TAMPA – Carlton Fields Tampa shareholder Robert S. Freedman presented “Far Reaching Impacts of Inadequate Drafting and Ethical Considerations” to the Central Florida Real Estate Council at its annual legislative update meeting held at the Sonesta Hotel in Orlando on Friday, June 25. In addition, Freedman also participated in a panel discussion pertaining to distressed assets and workouts.

Freedman practices in the area of real estate law, primarily practicing in the area of condominium, timeshare, and subdivision development and management, having provided legal counsel to numerous developers, lenders and bulk purchasers throughout the state. He has extensive experience in the design and operation of master planned and resort communities, obtaining regulatory approvals for the sale and marketing of projects, working on property management arrangements, preparing the various documents and instruments of record needed to ensure the proper creation of a community, preparing documentation pertaining to various types of mixed-use projects and resort, and advising clients on all matters that might arise prior to completing a community following its creation. He also has significant experience in workouts of distressed condominium and subdivision assets, providing advice to lenders and purchasers of bulk assets with regard to developer’s rights and liabilities, the structuring of workout plans, and successor state regulatory filings. Freedman is the Chair of the Condominium and Planned Development Committee of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, serves on the Section’s Executive Council, is Group Vice-Chair of the Hospitality, Timesharing and Common Interest Ownership Group of the ABA’s Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section, and is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He received his B.A. from Duke University in 1987 and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 1990.