Joel D Maser

Practice Areas

Tax

State & Local Tax (SALT)

Real Estate Funds

Hospitality

Real Estate

Real Estate Tax

Real Estate Finance

Career

Joel D. Maser focuses his practice on structuring and negotiating complex real estate joint ventures and investments and general corporate transactions. He regularly represents developers and investors in real estate joint ventures. Joel also advises on Florida state and local tax matters. Joel is an active member and past Chair of the Florida Bar Tax Section. Joel has lectured extensively and prepared educational programs on tax issues including: issues related to Florida Sales Tax, federal tax issues relating to partnerships, and tax matters for the general practitioner and non-tax lawyer.

Concentrations:

General representation of real estate developers and investors, and hotel owners and operators

Real estate development and investment ventures

Tax and business planning for real estate investment transactions

Choice of business entities and alternative organizational and investment structures

Florida state and local tax matters

General corporate tax and business planning

Professional Memberships

Chair, The Florida Bar, Tax Section, 2013-2014; Previous Chairperson (several divisions and committees); Director, State Tax Advisory Division, 1991-1995.

Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 2008-2012.

Board Member, The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, Board of Directors.

Publications

Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2003-2022

Personal

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 1984; Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review.

B.S., with honors, University of Florida, 1981.