Attorney Jaelin Bustamante has joined the firm’s real estate department. Jaelin, who is fluent in Spanish, will concentrate her practice on transactional real estate matters, including commercial leasing and land sale acquisitions. A former firm law clerk, Jaelin earned her J.D. from University of Miami School of Law, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the International and Comparative Law Review. She graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
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FinCEN Real Estate Reporting: Where Things Stand Today
Remember the FinCen residential real estate reporting requirements? Beginning March 1, 2026, real estate professionals were required to report information related to non-financed acquisitions of residential real estate. On March 19, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order vacating the rule. The Court decision is under appeal. Reporting ...
Five From Winderweedle Named Super Lawyers and Four Named Rising Stars
Five firm attorneys were recently selected as 2026 Florida Super Lawyers, and four named as Rising Stars. The attorneys named Super Lawyers are: J.E. “Trippe” Cheek, III (Land Use/Zoning), Ryan E. Davis (Bankruptcy: Business), J. Jeffrey Deery (Business Litigation), Bradley M. Saxton (Bankruptcy: Business), and Vanessa J. Skinner (Estate & Probate). The four attorneys named ...
Celebrating the Life of Harold A. Ward, III
It is with great sadness that Winderweedle, Haines Ward & Woodman, PA announces that our friend, colleague, and long-time partner Harold A. Ward, III passed away on March 30, 2026, at the age of 92. One of the most widely known and best-respected figures in the City of Winter Park, his home town, Mr. Ward ...