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Richard Marshall Zelman 
Miami, Florida
Vice President, Director, Managing Partner
phone (305) 371-8797
fax (305) 374-2605
email rzelman@sacherzelman.com

Richard M. Zelman is a Founding Director of Sacher, Zelman and has practiced law in Miami, Florida since 1974.  Currently, he manages the Financial Services Group.  Mr. Zelman received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University magna cum laude with a B.A. in both History and Government in 1971, and graduated in 1974 from Harvard Law School, cum laude. 

Mr. Zelman has been a frequent lecturer at bank and lending conferences and legal education seminars.  During the past twenty-five years, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Miami Law School, where he currently teaches a course entitled, "Real Estate Planning" in the graduate program in Real Property Finance and Development.

Mr. Zelman's client base is comprised of institutional mortgage lenders, banks, and individual investors and developers.  He has particular expertise in advising lenders and borrowers in loan restructurings and work-outs and is widely recognized for finding creative, practical solutions for his clients involved in troubled real estate projects.  Among his many accomplishments, he successfully negotiated the resolution of the The Cadillac Fairview Corporation's high-rise condominium project liabilities in Florida.

He regularly represents clients in single and multi-unit commercial and residential loan transactions, land development, zoning, financing, and the formation of domestic and foreign corporations related to financial transactions.

 In recent years, Mr. Zelman's practice has extensively focused on representing financial clients regarding compliance with regulatory matters, often providing unique cost-effective solutions to state and federal regulatory requirements.  He often advises banks on maintaining positive relationships with the Florida Department of Banking, the FDIC and other regulatory agencies.

Mr. Zelman is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, and the Dade County Bar Association.   He is a Trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman of the Florida International University "Council of 100," and both the General Counsel and a member of the Executive Committee of the Florida International Bankers Association.

Married, and the father of two, Mr. Zelman is an avid cyclist and backpacker.


 

 

Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Law
Commercial Leasing
Commercial Real Estate
Community Redevelopment
Construction Contracts
Construction Law
Construction Liens
Contracts
Conveyancing
Debtor/Creditor
Joint Ventures
Landlord & Tenant
Loan Workouts
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Mortgages & Foreclosures
Real Estate Law
Residential Real Estate
Secured Transactions
Title Insurance
Uniform Commercial Code
Venture Capital
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1974
Education:
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974
J.D.


Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1971
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  History & Government


Representative Clients:
Credit Suisse
Bank of America
Colonial Bank
Union Planters Bank
References:
Karen Gilmore, Exec. VP, City National Bank
Victor Balestra, Chairman, Espirito Santo Bank
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Development and Finance, University of Miami School of Law, 1984 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1995 - Present
Trustee


Miami-Dade County International Trade Consortium
Director


Executive Committee, Florida International Bankers Association


Pro Bono Activities:
American Jewish Committee, National Domestic Policy Commission
Florida International University, Council of 100 Trustee, Fmr. Chairman, 1992 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Sigma Delta
Alpha Epsilon Pi

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