Corporate Law Public Finance Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Tax Law
Fred F. Harris
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Fred F. Harris focuses his practice on taxation, transactional work, corporate and dispute resolution.
Overview
- Stetson University, J.D., graduated 1978
- Auburn University, BA, graduated 1975
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Mind, Body & Spirit, Inc. - President
- Tallahassee Friends of the Library Endowment Trust - Board Member
- Truthseekers, Inc. - Vice President and Co-Founder
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Mind, Body & Spirit, Inc. - President
- Tallahassee Friends of the Library Endowment Trust - Board Member
- Truthseekers, Inc. - Vice President and Co-Founder
- Stetson University, J.D., graduated 1978
- Auburn University, BA, graduated 1975
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Law, Tallahassee (2022)
- Corporate Law, Tallahassee (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Public Finance Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Securities Regulation
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Bond Buyer Red Book, "Bond Counsel"
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006, 2009
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Tax litigation
- Business transactions
- Municipal finance
- Dispute resolution
- Community development district financing and restructurings
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Tax Court
- Significant Representations
- Handles multimillion-dollar transactions, ranging from public financing to mergers and acquisitions.
- Has served as bond and underwriter's counsel for many issuances of tax exempt bonds by Florida community development districts.
- Collected $270 million in 2006 in a tax refund case for the Florida Windstorm Underwriters Association.
- Collected $230 million in 2002 in a tax refund case for the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association.
- General counsel to one of IBM’s largest Business Partners.
- General counsel to National Solar.
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