Mark Hankins, P.A. Attorney at Law

Mark Hankins, P.A.

Mark Hankins, Esq., Attorney at Law
Land O Lakes, FL 34637
(813) 632-7882/Fax: (305) 402-3141
Email: flacorps@gate.net

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Profession: Attorney

Present: Areas of Practice: Corporate law; Tax Law, Technology Law, Computers and the Internet, Contractual matters, Commercial Transactions, Estate Planning. Examples: Web Site development, corporate finance, legal ethics regarding online practice, software development, licensing issues, Year 2000 (Y2K) issues, corporate intranet/internet issues, domain names, purchases and sales of technology-related businesses.

1995 to Present

President of Florida Incorporators, Inc., Tampa, Florida. - Accessible at http://www.flacorps.com, this corporation assists cost-conscious Floridians in forming corporations and maintaining corporate status. Also established free web-based informational services, The Florida Small Business Resource Page and The Florida Entrepreneur's Resource Page, and consultancy A.I.M.S - Attorneys' Internet Marketing Service.

1993 to 1995 Associate Attorney for Delgado, Befeler, Starkman & Magolnick, P.A., Miami, Florida. Handled Domestic and international estate planning, international and domestic corporate and tax matters, some transactional work and litigation including negotiating of software licensing agreements and eviction/foreclosure proceedings.

1993 to 1993 Associate Attorney for King & Brown, P.C., Englewood, CO. Handled estate planning, corporate matters, and civil litigation involving taxation issues.

1990 to 1992 Assistant General Counsel for Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, Tallahassee, FL. Responsible for property damage claims for Southern half of Florida, including Admiralty. Handled other general litigation matters as well as review of FDOT internal procedure. Elevated to Senior Attorney status mid-1991, handling contract review, legislative review, administrative law matters.

1988 to 1989 Associate Attorney for Law Offices of Eilon Krugman-Kadi, Gainesville, Florida. Screened case inquiries. Prepared and litigated personal injury and wrongful death actions.

Profession:		Attorney
Present:		Areas of Practice: Corporate law; Tax Law, Technology Law, Computers and the Internet, Contractual matters, Commercial Transactions, Estate Planning. Examples: Web Site development, corporate finance, legal ethics regarding online practice, software development, licensing issues, Year 2000 (Y2K) issues, corporate intranet/internet issues, domain names, purchases and sales of technology-related businesses.
1995 to Present		President of Florida Incorporators, Inc., Tampa, Florida. - Accessible at http://www.flacorps.com, this corporation assists cost-conscious Floridians in forming corporations and maintaining corporate status. Also established free web-based informational services, The Florida Small Business Resource Page and The Florida Entrepreneur's Resource Page, and consultancy A.I.M.S - Attorneys' Internet Marketing Service.
1993 to 1995		Associate Attorney for Delgado, Befeler, Starkman & Magolnick, P.A., Miami, Florida. Handled Domestic and international estate planning, international and domestic corporate and tax matters, some transactional work and litigation including negotiating of software licensing agreements and eviction/foreclosure proceedings.
1993 to 1993		Associate Attorney for King & Brown, P.C., Englewood, CO. Handled estate planning, corporate matters, and civil litigation involving taxation issues.
1990 to 1992		Assistant General Counsel for Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, Tallahassee, FL. Responsible for property damage claims for Southern half of Florida, including Admiralty. Handled other general litigation matters as well as review of FDOT internal procedure. Elevated to Senior Attorney status mid-1991, handling contract review, legislative review, administrative law matters.
1988 to 1989		Associate Attorney for Law Offices of Eilon Krugman-Kadi, Gainesville, Florida. Screened case inquiries. Prepared and litigated personal injury and wrongful death actions.

Certifications:		Florida Bar #0755044: Member Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections. Colorado Bar Federal Bar - Southern District of Florida Federal Bar - Middle District of Florida

Education:		Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.) University of Denver 1993 Juris Doctorate degree University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 1987 Bachelor of Arts University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 1984

Legal & Academic Honors:		American Jurisprudence Award - Civil Procedure II Echols Scholar - Honors designation at the University of Virginia Davis Productivity Award - presented by Florida TaxWatch, Inc. for achieving measurable gains in the efficiency of state government. I Made a Difference Award - presented by Florida Department of Transportation for improving the efficiency of operations in the Office of the General Counsel.

Writings:		Ambulance Chasers on the Internet: Regulation of Attorney Web Pages, 1 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y 3, (1996) The article described the Internet to readers whose familiarity might be minimal and described how various developments with respect to the Internet could upset traditional notions underpinning state bars' regulations regarding attorney advertising. Revenue Ruling 93-12: The IRS Gives Small Business a Welcome Transfer Tax Break, The Florida Bar Journal, November, 1993 The article explored the significance of the IRS's belated acquiescence to the Estate of Bright case and the new opportunities for using discounts to allow owners of small businesses to pass their interests to their descendants while minimizing taxes. Notebook Computers: Selection Tips for the Practitioner, The Colorado Lawyer, January, 1994 Described current (circa late-'93) developments in portable computer technology and issues surrounding the lawyer's decision to buy one.

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