James (Jamie) Marx
Partner
James@MarxRosenthal.com
D:305.779.5696
T:305.577.0276
- Florida
- New York
- Washington, D.C
Board Certified in Real Estate
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law
- Editor, University of Miami Law Review
- B.A. in Accounting, Ithaca College, cum laude
James A. Marx is a transactional lawyer who focuses his practice on representing clients with real estate and corporate deals, structuring and governance issues. James is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Real Estate Law, and he has over 30 years of experience at large national law firms and at his own firm in handling complex and simple real estate and corporate transactions – structuring, advising, and representing foreign and U.S. sellers, buyers, large and small financial institutions, private and portfolio lenders, investors, and developers. James has been recognized for more than 15 years as one of the top attorneys in Florida by several organizations and publications, including Super Lawyers, Florida Trend, the Miami Herald, and South Florida Legal Guide.
On a National level, James is the Chairman of the American Bar Association (ABA) Mortgage Lending Committee, is the incoming Chairman of the ABA Single Family Housing Committee, and he serves and as a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).
James is also one of only a few attorneys in the State of Florida that actively participates and for many years has been appointed member of the Executive Council of the Real Property Section of the Florida Bar and the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar, providing James with extensive depth in his practice areas. He participated on the Florida Limited Liability Company (LLC) Drafting Committee (2009-2013), adopting important legislation, is currently working with the LLC Series Task Force, and has authored the lead article for the subject of working with LLCs in Real Estate Transactions in the 2015 spring edition of ActionLine (Florida Bar publication for real estate attorneys); as revised and re-published in 2018 for the Attorney Real Estate Councils of Florida (ARECS). James has also lectured, and continues to participate each year, for the past several years on the distinguished panel of instructors for Florida’s Advanced Real Property Certification Review Course, providing extensive materials and presentations on the topic of business entities in real estate transactions.
James was also appointed by the Florida Board of Governors and served as a past Chairman of the Florida Joint Realtor-Attorney Committee, which authors and periodically updates the Contract Documents that are customarily used in real estate transactions throughout Florida.
James is also a Board-Certified Mediator approved by the Florida Supreme Court, has served as an Expert Witness in several high-profile matters, and is a past Chairman of the Real Estate Committee for the Dade County Bar Association. James has published many articles and lectured extensively in his areas of expertise.
James received his law degree from the University of Miami, where he was an Associate Note Editor and Published Author on the University of Miami Law Review, and he received his undergraduate degree with Majors in Accounting and Business Management, from Ithaca College, cum laude.
He is licensed to practice in Florida, New York and Washington, D.C.
- Member, American Bar Association, 1988- present
- Chairman, Mortgage Lending Committee
- Incoming Chairman, Residential Housing
- Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
- Florida Bar Association
- Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate Attorney, 2010 to Present
- Vice Chair, Committee for Florida Bar Residential Real Estate, 2015-Present
- Member, Real Property Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) section of Florida Bar, 1992 to Present
- Executive Council, 2015-Present
- Liaison, 2015- Present
- Member, Business Law section of the Florida bar 1988 – Present
- Executive Council, 2014-Present
- Certified Mediator, Florida Supreme Court, Board Certified Mediator, 2012
- Participant, Series LLC Task Force, 2023-Present
- LLC Task Force which promulgated extensive legislation passed by the Florida legislature; rewrite of Florida Chapter 605, Florida statutes for LLCs, fully effective July 1, 2015
- Speaker, Advanced Real Estate Law and Certification Review Course, 2018-present
- Member, Joint Realtor Attorney Committee, Selected by the Florida Board of Governors for two two-year terms, 2012-2016
- Chairman , Joint Realtor Attorney Committee, 2016
- Member, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), 2010 to Present
- Chairman, Real Property Committee for the DCBA, 2010-2013
Guest Speaker, Real Property Certification Review Course, Florida Business Entities, February 2024-
Guest Speaker, 35th Annual ABA RPTE National CLE Conference, Wall Street, Bit Coin and Fraud; Current Issues Related to Single Family Real Estate Market and Transactions, May 2023-View
Annual Speaker, Advanced Real Property Certification Review Course, Entities in Real Estate Transactions, 2018 to Present
Guest Speaker, Fund Assembly, Annual Assembly for the Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Florida LLCs with Real Estate Transactions, May 2019
Guest Speaker, Fund Affiliate Assembly, October 2018
Affiliate Fund Assembly Guest Speaker on Florida Contracts and Entity Selection, August 2016, September 2017
Guest Speaker, Fund Affiliate Assembly, September 2016
Guest Speaker, Fund Affiliate Assembly, LLCs, August 2016
Fund Assembly Guest Speaker, Annual Assembly for the Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, Changes to the FR/BAR Contract for Florida Real Estate Transactions, September 2015
Guest Speaker, Florida Land Title Association (FLTA) Annual Convention, Changes to FR/Bar Sale and Purchase Contract Documents, September 2015
Guest Speaker, South Miami Real Estate Council, Florida LLCs, 2012
Guest Speaker, South Miami Real Estate Council, Florida LLCs, 2012
Guest Speaker, North Miami and the Beaches Real Estate Council, Foreign ownership of Real Property in Florida, 2010
Guest Speaker, Key Biscayne Bar Association, 2010
Guest Speaker, Miami Dade Board of Realtors, 2010
Frequent Speaker, Attorneys Real Estate Councils of Florida, 2010-2015
Frequent Speaker, Real Estate Brokerage Firms, Miami, Florida, 1995-2005
The Miami Herald Newspaper, Commentary, Foreign Ownership of Real Estate, April 2016
The Daily Business Review Newspaper, It’s not bad for foreigners to own real estate with an entity, April 2016
Florida Bar ActionLine magazine, Florida Realtors/Florida Bar Residential Contract Documents Revised, Winter 2014-15
The Florida Bar ActionLine magazine, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section-All forms are not the same: Comparison of FAR/FLA BAR 10 and FAR 9 Residential Contracts for Sale and Purchase, Winter 2012
Representation of Foreign Investors in Florida Real Estate; Pre-Contract to Purchase and Sale, and IRS Compliance, 2012, Not published.
The Brickell Reporter, What Offshore Investors Do Not Know, September 2011
The Brickell Reporter, Foreign Investment in US Real Estate, September 2011
Article for Akerman Senterfitt, Florida Interstate Land Sales Act, 2010
James Marx, Legalization Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Scope of Confidentiality Provisions and Problems in Proving Residence, 41 U. Miami L. Rev. 1077 (1987)
Florida Business Entities Presentation- 2024: View
Florida Business Entities Materials- 2023: View
Actionline : View
FL New LLC Act-PRESS : View
Presentation for the FLTA – 11.03.15 : View
Real Estate for Foreigners Presentation – Dade County Bar Association JM SB : View
Residential Contract Documents Revised – ARTICLE – ACTIONLINE : View
Foreign Investment in US Real Estate – 2011 : View
What Offshore Investors do not know – 2011 : View
Miami Law Review – 41.5.8 – View
