Areas of Practice
- BANKING & FINANCE
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Workouts
- GOVERNMENTAL
- Administrative/Government Relations/Land Use
- Public Finance
- LAND USE & ZONING
- REAL ESTATE
- Commercial Transactions
Industries
Education
- J.D., Temple University, 1975
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1972
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Memberships
- Animal Law Committee of the Florida Bar
- Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, Advisory Board
- Florida Bar Association
P.O. Box 1900
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
TEL: 954-527-2417
FAX: 954-333-4017
Mr. Fuerst has a diverse legal real estate background which has evolved over the years into a broad based transactional commercial real estate practice from an early concentration in residential, zoning, condominium and land use matters.
Mr. Fuerst has developed several sub‑specialties within this commercial real estate practice including the representation of landlords and tenants in office building, shopping center and warehouse leasing, the acquisition and sale of apartment complexes, office buildings, hotels and retail centers, the financing through industrial development bonds of manufacturing facilities for such varied uses as graphic printing, textured concrete blocks, chemicals and motion picture production and the financing of multifamily residential projects through county and state housing authorities.
Mr. Fuerst regularly serves as Florida counsel for out of state based lenders and represents national retailers and investors in acquisition, leasing and development opportunities throughout Florida. He has also had extensive experience representing developers and lenders in restructuring problem loans, deeds in lieu of foreclosure and real estate based financial planning. These transactions have included multiple lender simultaneous negotiation involving diverse client assets such as yacht basins, apartment complexes, hotels, office buildings and self‑storage warehouse facilities.
Mr. Fuerst is also active in the representation of individuals and entities involved with animal rights issues and has lectured and appeared on radio and television shows to discuss this topic. He is a member of the advisory board of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida and he is also a member of the Animal Law Committee of the Florida Bar.
He served for many years as an officer and director of the Easter Seal Society of Broward County.
Mr. Fuerst is recognized in Florida Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008. He is AV® rated by Martindale Hubble.