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Norma Echarte

Norma Echarte @ Associates
  • Real Estate Law, Landlord Tenant, Business Law
  • Florida
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Biography

What should you consider in choosing your real estate and business attorney? You should choose an attorney with extensive experience and an entrepreneurial approach to real estate transactions. With my experience in all facets of the real estate business, I qualify to be an effective advocate for you. I understand and am well versed in the various aspects of the purchase agreement and have worked extensively with brokers, lenders, buyers, sellers, and developers over the course of my career. These experiences enable me to provide sound advice on the ramifications of the varying real estate forms available in Florida and guide the transaction through to a successful closing. In addition to negotiating zealously for my clients (which include both individual residential purchasers and developers), I coordinate and conduct closings. As the closing attorney, I prepare all the closing documents, perform the title study of the property, clear title issues, negotiate and satisfy liens and mortgages, prepare the HUD-1 Settlement Statement, issue Owners and Lender’s Title insurance, provide escrow services and funding as required. In addition to having over 20 years of experience as a real estate attorney, I continue to educate myself and my staff in changes in Florida law, RESPA, and the federally mandated housing regulations, particularly as it pertains to Florida real estate and corporate transactions. I was born in Cuba and have lived in South Florida since arriving here as a child. I am fluent in Spanish and have staff that is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese. My clients tell me they can entrust their legal business to me and my staff and that is the key to a successful relationship. I hope you will entrust your legal needs to us too and experience the difference we make in facilitating your real estate transactions. Areas of Practice 60% Real Estate and Condominium Transactional Law 30% Corporate Formation and Business Law 10% Wills Bus

Education
University of Miami
J.D. (1982) | Juris Doctor
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Professional Experience
Partner
Norma Echarte @ Associates
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Norma Echarte has served as the closing attorney and title attorney for more than 1,800 transactions across South Florida. She has coordinated multi-unit closings on behalf of developers and lenders, serving as the sole closing attorney for several notable condominium projects. Ms. Echarte provides full title services for purchasers and sellers; she conducts a thorough title review and is an approved agent for Florida's largest underwriters of title insurance. She brings extensive experience in contract negotiations and disputes, landlord tenant matters, condominium and business law.
Professional Associations
United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida
Member, Board of Directors
Current
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Miami Dade County Bar Association
Current
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Florida State Bar  # 350370
Member
- Current
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The Florida Bar
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Activities: Real Estate and Probate Law Section
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
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Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Languages
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Miami Location
801 Brickell Avenue
Suite 900
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (305) 755-7440