Jeffrey R. Margolis

Jeffrey R. Margolis

Jeffrey R. Margolis practices in the area of real estate acquisitions, dispositions and development concentrating his practice on a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions and real estate development. Mr. Margolis' experience spans a broad range of commercial real estate transactions and real estate development representing developers, institutional investors such as funds and real estate investment trusts, and non-institutional and entrepreneurial investors in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, management and development matters including properties such as shopping centers, apartment building complexes and other commercial property.

Mr. Margolis represents national and regional real estate developers of condominiums, planned developments and mixed use projects in various aspects of real estate development including regulatory matters, development, structuring and documentation. He assists developers in establishing flexible, practical and feasible legal structures, formulating governing documents, and filing documentation with state and federal governmental agencies. In addition, Mr. Margolis assists developers, real estate investment managers and other clients in real property transactions, acquisitions, sales, and compliance with land use and zoning regulations. Such representations include all aspects of due diligence, zoning and land use review, survey review, and negotiating and drafting contracts and other documentation.

Mr. Margolis is a 1996 cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Areas Of Practice

· Real Estate

Representative Matters

· Representation of national and local real estate developers in matters concerning the planning, acquisition, design, structure, creation and operation of residential and mixed use condominium and planned developments including drafting and customizing condominium and homeowners association documents and restrictive covenants.

· Representation of real estate developers and investors in both acquisitions and sales of real property ranging from small local transactions to complex multi-state transactions including due diligence, title and survey review, addressing complex title issues, and drafting and negotiating contracts and other documentation.

· Representation of purchasers of distressed condominium projects and handling successor developer filings and related issues.

· Representation of lenders in commercial foreclosure and lending matters.

Professional Activities

· The Florida Bar

· Miami-Dade County Bar Association

· American Bar Association

Admissions

· Florida

· United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

· State Courts of Florida

· United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education

· University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996

· University of Michigan, B.A., 1992

Experience

· Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2005-present
- Associate, 1999-2004

· Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LC, Miami, Florida
- Associate, 1996-1998

Selected Publications

· Co-author, "Florida's New Condominium and Homeowners Association Laws Take Effect," Duane Morris Alert, July 1, 2008

· Co-author, "New Florida Legislative Amendments Affect Homeowners Associations," Duane Morris Alert, June 19, 2008

· Co-author, "Florida Appellate Court Upholds Ruling that Budget Change Does Not Allow a Buyer to Cancel Contract," Duane Morris Alert, June 12, 2008

· "Florida Eliminates Return for Transfers of Interest in Real Property (Form DR-219)," Duane Morris Alert, May 27, 2008

· "Amendments to Florida Condominium Act," Duane Morris Alert, May 6, 2008

· "Closing the Doors to the Land of Opportunity: The Constitutional Controversy Surrounding Proposition 187," 26 University of Miami Inter-American Law Review 363, 1994-1995

· Co-author, "Petroleum Marketing & Refining Committee's Annual Report," ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources' Year in Review, 2003

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