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Robert "Bob" C. Decker
Senior Counsel

Practice Area(s):

Real Estate and Lending Transactions

Other Practice Areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Robert “Bob” Decker joined Trenam Kemker in August 2009 as Senior Counsel in the Real Estate and Lending Transactions Practice Group.

Bob is a Board Certified real estate attorney.  His practice includes real estate finance and development, affordable housing transactions, commercial real estate leasing and administrative determinations relating to real estate.  Bob is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator.  Prior to joining the firm Bob was a founding partner at Decker Beeler, P.A. in St. Petersburg.

Bob is currently a Commissioner for the Sixth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.  He is a past President of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, and has also held the following positions: Board of Trustees, St. Petersburg Bar Foundation; Chair, Grievance Panel 6A, The Florida Bar; and Chair, Practice Management & Technology Section, The Florida Bar.  

In the community, Bob has been active in numerous committees and on several boards including Chair, Pinellas County Charter Review Commission; Chair, Board of Directors, All Children's Health System, Inc.; Chair, Board of Trustees, All Children’s Hospital; Chair, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, Inc.; Member, Board of Governors, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce; Member, Eckerd College Board of Trustees; and President, Seminole Chamber of Commerce.

Bob received his B.S. and J.D. from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and is a former Captain in the United States Marine Corps.  He is a member of The Florida Bar.

Education:
University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D.)
University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.)

Bar Admissions:
Florida
Nebraska (inactive)

Honors & Distinctions:
Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer
AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law) 2009 and 2010
Florida Trend Legal Elite 2004-2010
Florida Super Lawyers 2006 - 2010
St. Petersburg Bar Foundation Heroes Among Us Award 2008