Shuffield Lowman

Practice Areas

Local Government Law
The firm’s land use and government law department are part of a team of attorneys that provides transactional, governmental relations and litigation services. Our experience includes land use, zoning and subdivision approvals, licensing and permits, and environmental review, among other aspects of the development and construction process. The firm has also worked with state and local governments, as well as quasi-governmental boards, in a variety of capacities.
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Estate Planning & Probate
Generations of families depend on the firm to handle their estate planning and probate-related needs. Working with clients who have a broad range of net worth, the firm offers secure solutions for the transfer of assets to children, spouses, loved ones and charities through a variety of creative tax-saving options, including revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, generation-skipping trusts, and charitable trusts, just to name a few. The firm also works with those appointed to manage the estate of a decedent through the probate process and the management of an estate’s assets preserving assets and protecting clients’ rights through effective administration and transfer or, when necessary, through litigation.
Asset ProtectionArrayEstate PlanningArrayMedicaid PlanningArrayPlanning for High Net-Worth FamiliesArrayProbateArrayTax PlanningArray
Labor & Employment
The firm’s attorneys represent and advise commercial and public sector companies on a variety of federal and state employment, labor, safety, and immigration regulations. Non-compete agreements, trade secrets, unfair competition, federal and state discrimination cases, and employee handbooks are all handled by our team in a proactive manner before they become problems. If they do become an issue, the firm successfully navigates cases through the litigation process, including trial and appeal.
Employee HandbooksArrayFederal & State Discrimination ClaimsArrayNon-compete / Restrictive Covenant LitigationArrayTrade Secrets & Unfair Competition LitigationArray
Commercial Real Estate
The firm’s real estate team is known for its expertise and dedication. Owners, developers, homebuilders, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, and others in the real estate and loan business – regardless of complexity — are represented by our highly skilled professionals. Our attorneys aid in all aspects of real estate, including purchasing, selling, land use, leasing, financing, investing, managing, and developing retail, office, and hotel buildings, subdivisions and planned communities, and industrial sites. When the need arises, we advise and represent clients in real estate related litigation, working in tandem with our commercial and civil litigation team.
Commercial DevelopmentArrayCommercial LeasingArrayContract DisputesArrayEminent DomainArrayGolf & Resort DevelopmentArrayLand UseArrayProduction Homebuilding & DevelopmentArray
Association Law
The firm regularly represents Florida homeowners’ associations and condominium associations, often working in the areas of collections, delivery of statutory notices, the creation of liens, and the filing and completion of a lien foreclosure actions. We also represent associations in handling issues that arise when an owner files bankruptcy, when a lender files a mortgage foreclosure action and in the enforcement of non-monetary violations of the association’s declaration, handling disputes with association vendors, construction-related legal issues, election disputes board recalls, the amendment or preservation of association governing documents, and issues that arise in the turnover of control from the developer to the owners within the association.
Commercial Property AssociationsArrayCondominium AssociationsArrayHomeowners AssociationsArray
Healthcare
Business and litigation issues facing healthcare providers are extremely complex, requiring legal services that cover a wide range of needs, including corporate, tax, real estate and employment law and litigation prevention and support. Our firm regularly takes a wholistic approach in our representation of medical professionals and institutions looking to grow, protect or exit their businesses.
Agriculture / Agribusiness
Representing everything from ranchlands to sod farms to citrus groves and more, the firm has a solid understanding of the unique needs of landowners and business managers as they navigate regulatory and environmental concerns that potentially impact their business continuation. Combining the areas of real estate, tax planning, corporate and mergers & acquisitions, the firm has guided and directed both private businesses and generations of families as they face the challenges of either charting a new path or holding tight to their history.
Fiduciaries & Trustees
Fiduciaries & Trustees The firm’s experienced estate planning and fiduciary attorneys allow clients to rest easy when it comes to planning for their future care or the care of a loved one. Regularly serving as fiduciaries on behalf of clients, the firm’s attorneys offer insightful and non-biased management of financial and property assets based entirely on the best interests of the client. The firm also works with clients to determine the best possible trustee to manage a trust, and then works with the trustee to better understand their duties and responsibilities. The key objective is to always honor the wishes of the estate holder in the most highly ethical way possible.
