Practice Areas

Richard W. Taylor, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
112 N. Florida Avenue
DeLand, FL 32720
Phone: (386) 734-2558
Fax: (386) 734-4579
Email: info@delandlawyer.com

Mr. Taylor and Mr. Nordman practice in civil law, specializing in real property, probate and commercial law, and litigation.

Example of the matters in which the firm has been involved:

Real Property Law and Litigation

• Contract drafting and litigation
• Boundary dispute litigation and resolution
• Flooding advice and litigation
• Waterfront and oceanfront rights and water boundaries
• Riparian and littoral rights
• Dockage and bulkhead issues
• Specific performance
• Fraud
• Cancellation, rescission and reformation
• Construction contracts and litigation
• Restrictive covenants drafting and litigation
• Condemnation - eminent domain
• Inverse condemnation
• Private property rights advice and litigation
• Land use advice and litigation
• Easements drafting and litigation
• Real estate broker malpractice
• Large real estate transactions such as hotels, motels, mobile home parks, developments, apartment complexes, agricultural properties, convenience stores, recycling yards, industrial properties, estate homes, waterfront property
• Commercial transactions such as employment agreements, loans, the sale of going businesses, corporations,
• Mortgage drafting and advice
• Foreclosure
• Residential transactions, including for sale by owner and with realtor representation
• Disclosure issues and litigation
• Title insurance issuance and litigation
• Civil theft
• Unfair and deceptive trade practices
• Access to public highway issues
• Mechanics lien, advice and litigation
• Quiet title
• Ejectment, including betterment issues
• Landlord and tenant matters, lease drafting and eviction
• Appellate practice
• Partnership advice and litigation
• Breach of duty by corporate officers
• Interpleader actions
• Property damage

Estate Administration, Probate, and Trusts

The firm is experienced in litigation associated with trusts, estate administration, and probate. These cases often involve issues such as undue influence and will construction. In addition, the firm assists in estate planning, drafting wills, trusts powers of attorney and living wills. Mr. Nordman has also studied extensively in accountancy and tax law.

Examples of the firms' activities in this area are:

• Probate and estate administration
• Probate litigation, including will contest, competency issues, undue influence, contractual wills, surcharge
• Trust administration and litigation
• Will drafting, trust drafting and estate planning advice
• Trust administration and litigation, including representation of banks and other corporate trustees
• Power of attorney drafting, advice and litigation
• Guardianship administration and litigation

Business and Commercial Law and Litigation

There are many aspects of business and commercial law. Because of his extensive business background, and real-world experience, Mr. Nordman understands and appreciates the reality of many commercial and business law situations. Mr. Taylor has previously been court appointed to act as an umpire in an insurance dispute. He has extensive experience involving the enforcement and defense of guaranties, as well as foreclosure and foreclosure defense. Other business and commercial practice areas include securities agreement litigation and security agreement defense, covenants not to compete, actions for accounting (between partners in a partnership), corporate administration and termination, and specific performance.

Examples of the firm's commercial practice include:

• Commercial transactions such as employment agreements, loans, the sale of going businesses, corporations
• Guaranty drafting, advice, enforcement and defense
• Large commercial transactions such as hotels, motels, mobile home parks, developments, apartment complexes, agricultural properties, convenience stores, recycling yards, industrial properties, estate homes, waterfront property
• Corporation establishment
• Non-compete agreement drafting and litigation
• Fraud recovery and defense
• Civil theft
• Unfair and deceptive trade practices