Greenspoon Marder Announces Partner Promotions in 2025

Apr 7, 2025

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — April 7, 2025 — Greenspoon Marder announces the promotions of International Wealth & Asset Planning attorney Andrew Bechel, Litigation attorneys Barbara Croutch and Patrick Hennessey, and Hospitality, Alcohol & Leisure attorney Joseph MacLellan to partner positions. All are recognized for their professional achievements, commitment to excellence, and outstanding client service at the firm.

“Our firm’s strength lies in the talent and dedication of our people, and we are proud to recognize four exceptional attorneys as new partners. Their contributions have helped shape our success and we’re confident they will continue to drive our firm forward,” said co-managing director, Gerald Greenspoon.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the well-earned promotion of these outstanding attorneys. Their dedication and commitment to excellence embody the core values of the firm and we look forward to the continued impact of their new roles,” said co-managing director, Michael E. Marder.

Mr. Bechel is based in the firm’s Denver office and focuses his practice on estate planning matters including integrated estate planning, offshore planning, transactional matters, and business and tax planning. He regularly contributes to the firm’s International Wealth & Asset Planning blog and has been published in various estate planning publications.

Ms. Croutch operates out of the firm’s Los Angeles office and concentrates her practice on class actions, commercial litigation, insurance counseling and recovery disputes, complex product liability and toxic torts litigation, environmental contamination litigation, and personal injury and wrongful death defense. She has represented clients in numerous other product liability and commercial actions, including automobile, antitrust, breach of contract, environmental contamination claims and real estate disputes through jury and non-jury trials, domestic and international arbitrations and mediations.

Mr. Hennessey concentrates his practice in commercial and real estate litigation. He is located in the firm’s Orlando office and represents the interests of banks, real estate developers, property and community association managers, homeowner’s associations, governmental entities, individuals, and a variety of other types of businesses in a wide range of real estate, commercial and business litigation matters. Representative matters include complex real estate litigation, complex commercial disputes, fraud-based litigation, matters related to debt collection, owner’s association law, timeshare, landlord/tenant disputes and other business-related disputes throughout the state of Florida in both federal and state courts.

Mr. MacLellan practices from the firm’s New York and Miami offices and specializes in hospitality and entertainment law and is also a transactional attorney practicing in corporate and general business law, commercial real estate, and international law. With more than 20 years’ experience, he provides guidance to clients regarding corporate formation and structuring, general business law and contract litigation.

About Greenspoon Marder

Greenspoon Marder LLP is a full-service law firm with over 225 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Miami to New York and from Denver to Los Angeles, our firm attracts some of the nation’s top talent in key markets and innovation hubs. Our core practice areas include Real Estate, Litigation, and Transactional Services, complemented by the capabilities of a full-service firm. Greenspoon Marder has maintained a spot on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015, and our goal is to provide exceptional client service by developing a thorough understanding of each client’s business needs and objectives in order to provide strategic, cost-effective solutions.

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