Estate and Succession Planning
Dean Mead’s Estate and Succession Planning Department is one of the largest and most respected groups of estate planning attorneys in Florida. We are frequently…
Dean Mead’s Chair of Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Denise Dell-Powell, is featured in the June 2019 edition of ALFA’s Business Litigation newsletter. The article highlights one of her most interesting cases where Denise represented a Lender in a Chapter 11 case in which the Debtor owned and operated a golf course in the Central Florida area. The golf course was operating a loss. At the hearing to confirm the Debtor’s Chapter 11 plan, the principal of the Debtor testified that his plan to turn the business around was to have a “sports” themed golf course with each hole as a different sport. The baseball hole would have a sand trap in the shape of a baseball. The 18th fairway would be lined like a football field with a sand trap in the shape of a football. At the end of his testimony, Denise said, “So basically a giant putt-putt course”. Confirmation was denied and the case dismissed.
She’s a marathon runner who also enjoys hiking in the mountains. Read more here ALFA Business Litigation Newsletter 2019