Fiduciary LitigationArrayProbate AdministrationArrayTrust AdministrationArray
Aerospace & Defense
Central Florida’s dynamic community of aerospace and defense businesses have particularly diverse legal needs that require experience in a range of areas, including business and contract law, intellectual property, regulatory law, mergers & acquisitions, and litigation. Our work has helped government contractors in the defense sector foresee problems, reduce risk, and seize opportunities. The experienced team stays on-top of this fast-moving sector and takes a holistic approach to representation that is designed to pivot and flex as new and emerging issues happen in real time.
Technology
The firm’s technology lawyers are committed to providing strategic legal advice and litigation support. When technology-related challenges develop, our team offers guidance to help our clients. We assist in disputes involving cybersecurity and cyber-fraud, as well as website compliance and accessibility issues.
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Tax Law
In the broad range of tax law, ShuffieldLowman has experience in all manner of federal, state, and local tax issues. The firm advises individuals on the most tax-efficient ways to set up their estate plans and business entities. We advise companies on starting subsidiaries and joint ventures, engaging in business transactions to maximize tax benefits, and compensating key employees in compliance with tax requirements. If tax disputes arise, our team also has experience resolving state and federal litigation with the Florida Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service. Many of the attorneys in the tax section have advanced LL.M degrees, regularly publish articles in legal publications and have lectured on various taxation topics.
Corporate Tax PlanningArrayEstate & Gift Tax Planning0Tax Disputes (IRS Controversy & Litigation)Array
Banking & Finance
As a core practice area, the firm’s banking and finance attorneys represent community banks, credit unions, regional and national financial institutions, private equity lenders and borrowers in a broad range of commercial financing transactions. This includes real estate acquisition, development, and construction loans, lines of credit to homebuilders and developers, accounts receivable and inventory financing, and other forms of asset-based lending.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Our highly experienced legal team helps clients develop and refine their business strategies over time, including M&A transactions where we routinely handling both sell-side and buy-side middle-market deals. Completed transactions range from $1 million to $500 million in total enterprise value in a wide variety of industries such as food distributors, professional services, technology, manufacturers, construction, agriculture, insurance, aviation, healthcare, and more. Our strong relationships within the accounting, investment banking, financing, and private equity industries also reinforce the continued support our clients receive when working with our M&A team.
Intellectual Property
The firm understands the increased difficulty of protecting intellectual investments and offers innovative solutions to the problems. Regularly assisting clients in the registration and protection of trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, domain names, copyrights, and other registered and unregistered intellectual property assets, including high-technology assets in the computer and Internet industries. This encompasses emerging legal issues in all facets of digital business enterprise, such as computer and software technology, outsourcing arrangements, electronic commerce, electronic publishing, and digital entertainment.
CopyrightArrayLicense AgreementsArrayPrivacy PolicyArraySoftware as a Service (SaaS)ArrayTrademarkArray
Insurance
Representing both insurance defense and plaintiff work, the firm has a strong history in seeking a fair outcome either with dispute resolution negotiation tactics or when needed, taking a case to trial. Our attorneys are experienced in a broad range of insurance law issues, including fraud claims, coverage matters, product liability, employment issues, personal property and real property disputes.
Construction
With board certified expertise in construction law, the firm represents local governments, developers, homeowner and condominium associations, general contractors, architects, engineers, trade subcontractors, sureties, and others in the construction industry. Primary functions include, minimizing liability risks through knowledgeable contract drafting and negotiation, avoiding litigation through hands-on project administration assistance, and, when necessary, aggressively pursuing our clients’ legal rights through the mediation, arbitration, and litigation process. The firm advises clients on topics such as construction and design defect liability, delay and disruption scheduling claims, insurance coverage disputes, bid protests, construction liens, payment and performance bond claims, default termination, and warranty rights.
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Elder Law & Guardianship
