Current Employment Position(s)

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Lawyer Overview

Mr. Chotas has been with Dean Mead for more than 25 years. During that time, he has represented buyers and sellers, borrowers and lenders, and investors and developers in a wide variety of commercial and industrial real estate transactions. Mr. Chotas is active in the community in political and civic arenas. He represents clients with environmental, land use, and zoning law related issues before local, regional, and state governments.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Sales and Acquisitions
• Real Estate Development and Financing
• Land Use and Zoning
• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1976

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified in Real Estate Law, The Florida Bar, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Florida Bar - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member, Mortgage Law Committee)
• The Florida Bar - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member, Governmental Regulation of Land Use Committee)
• The Florida Bar - Environmental and Land Use Law Section (Member)
• Florida Tax Watch, Inc. (Trustee)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc. (Fellow)

Honors and Awards

• Named an Outstanding Real Estate and Environmental Attorney in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006 - 2007

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1976
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: University of Florida Law Review, Executive Editor
• Ohio State University, 1972
  M.S.
  Major: Chemistry
• Duke University, 1969
  B.S.

Address

800 North Magnolia Avenue
Suite 1500
Orlando, FL 32803

Phones

407-428-5132

Faxes

(407) 423-1831

Emails

echotas@deanmead.com

Websites

http://www.deanmead.com