Taylor & Carls Joins Forces With Becker & Poliakoff

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Oct 15, 2013) -  Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. announced today that Taylor & Carls, P.A., one of the state's leading community association law firms with offices in Orlando, Tampa, and Palm Coast, will join the firm effective December 1, 2013. Founded in 1981, Taylor & Carls provides corporate, transactional, construction, and litigation legal services to more than 1,000 associations throughout Central Florida.

"Taylor & Carls is the preeminent condominium and homeowner association law firm in Central Florida. We are delighted that they have decided to join Becker & Poliakoff," said Gary Rosen, managing shareholder of Becker & Poliakoff. "This is an outstanding opportunity to enhance our position in the important Central Florida market and it represents a springboard for growth into new markets including Northeast Florida."

Ken Direktor, Chair of Becker & Poliakoff's Community Association Practice, stated, "This new partnership follows our merger with Cornet, Googe & Associates, another leading community association law firm, in 2012. The addition of these two highly regarded firms strengthens Becker & Poliakoff's leadership in this specialized area of law, and most importantly, offers clients the very best legal team."

Taylor & Carls' founding shareholders Robert Taylor and Harry Carls will continue serving their clients while also handling responsibilities as co-office managing shareholders for the combined firms' Orlando office and all of Central and Northeast Florida. All 13 lawyers and 36 administrative staff will join Becker & Poliakoff.

Taylor & Carls' attorneys and staff will relocate to Becker & Poliakoff's Orlando office located in the downtown business district at the Regions Bank Building, 111 N. Orange Avenue. Their Altamonte Springs office will remain open serving as the Community Association Collections & Foreclosures operations center for the combined firm. Additionally, their Palm Coast office serving northeast Florida, and Tampa office will also operate as Becker & Poliakoff starting December 1^st. 

"The combined firm will be much more than the sum of its parts," said Robert Taylor. "We are excited to leverage the resources and collective knowledge and expertise that Becker & Poliakoff brings to the table to benefit our clients."

Harry Carls added, "We have known Becker & Poliakoff for many years and we look forward to working together to serve the ever-changing needs of community associations throughout Central and North Florida."

About Becker & Poliakoff
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