Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that West Palm Beach Of Counsel William P. Sklar and Tampa Shareholder Scott P. Pence each received awards from The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section at its annual convention in Bonita Springs on June 2, 2017.

Sklar received the John Arthur Jones Annual Service Award. This honor is given to a Section member who has rendered dedicated and significant service to the Section and its programs throughout the year. Sklar’s peers recognized him for his extraordinary efforts in lobbying state lawmakers on numerous proposed bills on behalf of the section during the recently concluded annual legislative session.

He is the Chair of the section’s Condominium and Planned Development Committee.

Pence received the RPPTL section’s Rising Star Award, which is given to a section member who has demonstrated the potential for future section leadership through active participation in the RPPTL section’s committees and projects. He is the Chair of the RPPTL section’s Construction Law (CLC) and Insurance and Surety Committees. He is also the editor-in-chief of “Insurance Matters!,” a newsletter distributed by the Insurance and Surety Committee.

At Carlton Fields, Sklar represents developers and lenders. He assists them with planning, drafting, and the development of residential, commercial, and complex mixed-use condominiums, and planned developments. He also serves as regulatory counsel in compliance matters under numerous federal, state, and local statutes; regulations; and ordinances, including the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA), Fair Housing Act, and Florida Condominium and Homeowners Association Acts. Additionally, Sklar represents clients in real estate transactions and financing and appears before the Florida Legislature, state agencies and the Governor’s office regarding public policy involving real estate.

Sklar is Board Certified in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar and by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit and County Court Mediator. He received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and his B.B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Miami, where he has served on the UM Graduate Faculty teaching advanced courses in condominium and planned development law for 38 years.

Pence represents developers, owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors in the preparation, negotiation, modification, and administration of all types of contracts and forms related to construction and development transactions. His practice also includes reviewing and advising clients with respect to insurance and risk management issues. Pence has been involved in many large, complex projects both in the State of Florida and across the country, including major stadiums, arenas, ballparks, airports, energy facilities, pipelines, hospitals, education facilities, hotels, casinos, and first-responder training facilities.

Pence is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar. He is AV-Rated by Martindale Hubbell. He received his J.D. from the William and Mary Law School and his B.A. from George Mason University.

About Carlton Fields: Carlton Fields has nearly 350 attorneys and government and financial services consultants serving clients from offices in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C. The firm is known for its national litigation practice, including class action defense, trial practice, white-collar representation, and high-stakes appeals; its regulatory practice; and its handling of sophisticated business transactions and corporate counseling for domestic and international clients. For additional information, visit www.carltonfields.com. (Carlton Fields practices law in California through Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, LLP.)