• Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Foreclosures
• Collection Law
• Deed Restriction Enforcement

Experience
Steve Mezer has built one of the largest and most successful practices dedicated to serving the unique needs of homeowners’ associations and condominium associations in Florida.  Currently, Mr. Mezer is general counsel to over 700 community associations and he routinely handles matters involving real estate litigation, foreclosures, collection of assessments and deed restriction enforcement.

Bar Admissions
Mr. Mezer is admitted to practice in Florida and the District of Columbia, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

Education
University of Miami, B.A., cum laude, 1974

Stetson University, J.D., 1977

Recognitions, Associations and Professional Activities
Mr. Mezer is board certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.  Mr. Mezer is Vice Chair and Secretary of the Condominium and Planned Development Law Committee and Community Associations Subcommittee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is also a member of the Real Property Section and Homeowners Association Law Subcommittee of the American Bar Association, the Executive Council of the Real Property Section of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, and the Community Associations Institute, Suncoast Chapter where he has served as Director, Education Chairman and President.  Mr. Mezer has been an Adjunct Professor at St. Petersburg College where he has taught condominium association law.  Mr. Mezer served on Grievance Committee 6-C for the Florida Bar, and served on the Steering Committee for Florida Condominium and Community Association Law (2007), which was published by the Continuing Legal Education division of The Florida Bar.  In addition, Mr. Mezer has had various articles published in Condo Management Magazine, The Association Advisor, and Clearwater Bar News.  Mr. Mezer has also appeared as a guest on numerous television and radio programs to discuss issues relating to real estate and community association law. He has also lectured at seminars for The Florida Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education, the University of Miami School of Law Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development, the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, Stetson University College of Law, CLE International and Suncaost CAI.  Mr. Mezer has received recognition as a member of Florida's "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend Magazine, and has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine.  He has also received recognition as one of the Best Lawyers in America and has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.  Mr. Mezer also serves on the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and Tampa Preparatory Academy.

Personal
Mr. Mezer was born and raised in Kingston, New York.

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