Award-winning and recognized nationally, regionally, and locally, the firm’s elder law attorneys specialize in representing the elderly, disabled and their families with compassion and caring while dealing with a wide range of legal issues such as health care, long-term care planning, guardianship, retirement, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, and other vital topics. Primary work includes estate planning and administering trusts and estates, but extends to disability and Medicaid planning, patients’ rights issues, cases involving elder abuse and exploitation, and guardianships of both minors and adults including emergency and contested proceedings. The firm’s fiduciary litigation department is well-versed in handling cases of misuse of funds, neglect, or abuse.
Asset ProtectionArrayFiduciaries & Trustees1Guardian AdvocacyArrayGuardianshipsArrayLady Bird DeedsArrayMedicaid PlanningArrayPreventing Elder ExploitationArrayProbate AdministrationArraySpecial Needs TrustsArrayTrust AdministrationArray
Manufacturing
ShuffieldLowman is at the forefront of the advanced manufacturing business in Central Florida, representing a number of manufacturers in diverse fields ranging from recreational vehicles, packaging, food production, amusement park attractions and many others. The firm is also a leader in this field, with substantial involvement with the Manufacturers Association of Central Florida and as counsel to FloridaMakes, the statewide industry organization dedicated to advancing manufacturers throughout all of Florida.
Automotive / Transportation
From car dealerships looking to expand their market reach to mass transit entities needing to invoke eminent domain, the firm’s experience includes everything from corporate, contracts, intellectual property, real estate, tax, litigation and more. Many automotive clients have been with the firm since its inception, working with their team of attorneys to grow their businesses and position them for future generations.
Corporate / Business Law
In the arena of corporate law, the firm is highly experienced in helping owners of large and small companies navigate the three main life cycles of any business: formation, growth, and exit. The firm’s focus is to provide practical business solutions to legal problems and to stay one step ahead in the planning process. Armed with our attorneys’ vast knowledge of market practice, deal dynamics, and business law, we strive to become a trusted business partner for the lifetime of businesses.
Asset ProtectionArrayBusiness Formation & StructureArrayBusiness Succession PlanningArrayContractsArrayMergers & Acquisitions1Private Securities OfferingsArrayTax Law1
Family Office & Private Trust Companies
Family Office and Private Trust Companies The firm has vast expertise advising and constructing family offices to manage and administer their personal, commercial, tax and philanthropic affairs. The firm helps family office clients negotiate these complicated legal concerns as trusted advisors, with the ultimate goal of recognizing possible difficulties before they arise and developing customized solutions to help each family office achieve its goals.
Litigation
Our litigators can handle litigation and conflict resolution matters from high-stakes complex litigation to just an experienced litigator to offer advice. Our lawyers frequently appear before federal and state trial and appellate courts, as well as commissions, boards, and other regulatory and administrative bodies. We provide strategic advice on all elements of litigation, from discovery, pretrial, and trial proceedings in lawsuits to post-trial remedies and appellate court review, as well as mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights0Commercial & Civil LitigationArrayCommercial & Residential Real Estate DisputesArrayFiduciary LitigationArrayMediation / Alternative Dispute ResolutionArray
Victims Rights Advocacy
For victims of crime, the legal system can be stressful and perplexing. The firm’s attorneys are aware of this and at every level of the case, help to make sure victim’s rights are addressed and protected. With compassion and caring, the firm helps navigate victims’ rights to compensation from the Victim Crime Compensation Fund, and their rights to file a Victim Impact Statement outlining how the crime impacted them and their family.
Marketing & Media
Legal representation in the areas of marketing and media requires an understanding of complex factors such as legal regulations, transactional law, and litigation. The firm helps clients in areas such as telecommunications, information technology, broadcasting, and advertising, both comply with the law and seek opportunities to broaden the scope and reach of their messaging, including help in the areas of media development, licensing, financing, and distribution.
Non-Profit Law
Governance, finance, CEO remuneration, real estate, tax, and intellectual property challenges are all specific to tax-exempt organizations. The firm's nonprofit organization practice is built on a deep grasp of the sector's unique concerns, legal, tax, environmental, and business issues. Our attorneys assist clients with entity formation, control, and operation, tax, government relations, financing, contracts, transactional assistance, real estate, labor, intellectual property, and litigation.

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Practice Areas

Local Government Law

Estate Planning & Probate

Labor & Employment

Commercial Real Estate

Association Law

Healthcare

Agriculture / Agribusiness

Fiduciaries & Trustees

Aerospace & Defense

Technology

Tax Law

Banking & Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Intellectual Property

Insurance

Construction

Elder Law & Guardianship

Manufacturing

Automotive / Transportation

Corporate / Business Law

Family Office & Private Trust Companies

Litigation

Victims Rights Advocacy

Marketing & Media

Non-Profit Law