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Associate
Tampa Office
Telephone: 813-273-4363
Email:mr@macfar.com
 
Practice Areas Business & Corporate

Tax & Planning

Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Estate & Trust Litigation
Practice Emphasis Representing individuals in estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, including matters involving the IRS, life insurance trusts, estate matters and post mortem estate tax planning.

Representing nonprofit organizations in all areas, including general corporate and contract matters, corporate governance issues, creating new non-profit entities and obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions.

Assisting small and large businesses in a broad range of matters, including selection of entity structure, business planning, transactions involving the merger, sale and acquisition of businesses and contract negotiations
Education University of Florida, J.D., cum laude, 2005

University of Florida Estates and Trusts Practice Certificate; Articles Editor, University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy; Book Award in Appellate Advocacy; Book Award in Criminal Procedure: Police Practices

Clemson University, B.A. in French and International Trade, magna cum laude, 2000
Court Admissions All Florida State Courts
Bar and Professional Memberships The Florida Bar

Hillsborough County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division)

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Board of Directors and Chair of the Community Outreach Committee.
Community Involvement Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts, Board of Directors
Publications Melissa A. Register, Case Comment, Constitutional Law: The Invisible Line Between Intentional and Unintentional Miranda Violations, 15 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 339 (Spring 2004).