Meet Our Attorneys
Adam R. Seligman is an equity partner and real estate, lender, and business attorney who has honed his legal practice in commercial and residential real estate, including lender representation, purchase and sale agreements, title insurance, loan work outs, short sales, lease negotiations, foreclosures, landlord and tenant law, condominium law, entity formation and general business matters.
What Adam values most working at Ward Damon is the “smaller law firm feel” that ensures clients receive stellar service at a reasonable rate.
Meet Our Attorneys
Ward Damon
Adam R. Seligman.
Profile
Adam R. Seligman is an equity partner and real estate, lender, and business attorney who has honed his legal practice in commercial and residential real estate, including lender representation, purchase and sale agreements, title insurance, loan work outs, short sales, lease negotiations, foreclosures, landlord and tenant law, condominium law, entity formation and general business matters. He represents entrepreneurs, business owners, executives and investors who confront a myriad of legal issues, both personally and professionally.
What Adam values most working at Ward Damon is the “smaller law firm feel” that ensures clients receive stellar service at a reasonable rate.
A Florida native who was raised in Broward County in a family of real estate developers, Adam learned the real estate business and developed a strong passion for it at an early age. He has lived in Palm Beach County since 2005 and enjoys spending time with his children in the Florida sunshine.
- Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Brokerage Law
- Distressed Property and Loss Mitigation Law
- Homeowner/Condominium Association Representation
- Business & Corporate Law
- Commercial Loan Transactions
- William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award (2005)
- Outstanding Law Review Associate (2005)
- Stetson Law Review
- Florida Trend Magazine “Up and Comer” and "Legal Elite" (2011 – Current)
- Jewish Federation of PBC Emerging Leadership Program graduate (2014)
- Recognized by Attorney At Law Magazine as a 2017 South Florida Superstar
- Selected for Florida Trend’s 2018 Florida Legal Elite for his work in Real Estate; fewer than 1.2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida earn Legal Elite honors
- Florida Bar's Meritorious Public Service Award (2018)
- Palm Beach County Bar Association – speaker for “Real Estate in Tough Times” presentation (January 27, 2012)
- WPTV Focus Florida Series: serves as legal expert for real estate matters (April 20, 2012)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as legal expert on front page story regarding Bank of America short sales (April 14, 2012)
- South Florida Business Journal: announced as equity partner at Ward Damon (January 9, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate attorney on a story regarding Palm Beach County foreclosures (January 7, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate lawyer on story about expired tax credit frustrating homeowners (February 20, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate attorney on a business story regarding indictments in a condo investigation (April 18, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate attorney on a story regarding the drop in Palm Beach County foreclosures (July 15, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate expert on a local story regarding a candidate not disclosing foreclosure proceedings to tenant (October 31, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate attorney on a front page story regarding the expected extension of the debt relief tax break (December 4, 2014)
- Daily Business Review: quoted as a real estate attorney on a front page story regarding IRS rules delaying South Florida deals (March 19, 2014)
- JBiz at the JCC (founder)
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Administrative Management and Financial Oversight Committee (2018 - current)
- West Palm 100 (2005 - current)
- Palm Beach County Bar Association, member
- VP of Mirabella at Mirasol Homeowners Association (2016 - present)
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15E, Vice-chair (2016 - 2018)
- Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2005)
- Stetson University School of Business Administration (M.B.A., 2005)
- University of Florida (B.S., 2001)
Areas of Practice
Areas of Practice
- Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Brokerage Law
- Distressed Property and Loss Mitigation Law
- Homeowner/Condominium Association Representation
- Business & Corporate Law
- Commercial Loan Transactions
Honors
Honors
- William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award (2005)
- Outstanding Law Review Associate (2005)
- Stetson Law Review
- Florida Trend Magazine “Up and Comer” and "Legal Elite" (2011 – Current)
- Jewish Federation of PBC Emerging Leadership Program graduate (2014)
- Recognized by Attorney At Law Magazine as a 2017 South Florida Superstar
- Selected for Florida Trend’s 2018 Florida Legal Elite for his work in Real Estate; fewer than 1.2% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida earn Legal Elite honors
- Florida Bar's Meritorious Public Service Award (2018)
Seminars and Presentations
Seminars and Presentations
- Palm Beach County Bar Association – speaker for “Real Estate in Tough Times” presentation (January 27, 2012)
In the News
In the News
- WPTV Focus Florida Series: serves as legal expert for real estate matters (April 20, 2012)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as legal expert on front page story regarding Bank of America short sales (April 14, 2012)
- South Florida Business Journal: announced as equity partner at Ward Damon (January 9, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate attorney on a story regarding Palm Beach County foreclosures (January 7, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate lawyer on story about expired tax credit frustrating homeowners (February 20, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate attorney on a business story regarding indictments in a condo investigation (April 18, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as a real estate attorney on a story regarding the drop in Palm Beach County foreclosures (July 15, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate expert on a local story regarding a candidate not disclosing foreclosure proceedings to tenant (October 31, 2014)
- The Palm Beach Post: quoted as real estate attorney on a front page story regarding the expected extension of the debt relief tax break (December 4, 2014)
- Daily Business Review: quoted as a real estate attorney on a front page story regarding IRS rules delaying South Florida deals (March 19, 2014)
Professional Memberships
Professional Memberships
- JBiz at the JCC (founder)
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Administrative Management and Financial Oversight Committee (2018 - current)
- West Palm 100 (2005 - current)
- Palm Beach County Bar Association, member
- VP of Mirabella at Mirasol Homeowners Association (2016 - present)
- Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15E, Vice-chair (2016 - 2018)
Education
Education
- Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2005)
- Stetson University School of Business Administration (M.B.A., 2005)
- University of Florida (B.S., 2001)
