Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Ahearn is Board Certified in both Wills, Trusts & Estates and Tax Law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  He has extensive experience in the areas of estate and business succession planning, asset protection planning, charitable planning and planning to minimize or avoid wealth transfer taxes. Mr. Ahearn handles all aspects of probate and trust administrations, including estate and gift tax audits before the Internal Revenue Service. He represents both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in contested matters.

Areas of Practice

• Taxation
• Business Succession Planning
• Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Administrations
• Asset Protection Planning
• Charitable Planning
• Guardianships
• Marital Agreements

West Practice Categories

Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Taxation Law, Estate & Gift Taxation

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified in Tax Law, The Florida Bar
• Board Certified in Wills, Trusts & Estates, The Florida Bar

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association - Tax Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
• The Florida Bar - Tax Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• The Florida Bar - Tax Section, 2003 - 2004 (Trusts and Estates Committee)
• The Florida Bar - Tax Section, 2004 - 2005 (Cybertax Committee)
• The Florida Bar - Tax Section, 2005 - 2006 (Membership Recruitment Committee)
• The Florida Bar - Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, 1998 - Present (Member)
• The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc. (Fellow)
• Orange County Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Member)
• Central Florida Estate Planning Council, 1998 - Present (Member)
• Orlando Ballet, 2009 - 2011 (Board of Directors)

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1998
  LL.M. in Taxation
• Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1993
  B.A.

Address

800 North Magnolia Avenue
Suite 1500
Orlando, FL 32803

Phones

407-428-5152

Faxes

407-423-1831

Emails

mahearn@deanmead.com

Websites

http://www.deanmead.com