Dain C. Akin - DeLand, FL
Attorney at Akin Law P.A.
Real Estate Law Lawyers in DeLand, FL
600 West New York Avenue DeLand, FL 32720
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DeLand Real Estate Law Lawyer
Updated: 06/22/2026
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Law
- Contracts
Attorney Information
Overview
Dain C. Akin is an attorney admitted to practice law in Florida and Ohio. He is also an inactive certified public accountant. He represents clients in real estate and commercial litigation matters at Akin Law P.A.
Dain has practiced law for 45 years in various roles, including in-house counsel and general counsel for different real estate syndicators, developers, and multitier financiers.
He applies his extensive operational knowledge to assist clients with all types of issues. He is skilled at advising clients in entity selection and governance, tax credit real estate development, corporate mergers and acquisitions, real estate restructuring, workouts and bankruptcy, and general corporate and partnership taxation matters.
Dain also consults with the firm’s family law attorneys in cases where assets involve interests to ensure that the client’s interests with respect to those assets are protected.
Education
Legal Education
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Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law,
Ada,
Ohio, 1978
Juris Doctor -
University of Florida College of Law,
Gainesville,
Florida, 1990
Masters of Laws
Major: Taxation
Non Legal Education
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Miami University,
Oxford,
Ohio, 1974
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Paramount Financial Group, General Counsel
- Akin Law Group, 2006 - 2016
- PFG Holdings Corp, General Counsel, 2001 - 2006
- Paramount Financial Group, Director of Acquisitions, 1999 - 2001
- Lexford Residential Trust & Predecessor Companies, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Vice President, 1992 - 1999
- Carlton Fields Ward Emmanuel Smith & Cutler PA, Associate, 1990 - 1991
- Cardinal Industries, Inc., Corporate Director of Tax, 1985 - 1989
- Ernst and Young, Tax Senior Manager, 1978 - 1985
- Paramount Financial Group, Senior Vice President
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1978
- Florida, 1991
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
Other Affiliations
- Columbus Bar Association (Member)
- Ohio Bar Association (Member)
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Contact
600 West New York Avenue
DeLand, FL 32720
Phone Number: 386-271-4740
Fax Number: 386-626-3034
Email: Send a message
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