TEC Foundation, Inc., 1995-1999. Member, 1989— and President, 1993-1994, Martin County Estate Planning Council. Member, Executive Committee of Martin County Library Foundation, 1992-1998. Board Member and President, 1996-1997, Treasure Coast Planned Giving Council. Member, Professional Advisory Council, Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County Inc. Member: Martin County Bar Association (Chairman, Probate and Guardianship Committee, 1990-1995); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Tax Law). (Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, and Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate; Guardianship; Trust Administration; Corporation; Business Law. Email: James Sopko | | Richard H. Levenstein (Member) born Bronx, New York, July 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1977, Florida, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Torts and Contract Law, Florida Atlantic University, 1980-1983; Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee. Chair, Committee on Judicial Independence, Grievance Committee 19A. Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, American Bar Foundation. Member: Martin County (President, 2005-2006), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Former Vice-Chair: Civil Procedure Rules Committee); Business Litigation Committee; Florida Bar Rules of Judicial Administration Committee; Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court (Founding President); Florida Bar Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Fellow: Florida Bar Association; American Bar Foundation; Florida Bar Foundation. (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trials; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Business Law; Hospital Law; Physician Practices; Trust Litigation; Probate Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Medical Staff Representation. Email: Richard H. Levenstein | | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | | David Steinfeld (Senior Associate) born New York, N.Y., December 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida; 2000, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1993); University of Miami (J.D., 1996). Member: Martin County and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1996-2002]. Languages: Japanese and Korean. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Contract Disputes; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Landlord/Tenant Law; Commercial Foreclosure. Email: David Steinfeld | | OF COUNSEL | | John K. Copeland (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Author and Lecturer: UCC Developments: "What Florida Practitioners Need to Know," National Business Institute, December 2001. Member: Palm Beach and Martin County Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Foreclosures; Collections; Commercial Litigation; Landlord/Tenant Litigation; Business Litigation; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections. Email: John K. Copeland | | Thomas Joseph Rooney (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1993); University of Florida (M.A., 1996); University of Miami (J.D., 1999). Florida Atlantic University Honors College. Member: Jupiter Sunrise Kiwanis Club, 2004-2006; American Legion Post 271 (Judge Advocate); Board Member, Governor's Appointment, Children's Services Council, Palm Beach County, 2006. Member: Martin County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Martin County Republican Executive Committee. [Capt., U.S Army, 2000-2004]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Thomas Joseph Rooney |
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