$ 800-900 per hour
Daniel Avram Weiss
About Daniel
Biography
Love spending time with my grandchildren, indoors or out, traveling or not. Nothing quite gets my mind off my work quite as thoroughly as playing with, reading to, or watching my grandchildren perform.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Government
60%
45 years
Land Use and Zoning
20%
45 years
Appeals
10%
45 years
Litigation
10%
45 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
35%-50%
Pro bono
15 %
Payment Methods
- Check
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Licensed in Florida for 44 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1981
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Daniel A. Weiss, P.A.
9 Island Avenue, #1107, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
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Posted by Liz | December 07, 2017 | Real Estate
EXCELLENT PROPERTY ATTORNEY AND HUMAN BEING!!!
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF THE BRILLIANT AND EXTENSIVE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MR. WEISS. ANY PERSON PRIVILEDGED ENOUGH TO HAVE MR. WEISS REPRESENT THEM WILL BE IN "THE BEST" LEGAL HANDS POSSIBLE. NOT ONLY IS HE AN EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY ATTORNEY, BUT HIS HUMAN NATURE IS BEYOND COMPARE. HE TRULY CAR...
Posted by Israel | April 18, 2016 | Real Estate
Inside man
Dan Weiss puts his experience working inside of city government to work for private citizens who are property owners. I've consulted him a few times and he always as all the right questions and the law at the tip of his tongue.
Posted by Camille | September 02, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Tax
Exceptional, exceptional--results achieved each time!!
I have hired Dan several times over the past 10 years and obtained positive results each time we worked together. More specifically, I engaged Dan's services, to address real estate tax matters whereby, in my opinion, the appraiser's assessment of my real estate taxes were over-stated for various re...
Posted by Rosemary | November 07, 2014 | Tax
Outstanding Attorney: Mr. Daniel A. Weiss
Mr. Weiss worked extremely hard to assist my son and I in resolving some erroneous and false information given to the tax assessors office. This false information would have led to my son's family and my husband and I being homeless. You cannot use any lawyer for property rights issues. It took me ...
Posted by Richard | January 26, 2014 | Tax
Very impressed. Great results on Property Tax Appeals et al.
I hired Daniel Weiss to handle property tax appeals for five properties. In addition, he has provided advice on several other real estate matters. He did a fantastic job. He is very organized and he is very smart. I attended several hearings and I was incredibly impressed with his knowledge and ...
Daniel Avram Weiss's Lawyer Endorsements
"Government law and property tax disputes are two areas that require an attorney to have the experience and expertise to go toe to toe with state, county and muicpal government. Dan Weiss is widely acknowledge as the best in Florida, I know when I refer my clients to Dan that they are getting the best representation and service."
Bart Chepenik
State, local, and municipal law lawyer | Jun 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Is there a better advocate on municipal law issues than Dan Weiss? Time and again, I have gone to Dan for consultations on matters of state, local and municipal law, and I am always impressed with the depth of Dan's knowledge and experience."
Israel Sands
Probate lawyer
Bart Chepenik
Estate planning lawyer
Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers
2018
SuperLawyers, Florida SuperLawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Florida SuperLawyers
2017
Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
2016
Super Lawyer, Florida SuperLawyers
2016
Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
2015
Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
2015
Super Lawyer, Florida SuperLawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Florida SuperLawyers
2014
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
2010
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
Top Lawyer-Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental, Zoning, South Florida Legal Guide
2008
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
Top Lawyer-Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental, Zoning, South Florida Legal Guide
2007
Top Lawyer-Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental, Zoning, South Florida Legal Guide
2007
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
AV Pre-eminent rated lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer
2004
Florida's Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Attorney, Daniel A. Weiss, P.A.
2015 - 2017
Attorney, Property Tax Adjustments & Appeals, P.A.
2002 - 2016
Principal, Tannebaum Weiss, PL
1999 - 2000
Legal Special Master, Dade County Value Adjustment Board
1997 - 2002
Attorney, Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza & Guedes, P.A.
1981 - 1995
Assistant County Attorney, Miami-Dade County County Attorney's Office
Associations
2015 - Present
Jewish Museum of Florida/FIUAdvisory Board Member
2005 - Present
Miami Beach Bar AssociationBoard Member
1996 - 2016
Miami Beach Community Development CorporationExecutive Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Garcia v. Andonie, 101 So.3d 339 (Fla. 2012)
Supreme Court of Florida unanimously approved homestead exemption, affirming Third District Court of Appeal, trial court and Miami-Dade County Value Adjustment Board.
