January 1, 2020 – The Federal SECURE Act Effective January 1, 2020 – Do The Changes Affect Your Tax & Estate Planning?

The Federal SECURE Act effective January 1, 2020 makes significant changes to the laws affecting qualified plan distributions.  Contact your Allen Dell lawyer to see if these changes affect your tax and estate planning.

Best Lawyers®

November 1, 2019 – Allen Dell, P.A. ranked in 2020 “Best Law Firms”

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the tenth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings.  Allen Dell, P.A. has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list and regionally in 5 practice areas. Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2020 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally-ranked practice area.  Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Allen Dell, P.A. received the following rankings in the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

Regional Tier 1

Tampa

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Regional Tier 3

Tampa

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Non-Profit / Charities Law

https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/allen-dell-p-a/rankings/9103

Best Lawyers®

August 15, 2019 – Seven Allen Dell Lawyers Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List

The Best Lawyers In America© recently announced their 2020 Best Lawyers®.  The following Allen Dell attorneys have been named as recipients of this outstanding recognition in the following areas of law:

https://www.allendell.com/our-attorneys/donna-l-longhouse/

   Donna L. Longhouse       Trusts and Estates

Miriam E. Mason

      Miriam E. Mason           Family Law

Marian P. McCulloch Family Law & Collaborative Law: Family Law

Robert L. Olsen

Robert L. Olsen Commercial Litigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank J. “Sandy” Rief, III  Trusts and Estates & Nonprofit / Charities Law

Amy D. Singer

          Amy D. Singer             Family Law, Family Law Mediation & Collaborative Law: Family Law

Philip S. Wartenberg Family Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

July 1, 2019 – Donna L. Longhouse named Co-Director, Federal Tax Division of the Florida Bar Tax Section

Donna L. Longhouse has been named Co-Director of the Federal Tax Division of the Florida Bar Tax Section.

July 1, 2019 – Zachary L. Bayne Appointed as Secretary to HCBA YLD Board of Directors

Allen Dell, PA is pleased to announce that attorney Zachary L. Bayne has been appointed as Secretary to the Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors for 2019 – 2020.

June 26, 2019 – Miriam E. Mason & Marian P. McCulloch Recognized as 2019 Florida Legal Elite

Miriam E. Mason and Marian P. McCulloch have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™.  Ms. Mason and Ms. McCulloch have been recognized in the practice area of Marital and Family Law and are both Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. They both confine their practice exclusively to Marital and Family Law matters.

For the 16th year, Florida Legal Elite has presented a prestigious roster of attorneys chosen for recognition by their peers. The 1,126 lawyers listed for 2019 exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession and by so doing, have garnered the respect and esteem of their colleagues.  The 2019 list represents less than 1.3% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida.

June 14, 2019 – Marian P. McCulloch Has Been Elected to a Two-Year Term as a Board Member for The Athena Society

Marian P. McCulloch has been elected to a Two-year term as a Board Member for The Athena Society.  Athena is an organization of Tampa professionals who have demonstrated leadership in the community and committed themselves to promoting equality and opportunity for women. Started in 1976 to support passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, Athena continues to promote equality through the removal of artificial boundaries to success and by fostering leadership through collaboration and education.

May 30, 2019 – Allen Dell Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers List

Six Allen Dell attorneys have been named to the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list.  One attorney was named to the 2019 Florida Rising Stars list.  The attorneys receiving these honors are:

SUPER LAWYERS

Christine A. Hearn

Christine A. Hearn Family Law

Donna L. Longhouse       Estate Planning & Probate

Miriam E. Mason

Miriam E. Mason Family Law

Marian P. McCulloch       Family Law

Amy D. Singer

Amy D. Singer    Family Law

Philip S. Wartenberg   Family Law


RISING STARS

Zachary L. Bayne Family Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to the named Super Lawyers, a number of Allen Dell’s attorneys have also been recognized in the following publications:  Best Lawyers of America, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, and Legal Leaders.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys (Superlawyers.com).

 

January 25, 2019 – Philip Wartenberg Speaks on Paternity at 2019 Family Law Review Course

Philip Wartenberg presented at the 2019 Marital & Family Law Review Course in Orlando on January 25, 2019, on the topic of paternity.  The Review Course is held annually as a joint seminar of the Florida Family Law Section and the Florida Chapter of the AAML, and is recognized as one of the largest legal seminars in the Southeast United States.  Mr. Wartenberg is a board-certified specialist in the area of marital & family law and a current member of the statewide Family Law Section’s Executive Council.

November 1, 2018 – Allen Dell, P.A. ranked in 2019 “Best Law Firms”

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the ninth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings.  Allen Dell, P.A. has been ranked in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 5 practice areas.  Firms included in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.  Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2019 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas.  A “Law Firm of the Year” is named in 74 of the 75 nationally ranked practice areas.  Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Allen Dell, P.A. received the following rankings in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

Regional Tier 1

Tampa

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Regional Tier 3

Tampa

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Non-Profit / Charities Law

https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/allen-dell-p-a/rankings/9103