Phoenix Law Partners, PA - Doug Marek, Esq

Résumé of

Doug Marek, Esq

Of Counsel

Phoenix Law Partners, PA

12800 University Drive, Suite 260

Fort Myers, Florida 33907

(239) 461-0101

DMarek@CorporationCounsel.com

Legal Experience:

Specializing in commercial real estate transactions, financing and development, business acquisitions, as well as consulting in business and regulatory matters.

Admitted to practice Law:

· Courts of the State of Florida

Memberships:

· American Bar Association

· The Florida Bar

· Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV¹

· Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc. – Level 1 Member

· Chicago Title Insurance Company – Unrestricted Member

Of Counsel, Broad & Cassel, Boca Raton, Florida: Worked with national, regional, and local real estate developers; negotiated and managed real estate transactions; drafted commercial leases; examined title and survey issues; and arranged summer associate program for the firm.

Member, Mettler, Shelton, Randolph & Marek, P.L., Palm Beach, Florida: Represented high net worth individuals and estates in purchase, sale, and financing of multi-million dollar residential properties; advised on land use issues; examined title and survey issues; and negotiated commercial and residential leases.

Associate, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida: Worked on commercial, real estate, and bank transactions representing major Florida-based, national, and government clients; advised on land use issues; drafted lease and purchase and sale agreements; focused emphasis on lending, large-scale, complex real estate transactions, secured transactions, and title examination and title insurance; and disposed of assets for the Resolution Trust Corporation, SAMDA contractors, and the National Bank of Canada.

Education, Academic Recognition and School Service:

University Of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1993, Coral Gables, Florida

University of Wisconsin, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Real Estate, and Urban Development, 1977, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

University Instruction, Development, and Other Relevant Experience:

Adjunct Professor, Palm Beach Community College, West Palm Beach, Florida: instruct construction law courses covering general contract theory, various forms of construction contracts, insurance and risk management, litigation, contract bidding and the Florida construction lien law.

Asset Manager, MIG Realty Advisors, Inc., West Palm Beach, Florida: advised pension funds on real property investments; focused on acquisitions, sales and asset management service of commercial and multi-family properties throughout the country for public-employee pension funds; and worked on development and redevelopment of properties, partnership agreements, workout plans, debt negotiation and restructure, contracts, management plans and agreements, financing, due diligence, litigation, abstracts, construction documents, pro forma analysis, purchase and sale agreements, business development, commercial and residential leasing.

President, Ridgewood Corporation/Universal Management Company, Madison, Wisconsin: acquired distressed large suburban and urban apartment properties in Wisconsin for redevelopment and rehabilitation; and implemented new management procedures and policies as well as physical renovations to return properties to profitable operation.

¹ CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. For more information on these ratings, please visit http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Peer_Review_Ratings/ratings_guidelines.xml

1 December 2006