Bystrom v. Diaz, 514 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 1987)
Statute required taxpayer to make good faith payment after the tax year in order to maintain court jurisdiction
Bystrom v. Whitman, 488 So.2d 520 (Fla. 1986)
Parties were entitled to discovery documents related to all three approaches to value
Alcime v. Bystrom, 451 So. 2d 1037 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
Denial of homestead exemption upheld
Valencia Center, Inc. v. Bystrom, 543 So. 2d 214 (Fla. 1989)
Florida Supreme Court upheld ruling that tax assessment statute was unconstitutional.
Metropolitan Dade County v. Sokolowski, 439 So. 2d 932 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), pet. for rev. den., 450 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 1984)
Remedy for delayed personnel appeal was to require hearings to be scheduled, not to reverse disciplinary action
Dunn v. Metropolitan Dade County, 3 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 672 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.)
Competent substantial evidence supported denial of owner's zoning application
Metropolitan Dade County v. Timinsky, 579 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991)
Covenant supported denial of application to subdivide land
Metropolitan Dade County v. Timinsky, 598 So. 2d 266 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)
Metropolitan Dade County v. Sunlink Corp., 642 So. 2d 551 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994) (en banc), rev. den., 651 So. 2d 1196 (Fla. 1995)
Covenant could be vacated only in accordance with its terms
Benjaminn Nursery Famr, Inc. and Nextel Communications v. Miami-Dade County, 170 F. Supp. 2d 1246 (S.D. Fla. 2001)
Only substantial competent evidence in record supported cell tower siting application
Hotelerama Associates, Ltd. v. Bystrom, 24 Fla. Supp. 2d 76 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 1987)
Property Fine Trial Court imposed $188,000 penalty against taxpayer
Liphete v. Stierheim, 455 So. 2d 1348 (Fla. 3d DCA)
Denial of homestead exemption upheld
Saiz De La Mora v. Andonie, 51 So. 3d (Fla 3d DCA 2010), jurisdiction accepted, 65 So. 3d (Fla. 2011),
Permanent residence of dependent minor children qualified property for homestead exemption, notwithstanding that property owner-parents were not permanent residents of Florida.
North Shore Medical Center, Inc. v. Bystrom, 461 So. 2d 167 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
Medical office building owned by hospital and leased to private practice physicians not exempt from property taxes.
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. v. Bystrom, 485 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 3d DCA)
1,560 acres of vacant land was not assessed in excess of market value.
Hialeah, Inc. v. Dade County, 490 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 3d DCA)
Hialeah Race Track not municipally exempt merely because city held legal title.
Land v. State of Florida, Dept. of Revenue, 510 So. 2d 606 (Fla. 3d DCA)
Statute imposing property tax on floating structures did not violate Florida Constitution.
Bystrom v. Hotelrama Associates, Ltd., 511 So. 2d 640 (Fla. 3d DCA)
Trial Court reduction of reassessment of Fontainbleau Hilton Hotel for 1981 was reversed for lack of substantial competent evidence.
Bystrom v. Florida Rock Industries, Inc., 513 So. 2d 742 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)
Trial Court abused its discretion in failing to award adequate costs to prevailing party.
Miami Free Zone Corp. v. Robbins, 542 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989)
Miami Free Zone was not federally immune from property taxation.
Miami-Dade Community College Foundation, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 545 So. 2d 324 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989)
Foundation-owned building not in actual use for exempt purposes or assessment date was taxable.
Education
1981
University of Miami School of Law
law
1976
Florida International University
M.S.M. (Public Administration)
1974
Florida International University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2012
Oral Argument
Garcia v. Andonie
2011
Platinum Properties
Hot Topics in Florida Property Tax Law
2008
Miami Beach Bar Association
Current Topics in Florida Property Tax Law
2004
Strategies for Overcoming Property Tax Law Challenges in Florida
Florida Property Taxation
2004
Seminar
Property Tax Law in Florida
2002
Seminar
Property Tax Law in Florida
Publications
2004
Strategies for Overcoming Property Tax Law Challenges in Florida
Strategies for Overcoming Property Tax Law Challenges in Florida
1993
Florida Property Tax Service 2d
Agricultural and Other Specially Classified Properties
Languages
English
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