Joel C. Zwemer
1903 S. 25th Street, Suite 200, Fort Pierce, FL 34947
About Joel C. Zwemer
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
Education
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, 1985Juris Doctorate
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Brandeis Honorary Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society
- Law Review: University of Louisville Law Review's Journal of Family Law, Manuscript Editor
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1981B.S.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Alpha Zeta Honorary Society
- Honors: Board of College Councils – Representative
- Honors: Food and Resources Economics Club – President
Classes and Seminars
- Florida Land Title Association: 2011 Claims Prevention, Avoidance & Education Committee Roundtable, April 13, 2011
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Issues in Agriculture and Agribusiness, University of Florida College of Agriculture, Gainesville, Florida, 2000
- The Ins and Outs of Bankruptcy Practice for Non-Bankruptcy Practitioners seminar sponsored by Lorman Business Center, Inc. February 21, 1991
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1991
- Kentucky, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (Board of Directors, 2002 - 2005, Meetings and Programs Committee, 2003)
- Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County, Inc., 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Education Foundation of Indian River County, 1994, Board of Directors
- St. Lucie County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (President)
- St. Lucie County Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Vice President)
- St. Lucie County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Secretary/Treasurer)
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce (Former Committee Chairman, New Businesses & Infrastructure Committees)
- The Florida Bar, 2002 - Present (Member, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee)
- The Florida Bar Foundation, Inc., 2005 - Present (Fellow)
- The Florida Bar, Business Law Section
- The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
- The Treasure Coast Builders Association, Member
- Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County, Inc. (By-Laws Committee, 2015)
- Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County, Inc. (Tax Abatement Committee, 2012)
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce (SeaFest Committee, Co-Chair, 1997)
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce (Infrastructure Committees, Chairman, 1996)
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce (New Businesses Committee, Chairman, 1994)
- Indian River Chamber of Commerce (New Businesses Committee, Chairman, 1994 – 1995)
- Council of 100 of Indian River County, Advisory Board
- Executive Board Member of Young Lawyer’s Section of the Louisville Bar Association, 1988
- Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, 2001 – Present
- NASD Regulation, Inc. Board of Arbitrators, 2003-2007
- Nineteenth Circuit Fee Arbitration Panel, Panel Member, 2002 – 2005
Articles
Published Works
- Florida Bankruptcy Case Law Update, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, Eleventh Circuit Opinions, September 2014 Cases
- Joel Zwemer Re-Elected to St. Lucie County EDC Board
- Junior Lienholders and Banks Need to Take Care to Timely File Claims For Surplus Funds
- High Flying Farmers Prevail Against County on Alleged Zoning Code Violation
- Eleventh Circuit Rules Against the Kardashians
- Out of State Counsel Beware: Estate Claims Must Be E-Filed
- Landlords: During Lease Negotiations, Be Aware of Co-tenancy Provisions
- Incomplete Condo Docs Can Sink Your Sale. Here’s Why?
- St. Lucie County Education Foundation Awards $50,000 to School Board
- Joel Zwemer Quoted in Your Voice Weekly about Investing in Local Education
- Florida’s Fifth DCA Weighs In On The Scope of Easements For Ingress And Egress
- The Fourth District Court of Appeals Re-emphasizes Importance of Formal Notice in Certain Probate Proceedings
- Joel Zwemer authors Florida Bankruptcy Case Law Update
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- AssociateBusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Probate, Tax, Real Estate
- ShareholderBusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Probate, Tax, Real Estate
- ShareholderBusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Bankruptcy, Contracts, Estate Planning, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Probate, Tax, Real Estate
Nearby Lawyers
- Bankruptcy
- 47.5 miles away
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