Jeffrey R. Margolis

Jeffrey Margolis is a member of Berger Singerman's Executive Committee and part of the Business, Finance, and Tax Team in Fort Lauderdale. Jeff has an illustrious background representing and advising real estate owners, developers, investors, and managers in a colorful variety of transactional real estate matters (both residential and commercial). He counsels clients on all angles of creating, structuring, and operating large-scale real estate projects, condominiums, mixed-use projects, hotels, and retail establishments, among others.

Jeff’s driving core principle is a belief that his hard-won legal knowledge should be shared freely with clients and colleagues — especially by way of pro-bono work for underrepresented groups. He has championed various interests such as Holocaust survivors seeking reparations, undocumented juvenile immigrants pursuing legal status in the U.S., and disabled veterans lobbying for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Jeff considers his success in advocating for these groups to be one of his most significant achievements.

Thanks to Jeff’s openness, fledgling attorneys instinctively understand that they can come to Jeff for advice any time. He proudly follows the achievements of dozens of brilliant people he has trained and mentored, including one particular mentee who he hired straight out of law school. Under his guidance, that mentee has blossomed into a successful partner at Berger Singerman.

Jeff enjoys the collaborative nature of his work at the firm, both with his colleagues and his clients. He is dedicated to supporting his clients through every stage of their legal proceedings and tailors his approach to each case to fit their unique needs and values. Honest feedback is fundamental to Jeff’s mission; he works tirelessly not only to provide excellent legal counsel but to become each client’s trusted advisor.

As the business day comes to a close, a three-pronged rule of thumb in Jeff’s office is that all calls get returned, that all emails get answered, and that the team takes time to celebrate any client’s success.