Firm News

January, 2012 - McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A. is "teddy bear sitting" again this year. The firm is a proud participant in the 2012 Hibiscus Children's Center Teddy Bear Campaign. If you would like to know more, you can check out Hibiscus' website at www.hibiscuschildrenscenter.org.

December 7, 2011 - Patricia I. Taylor, Esq., a partner at McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A., attended a meeting of the newly formed Treasure Coast State Guardianship Association. As stated in the link attached, Ms. Taylor was at the meeting and planned to complete a membership application that evening. "This is really a great idea they've got going here. I do a lot with guardianship and elder law," she said. She believes a local presence will make it easier for those in the field to share ideas and network on a regular basis.  To read more about this subject, click here.

September 9, 2011 - Kenneth A. Norman, Esq. one of our partners at McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A., spoke today at a seminar presented by the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.  Mr. Norman spoke about Estate Tax Options for 2010 Decedents, including capital gains or losses when an asset is sold, Special 2010 Carryover Basis Rules, and several other items of interest.  If you would like to know more on this subject, click here, or feel free to contact Mr. Norman directly at kan@mccarthysummers.com.

August 31, 2011 - Owen Schultz, Esq., one of our associates at McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A., spoke today at the monthly luncheon for the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.  Mr. Schultz spoke about short sales and asset protection, emphasizing the circumstances under which Florida law protects judgment debtors' assets, including wages and other property, from the reach of potential judgment creditors.  If you would like to know more on this subject, feel free to contact Mr. Schultz directly at oss@mccarthysummers.com.

  

August 22, 2011 - Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers recently published a story in the "Good For You" section of the newspaper regarding the 2011 list of AV Preeminent Rated Lawyers for Martin and Palm Beach Counties.   Our own Terence P. McCarthy, Robert P. Summers, Noel A. Bobko and Steven J. Wood are on the list.  For more information, click here

July 1, 2011 - The Port St. Lucie Sunset Rotary Club has awarded McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A. a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of their contributions to the Treasure Coast Charities Golf Classic to benefit CASTLE, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Alzheimer's Community Care. For more information, click here.

May 13, 2011 - Palm  Beach Illustrated Magazine and Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell recently published the 2011 list of AV Preeminent Rated Lawyers for Martin and Palm Beach Counties.  The list includes our very own Terence P. McCarthy, Robert P. Summers, Noel A. Bobko and Steven J. Wood.  The AV Preeminent Rating is Martindale Hubbell's highest rating.  [Read More]

May 11, 2011 - McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A. is pleased to announce that Margaret E. Wood, Esq. will be sworn in as President-Elect of the Martin County Chapter of FAWL, at its annual Swearing-In Ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.  Judge Kathleen Roberts will perform the  swearing-in ceremony.  Congratulations, Peggy! 

UPDATE: Pictures from the Swearing-In Ceremony, Thursday, May 12, 2011.

  

March 14, 2011 -  McCarthy, Summers, Bobko, Wood, Norman, Bass & Taylor, P.A. is pleased to announce that Margaret E. Wood, Esq., has joined the firm.  Ms. Wood holds a B.S. and a B.A. (both magna cum laude) from the University of Maryland College Park, and received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.  She is a former judicial clerk for the  Fourth District Court of Appeal.   She will be working in the firm's Trusts & Estates Department.

 

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